Aʻo Aku Aʻo Mai: Presentations

Presentations in this strand are for those not familiar, experienced or comfortable with teaching culture as educators here in Hawai'i, yet. This strand is for the ones who wonder: "How can I begin that process of ho’oma’a / hoʻopili (becoming comfortable and connected to) HCBE in my role as an educator, administrator, counselor, social service provider?" This strand hopes to convey the humble and responsible exchange of learning and knowing. Acknowledging that we all are on a journey to gather and freely share 'ike (knowledge and understanding) and if we do this, we ensure continuity of our cultural knowing for generations to come.

Important Notes:

Presentations are listed in the order of sessions in which they will commence on Conference Day, Feb. 12, 2021.

Each presentation session has a cap of 300 participants.

We appreciate your understanding if your first choice session is filled due to the incredible volume of interested registrants. Please enjoy any one of our many other presentations during that time. Also, please take comfort in knowing that all presentation sessions will be recorded. After recordings are processed they will then be posted on this website. In the nature of our conference, all conference recordings will be available free to all. Mahalo for helping to honor the rich ʻ ike of our kūpuna by listening and passing on the lessons learned to our future generations.

Session 1 Presentations: 9:30 - 10:30 AM Hawaiʻi Standard Time (HST)

Presentation Title & Summary:

Session 1.1

National Consciousness is the Foundation of a Cultural Consciousness

From a British Protectorate in 1794 to an Independent State in 1843, the Hawaiian Kingdom’s government was illegally overthrown by U.S. forces in 1893. U.S. President Cleveland, after conducting a presidential investigation into the overthrow, notified the Congress that the Hawaiian government was overthrown by an “act of war” and that the U.S. was responsible. Annexationists in the Congress thwarted Cleveland’s commitment, by a treaty with Queen Lili‘uokalani, to restore the Hawaiian government and Hawai‘i was unilaterally annexed in 1898 during the Spanish-American War after Cleveland left office in order to secure the islands as a military outpost. The year 1906 began the formal process of denationalization throughout all the schools in Hawai‘i that obliterated the national consciousness of the Hawaiian Kingdom in the minds of children. Within three generations, any memory of Hawaiian national consciousness was erased that had a severe impact on how we see culture today.

Presented by: Keanu Sai, Ph.D.

Organization: University of Hawai‘i Windward Community College

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 9:30 - 10:30 AM (HST)

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Presentation Title & Summary:

Session 1.2

Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Enjoy an engaging and informative session learning some of the basics of ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (the Hawaiian language) and resources for your continued learning and application in your class and beyond.

Presented by: Keʻala Kwan & Makaʻala Rawlins & Hau'oli Akaka

Organization: Kamehameha Schools - Hoʻokahua Cultural Vibrancy Group

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 9:30 - 10:30 AM (HST)

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Session 1.3

ʻĀina Aloha (AʻA): Rooting Curriculum to Hawaiʻi

Please join the Office of Education, Hawaiian Studies Program for a presentation on implementation of ʻĀina Aloha--a competency progression tool to help educators ground their curriculum in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language), kuanaʻike (worldview), and honua (place). ʻĀina Aloha teachers will share their personal moʻolelo (stories) regarding design, implementation, and impact.

Presented by: Kuʻulei Makua, Karen Nakasone and Keola Kaʻuhane

Organization: Hawaiʻi DOE, Office of Hawaiian Education (OHE), Hawaiian Studies Program

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 9:30 - 10:30 AM (HST)

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Session 2 Presentations: 10:30 - 11:30 AM Hawaiʻi Standard Time (HST)

Presentation Title & Summary:

Session 2.1

Hawaiian Culture Based Process Tool

I haʻaheo no ka lawaiʻa i ka lako i ka ʻupena. Good tools help the worker to succeed. (Pukui #1152)

Interested in creating curriculum that cultivates in learners a sense of pilina (connection) to ʻāina and the kuleana (responsibility and privilege) to be an agent of change? Come and learn about a tool that supports the integration of components that are integral to HCBE and align to initiatives including the Five Promises, Nā Hopena Aʻo and E Ola!

Presented by: Moyra Kim, Kaliko Mokuahi, Tina Kinimaka

Organization: Kamehameha Schools: Kealapono - Lau Makaloa

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 10:30 - 11:30 AM (HST)

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Session 2.2

Holo Mai Pele (The Journey of Pele) with Google Earth Projects

The storied journey of Pele to her home in Halemaʻumaʻu on Hawaiʻi Island is the story of the geological formation of the Hawaiian Islands. Come see how Google Earth Projects can bring moʻolelo (stories) to life. Learn the place names across the state associated with this migration and how you can teach science and social studies through our traditional Hawaiian stories.

Presented by: Blake McNaughton

Organization: Kumuola Marine Science Education Center of Kamehameha Schools

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 10:30 - 11:30 AM (HST)

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Session 2.3

DUOLINGO- E Aʻo Kākou i ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Aloha mai! Have you considered learning Hawaiian, but realize you don't have the time? Or can't take a formal language class because you need to work and care for your ʻohana? Well, DUOLINGO may be the best way for you to learn Hawaiian. It takes literally minutes a day, and its up to you when you'd like to learn. Come join in and take this free and fun course where 600K users globally have been learning Hawaiian!

Presented by: Makana Garma & Maui Bartlett

Organization: Kanaeokana & Kealaiwikuamoʻo

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 10:30 - 11:30 AM (HST)

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Session 3 Presentations: 12:30 - 1:30 PM Hawaiʻi Standard Time (HST)

Presentation Title & Summary:

Session 3.1

E Hoʻoikaika Nā ʻOhana A Pau o Hawaiʻi Nei

For over a decade, Earl Kawaʻa in partnership with Keiki O Ka ʻĀina, has taught thousands of students the Hawaiian tradition of carving papa and pōhaku kuʻi ʻai. Kawaʻa emphasizes commitment and discipline and explains that the lessons go beyond just making a board and stone. It’s a way of bringing families together and improving relationships through a shared experience. “Lots of people do board and stone, but there’s something special about the way Uncle Earl delivers it” says Momi. “It comes from the heart.”

Presented by: Momi Akana & Uncle Earl Kawaʻa

Organization: Keiki O Kā ʻĀina Family Learning Centers

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 12:30 - 1:30 PM (HST)

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Presentation Title & Summary:

Session 3.2

`Ikepono No Nā Kūpuna - How Do We Build Kūpuna `Ikepono Within Us

Please join the well beloved Hawaiian Studies Program - Complex Coordinators as they share their many years of experience teaching Hawaiian culture through the "Nā Hopena Aʻo - HĀ Framework" as Kūpuna to thousands of elementary school children in East Hawaiʻi Island. Hear their perspectives and passions as they tell their tale of engaging and developing comfort with Hawaiian cultural teachings and knowledge within both haumana (students) & kumu (teachers) alike.

Presented by: Kupuna Kimo Awai & Kupuna Nani Nāʻope

Organization: Complex Coordinators, Hawaiian Studies (Kupuna) Program, DOE, Moku o Keawe

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 12:30 - 1:30 PM (HST)

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Session 3.3

E Ola Mau..... ʻIke Paheona - Piliana Nā Mea Waiwai

E Ola, the curriculum, and what it supports and nurtures in teachers, students and community is for us to engage more fully!!!! Using objects, photographs & paintings from her personal collection, Meleanna Meyers will help participants connect to the creative process and how they too can become inspired by "collected" work, inspired to create their own paintings and visions of the world with others! Enjoy the process of accessing cultural knowledge.

Meleanna's goal is to assist participants in becoming more familiar with the visual arts as a primary language - to help them to understand that looking at a work of art and “reading” its story is a great way for them to be able to connect to the land/Hawai'i and to begin to see their place in the landscape of this place we call home. Please join us to focus on ... ʻEia ka 'āina, ka lepo momona, ola ka 'āina! - Here is the land, the fat, delicious soil, it is alive!

Presented by: Meleanna Meyer

Organization: AITS - Artist in the Schools, SFCA

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Aʻo aku aʻo mai @ 12:30 - 1:30 PM (HST)

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Additional Conference Information:

Each presentation session has a cap of 300 participants.

We appreciate your understanding if your first choice session is filled due to the incredible volume of interested participants. Please enjoy any one of our many other presentations during that time. Also, please take comfort in knowing that all presentation sessions will be recorded. After recordings are processed they will then be posted on this website. All conference videos will be available free to all, in the nature of our conference. Mahalo for helping to honor the rich ʻ ike of our kūpuna by listening and passing on the lessons learned to our future generations.

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