{"id":15446,"date":"2013-04-02T12:57:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T22:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=15446"},"modified":"2020-11-12T14:45:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T00:45:04","slug":"hawaii-cc-and-hilo-educators-honored-by-native-hawaiian-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/02\/hawaii-cc-and-hilo-educators-honored-by-native-hawaiian-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> and Hilo educators honored by Native Hawaiian association"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Clockwise from left, Gail Makuakane-Lundin, Taupouri Tangaro and Kekuhi Kanae Kanahele KealiʻikanakaʻoleoHaililani<\/span> named 2013 Educators of the Year by the Native Hawaiian Education Association.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a> professors and a longtime University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> employee have been named 2013 Educators of the Year by the Native Hawaiian Education Association, one of the most prestigious awards in Hawaiian education.<\/p>\n

Taupōuri Tangarō<\/strong>, an associate professor and the chairman of the humanities department at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr>; Kekuhi Kanae Kanahele KealiʻikanakaʻoleoHaililani<\/span><\/strong>, assistant professor and coordinator at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr>’s I Ola Haloa Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Life Styles Program; and Gail Makuakāne-Lundin<\/strong>, executive assistant to the chancellor at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo, was honored at the Native Hawaiian Education Association’s 14th Annual Convention, March 21–22.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Chancellor Noreen Yamane<\/strong> said the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> system is fortunate to have such dedicated educators working at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> and UH<\/abbr> Hilo. “Tangarō, Gail and Kekuhi have a deep understanding of Hawaiian culture and history, which is incredibly valuable for our students and our college community overall,” said Yamane.<\/p>\n

More on the honorees<\/h2>\n

Kumu Hula Tangarō received his training from Hālau O Kekuhi, a traditional hula school known for the ʻaihaʻa<\/span> style of hula—a low-postured, vigorous, bombastic style reflecting the creative forces of the volcano. He received his bachelor of arts from UH<\/abbr> Hilo, his master of education from Heritage College and his PhD from Union Institute and University.<\/p>\n

Makuakāne-Lundin has been with UH<\/abbr> Hilo for 29 years and is considered a leader in Native Hawaiian student services on campus and within the UH<\/abbr> System. She led the systemwide initiative that added Hawaiian ancestry to the UH<\/abbr> common application in 2005. She holds a master of science degree in public health from UH<\/abbr> Mānoa, a bachelor of arts degree in biology from UH<\/abbr> Hilo and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education.<\/p>\n

Kumu Hula KealiʻikanakaʻoleoHaililani<\/span>, under the direction of her mentors, has co-produced some of Hālau o Kekuhi’s most significant contributions to oral and ritual arts performances. She holds a bachelor of arts in Hawaiian studies from UH<\/abbr> Hilo and a master of education from Heritage University. She will be pursuing a doctoral degree.<\/p>\n

Read more about the winners in the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kekuhi Kanae Kanahele KealiʻikanakaʻoleoHaililani<\/span>, Gail Makuakāne-Lundin and Taupōuri Tangarō receive one of the most prestigious awards in Hawaiian education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[61,14],"class_list":["post-15446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15446","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=15446"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130476,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15446\/revisions\/130476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}