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Papa O Ke Ao, comprised of representatives of each campus, is a presidential appointed work committee tasked with developing, implementing and assessing strategic actions to make the University of
Hawaiʻi
a leader in indigenous education. The phrase simply means
Hawaiʻi
Foundations of Enlightenment/Knowledge. The deeper application of this name is cosmogonic, for in the name is Papahānaumoku (Papa) and Wākea (reflected in his Ao form), original parents of
Hawaiʻi
Consciousness.
He Ukana Aloha Kā Kīlauea
Aloha,
Please join us for another yearlong He Ukana Aloha Kā Kīlauea webinar series that acknowledges and celebrates the leadership accomplishments of regional
aliʻi
through historical accounts, stories, and song from the ten UH campuses.
The He Ukana Aloha Kā Kīlauea series is presented by the
Hawaiʻi
Papa O Ke Ao Committee
at the University of
Hawaiʻi
Mahalo
Office of the President
Schedule
All webinars for AY 2021-2022 are 12pm to 1pm HST
September 29 (
UH
Mānoa)
October 13 (Windward
CC
November 10 (
Kapiʻolani
CC
December 8 (
UH
Maui College)
January 12 (
Kauaʻi
CC
February 9 (
UH
Hilo)
March 9 (Honolulu
CC
April 13 (Leeward
CC
May 11 (
UH
West
Oʻahu
June 8 (
Hawaiʻi
CC
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Password: ukana2
Archived Videos
Hawaiʻi
Papa O Ke Ao
Since January 2012, the
Hawaiʻi
Papa O Ke Ao Report set goals and objectives to address the higher education needs of our indigenous people—Native Hawaiians—by creating a model indigenous serving institution.
Native Hawaiian Councils
The purpose of the
Pūkoʻa
Council of the University of
Hawaiʻi
is to provide a formal, independent voice and organization through which the Native Hawaiian faculty, administrators and students of the
UH
system can participate in the development and interpretation of system-wide policy and practice as it relates to Native Hawaiian programs, activities, initiatives and issues.
Title
III
The
UH
programs and projects supported by Title
III
funding range from tutoring and peer mentoring services to bridge/transition programs, to creation of affirming and culturally rich spaces on campuses.
Ao programs Campuses
The University of
Hawaiʻi
aspires to be the world’s foremost indigenous serving university and embraces its unique responsibilities to the indigenous people of
Hawaiʻi
and to
Hawaiʻi
’s indigenous language and culture.
hpoka@hawaii.edu
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