Place-Based Book Club on Kaiāulu: Gathering Tides
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Kuykendall 106 Events Room
The OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence invites faculty and staff to read and gather to discuss Kaiāulu: Gathering Tides in the Spring 26 semester with the author of the book.
Based on two decades of interviews with more than sixty Hawaiian elders, leaders, and fisher men and women, Kaiāulu shares stories of enduring community efforts to perpetuate kuleana. Kaiāulu is a personal tribute to a community that is based not on ownership, but reciprocity, responsibility, and caring for the places that shape and sustain us all.
CTE Place-Based Education Library has the print book available for the UH Mānoa community for loan up to four weeks.
The book is also available online through the Hamilton Library. Please visit this link to access it.
Presented by
Mehana Blaich Vaughan
Author, Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Grace Cajski
MSc Student, Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Wailana Medeiros
PhD Student, Political Science
Patricia Wong
Graduate Student, Natural Resources and Environmental Management
This event is sponsored by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE).
OFDAS Center for
Teaching Excellence
Place-Based Book Club
The Place-Based Book Club fosters a collaborative exchange of ideas, empowering faculty to create inclusive and culturally responsive learning environments.
We strive to host inclusive and accessible presentations. Some events are in person, others online. For online, live captioning will be provided. To request additional accommodations, please email us before the event. Mahalo!
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