{"id":153336,"date":"2021-12-17T15:54:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T01:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=153336"},"modified":"2022-03-04T15:07:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T01:07:13","slug":"students-discover-share-kuleana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/17\/students-discover-share-kuleana\/","title":{"rendered":"Students discover, share kuleana at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_43771\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WDvNAaKhs1U?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Kahealani - Finding Our Kuleana, University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>In &#699;\u014dlelo <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian language), kuleana represents a right, privilege, concern or responsibility to take care of one another and &#699;\u0101ina (land). The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa is launching &ldquo;Finding Our Kuleana,&rdquo; a collection of personal narratives that capture four haum\u0101na (students) who discover their purpose and sense of responsibility while pursuing college degrees.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students <strong>Kahealani Acosta<\/strong> (College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources), <strong>Tate Castillo<\/strong> (Shidler College of Business), <strong>Beau Nakamori<\/strong> (School of Architecture) and <strong>Kelsey Maloney<\/strong> (School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology) are featured in the video profiles that will air on local <abbr>TV<\/abbr> programming, radio and social media. Each video highlights academic pathways and aspirations the students encounter on their <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa journey.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more about Acosta&#8217;s journey:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/17\/grad-student-discovers-aina-based-kuleana\/\">Grad student discovers &#699;\u0101ina-based kuleana at <abbr>UH<\/abbr><\/a>, December 17, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153457\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/manoa-finding-our-kuleana-maloney-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Kelsey Maloney at a microscope\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-153457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/manoa-finding-our-kuleana-maloney-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/manoa-finding-our-kuleana-maloney-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/manoa-finding-our-kuleana-maloney-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelsey Maloney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Our campus is on a journey of learning how to live into our collective kuleana to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the world,&rdquo; said <strong>Kaiwipunikauikaw\u0113kiu Lipe<\/strong>, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Native Hawaiian affairs program officer. The four haum\u0101na who share their <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> provide us tangible examples of what this journey looks and feels like. I am so grateful to them because their stories invite each of us to reflect on how we take part in this important work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa launched its strategic plan, &ldquo;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">M\u0101noa 2025: Our Kuleana to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the World<\/a><\/em> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>).&rdquo; The new plan, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/strategicplan\/\">M\u0101noa 2025<\/a><\/em>, articulates how the university will strive to meet its mission statement&#8212;&ldquo;E <span aria-label=\"hoomalamalama\">ho&#699;om\u0101lamalama<\/span> i k\u014d m\u0101lama: Cultivating the potential within each member of our community,&rdquo; and vision statement&#8212;&rdquo;He lamak\u016b o ke aloha &#699;\u0101ina: A leading light of aloha &#699;\u0101ina for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>M\u0101noa 2025<\/em> identified four goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Becoming a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing Student Success<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in Research<\/li>\n<li>Building a Sustainable and Resilient Campus Environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;Finding Our Kuleana&rdquo; is an opportunity to reimagine and illustrate how <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa can best serve our communities. The four video narratives help showcase real-life stories and experiences at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153413\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/manoa-finding-our-kuleana-acosta-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Kahealani Acosta reading outside\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-153413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/manoa-finding-our-kuleana-acosta-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/manoa-finding-our-kuleana-acosta-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/manoa-finding-our-kuleana-acosta-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kahealani Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This video collection encompasses the overall mission and overarching vision of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa&#8212;to help our students find how they can best serve their community, profession and planet long after their days at M\u0101noa,&rdquo; <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Provost <strong>Michael Bruno<\/strong> said. &ldquo;We strive to create, invent and change the way haum\u0101na see and interact with our world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The hope is to spotlight more <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa haum\u0101na, faculty, staff and alumni who are identifying personal kuleana. Anyone interested in sharing a story can use the hashtag #FindingOurKuleana on social media to strike up a conversation. <\/p>\n<p>This campaign is an example of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=12\">Becoming a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=25\">Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>) and<a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=28\"> Building a Sustainable and Resilient Campus Environment: Within the Global Sustainability and Climate Resilience Movement<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>) the four goals identified in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a><\/em> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa launches &lsquo;Finding our Kuleana,&rsquo; a collection of narratives about students who discover their sense of responsibility while pursuing degrees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[33,1057,1466,1465,1363,1314,73,9,56],"class_list":["post-153336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-manoa-native-hawaiian-place-of-learning","tag-manoa-research","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153336"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156135,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153336\/revisions\/156135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}