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Attendees
Attendees
Moloka'i Participants
Moloka'i Participants
Project Mōkiha Community Partner: Moloka‘i Heritage Trust
The Moloka‘i Heritage Trust stands as a beacon of aloha ʻāina. The Moloka‘i Heritage Trust continues the kuleana passed down by kūpuna: to mālama ʻāina and people so that ʻāina momona thrives for future generations. United in commitment, they carry forward the kuleana of their ancestors while embracing the vision of resilience and ‘ĀINABACK.
Project Mōkiha Community Partner: Moloka‘i Heritage Trust
The Moloka‘i Heritage Trust stands as a beacon of aloha ʻāina. The Moloka‘i Heritage Trust continues the kuleana passed down by kūpuna: to mālama ʻāina and people so that ʻāina momona thrives for future generations. United in commitment, they carry forward the kuleana of their ancestors while embracing the vision of resilience and ‘ĀINABACK.
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Students
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Students
Students from the Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health (NHIH) Program and the NHIH Summer Health Academy brought vibrant energy and mana after being deeply involved in Project Mōkiha and/or other work with ʻĀina and Wai, thereby contributing to research, governance, and mauliola. Many of the haumāna are preparing to take their next steps into their academic journey, whether it be in public health, medicine, law, and beyond. Regardless of their next directions our students remain guided by Indigenous values and their collective kuleana.
Students from the Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health (NHIH) Program and the NHIH Summer Health Academy brought vibrant energy and mana after being deeply involved in Project Mōkiha and/or other work with ʻĀina and Wai, thereby contributing to research, governance, and mauliola. Many of the haumāna are preparing to take their next steps into their academic journey, whether it be in public health, medicine, law, and beyond. Regardless of their next directions our students remain guided by Indigenous values and their collective kuleana.
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Faculty
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Faculty
Faculty from Project Mōkiha and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa served as conveners of this event while ensuring students, scholars, and community were grounded in ʻike kūpuna and Indigenous scholarship, while centering community partnerships.
Faculty from Project Mōkiha and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa served as conveners of this event while ensuring students, scholars, and community were grounded in ʻike kūpuna and Indigenous scholarship, while centering community partnerships.
University of Auckland Keynotes & Scholars
University of Auckland Keynotes & Scholars
Keynote speakers and faculty from the University of Auckland shared their expertise while Māori, Pasifika, and Indigenous students brought powerful stories of resilience and innovation related to ‘Āina, kai, and wai. Their presence highlighted the depth of global Indigenous solidarity.
Keynote speakers and faculty from the University of Auckland shared their expertise while Māori, Pasifika, and Indigenous students brought powerful stories of resilience and innovation related to ‘Āina, kai, and wai. Their presence highlighted the depth of global Indigenous solidarity.
International Roopuu
International Roopuu
The gathering also included an exchange with Native International Roopuu, weaving Indigenous perspectives across oceans. This strengthened relationships, sparked new collaborations, and reminded participants of the shared responsibility to protect wai, ʻāina, for our collective generations and futures.
The gathering also included an exchange with Native International Roopuu, weaving Indigenous perspectives across oceans. This strengthened relationships, sparked new collaborations, and reminded participants of the shared responsibility to protect wai, ʻāina, for our collective generations and futures.
Conveners
Conveners
Ashlea Gillon, PhD
Ashlea Gillon, PhD
WAI Symposium Lead
WAI Symposium Lead
Dr. Ashlea Gillon Aramoana is a Kaupapa Māori critical transdisciplinary researcher, educator, storyteller, and lecturer in Māori Studies at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland. She recently completed her PhD, Hinenuitepō, Nui Te Ao: Mana Tinana, Mana Mōmona – A Fat Wāhine Māori Pūrākau of Body Sovereignty, and undertook a Fulbright Graduate Award in Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2022, where the visioning for the WAI symposium really started. Currently, she leads the Mana Mōmona project through a Health Reseach Council of New Zealand Māori Health Emerging First Researcher Grant, exploring fat bias within health spaces for Māori.
Dr. Ashlea Gillon Aramoana is a Kaupapa Māori critical transdisciplinary researcher, educator, storyteller, and lecturer in Māori Studies at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland. She recently completed her PhD, Hinenuitepō, Nui Te Ao: Mana Tinana, Mana Mōmona – A Fat Wāhine Māori Pūrākau of Body Sovereignty, and undertook a Fulbright Graduate Award in Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2022, where the visioning for the WAI symposium really started. Currently, she leads the Mana Mōmona project through a Health Reseach Council of New Zealand Māori Health Emerging First Researcher Grant, exploring fat bias within health spaces for Māori.
Mapuana Antonio, DrPH
Mapuana Antonio, DrPH
WAI Symposium Co-Lead, Project Mokiha Co-PI
WAI Symposium Co-Lead, Project Mokiha Co-PI
Dr. Mapuana Antonio is an Associate Professor and Head of the Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Her teaching and scholarly research centers on advancing the health and wellbeing of Native Hawaiians and Indigenous peoples, with an emphasis on holistic health, healing, and resilience through deep connections with ‘Āina. As a Fulbright Scholar and as a co-Principal Investigator of Project Mōkiha, she co-lead the WAI Symposium, fostering cultural exchange, Indigenous scholarship, and Pacific partnerships to center land, water, health, and prosperity.
Dr. Mapuana Antonio is an Associate Professor and Head of the Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Her teaching and scholarly research centers on advancing the health and wellbeing of Native Hawaiians and Indigenous peoples, with an emphasis on holistic health, healing, and resilience through deep connections with ‘Āina. As a Fulbright Scholar and as a co-Principal Investigator of Project Mōkiha, she co-lead the WAI Symposium, fostering cultural exchange, Indigenous scholarship, and Pacific partnerships to center land, water, health, and prosperity.
Troy Andrade, PhD, JD
Troy Andrade, PhD, JD
WAI Symposium Convener, Project Mokiha Co-PI
WAI Symposium Convener, Project Mokiha Co-PI
Dr. Troy J. H. Andrade is a legal scholar and advocate whose work sits at the intersection of American jurisprudence and Hawaiian history, with expertise in Native Hawaiian political and social justice. He has published widely, spoken nationally, and engaged in legislative and judicial processes shaping Hawaiian rights. Dr. Andrade serves as a WAI Symposium Convener and Contributor and Co-Principal Investigator of Project Mokiha.
Dr. Troy J. H. Andrade is a legal scholar and advocate whose work sits at the intersection of American jurisprudence and Hawaiian history, with expertise in Native Hawaiian political and social justice. He has published widely, spoken nationally, and engaged in legislative and judicial processes shaping Hawaiian rights. Dr. Andrade serves as a WAI Symposium Convener and Contributor and Co-Principal Investigator of Project Mokiha.
Lu'ukia Nakanelua, JD, Esq
Lu'ukia Nakanelua, JD, Esq
WAI Symposium Convener, Project Mokiha Co-PI
WAI Symposium Convener, Project Mokiha Co-PI
Ms. V. Lu‘ukia Nakanelua, Esq. is an attorney and scholar specializing in Environmental and Native Hawaiian Law, with expertise in water law, cultural resource protection, and Indigenous rights. Rooted in her upbringing raising kalo in Wailuanui, Maui, her work seeks to address structural racism, advance health equity, and restore abundance for Native Hawaiians and Indigenous peoples. She is a WAI Symposium Convener and Co-Principal Investigator of Project Mokiha.
Ms. V. Lu‘ukia Nakanelua, Esq. is an attorney and scholar specializing in Environmental and Native Hawaiian Law, with expertise in water law, cultural resource protection, and Indigenous rights. Rooted in her upbringing raising kalo in Wailuanui, Maui, her work seeks to address structural racism, advance health equity, and restore abundance for Native Hawaiians and Indigenous peoples. She is a WAI Symposium Convener and Co-Principal Investigator of Project Mokiha.
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