{"id":200852,"date":"2024-07-23T08:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=200852"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:49:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:49:19","slug":"lipe-selected-systemwide-native-hawaiian-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/23\/lipe-selected-systemwide-native-hawaiian-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Punihei Lipe selected to lead systemwide Native Hawaiian initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Punihei Lipe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kaiwipunikauikaw\u0113kiu Punihei Lipe has been named the new director of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Papa O Ke Ao<\/a> (HPOKA<\/abbr>) and will lead the initiative to advance the 10-campus system\u2019s commitment to becoming an Indigenous-serving and Indigenous-centered institution.<\/p>\n

\"Punihei<\/p>\n

Lipe\u2019s appointment was made by President David Lassner after a rigorous search process and is effective July 22, 2024.<\/p>\n

“I embrace this new kuleana with a humble heart, eager to help cultivate a strong, resilient, and responsive community that uplifts Ke Kulanui o Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>) as a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning, rooted in aloha ʻ\u0101ina,” said Lipe. “This commitment will ensure the preservation and continuation of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>‘s cherished practices for generations to come.”<\/p>\n

HPOKA<\/abbr> is a work committee with representatives from each of the 10 UH<\/abbr> campuses tasked with developing, implementing and assessing strategic actions to embedding ʻ\u014dlelo Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian language) and Native Hawaiian traditions into UH<\/abbr>\u2019s academic and cultural foundation.<\/p>\n

Lipe will report directly to the UH<\/abbr> President and serve as the primary liaison between the administration and the UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents Kuleana Committee. She is also expected to collaborate closely with the Pūkoʻa<\/span> Council<\/a>, which is dedicated to increasing the representation of Native Hawaiian students, faculty, staff and administrators across the UH<\/abbr> system to 23%, reflecting the percentage of Native Hawaiians in the state\u2019s general population.<\/p>\n

“This role is crucial for advancing the new Kuleana Imperative (of the UH<\/abbr> Â鶹´«Ã½ 2023–2029<\/a>) across all our 10 campuses,” said Lassner. “Punihei\u2019s proven dedication to embedding ʻike Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian knowledge) and principles of aloha at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa will surely resonate throughout the entire system in this new position.”<\/p>\n

Advancing ʻike Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/h2>\n
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From left, front row: Paula MacCutcheon, Kaiwipuni Lipe, Pualalea Ryan, Tasha Ryan, Kawehion\u0101lani Goto; back row: Makanalani Gomes, Maylyn Magno-Gomes, Sofia Luczak, Katey Peck, Megumi Makino-Kanehiro, Eileen Nalley, Sean Dunnington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since 2017, Lipe has led the Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office<\/a> (NHPOL<\/abbr>) at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, where she has been instrumental in guiding the campus to reflect ʻ\u014dlelo Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, history and culture in an effort for all to learn, grow, connect and heal. She will continue to serve in that role as she takes on the HPOKA<\/abbr> director responsibilities.<\/p>\n

“The two positions align perfectly, and though we have a lot of work ahead here at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, it’s important that all of our campuses begin down the path of embracing the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> culture so that it informs and guides all that we do,” said Lipe. “Definitely, our work at NHPOL<\/abbr> and the various efforts at all of the campuses provides a strong foundation for the work ahead.”<\/p>\n

NHPOL<\/abbr> team launched Cohort Kumukahi<\/a> in March 2024, a pioneering initiative to help M\u0101noa campus units develop five-year strategic plans for becoming a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning. The effort focuses on Native Hawaiian student success, staff and faculty development, Native Hawaiian environments, and community engagement, incorporating values and traditions such as mapping various moʻokūʻauhau<\/span> (genealogies that shape us) m\u0101lama ʻ\u0101ina (care for the land), oli (chants) and pilina (connection) circles.<\/p>\n

Dynamic leader<\/h2>\n

Lipe also heads the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center<\/a>, one of 50 centers across the U.S. dedicated to developing visionary action plans for advancing justice and building equitable communities.<\/p>\n

In 2019, she was among 200 emerging leaders from the Asia-Pacific region<\/a> selected for the Obama Foundation Leaders: Asia-Pacific Program. As part of the program, she joined discussions with former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama and other leaders on progress, opportunity and values-based leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lipe has been named the director of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Papa O Ke Ao and will lead the 10-campus system\u2019s commitment to becoming an Indigenous-serving and Indigenous-centered institution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[61,33,1057,62,63,64,65,1465,71,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-200852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-manoa-native-hawaiian-place-of-learning","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t