Place-Based Book Club on Kanaka ‘Ōiwi Methodologies: Mo‘olelo and Metaphor
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Kuykendall 106 Events Room
The OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence is launching a Place-Based Book Club. Interested faculty and staff are invited to read and gather to discuss Kanaka ‘Ōiwi Methodologies: Mo‘olelo and Metaphor in the spring 25 semester with the editors and contributors of the book.
Kanaka ʻŌiwi Methodologies: Moʻolelo and Metaphor is a collection of “methods-focused” essays written by Kanaka scholars across academic disciplines. Join the roundtable and engage in an intellectual exchange about teaching on our campus, how Hawaiʻi’s cultural heritage should inform and guide our pedagogy.
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 click here to access.
Presented by
Katrina-Ann R. Kapāʻanaokalāokeola Nākoa Oliveira
Interim Vice Provost for Student Success & Professor of Hawaiian language
Erin Kahunawaikaʻala Wright
Interim Associate Vice Provost for Student Success & Dean of Students, Associate Professor of Educational Administration
Brandi Jean Nalani Balutski
Research & Assessment Specialist, Hawaiʻinuiākea and Native Hawaiian Student Services
Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu “Punihei” Lipe
Director, Hawai‘i Papa o ke Ao & Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office
Summer Puanani Maunakea
Associate Professor of Curriculum Studies
Maya L. Kawailanaokeawaiki Saffery
Curriculum Specialist for Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language
This event is sponsored by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE).
OFDAS Center for
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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!