{"id":22146,"date":"2014-01-29T16:18:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T02:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=22146"},"modified":"2021-11-08T15:35:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T01:35:47","slug":"leewards-native-hawaiian-arts-website-wins-national-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/01\/29\/leewards-native-hawaiian-arts-website-wins-national-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeward\u2019s Native Hawaiian arts website wins national attention"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Leeward Community College<\/a> Native Hawaiian Writing and Arts website, Pūpū A ʻO ʻEwa<\/span> Native<\/a>, was selected as a finalist for Edublog’s<\/a> 2013 Best New Blogs Awards. The students and faculty involved were delighted by achieving a seventh place in the national initiative.<\/p>\n

The website presents creative work of Native Hawaiian artists, writers, creators and producers in written pieces, videos and audio recordings.<\/p>\n

Leeward CC<\/abbr> Professor Pat Kamalani Hurley<\/strong> created the website last spring to publish the creative work from the Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo<\/span> Native Hawaiian Writing and Arts Achievement Awards<\/a>, and to establish a creative place for students, faculty and community members.<\/p>\n