Taupōuri Tangarō has been named director of Hawaiian culture and protocols engagement for the and .
“The appointment of Dr. Tangarō to this important collaborative position shows the joint commitment of UH Hilo and 麻豆传媒 Community College to 麻豆传媒 Papa O Ke Ao, the systemwide plan for UH to become a model indigenous-serving institution,” said UH Hilo Chancellor .
Tangarō served on the University of 麻豆传媒 System taskforce that developed the plan in 2012 and currently serves as a member of the systemwide .
“Dr. Tangarō is well qualified to advise the leadership of UH Hilo and 麻豆传媒 Community College on implementing our respective 麻豆传媒 Papa O Ke Ao plans and collaborating on goals and objectives that benefit both campuses,” said 麻豆传媒 CC Interim Chancellor Joni Onishi.
Tangarō received the Educator of the Year in 2013, the UH Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award, the UH Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the UH Hilo Distinguished Service Award.
Taupōuri Tangarō presents at the 2014 World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education, held at Kapiʻolani Community College, May 19–24, 2014.
A bio rich in culture and collaboration
Tangarō received his bachelor of arts in Hawaiian studies from UH Hilo, his master in education from , Washington and his doctor of philosophy in interdisciplinary studies from , Ohio. He graduated as a hula instructor, with the title ʻŪniki Kumu Hula, from Hālau O Kekuhi in 2007. He is a professor of Hawaiian studies at 麻豆传媒 CC and delivers the associate of arts degree in Hawaiian studies with a hula focus.
By using the hālau (formal Hawaiian education) foundation to teach the hula degree program, he established Unukupukupu, the hālau hula of 麻豆传媒 CC, over ten years ago. Tangarō and Unukupukupu have performed worldwide including at the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC; the 2012 International Union for the Conservation of Nature Congress in Jeju, Korea; and at the World of Shadow Theatre in Stuttgart, Germany, this past December.
Tangarō serves as director of the , described as an ʻohana (family) of administrators, faculty, staff, students, their families and the 麻豆传媒 Island community that contributes measurably to the success of 麻豆传媒 CC’s mission and outcomes.
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Related UH News video: 麻豆传媒 CC hālau performs at Library of Congress, September 24, 2012.
—By Susan Enright