I ka nānā no a ʻike.
By observing, one learns.
— ʻŌlelo noʻeau no. 1185
Welina mai to a critical, Indigenous, wahine ʻŌiwi space to speak back to the "Ivory Tower" of academia through humanizing reflections on my ongoing educational and career journey.
I use this blog to document personal updates, book reviews, and reflexive writing. Mahalo for taking the time to engage with me.
HONUA Scholars’ Onizuka Day Outreach
In this post, I share brief reflections on recent community outreach with HONUA Scholars.
Embracing passion projects on and for ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi
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.
Announcing HONUA Scholars' 2024 proposal competition
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.