{"id":126342,"date":"2020-09-01T15:09:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T01:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=126342"},"modified":"2021-03-31T16:30:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T02:30:26","slug":"hawaiian-history-month-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/01\/hawaiian-history-month-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Hawaiian History Month celebration launched"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Liliʻuokalani,<\/span> Ka Mōʻī<\/span> Wahine o Hawaiʻi<\/span> (Queen Liliʻuokalani<\/span>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first Hawaiian History Month has been launched by the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa Hawaiʻinuiākea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge<\/a> in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Ponoʻī<\/span> Coalition<\/a>. The month-long celebration commences on Wednesday, September 2, in honor of Queen Liliʻuokalani\u2019s<\/span> 182nd birthday.<\/p>\n

“The Queen spoke, sang and composed in Hawaiian and English and we continue to learn today from these various forms of moʻolelo<\/span> that are documented in her diaries, her mele, etc. Her perseverance through challenging times encourages us to be steadfast today so that our students and community can thrive,” Hawaiʻinuiākea<\/span> Dean Jon Kamakawiwoʻole<\/span> Osorio<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n

A virtual celebration in observation of Hawaiʻi\u2019s<\/span> last reigning monarch will be live-streamed<\/a> at 8:45 a.m. from ʻIolani<\/span> Palace on September 2 and will also be posted on Facebook<\/a>. Events will continue with a five-week long virtual series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Native Hawaiian opera singer Malia Kaai-Barrett will share mele (songs) honoring the Queen for Hawaiian History Month.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Organizers view Hawaiian History Month as an opportunity to share Hawaiʻi\u2019s<\/span> true history along with the contributions of the Native Hawaiian community. Each week will focus on a different theme ranging from traditional storytelling to song composition.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, September 5, at 4 p.m., Hawaiʻinuiākea<\/span> faculty and staff will collectively present, Hawaiian History: The Past, Present and Future Moʻolelo<\/span><\/a>. They will break down the role the school has played for many years in shaping Hawaiian history and its commitment to empowering students through ʻike<\/span> kupuna (Hawaiian ancestral knowledge). The presentation will feature Hawaiʻinuiākea<\/span> Dean Osorio, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies Director Kekuewa Kikiloi<\/strong> and Native Hawaiian Student Services Director Willy Kauai<\/strong>. Malia Nobrega<\/strong>, director of strategic partnerships at Hawaiʻinuiākea<\/span> has helped the month-long celebration pivot to virtual events. View the events.<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information go to the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Ponoʻī<\/span> Coalition<\/em> website.<\/a><\/p>\n

—By Moanikeʻala<\/span> Nabarro<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A five-week long virtual series highlighting Hawai\u02bbi\u02bbs true history and contributions to the Native Hawaiian community will commence on September 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[33,551,411,1465,9],"class_list":["post-126342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiinuiakea-school-of-hawaiian-knowledge","tag-kawaihuelani-center-for-hawaiian-language","tag-manoa-native-hawaiian-place-of-learning","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t