UH Hilo professor names black hole capturing world¡¯s attention
UH Hilo Hawaiian language professor and cultural practitioner Larry Kimura named the black hole P¨wehi, a name sourced from the Kumulipo.
UH Hilo Hawaiian language professor and cultural practitioner Larry Kimura named the black hole P¨wehi, a name sourced from the Kumulipo.
Faculty from University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½–West Oʻahu and UH Hilo were vital in establishing Hawaiian Airlines¡¯ new Hawaiian language certification program for employees.
The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s A Hua He Inoa program brings together Hawaiian speaking students, Hawaiian educators and Âé¶¹´«Ã½-based astronomers on naming astronomical discoveries.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is the first place in the world to weave traditional indigenous practices into the process of officially naming astronomical discoveries at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center.
The project, Stravinsky's l?Histore du Soldat in ʻ¨lelo Âé¶¹´«Ã½, with a chamber ensemble and dance, is the thesis production of Todd Farley who is working on his masters in fine arts.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'s Richard Keao NeSmith released a Hawaiian language translation of J.K. Rowling¡¯s Harry Potter and the Philosopher¡¯s Stone.
Moana will be distributed to schools across the state as the culminating act of a year-long production that strives to encourage students to learn the Hawaiian language.
Eomailani K. Kukahiko will receive $10,000 to support the development of her program, Kauhale Kumu, which focuses on the retention of teachers in the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Department of Education¡¯s Hawaiian Immersion Program.
WINHEC congratulated Kahuawaiola for its “commitment to elevate high standards of indigenous teacher education as an exemplar example for all Indigenous peoples.”
Funding from federal Department of Education is led by principal investigator Katrina-Ann Oliveira, a professor in the ±á²¹·É²¹¾±ʻ¾±²Ô³Ü¾±¨¡°ì±ð²¹ School of Hawaiian Knowledge.