{"id":125221,"date":"2020-08-17T13:42:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T23:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=125221"},"modified":"2024-03-15T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T23:59:13","slug":"miyamoto-portz-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/17\/miyamoto-portz-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa graduate receives prestigious honors award"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> spring 2020 Hawaiian language graduate was one of four honors students nationwide recognized as 2020 Portz Scholars<\/a>. Selected by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC<\/abbr>), Molly Keʻalohi<\/span> Miyamoto<\/strong> is the fourth recipient from UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa in the last five years.<\/p>\n

Miyamoto will present her UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Honors Program<\/a> thesis, “No Ke K\u0101laiwaiwai: The Elements of 19th Century Hawaiian Economics,” at the 2020 NCHC<\/abbr> conference this fall. Miyamoto\u2019s thesis examines the unique nature of the ancient Hawaiian subsistence economy and the early economic development in the post-contact Hawaiian Kingdom under the rule of Kamehameha I<\/abbr> until the Great M\u0101hele.<\/p>\n

It focuses on a little-known period of the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom and makes extensive use of primary sources in ʻ\u014dlelo<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian) and English. Her thesis was originally written in Hawaiian then translated into English.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m honored to receive this distinction and represent ʻ\u014dlelo<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and Native Hawaiian research,” Miyamoto said. “I\u2019m extremely grateful for the guidance and support throughout this project from my mentor, Lalepa Koga<\/strong>; my committee member, Kahikina de Silva<\/strong>; Honors Program Director Vernadette Gonzalez<\/strong>; and the entire Honors Program.”<\/p>\n

Miyamoto added, “I couldn\u2019t have done it without the assistance of Keoni Lee, CEO<\/abbr> of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Investment Ready; ʻIlima<\/span> Long<\/strong>, Eia M\u0101noa faculty specialist; and Native Hawaiian Student Services<\/a>, who helped me take the first steps in this project and have continued to support me and my work.”<\/p>\n

About Miyamoto<\/h2>\n

Miyamoto graduated in spring 2020 with a BA<\/abbr> in Hawaiian with honors and a BBA<\/abbr> in management. She works as a community curator and bookkeeper at Waiwai Collective<\/a>, a co-creative resiliency hub for culture, community and commerce. Miyamoto plans on returning in the future to pursue an MBA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Originally from the Seattle area, she now calls Kahaluʻu<\/span> home on the windward side of Oʻahu<\/span>. She is the daughter of UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa engineering alumni and a proud descendant of the Punihaole ʻohana<\/span> from North Kona, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miyamoto will present her UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Honors Program thesis at the 2020 NCHC<\/abbr> conference this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[90,679,1057,1074,9,1626],"class_list":["post-125221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-alumni","tag-alumni-recognition","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-honors-program","tag-uh-manoa","tag-women-of-uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t