{"id":203483,"date":"2024-09-12T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=203483"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:07:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T00:07:26","slug":"kikuchi-center-opens-at-kauai-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/12\/kikuchi-center-opens-at-kauai-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Center honoring late archeologist William Kikuchi opens at Kaua\u02bbi CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Kaloko Fishpond after 2005: the wall is restored (largest fish pond in the state)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kauaʻi<\/span> Community College\u2019s<\/a> Kikuchi Center, which honors the late archaeologist and Emeritus Professor William “Pila” Kikuchi, is inviting the public to the center\u2019s first artist showcase. Carol Araki Wyban, will present her book and artwork Tide and Current: Fishponds of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at 4 p.m. on September 19 in the Learning Resource Center.<\/p>\n

The Kikuchi Center\u2019s opening event will showcase efforts to preserve the legacy of Kikuchi\u2019s work with fishponds. The art inspired by Kikuchi\u2019s research has been exhibited at the Bishop Museum and the Volcano Art Center and will now find a permanent home at the Kikuchi Center.<\/p>\n

The Kikuchi Collection<\/h2>\n
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Kikuchi Center in the Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Learning Resource Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kikuchi\u2019s career in archaeology and anthropology spanned five decades. Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Archivist Jason Ford has been leading the efforts to archive and digitize the Kikuchi Collection<\/a> since 2022. The collection is now partially available online at kikuchi.omeka.net<\/a>. These include copies of Kikuchi\u2019s Archeology on Kauaʻi<\/span> newsletter and fishpond notes. Ford said his team has been prioritizing materials that are most beneficial to local and Pacific Region researchers, and materials with digital display quality.<\/p>\n

“With the Kikuchi Collection containing a variety of multimedia materials, there remains a lot of items to be digitized for inclusion in the online repository,” Ford said. “We have made great progress in getting some of Kikuchi\u2019s famous and lesser known research online, thus, making the online repository available to the public sooner rather than later. I know the community has been waiting on the repository, in some cases for decades, and so we are excited to be able to offer this now at this time.”<\/p>\n

Inspired by Kikuchi<\/h2>\n
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Lokoea Fishpond estuary: 1981 Carol Wyban catching fingerlings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wyban\u2019s art highlights the importance of Hawaiian fishponds, which she describes as a vital link to ancient Hawaiian practices of sustainable land and water use. She has worked at maintaining and reviving ancient fishponds across the state, using Kikuchi\u2019s research as a guidebook.<\/p>\n

“Fishponds are a window into ancient Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and how the Hawaiians developed the land and water in a conscious, sustainable manner,” Wyban said. “They are a resource for the future because they can still be revived and used for food production, education and to teach people the importance of working with nature.”<\/p>\n

The opening of the Kikuchi Center marks a significant step in making Kikuchi’s work accessible to the public and promoting ongoing education and research on Hawaiian fishponds.<\/p>\n

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Kaloko Fishpond before 1995<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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