{"id":146754,"date":"2021-08-19T15:17:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T01:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=146754"},"modified":"2021-08-23T14:22:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T00:22:49","slug":"congressional-delegates-visit-uh-hilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/19\/congressional-delegates-visit-uh-hilo\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional delegates visit UH<\/abbr> Hilo to discuss Indigenous culture, language"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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UH<\/abbr> Hilo faculty and staff took three U.S. representatives on a campus tour. (Photo courtesy: Kai Kahele)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives spent time at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> on August 13 to learn more about programs offered on-campus related to Indigenous culture and ʻōlelo<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian language) revitalization.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Congressman Kai Kahele<\/strong>, a UH<\/abbr> Hilo alumnus, hosted Congressman Ed Case (Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>) and Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez (New Mexico) on a visit to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island, which included a stop at the university.<\/p>\n

Rep. Leger Fern\u00e1ndez and Rep. Case are members of the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States<\/a>. The subcommittee is part of the House Committee on Natural Resources and oversees matters ranging from land management to social welfare and energy use.<\/p>\n

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(Photo courtesy: Kai Kahele)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The group toured Ka Haka ʻUla<\/span> o Keʻelikōlani<\/span> College of Hawaiian Language<\/a> and ʻImiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center<\/a> at UH<\/abbr> Hilo.<\/p>\n

“The opportunity to have both of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s representatives and Rep. Leger Fern\u00e1ndez meet with us at Ka Haka ʻUla<\/span> was very encouraging relative to the distinctive mission of the college for Indigenous language revitalization, both here in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and on a national level,” said Pila Wilson<\/strong>, professor of Hawaiian studies. “Representative Kahele has first-hand experience in having his children enrolled in our Hawaiian medium laboratory school and spoke to the strength of our program.”<\/p>\n

Wilson explained that Case talked about his experience in following the college\u2019s efforts throughout the past four decades and his positive impressions of the progress made. Leger Fern\u00e1ndez was emotionally moved by the work of the college and expressed her strong support for Indigenous language survival and its connection to work with other language minorities throughout the nation.<\/p>\n

“Having these three crucial congress people visit the college was a great honor and provided an opportunity to further connect to federal initiatives on behalf of Indigenous languages and the larger language-related movements for minority populations,” Wilson said.<\/p>\n

For more go to UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

—By Susan Enright<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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