{"id":147412,"date":"2021-09-02T12:51:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T22:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=147412"},"modified":"2021-09-02T13:26:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T23:26:53","slug":"183rd-birthday-liliuokalani-hawaiian-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/02\/183rd-birthday-liliuokalani-hawaiian-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"183rd birthday of M\u014d\u02bb\u012b Lili\u02bbuokalani launches Hawaiian History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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For a second consecutive year, Hawaiian History Month recognizes social justice and reconciliation of historical and cultural wrongs in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. The month-long virtual celebration spearheaded by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Ponoʻī<\/span> Coalition<\/a> in collaboration with the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Â鶹´«Ã½nuākea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge<\/a> commences on Thursday, September 2, in honor of Queen Liliʻuokalani<\/span>\u2019s 183rd birthday.<\/p>\n

This year, as Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s crippling COVID-19 surge wells up revamped feelings of uncertainty and high case counts within the Native Hawaiian community, organizers hope members of the l\u0101hui (nation) will be inspired by milestones from the queen\u2019s legacy for guidance through the pandemic\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n

In 1881, Liliʻuokalani<\/span> served as queen regent for her brother, King David Laʻamea<\/span> Kal\u0101kaua, while he was on his year-long world tour. Just weeks after the king departed, a virulent outbreak of smallpox impacted Honolulu. To prevent the disease from spreading, Liliʻuokalani<\/span> imposed a strict quarantine and was praised for saving thousands of lives.<\/p>\n

“We hope people take away that Queen Liliʻuokalani<\/span> was a leader that created solutions for our people and the larger community and took action even when it was a hard decision to make. Our Hawaiian history and our ʻike kupuna (ancestral wisdom) shows us the solutions and the path ahead,” said Malia Nobrega<\/strong>, director of strategic partnerships at Â鶹´«Ã½nuākea<\/span> and who has helped organize the month-long celebration.<\/p>\n

Among the wide variety of programs planned for the five-week online event will include a series of discussions on Hawaiian health. The Native Hawaiian Health department<\/a> from UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> will participate in panel discussions during the event\u2019s third week of festivities.<\/p>\n