{"id":236278,"date":"2026-06-19T08:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=236278"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:45:05","slug":"lipe-obama-presidential-library-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/19\/lipe-obama-presidential-library-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Former <abbr>UH<\/abbr> leader introduces Obama at presidential library opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_12075\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A87ohdXcJtY?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&start=9305&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Grand Opening Ceremony at the Obama Presidential Center\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>Former University of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> leader <span lang=\"haw\">Kaiwipunikauikaw&#275;kiu Punihei<\/span> Lipe, who recently headed the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/nhpol\/\"><span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½ Papa o ke Ao<\/span> Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office<\/a>, received a rare honor when she introduced <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>-born former U.S. President Barack Obama at the grand opening of his presidential library in Chicago on June 18.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236569\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/system-lipe-obama-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Three smiling people\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-236569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/system-lipe-obama-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/system-lipe-obama-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/system-lipe-obama-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lipe (right) and her daughter with President Obama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drawing on her Native Hawaiian roots, Lipe opened with a message about connection.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Where I come from, to introduce someone means we have pilina, a connection,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;If this man walked into my home, my children would call him Uncle. Because we are both <span lang=\"haw\">keiki o ka &#699;&#257;ina<\/span>, children of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lipe was selected for the honor after years of leadership in education, community engagement and Indigenous advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Lipe was one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/11\/26\/obama-foundation-leaders\/\">200 emerging leaders selected for the Obama Foundation&#8217;s Asia-Pacific leadership program<\/a>, where she participated in discussions with Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama and other leaders on values-based leadership and social change.<\/p>\n<p>She recently transitioned from <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> to become <span lang=\"haw\">po&#699;o<\/span> kula (head of school) at Kamehameha Schools Kap&#257;lama where she will support and serve students and educators across the K&#8211;12 campus.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <abbr>UH<\/abbr> News article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/02\/uh-leader-selected-for-role-at-ks-kaplama\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> leader selected for role at <abbr>KS<\/abbr> Kap&#257;lama<\/a>, April 2, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/system-lipe-obama-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Lipe speaking on stage\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-236568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/system-lipe-obama-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/system-lipe-obama-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/system-lipe-obama-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Draped in lei, Lipe reflected on a shared kuleana, describing a sacred responsibility passed from one generation to the next in Obama&#8217;s <span lang=\"haw\">one 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