{"id":173183,"date":"2023-02-23T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T01:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=173183"},"modified":"2023-02-24T10:51:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T20:51:49","slug":"multimedia-project-native-hawaiian-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/23\/multimedia-project-native-hawaiian-practitioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Multimedia film project celebrates Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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From left: Masahide Kato, Kealani Cook and Kawena Komeiji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A student- and community-based Native Hawaiian oral history film project out of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> has been awarded a $10,000 grant by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Council for the Humanities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Life Stories of Cultural Practitioners” is a multimedia project that will feature videos with Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and a live event where the audience will be offered an intimate portrayal of cultural practitioners\u2019 everyday lives integrating moʻolelo<\/span> (stories), arts, pedagogies and cultural protocol.<\/p>\n

The project is led by Masahide Kato<\/strong>, associate professor of political science<\/a>, in collaboration with Kealani Cook<\/strong>, associate professor of history<\/a>, and Kawena Komeiji<\/strong>, Hawaiian Pacific Resources librarian at the James & Abigail Campbell Library<\/a>, with support from Chancellor Maenette Benham<\/strong>\u2019s office and the Institute for Research & Engaged Scholarship<\/a> (IRES<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

“This is an opportunity to not only research the life stories of cultural practitioners, but it\u2019s also a valuable way to get that research back into the community almost immediately through digital technology,” said Lea Lani Kinikini<\/strong>, director of IRES<\/abbr>. “The Academy for Creative Media (ACM<\/abbr>) facilities at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> have made this community-based research really engaging to our students and their ʻohana.”<\/p>\n

“The project features the life stories of Uncle Shad Kane and Kumu Page Chang as a living embodiment of Moʻo<\/span> ʻŌlelo<\/span>—cosmogony, history, and cosmology—that connects us with the ancient past to navigate the future,” said Kato, the project facilitator.<\/p>\n

Over the next year, student filmmakers will work to document the life stories of cultural practitioners, then the project will culminate with a live community film event and screening at the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> ACM<\/abbr> outdoor theater in 2024.<\/p>\n

“Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Council for the Humanities has served our community for 50 years, supporting the programs that strengthen and perpetuate Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s cultural heritage,” said Kato. “One of their values, ‘kuleana to our communities\u2019 histories and futures,’ resonates deeply with the purpose of our project.”<\/p>\n

Read the full story at Ka Puna O Kaloʻi<\/span><\/a><\/em>.
\n—By Zenaida Serrano Arvman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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