{"id":222554,"date":"2025-09-23T16:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=222554"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:26:14","slug":"uh-community-colleges-bring-ea-activations-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/23\/uh-community-colleges-bring-ea-activations-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges bring ea activations to life across three campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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From left, Erica Dias, Ululani Kahikina, Jennifer Magdaloyo, Alicia Yanagihara and Sarah Myhre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Powerful ea (sovereignty, life, breath) activations (interactive exhibits) honoring Hawaiian history, resilience and culture are transforming the libraries at Honolulu, Kapiʻolani<\/span> and Windward Community Colleges this fall.<\/p>\n

“The word ‘activations’ is deliberate, chosen as a call to activate\u2014to activate ea, ʻike<\/span> (knowledge), ʻōlelo<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, community, consciousness, each other,” said Erica T. Dias, Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>-Pacific resources librarian. “Rather than viewing as static displays, the ea activations are designed to stir reflection, dialogue and engagement.”<\/p>\n

Cindy Texeira, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> specialist librarian at Windward CC<\/abbr>, added, “By sharing these activations in our libraries, we hope to bring ʻŌiwi<\/span> voices to the forefront while deepening the sense of place that guides our work.”<\/p>\n

The series features three major works that rotate through the campuses:<\/p>\n

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Luka Keʻelikōlani<\/span> at Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Luka Keʻelikōlani<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Honors Princess Ruth Keanolani Kan\u0101hoahoa Keʻelikōlani<\/span>, who embodied unwavering commitment to ʻōlelo<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian language), tradition, and her people.<\/p>\n