UH Hilo indigenous teacher education program receives accreditation
WINHEC congratulated Kahuawaiola for its “commitment to elevate high standards of indigenous teacher education as an exemplar example for all Indigenous peoples.”
WINHEC congratulated Kahuawaiola for its “commitment to elevate high standards of indigenous teacher education as an exemplar example for all Indigenous peoples.”
±Ê¨©°ì´Çʻ´Ç°ì´Çʻ´Ç is aimed to gather students, staff, faculty, administration and community members to celebrate, connect and learn from one another to make the university the best it can be.
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.
The center produces oral histories and interpretive historical materials about lifeways, key historic events, social movements and Âé¶¹´«Ã½¡¯s role in the globalizing world.
Learn where the UH school, the only indigenous college in a Research I ranked institution, is headed under new leadership.
The programs will continue to strengthen the cultural identity of Native Hawaiians while providing multifaceted opportunities for college degree completion and career pathways.
Ke Kula ʻo Na?wahi?okalaniʻo?puʻu will receive a National Indian Education Association award which recognizes an organization for its success on native student academic achievement.
Genevi¨¨ve Blanchet was honored for her oral presentation and Koa Matsuoka for his graduate poster presentation at the 25th Annual Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Conservation Conference.
UH West Oʻahu Professor Esther Widiasih has been granted $116,381 to study traditional Native Hawaiian sustainability.
The Hoʻonaʻauao Higher Education Scholarship program is expected to support approximately 200 students each year with awards.