Down the slopes of Waiʻanae from Kaʻala, soar the pet ʻiwa birds of Kaiona, the benevolent goddess of the nuʻu, summit. Flying over ahead, ʻiwa lead the way through thickened forests and tribulations.
Hoʻolaʻi
DIGITAL STUDENT RESOURCES
Hoʻolaʻi is to cause to be still. It is to poise aloft as a bird, to be quiet, calm, and peaceful. With access to these resources, students in targeted programs journey through degree completion in a poise manner to achieve academic success and degree completion. Each manual contain chapters on college essentials and specific degree program information.
Pākōlea
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Pākōlea is to train and grow in a desired shape as a plant. Student Support Services will be offered to ASNS, AA-HWST, and AST degree programs to ensure student growth is supported and developed in the most desirable way needed. Students have access to a Native Hawaiian Student Support Specialist that provide services to strengthen student persistence to graduation.
He ‘a‘ali‘i ku makani mai au; ‘a‘ohe makani nana e kula‘i. I am a wind-resisting ‘a‘ali‘i; no gale can push me over. ʻŌ.N. #507
Publications, Research
- Difficult Knowledge: U.S. Imperialism and Settler Colonialism in Hawaiʻi, Notes From One Settler to Other Settlers: Dr. Eiko Kosasa
- Hūlili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being
- Kaʻū: University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian Studies Task Force
- Pūpūkahi i Holomua: Moving Hawaiian Education for All Learners Beyond the COVID Pandemic: HIDOE Office of Hawaiian Education
- Waiawa Ahupuaʻa: Kamehameha Schools
Research by Native Hawaiian Leeward CC Faculty
- John Kalei Laimana Jr., “The Phenomenal Rise to Literacy in Hawaiʻi: Hawaiian Society in the Early Nineteenth Century”
- Tracie Kuʻuipo Cummings Losch, “An Examination of Native Hawaiian Belonging at Leeward Community College: Applying the Culturally Engaging Campus Environments Model to An Aspiring Model Indigenous-Serving Institution“
- Annemarie Paikai, “E Naʻauao Pū, E Noiʻi Pū, E Noelo Pū:Research Support for Hawaiian Studies”
- Jaydene R. Kaleʻalani Silva, “Growing Our Own instead of Leasing from the Continent: A Case Study on the Impact of a Community College Teacher Preparation Program on Native Hawaiian Preservice Teachers”
- Erin Natalie Kanoelani Thompson, “From Moʻolelo to Manaʻo: Transforming Post-secondary Support Systems for Native Hawaiian Teacher Education Students (An Action Research Narrative Inquiry)
Suggested Readings
Leeward CC Resources
- Hōʻoia ʻĀina, Land Acknowledgement Statement
- Land Acknowledgement Info Sheet
- Leeward CC Annemarie Paikai LibGuide
Other Resources
Videos
This repository includes indigenous educational videos. These videos inform about cultural practice, values, or history through place based learning, interviews or panel discussions.
Instructional videos come from the work of faculty that participate in the Paeʻāina Cross-Disciplinary Indigenous Professional Learning Community. In this program, faculty of ASNS and AST degree programs create open educational resource lesson templates that are housed in the ʻUmeke repository. Instructional videos include actual instruction or reflection of instruction.
We showcase indigenous community building efforts of Leeward CC in this repository. This includes culture based events, demonstrations, ceremonies, programs, and activities that further develop a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning.
Educational Videos:
- A Conversation with Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask: Journey to Justice
- A Conversation with Momiala Kamahele and Eiko Kosasa (Part 1): Journey to Justice
- A Conversation with Momiala Kamahele and Eiko Kosasa (Part 2): Journey to Justice
- Aloha ʻĀina – Indigenous Life in Hawaiʻi: Sam Potter
- Decolonizing Conservation in the Pacific: UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series
- Demilitarizing Hawaiʻi and the Pacific for Planetary Survival – Hawaiʻi Peace and Justice
- Hula is Hawaiʻi: Why is Hula Important to Hawaiʻi?: Sam Potter
Instructional Videos:
Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Videos:
- Awawaleiākea (Puʻuloa): He Ukana Aloha Kā Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi Papa o Ke Ao
- He Loa Le Aho: Ka Lei Kumupaʻa Indigenous Professional Development Program
- Leeward CC Kīpuka 360 Campus Tour: TheLeewardChannel
- Leeward CC Waiʻanae Moku: What does “Waiʻanae Moku in the Community” mean to you?: TheLeewardChannel
- Nā Kiaʻi o Puʻuloa (The Protectors of Puʻuloa): Leeward CC, Taylor Wilson
- Puʻuloa A Sense of Place: EMC Leeward CC