In this post, I share brief reflections on recent community outreach with HONUA Scholars.

In this post, I share reflections and key takeaways from Day 4 of NYU’s 2025 First Faculty-Look Program.

In this post, I share reflections and key takeaways from Day 3 of NYU’s 2025 First Faculty-Look Program.

Reflections on the third annual HONUA Scholars Laulima Symposium and Proposal Competition

A brief, post-election reflection and a reminder of what’s at stake

On Wednesday, September 4, I atttended a free talk sponsored by the University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa Richardson School of Law and UH Mānoa's Better Tomorrow Speaker Series. The talk featured an address by Chamorro human rights lawyer and activist Julian Aguon and a discussion between Aguon and UH Mānoa School of Law Dean Camille Nelson.

Even though I love math, I've never considered myself a quantitative data scholar. Maybe it's the majoritarian belief that statistical data is neutral or the dominant practice of leaving Indigenous Peoples out of large-scale data projects, but quantitative data analysis never spoke to me in the way that qualitative analysis has.

In this post, I reflect on the highs and lows of June 2024 and share a few personal ruminations on "productivity" during the summer months.

Anishinaabe water protector, activist, educator, politician, and community leader Winona LaDuke calls on us to "be the ancestor your descendants would be proud of." As I continue to learn of new uprisings and encampments in support of Gaza across the U.S. continent, Winona's wisdom is ever present. But what does it mean to be a good ancestor today? What does it look like?

In this post, I reflect on my relationship with planners and calendaring.

After months of collaborating with team members and community organizations, HONUA Scholars launched its third annual proposal competition on April 15, and the team is currently accepting online submissions in English, ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, and other Pacific Islander languages.

Growing up, I wasn't the biggest fan of reading. When given the choice to read or watch TV, I always chose the latter. In elementary, I often lied about the number of pages I read in weekly reading logs. By middle school, I skimmed chapters and didn't care if I missed important details. This attitude stuck with me for most of high school, too

In this post, I reflect on the moʻolelo behind this website and the inspiration I drew on to base its design and content.