HAWAI‘INUIAKEA SCHOOL OF HAWAIIAN KNOWELDGE

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Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language

Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies

Ka Papa Lo‘i o Kanewai

Native Hawaii Student Services (NHSS)

Ka Papa Lo‘i o Kanewai

2645 Dole Street
Kamakakuokalani 211B
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-0546
Fax: (808) 973-0988
Email: kanewai@hawaii.edu
Web: manoa.hawaii.edu/hshk/ka-papa-loi-o-kanewai
Director: Makahiapo Cashman

Ka Papa Lo‘i o Kanewai serves as a Hawaiian cultural and education outreach program, which is organizationally housed in Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at UH Manoa.

In 1980, several students from UH Manoa re-discovered the abandoned ‘auwai at Kanewai, located in the ahupua‘a of Waikiki. The students restored its flow of water, after which they planted kalo and other native plants in the areas surrounding the lo‘i. The group became known as Ho‘okahewai Ho‘oulu ‘Aina based on the philosophy “make the water flow, make the land productive.“ Along with the guidance of kupuna such as Uncle Harry Kunihi Mitchell and ‘Anakala Eddie Kaanana, the traditional practices have been perpetuated for future generations to experience.

As a cultural resource center, Kanewai focuses its work on perpetuating and preserving Native Hawaiian practices such as wetland kalo cultivation, traditional hale construction and preparation of cultural foods and propagation of Native Hawaiian plants. Activities and services provided on a regular basis at Kanewai include first Saturday and educational tours for UH classes, school, and community groups. These events provide community members, young and old, to engage in malama ‘aina and learn about indigenous Hawaiian knowledge of natural resource management and food production.

In the early 2000s, Kanewai formed a partnership with Kamehameha Schools ‘Aina 'Ulu program to further the mission of malama ‘aina. Ka Papa Lo‘i O Punalu‘u was opened in the district of Ko‘olauloa, O‘ahu to further the education of lo‘i and develop the concept of self-subsistence and sound resource management in our island communities.

Native Hawaiian Student Services (NHSS)

Kamakaku‘okalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
2645 Dole Street
Kamakaku‘okalani 211
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-0587
Fax: (808) 973-0988
Queen Lili‘uokalani Center for Student Services
2600 Campus Road
QLCSS 104
Honolulu, HI 96822
Email: nhss@hawaii.edu
Website: manoa.hawaii.edu/nhss

Native Hawaiian Student Services (NHSS) prepares Hawaiian students to build upon a legacy of excellence, with creativity and confidence, in order to fulfill the kuleana of their time, thereby leading Hawai‘i into a thriving, life affirming, de-occupied future. Our programs are designed to improve institutional access, student-faculty engagement, research, leadership, and success, by fostering Hawaiian identities and cultivating Hawaiian scholarship.

NHSS maintains two student Resource Centers at UH Manoa. The two spaces provide similar services and programs our students have come to value and enjoy: academic and wellness counseling; math, writing and Hawaiian language tutoring; PC and Mac computer and printing access; Promethean Smart Board technology; launa (socialize, relax) and meeting space; programs and services referrals; academic enrichment, career development and technology workshops; cultural and community engagement opportunities. Our Student Resource Centers continue to serve Native Hawaiians on campus with resources that connect them to one another.

Scholarships

Gladys ‘Ainoa Brandt Scholarship Fund

The scholarship will support degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students in the area of Hawaiian Studies at the UH Manoa’s Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

Karen Elaine Chandler Endowed Hawai‘inuiakea Scholarship Fund for Hawaiian Studies, Dance, and Music

This scholarship supports degree-seeking undergraduate students in Hawaiian Studies or Hawaiian Language at UH Manoa’s Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

Chris Grootaert Endowed Hawai‘inuiakea Scholarship Fund

This scholarship supports degree-seeking undergraduate students in Hawaiian Studies or Hawaiian Language at UH Manoa’s Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

John Dominis Holt Scholarship

This scholarship supports degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students in the area of Hawaiian Studies at UH Manoa’s Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

Na Lei ‘Oiwi Scholarship

This scholarship supports degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students in Hawaiian Studies or Hawaiian Language at UH Manoa’s Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

Pacific Islands Institute Hawaiian Studies Graduate Scholarship

This scholarship supports degree-seeking graduate students enrolled in Hawaiian Studies at UH Manoa’s Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

To apply for these scholarships

1. Connect to www.star.hawaii.edu
   
2. Log in with your username and password or ID number
   
3. Select scholarship tab
   
4. Search for scholarships
   
5. Follow the directions for each scholarship