Hawaiʻi’s Legacy of Literacy: Puakea Nogelmeier at #TEDxManoa @UHManoaNews
Puakea Nogelmeier is a Professor of Hawaiian language at the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa, where he has taught for 28 years. His BAs in Hawaiian language and Anthropology, his MA in Pacific Islands...
View ArticleBalancing Cultural Consciousness and Robust Retail with Kamaʻāina Focus: Manu...
Manu Boyd serves as cultural director at Royal Hawaiian Center at Helumoa, a Kamehameha Schools property that generates revenues to support education.
View ArticleMa Ka Hana Ka ʻIke – Thinking Before and Knowing Beyond: Aaron Salā at...
Accomplished as a vocalist, pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, and music scholar, Aaron J. Salā is the consummate musician. In addition to his collaborations with a tremendous range of...
View ArticleMaka Maoli – Storytelling On A Screen Beyond Stereotypes: Lisette Flanary at...
An independent filmmaker and a hula dancer, Lisette creates documentary films that celebrate a modern renaissance of the hula and Hawaiian culture. She is the writer, producer and director of Lehua...
View ArticleEia Tita, Kou Kalipa: Waiʻaleʻale Sarsona at #TEDxManoa @KSNews
Waiʻaleʻale Sarsona is a native Hawaiian woman born and raised in Waimānalo. She is a Hawaiian Immersion Charter School parent and past director of Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau, public charter school....
View ArticleʻŌiwi TV – The Future of Television: Nā’ālehu Anthony at #TEDxManoa
Naalehu Anthony is a native of Kaʻaʻawa and the owner of Palikū Documentary Films, a production company that concentrates on documentaries and oral histories with a special focus on Hawaiʻi and it's...
View ArticleʻĀina-Based Learning in the 21st Century: Brandon Ledward at #TEDxManoa @KSNews
Born and raised in Kailua, O'ahu, Brandon developed a love for the 'āina and kai (land and sea) that continues to inform his work as the manager of the 'Āina-Based Education Department at Kamehameha...
View ArticleThe Poetry of Us: Kealoha at #TEDxManoa
Kealoha is the first Poet Laureate of Hawai`i. As an internationally acclaimed poet and storyteller, he has performed throughout the world -- from the White House to the `Iolani Palace, from Brazil to...
View ArticleMau a Mau – Continuum: Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele and Kekuhi Kanahele at...
Pualani Kanakaole Kanahele was born in Keaukaha, Hawai'i and is of pure Hawaiian descent. She is a Kumu Hula, a master hula teacher, and is an accomplished writer, researcher, educator, community...
View ArticleCreativity’s Visual Voice – Indigenous Wisdom In Bold Color: Maile Meyer and...
A tireless enthusiast for constructive and creative change in community, Meleanna loves to work to envision ways to make positive inroads wherever there is a need or call for positive change.
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