Registration is now open for part 2 of our Kahaukani Conversations Celebrating Kāhuli for Monte Cooke’s Birthday. David Sischo, coordinator of the DLNR’s Snail Extinction Prevention Program (SEPP), will present a broad overview of the conservation techniques employed by the Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) and their partners across the state, highlighting recent conservation […]
Join us for the first of two special lunchtime Kahaukani Conversations in celebration of Dr. Monte Cooke’s birthday. Dr. Cooke was born on December 20, 1874, and became the first curator of the Malacology collection at the Bishop Museum in 1907. Dr. Cooke led many expeditions and field surveys throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific and […]
As editor of the book Mō‘ili‘ili -The Life of a Community, artist Laura Ruby will talk about the vibrant community first named Waikīkī Waena, then Kamoiliili, and today known as Mō‘ili‘ili. The story of Mōʻiliʻili begins with the ancient Hawaiians and their concept of ahupuaʻa (land division), which incorporated the notion of balance in the use of […]
In this talk, Ms. Fujikane will focus on the moʻolelo of Keaomelemele and its relevance for our understanding of climate change events happening today. In the migration of the awe-inspiring moʻo reptilian water deities from their home islands in the clouds to Waialua on Oʻahu, the procession spanned from Waialua to Kapūkakī, today known as […]
We are excited to announce our next Virtual Kahaukani Conversations coming up on Thursday, May 19 with Pinay scholar and educator Shannon Cristobal. Her presentation will look at the stories of Pinay women and their foodways during the plantation era and beyond. These stories can illuminate the ways in which history, culture, and household knowledge […]
Join us for our next Virtual Kahaukani Conversations on Thursday, March 17 with Chaminade Professor of Anthropology and Geography, Dr. Richard Bordner. In his presentation entitled “Mapping the Mahele in the Ahupuaʻa of Waititi,” Dr. Bordner will be sharing about his project of creating an overlay of the current area of Palolo-Waikīkī with the 1855 […]
Join us for our first Virtual Kahaukani Conversations of 2022 with guest speaker Puanani “Nani” Anderson-Fung, a graduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Botany program. This presentation is intended to be a fun, fast-paced story of how faith in the synergism of indigenous and global plant science, allowed me to solve the […]
Join us on Thursday, November 18 for our next Kahaukani Conversations with Pinay scholar and educator Shannon Cristobal. Shannon’s presentation will look at the stories of Pinay women and their foodways during the plantation era and beyond. These stories can illuminate the ways in which history, culture, and household knowledge or informal knowledge are vital […]
We are finally back with another Virtual Kahaukani Conversations. We hope everyone has been safe and healthy as we continue to navigate these crazy times. Join us as we talk plants and Mānoa Valley with artist and horticulturist David Shepard. David’s presentation, “Mānoa Plants: A Changing Landscape,” will examine how the land use and plants […]
Join us for our next Virtual Kahaukani Conversation with Maya Kawailanaokeawaiki Saffery. Inspired by her research on ʻāina (land) education, her presentation will discuss how mele (songs, chants) composed in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) are repositories of Hawaiian epistemology (the study of knowledge) and can therefore become lenses through which to view and imagine how […]