{"id":154075,"date":"2022-01-10T15:08:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T01:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=154075"},"modified":"2024-03-15T22:16:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T08:16:45","slug":"himb-welcomes-new-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/10\/himb-welcomes-new-director\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>HIMB<\/abbr> honors He\u02bbeia ahupua\u02bba, mo\u02bbolelo to welcome new director"},"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\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_154091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154091\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-1.jpg\" alt=\"people welcoming Sterling\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eleanor Sterling is adorned with lei and presented with <span aria-label=\"iliahi\">&#699;iliahi<\/span> plants native to the island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the tranquil shores of Moku o <span aria-label=\"Loe\">Lo&#699;e<\/span> (Coconut Island) in <span aria-label=\"Kaneohe\">K&#257;ne&#699;ohe<\/span> Bay, <strong>Eleanor Sterling<\/strong>, the newly appointed director of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.himb.hawaii.edu\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology<\/a> (<abbr>HIMB<\/abbr>) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/soestwp\/\">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> was officially welcomed into her new role. The January 3 ceremony incorporated symbolic Hawaiian protocol carefully selected as a way to pay homage to the people, traditional <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> (stories) and lineage of the <span aria-label=\"ahupuaa\">ahupua&#699;a<\/span> (land division) of <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> where <abbr>HIMB<\/abbr>\u2019s 28-acre island research facility is located.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146752\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/manoa-himb-eleanor-sterling-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman smiling\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/manoa-himb-eleanor-sterling-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/manoa-himb-eleanor-sterling-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/manoa-himb-eleanor-sterling.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eleanor Sterling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/19\/eleanor-sterling-himb-director\/\">Eleanor Sterling appointed as director of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology<\/a>, August 19, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the central intentions of the ceremony was to re-establish this place as a Native Hawaiian place of learning,&rdquo; said <strong>Kawika Winter<\/strong>, associate professor of <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> sciences and reserve manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/heeianerr.org\"><span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> National Estuarine Research Reserve<\/a>. &ldquo;Part of doing that is honoring the place names and the associated histories of said place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is a vision fully embraced by Sterling, an internationally renowned scholar in biocultural diversity, conservation policy and resource management. Her recent studies have focused on culturally-attuned indicators of human and environmental health and well-being on Pacific Islands, including <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are already so many wonderful initiatives underway at <abbr>HIMB<\/abbr>,&rdquo; Sterling said. &ldquo;I think one way I can contribute is to help shine a greater light on them, to share the stories even more broadly so others understand the importance of the work at <abbr>HIMB<\/abbr> and its contributions to making <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the world a better place. I am passionate about creating spaces for creative interchange, for transdisciplinary thought, for artists to work in concert with scientists to break down confining assumptions and re-envision how we think, know and act.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154090\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-coconut-island-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"aerial of Coconut Island\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-coconut-island-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-coconut-island-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-coconut-island.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coconut Island- Moku o <span aria-label=\"Loe.\">Lo&#699;e.<\/span> (Photo credit: Doug Peebles)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the start of the ceremony, Sterling hit the ground running before stepping foot onto Moku o <span aria-label=\"Loe\">Lo&#699;e<\/span>. From the deck of a boat, she and her husband, Kevin Frey, engaged in traditional protocol, presenting an oli (chant) to k\u016bpuna from <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> and about 40 <abbr>HIMB<\/abbr> staff, faculty and students as a way to ask permission to disembark. The oli was written specifically for the occasion and filled with images that came to Sterling\u2019s husband in a dream. Winter helped compose it, intertwining odes to elements of nature that nourish Moku o <span aria-label=\"Loe\">Lo&#699;e<\/span> and interconnect the island to its <span aria-label=\"ahupuaa\">ahupua&#699;a<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Excerpt from oli, Nolu p&#275; <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Nolu p&#275; <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> i ke onaona <span aria-label=\"iliahi\">&#699;iliahi<\/span><br \/>\nThe sweet fragrance of the sandalwood rests upon <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>M&#257;pu ke <span aria-label=\"ala\">&#699;ala<\/span> i ke <span aria-label=\"Koolau\">Ko&#699;olau<\/span><br \/>\nThe scent wafts to the summit of the <span aria-label=\"Koolau\">Ko&#699;olau<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Pu&#299;a ka ua i ke onaona<br \/>\nThere the rain is infused with its scent<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was at first nervous because chanting oli is not just about memorizing some phrases and ensuring you say the right word at the right time,&rdquo; Sterling said. &ldquo;Oli learners can spend months exploring each word or turn of phrase to choose which of the many, many possible meanings make sense to them. That richness of the Hawaiian language is at once exhilarating and daunting. My husband Kevin and I ended up having about a week to get to know this beautiful oli. We knew that people would be forgiving if we stumbled as we chanted but we wanted nothing to distract from honoring this place and people. This oli honors connections within and across the <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> <span aria-label=\"ahupuaa\">ahupua&#699;a<\/span>, its lands, seas and people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Respected Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner and <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\">Windward Community College<\/a> lecturer Kumu <strong>Kawaikapuokalani Frank Hewett<\/strong> and Kupuna Leialoha &ldquo;Rocky&rdquo; Kaluhiwa welcomed Sterling onto the island with an oli on behalf of the community. Their <span aria-label=\"ohana\">&#699;ohana<\/span> (family) are deeply rooted and tied to the <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> <span aria-label=\"ahupuaa\">ahupua&#699;a<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Auamo\">&#699;Auamo<\/span> (working together)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154092\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people standing near plants\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planting: Kawika Winter explains the significance of the <span aria-label=\"iliahi\">&#699;iliahi<\/span>-a-<span aria-label=\"Loe\">Lo&#699;e<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Participants were asked to join Sterling in the outplanting of <span aria-label=\"iliahi\">&#699;iliahi<\/span>-a-<span aria-label=\"Loe\">Lo&#699;e<\/span>, a native coastal sandalwood tree thought to have once populated the island. Organizers said the intent behind it was not only to return the plant to its native home, but also to mark a new era of <abbr>HIMB<\/abbr> where everyone comes together with a common goal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<abbr>HIMB<\/abbr>\u2019s commitment to grounding and centering its program in Indigenous knowledge is a great illustration of the direction <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa has committed to moving towards,&rdquo; said <strong>Kaiwipunikauikaw\u0113kiu Lipe<\/strong>, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Native Hawaiian affairs program officer. &ldquo;Our campus continues to strive to become a Native Hawaiian place of learning with the goal of manifesting more efforts like this throughout our curriculum, courses and colleges on campus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154093\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"people preparing a pig\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-3-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/manoa-himb-welcomes-sterling-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windward <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> <span aria-label=\"ohana\">&#699;ohana<\/span> prepare meals for the ceremony in the imu. (Photo credit: Andrew Brown)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200b\u200bThe ceremony concluded with a meal prepared by the Kaluhiwa and Domingo <span aria-label=\"ohana\">&#699;ohana<\/span> whose connection to the <span aria-label=\"ahupuaa\">ahupua&#699;a<\/span> of <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> traces back more than 30 generations. Organizers asked if they would provide mea <span aria-label=\"ai\">&#699;ai<\/span> (food) to symbolize that <abbr>HIMB<\/abbr>\u2019s work on the island cannot exist without the generosity of the community.<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr>HIMB<\/abbr> is a world leader in multi-disciplinary research and education in all aspects of marine sciences.<\/p>\n<h2>More on Sterling<\/h2>\n<p>Building on her interdisciplinary training and more than 30 years of field research and community collaboration experience in Oceania, Africa, Asia and Latin America, Sterling\u2019s work focuses on systems approaches to conservation and natural resource management; food systems; the intersection between biodiversity, culture and languages; the factors influencing ecological and social resilience; and the development of indicators of multidimensional well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleanor Sterling was officially welcomed into her new role at the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology on January 3.<\/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":[53,92,9,1626],"class_list":["post-154075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-hawaii-institute-of-marine-biology","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-uh-manoa","tag-women-of-uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154075","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=154075"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154105,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154075\/revisions\/154105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}