First, Taiwan currently has sixteen indigenous tribes officially recognized by the government. Paiwan is of the 16 tribes and primarily resides in the Pingtung County in the south of Taiwan. 

https://www.cip.gov.tw/en/tribe/grid-list/index.html?cumid=5DD9C4959C302B9FD0636733C6861689

Next, Wutang Elementary School has two campuses. The campus that is interfacing with us is the Jiaping Campus. In the Paiwan indigenous language, Jiaping is pronounced: Kaviyangang, which is the name of their village.

The following text is from 'Aha Moananuiākea Pacific Consortium Brings Together a Network of Indigenous Partnerships, page 16: https://www.ksbe.edu/assets/imua_archive/imua_summer_2020.pdf

Indigenous Taiwan 

National Taiwan University, Department of Anthropology (June 2020) A virtual ceremony involving 'awa and ritual protocols took place in Hawai'i and Taiwan for the signing of an institutional declaration that affirms a joint commitment to promote Austronesian heritage. The origin of the Hawaiian language and the early development of navigation and voyaging technology can be traced back some 6,000 years; both are rooted in the indigenous Pacific Island heritage of pre-Chinese Taiwan. Over millennia, as people migrated from Taiwan and voyaged through Southeast Asia, out to Madagascar, down through the Bismark Archipelago and up into the central and northern Pacific regions of Polynesia and Micronesia, multiple language branches developed, which traced their movement. "Austronesian" is a linguistic term referring to all speakers of languages that haves that have branched off from the initial root languages originating in Taiwan. These all share a common Austronesian heritage. This partnership provides for collaborative opportunities in research, cross-collegiate degrees, Austronesian studies and the empowerment of indigenous views and voice in academia. 

Kaviyangan Paiwan Tribe (June 2020) The offering of 'awa, mele and hula in Hawai'i, and millet wine, noseflute, and ancestral poetry in Taiwan were observed at a virtual ceremony for the signing of a tribal declaration to promote Austronesian heritage. Maljevljev Zingrur, daughter of Tribal Leader Alingin Zingrur, read the declaration, offered well-wishes on behalf of the royal family and the village, and affirmed our joint commitment to engage in cultural-educational exchange to empower our youth.