{"id":202041,"date":"2024-08-19T12:13:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T22:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=202041"},"modified":"2024-08-19T12:13:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T22:13:19","slug":"round-two-funding-support-native-hawaiian-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/19\/round-two-funding-support-native-hawaiian-students\/","title":{"rendered":"$3.9M<\/abbr> grant to support Native Hawaiian student health, wellbeing, more"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A $3.9 million grant aimed to improve the academic success alongside the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of Native Hawaiian (NH<\/abbr>) keiki has been awarded to a pair of University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa College of Education<\/a> (COE<\/abbr>) professors.<\/p>\n

Professor Erin Centeio in the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science<\/a> and Professor Kuʻulei<\/span> Serna in the School of Teacher Education<\/a> received a $3,954,518 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Native Hawaiian Education Program).<\/p>\n

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This is the second round of funding for I Paʻa<\/span> Ka Huewai Pawehe—“So that our prized water gourds are made firm.” The first round of funding totaling $2.85 million was awarded in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the second round of funding, Centeio and Serna will be collaborating with Associate Professor Summer Maunakea in the Department of Curriculum Studies to include ʻ\u0101ina<\/span>-based education. The three-year project is a partnership among the COE<\/abbr>, the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Education (HIDOE<\/abbr>) and the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Health.<\/p>\n

“The HIDOE<\/abbr> serves a large proportion of NH<\/abbr> youth who are at risk for long-term health issues, given the high obesity rates and lack of participation in physical activity,” Centeio said. “Many NH<\/abbr> youth have experienced various forms of cultural trauma and find it hard to be successful in traditional academic venues.”<\/p>\n

Goals of the project include:<\/p>\n