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kaireadingclub · 3 years

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What's your word of the week? E hoʻokoho i ke kala (Choose a color) a me huli (and turn) to reveal your ✨value✨ and tell us what you got down below!

#indigenous #kanakamaoli #bookclub #booklr #nativehawaiian #readingclub #books #pasifika #hawaii #bookish

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Are you also one of the 50% of Kanaka Maoli that do not currently live in Hawaiʻi due to ✨colonization✨?

While nothing beats struggling to keep up with your kumu in-person or chanting that oli you just remembered all by yourself, here are two places you can slowly begin to ʻōlelo:

🦜 Duolingo: Thanks to Kanaeokana and Kamehameha Schools, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi is available to learn on Duolingo

🎓 UH Mānoa, courtesy of Associated Students at the University of Hawaiʻi & Kamehameha Schools: Hosted by ‘Ekela Kanī‘aupi‘o Crozier, you can view Powerpoints, class videos, and transcripts.

Donʻt forget to save this post for later! 🤓

#indigenous #bookclub #nativehawaiian #kanakamaoli #hawaii #readingclub #pasifika #booklr #books #bookish

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kaireadingclub · 3 years

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Do you know about the Māhele in Hawaii? Or the Dawes Act in the continental United States? 📃

Throughout history, there has been a continued effort to strip Native people of their connections to the land. We can see the long-term effects in some of the ridiculous housing prices of today's market. 🏡💰

Are there any ways we can actively work against this? Let us know what you think! 👀

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Did you get bingo? 👀 Now, more than ever, weʻre closer to living in a world that feels more Hawaiian 💫 From keiki attending ʻAha Pūnana Leo to aunties re-learning how to ʻōlelo, we know the future is Hawaiian 👏🏼

#hawaiian #hawaii #kanakamaoli #bingo #keiki #olelohawaii #indigenous books #books #book club

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kaireadingclub · 3 years

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It's not surprising that ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi is an endangered language, thanks to it being banned for 3 generations (approximately 75 years)... Today, weʻre able to perpetuate the language of our homeland through speaking, reading, writing, composing, and creating content. And, the future is even brighter, with the number of native speakers gradually growing 💡 E mau ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi o ka ʻāina, ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi 💯

#hawaii #indigenous #hawaiian #olelo #speakhawaiian #endangeredlanguage #language #pacific #books #booklr #bookclub

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In paraphrasing Kekaha Solis, Silva speaks of ʻōlelo noʻeau as a part of our Kanaka world foundation. Do you have a favorite ʻōlelo noʻeau? 📚

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ʻO Joseph Mokuʻōhai Poepoe kona inoa. AKA Native Hawaiian excellence 🤩

Have you heard of his work?

📽 Descendant, via The Power of the Steel-Tipped Pen by Noenoe K. Silva

#KanakaMaoli #UHManoa #UHPress #Indigenous #Pasifika #NativeHawaiian #Hawaii #OleloHawaii #Native #KaiReadingClub #PowerOfTheSteelTippedPen

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Over time, missionaries bought the ownership of certain newspapers, such as Ka Nupepa Kuokoa in 1864. The missionaries became editors and assistant editors to publications that Hawaiian communities were reading. Readers from the church wrote suggestions "to make the paper more puritanical." ⛪

Slowly, the newspaper became more of an outlet for evangelizing rather than Hawaiian-centered literature and news, causing disdain among contributors such as Joseph Hoʻonaʻauao Kānepuʻu. ✍️

Do you see bias in news outlets today? What methods do you use to understand prejudices that may be presented while reading a news article? 🗞️

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"It seems crucial that the generations of Hawaiians following my own know that they have a long intellectual tradition." 🌕

📖 The Power Of The Steel-Tipped Pen by Noenoe K. Silva

#KanakaMaoli #UHManoa #UHPress #Indigenous #Pasifika #NativeHawaiian #Hawaii #OleloHawaii #Native #KaiReadingClub #ka mahina #the moon #lunar calendar

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ʻO Joseph Mokuʻōhai Poepoe kona inoa. AKA Native Hawaiian excellence 🤩Have you heard of his work?

📽 Descendant, via The Power of the Steel-Tipped Pen by Noenoe K. Silva

#KanakaMaoli #UHManoa #UHPress #Indigenous #Pasifika #NativeHawaiian #Hawaii #OleloHawaii #Native #KaiReadingClub #PowerOfTheSteelTippedPen #NoenoeKSilva #Joseph Mokuʻōhai Poepoe

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kaireadingclub · 3 years

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Through moʻolelo, journal reports, and legal advocacy, two Kanaka Maoli added to an intellectual genealogy that continues on today. Read with us! 🤓

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Aloha kākou! ✨ I kēia mahina, e heluhelu kākou i The History Of The Steel-Tipped Pen: Reconstructing Native Hawaiian Intellectual History na Noenoe K. Silva. Hey everyone! ✨ This month, we will be reading The History Of The Steel-Tipped Pen: Reconstructing Native Hawaiian History by Noenoe K. Silva. Search and you will find the history of our people through stories, poems, songs, and so much more 💫 Are you familiar with Native Hawaiian Intellectual History? What are you excited to learn about? 😎

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kaireadingclub · 3 years

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Thank you for joining us in this quick trip across the Pacific! Whether you are from Hawaii and since moved away, or you know the complexities of living far from home, we hope you enjoyed reading Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me! 🦈

We will announce our upcoming book (and events!) via our Stories and our mailing list. Send us your email if you'd like to be added to the list! 🗞️

TTYS! 🤓

#indigenous #bookclub #books #readingclub #booklr #bookish #reading #between the deep blue sea and me #lurline wailana mcgregor #hawaiian #aumakua #shark #kanaka maoli #what does it mean to be hawaiian

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Kanaka Maoli had a deep enough understanding of the night sky to navigate across the Pacific ocean time and time again without modern day technology. They also used sustainable farming practices such as lo'i kalo and loko i'a, both very different from Western agricultural methods. 🌾

Uncle Buddy mentions quantum physics and shape-shifting as something that Kanaka Maoli have understood for a long time, and that scientists are just now coming around to. 🌬️

Isn't it interesting when scientists "discover" and what we have always known to be true? 🥴 What are your thoughts? ⤵️

#kanakamaoli #pacific ocean #lo'i #kalo #loko i'a #between the deep blue sea and me #lurline wailana mcgregor #scientists #science #western #stem #technology

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One of the more educational spots to visit in Hawai'i is the Bishop Museum! Located in Kapālama, this museum hosts a multitude of exhibits—you can visit the planetarium, the Science Adventure Center, or the Hawaiian and Pacific Halls for some history of Kanaka Maoli in the islands. 🏔️

In Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me, Moana visits the fictional Knight Museum in Honolulu and discusses one of the artifacts being housed there. Museums themselves are fraught with racist and colonial foundations, which Moana attempts to bridge in both her personal and professional life. 📚

Have you visited the Bishop Museum in Hawai'i? What did you think of it? 🛫

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Have you heard of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)? It's a law put in place that says that "human remains of any ancestry must at all times be treated with dignity and respect." (NPS.gov)

This Act comes up frequently in conjuction with museums, and it is even mentioned in this book! One recent example of NAGPRA in action is at the University of Pennsylvania. Over the previous decades UPenn has repatriated remains to multiple Native communities, including Kanaka Maoli. (Penn Museum)

More recently, they issued an apology for holding remains of Black Americans and have announced a detailed plan for the repatriation process. (PennToday 2021) While repatriation is definitely a step in the right direction, these 'iwi should not have even been removed in the first place. Hopefully other institutions will follow suit!

Are you familiar with NAGPRA? What have you heard about it?

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Have you heard of "Hawaiian time"? It's an idiom people like to use when something, or someone, is taking longer than expected. However, do you know the origins of this phrase?

In a capitalist society, tardiness is seen as a negative fault. Just like there are stereotypes for Black Americans being late to work, there are stereotypes for Hawaiians being late as well. Hence, "Hawaiian time."

Between local friends, this might be used in a joking manner, but coming from outsiders, it can be used to dismiss locals for not being as productive as desired. Time is always relative, and this phrase only reinforces the stereotypes of laziness and lack of productivity in Hawaiian people.

If you are from Hawaii, do you use this phrase? What do you think of it?

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