{"id":190657,"date":"2024-01-23T21:37:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T07:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=190657"},"modified":"2024-01-26T10:50:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T20:50:46","slug":"2nd-annual-summit-advocates-racial-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/23\/2nd-annual-summit-advocates-racial-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuilding pilina: 2nd annual summit advocates racial healing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Credit: UH<\/abbr> Office of Civic and Community Engagement (OCCE<\/abbr>)\/Phil Lampron – VISTA Leader)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/K4IJwaJHoGQ” el_aspect=”34″ align=”right” el_id=”wrap-video-right”][vc_column_text]\n

On a journey to weave threads of unity and deeper connections, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Native Hawaiian Place of Learning<\/a> (NHPoL<\/abbr>) Advancement Office hosted the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Kuʻu<\/span> Home Aloha<\/a> (HKHA<\/abbr>) summit January 16–18. The second annual event held at UH<\/abbr>\u2019s flagship campus guided haum\u0101na (students), employees and the community through a wide range of immersive workshops on oli (chant), mele (song) and storytelling.<\/p>\n

The summit held special significance as it coincided with the 131st commemoration of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the 8th annual National Day of Racial Healing<\/a>, creating a space for contemplation and connection among communities while centering ʻ\u0101ina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“A student reporter asked me if I could summarize the goal of the summit in one word. I said pilina; a connection or relationship to self, others, and\/or ʻ\u0101ina. And we saw and heard that over and over again happening throughout the summit. So that makes us really happy,” said Kaiwipunikauikaw\u0113kiu Punihei Lipe, Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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Jon Osorio (Credit: UHOCCE<\/abbr>\/Phil Lampron – VISTA Leader)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HKHA<\/abbr>: Harmony through melody<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

On January 16, HKHA<\/abbr> began as a transformative journey for more than 200 participants who gathered under a sprawling tent on Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Hall lawn. NHPoL<\/abbr> team members taught crowd members how to chant Welina M\u0101noa, a chant composed by UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa ʻ\u014dlelo Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian language) Professor Keawe Lopes. Â鶹´«Ã½nuiākea<\/span><\/a> Dean Jon Osorio shared various mele and described the underlying significance of lyrics for Hawaiian compositions such as Ka Leo O Ka Manu<\/em>, which represents a call to the children of the land, and Me Ke Aloha Kuʻu<\/span> Home O Kahaluʻu<\/span><\/em>, a song written about a beloved home that withstands the changes of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s landscape.<\/p>\n

Along McCarthy Mall, faculty, staff and students from a variety of departments at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa set up booths to share traditions and knowledge from Pacific Islander, Filipino, Black, Chinese and Native Hawaiian ethnic populations that have called Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> home throughout history.<\/p>\n

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The procession comes together near the Martin Luther King, Jr. plaque. (Credit: UHOCCE<\/abbr>\/Phil Lampron – VISTA Leader)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reflections and tributes<\/h2>\n

HKHA<\/abbr>\u2019s second day encouraged participants to collectively reflect on the Hawaiian Monarchy overthrow. Hoʻokupu<\/span> (offerings) such as lei and oli were presented at Ke Ahu o Kamakaʻeha<\/span> (Liliʻuokalani<\/span> altar) in front of Queen Liliʻuokalani<\/span> Center for Student Services. Observances extended to honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a heartfelt procession that directed attendees near the art department to a tribute plaque dedicated to the influential civil rights leader.<\/p>\n

As crowds gathered, Niya Denise McAdoo, a graduate student in the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa educational administration program<\/a>, shared her pride in her P\u014dpolo (Black) heritage and the roots African diaspora have in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> that trace back to the 19th century.<\/p>\n

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Niya Denise McAdoo (UHOCCE<\/abbr>\/Phil Lampron – VISTA Leader)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“P\u014dpolo people already have such a rich history in the Kingdom of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,” McAdoo said. “Black, African diaspora, P\u014dpolo people who continue to call Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> home today, we\u2019re just continuing those legacies. I think from building that pilina, from building community and working together and understanding each other\u2019s histories and how they intertwine\u2026we can continue to build solidarity and work towards liberation for our collective community as a whole.”<\/p>\n

More workshops geared toward nourishing the mind, body and heart were shared in the afternoon and focused on m\u0101lama ʻ\u0101ina (caring for plants), storytelling, and even an embodied practice led by Kumu Hula Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Racial healing advocate Gail Christopher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Uplifting healing, restoration<\/h2>\n

The grand finale at Kennedy Theatre<\/a> on January 18 featured a keynote address by Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani<\/span> and Gail Christopher, a fervent advocate for racial healing. Christopher\u2019s work emphasizes the importance of holistic healing. Both women discussed overlapping connections they see between their respective work and restoring racial, spiritual and relational healing.<\/p>\n

Racial healing rooted in ʻike (wisdom)<\/h2>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa was one of the first ten and now one of more than 60 Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Centers<\/a> (TRHT<\/abbr>) across Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the U.S. selected to implement ambitious, visionary action plans that tackle historical and contemporary effects of racism. The TRHT<\/abbr> Center at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a> is deeply rooted in ʻike Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian wisdom) and led by the NHPoL Advancement Office.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=”3″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1706300374637-d2c7e098-d23f-6″ include=”190683,190682,190681,190680,190679,190678,190677,190676,190675,190674,190673″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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