{"id":176787,"date":"2023-05-02T14:59:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=176787"},"modified":"2023-05-05T09:44:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:44:54","slug":"hawaiian-signage-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/02\/hawaiian-signage-award\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u0101noa signage featuring ancient place names wins international award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Isabella Aiona Abbott Life Sciences Building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>[vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5VVOxW4QW4Q” el_aspect=”916″ align=”right” el_id=”wrap-video-right” css=”.vc_custom_1683314402472{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1683315763152{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]New bilingual signage on the University of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> at M\u0101noa campus based on k\u0101naka \u02bb\u014diwi<\/span> (Native Hawaiian) knowledge and values received a 2023 World Changing Ideas Award in the Art and Design category on May 2. Fast Company\u2019s World-Changing Ideas Awards<\/a> honor the innovative ways businesses and organizations are making the world more accessible, equitable, and sustainable for everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cReceiving this award is a huge honor, primarily because it is highlighting the Indigenous knowledge systems that exist in M\u0101noa valley,\u201d said Brian Strawn, principal investigator at the UH<\/abbr> Community Design Center<\/a> (UHCDC<\/abbr>) at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s School of Architecture<\/a>. \u201cHighlighting the ecological and cultural significance of this place is of great importance to the university.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strawn, along with his co-investigator Karla Sierralta, led the UHCDC<\/abbr> team that included staff, student research assistants and graduate students. The UH<\/abbr>-based team co-designed the new wayfinding system together with Nalani Kanaka\u02bbole<\/span>, Sig Zane, and K\u016bha\u02bbo<\/span> Zane of Sig Zane Designs.<\/p>\n

There are currently two signs in place in front of the Isabella Aiona Abbott Life Sciences Building<\/a> and Bilger Hall. Ultimately, signs featuring the new design will be placed in front of a total of 21 of the campus\u2019 main buildings in a multi-phase project expected to be completed by 2030.
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Brian Strawn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe signs invite viewers to take part in k\u0101naka \u02bb\u014diwi<\/span> body alignment practices like those that traditionally occur at some heiau (temples). Each sign will gesture toward different landmarks in and around M\u0101noa, such as the Wa\u02bbahila<\/span> Ridge or L\u0113\u02bbahi<\/span> (Diamond Head) on the coast. The project aligns with UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s commitment to being a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning (PDF<\/abbr><\/small>)<\/a> that includes evoking the importance of place among haum\u0101na (students), staff, faculty and the community.<\/p>\n

There will be a medallion at each sign with a QR code that will link to an interactive website with information about the specific location.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith this signage you\u2019ll be able to not only find your way around campus but also be educated about what are the important Indigenous places within this area, or within this ahupua\u02bba<\/span> of M\u0101noa,\u201d said K\u016bha\u02bbo<\/span> Zane at Sig Zane Designs, who co-designed the signage.<\/p>\n

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K\u0101naka \u02bb\u014diwi<\/span> divided the islands into ahupua\u02bba<\/span> (land division usually extending from the mountains to the sea) that were made up of subdivisions called \u02bbili<\/span> \u02bb\u0101ina,<\/span> each with its own name and purpose.<\/p>\n

Related story: New M\u0101noa signage features ancient place names, cultural knowledge<\/a>, July 2022<\/span>According to an 1882 historical map of M\u0101noa, multiple \u02bbili<\/span> \u02bb\u0101ina<\/span> intersect on the M\u0101noa campus. The new signs will feature the building\u2019s name and the name of the \u02bbili<\/span> \u02bb\u0101ina<\/span> the building is located in. There will also be markers installed in different locations on campus that will indicate where \u02bbili<\/span> intersect.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is a great example of collaborative authorship,\u201d said Sierralta, associate professor in the School of Architecture. \u201cIt is inspiring to see the work of students and design-research teams at UH<\/abbr> working in collaboration with talented individuals from our community to acknowledge and celebrate the layered complexity of place.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project is a joint venture of the UHCDC<\/abbr>, Office of the Vice President of Administration, Sig Zane, N\u0101lani Kanaka\u02bbole,<\/span> K\u016bha\u02bbo<\/span> Zane (Sig Zane Designs), Daniel Friedman (Design Advisor), Kaiwipunikauikaw\u0113kiu Punihei Lipe (Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer), Wayfinding Consultants (Two Twelve), Global Specialty (Contractors) and CREO Industrial Arts (Fabricators).<\/p>\n

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