by DND | Jul 4, 2019 | Nā Moʻolelo Lecture Series
Na Kilo Ao Maiki: Observing the Microbial Realm By better understanding the microbial mookuauhau of our aina – bridging cultural and historical knowledge systems – we can begin to decode the insight left to us by our kupuna and better evaluate overall...
by DND | Jun 20, 2019 | Nā Moʻolelo Lecture Series
Privatizing ʻĀina During the period of privatization of land in Hawaii (1840-1855), kuleana, translated as “native tenants rights,” constituted both a right to, and responsibility over, land for Hawaiians. Learn more about the 1850 Kuleana Act, gathering...
by DND | May 25, 2019 | Nā Moʻolelo Lecture Series
Cultural Property, Indigenous Traditional Knowledge, and Western Intellectual Property Systems Barron Oda is Co-Chair of the ABA’s Section of Science & Technology Law’s Museum’s and the Arts Law Committee. His practice areas include governance,...
by DND | May 9, 2019 | Nā Moʻolelo Lecture Series
“Kau ka ʻiwa, he lā makani”: A genealogy of the Royal Order of the Star of Oceania Dr. Lorenz Gonschor is a senior lecturer and associate dean at ʻAtenisi University in Tonga. His research interests include historical and contemporary governance and politics of...
by DND | Apr 17, 2019 | Nā Moʻolelo Lecture Series
An Uncomfortable Truth: Hawaiʻi has been in a State of War with the United States since 1893 Dr. Keanu Sai is a political scientist specializing in international relations and public law, as well as a faculty member at the University of Hawaiʻi-Windward Community...
by DND | Apr 3, 2019 | Nā Moʻolelo Lecture Series
Intimacies: He Moʻolelo No Nā Mea Waiwai Aliʻi Halena Kapuni-Reynolds is a Ph.D. student and Kanaka Oiwi born and raised on Hawaii Island in the Hawaiian homestead community of Keaukaha. He addressed Indigenous curation, with a focus on the ways that Kanaka Oiwi and...