{"id":203088,"date":"2024-09-03T18:10:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T04:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=203088"},"modified":"2024-09-04T08:58:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:58:42","slug":"e-liliu-e-tribute-to-queens-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/03\/e-liliu-e-tribute-to-queens-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"E Lili\u02bbu \u0112: UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa tribute to Queen\u2019s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\"PersonUniversity of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> celebrated Queen Liliʻuokalani<\/span>\u2019s l\u0101 h\u0101nau (birthday) with a ceremony on September 3 at Ke Ahu o Kamaka\u02bbeha, an altar dedicated to the last reigning Hawaiian monarch. Students, faculty and staff gathered to present oli (chant), drape lei, and offer hoʻokupu<\/span> (offerings) at the ahu. This marked the start of the E Liliʻu<\/span> \u0112 celebration at the Queen Liliʻuokalani<\/span> Center for Student Services (QLCSS<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

\"TwoThe event was organized by the Division of Student Success<\/a>, Native Hawaiian Student Services<\/a> (NHSS<\/abbr>), and the Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office<\/a>. It aims to honor the Queen\u2019s legacy while highlighting the support services available to students in the QLCSS<\/abbr> building.<\/p>\n

“Having these different student services programs participating in our program helps shape the identity of this building, honoring her [Queen Liliʻuokalani<\/span>] legacy, but also allowing students to see the programming that we have in our office,” said Allyson Nuesca Franco, community outreach coordinator at NHSS<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Flowers for history<\/h2>\n

\"PersonThe celebration is part of Hawaiian History Month<\/a>, which runs throughout Kepakemapa (September). As music echoed throughout the building, activities hosted on the first floor paid homage to Native Hawaiian culture and brought historical stories to life. One special activity sent students on a quest to gather individual flowers from offices throughout QLCSS<\/abbr>. They arranged the flowers into bouquets wrapped in replicas of old Hawaiian language newspapers. It honored a moving moʻolelo<\/span> (story) from Queen Liliʻuokalani<\/span>\u2019s imprisonment at ʻIolani Palace, where she received flowers wrapped in newspapers that helped her secretly keep informed about her kingdom.<\/p>\n