Media Advisory: UH students work loʻi, more to restore Native Hawaiian practices

Contact:

Media note: Please call Theresa Kreif (808) 230-4806 in advance if you plan to attend.

WHAT:Ke Aʻo Mau (learning preserved), a program of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, aims to broaden understanding of and approach to healing/health through interdisciplinary, culturally anchored education through Native Hawaiian values, practices and principles.

Huakaʻi 2024 is the culminating experience for students in the program, which aims to engage them in cultural preservation and restoration.

WHO: All Ke A'o Mau students (current and former), kumu and their families. About 80 participants are expected to attend.

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
*The most visual part of the event will be between 10-11:30 a.m. when participants are working in the loʻi (taro patch).

WHERE:Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi, Heʻeia (46-406 Kamehameha Highway, Kāneʻohe)

WHY: To build upon lessons learned throughout the semester, which also reinforces UH Mānoaʻs commitment to becoming a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• Ke A'o Mau, an interdisciplinary course on Native Hawaiian health and wellbeing, is now in its 7th year.
• The program draws from the teachings of kumu loea (expert practitioners), who share their expertise as it relates to social justice and health for Native Hawaiians and all the people of Hawaiʻi.
• Funding for the event is provided by Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation, which has supported the program since 2018.
• For more, read the UH News story.