Welina ke aloha from Native Hawaiian Student Services
Aloha mai kākou,

We hope this email finds you in good health and enjoying your Spring Break thus far. Two new & important announcements: 1) NHSS is excited to announce the opening of our Summer Institute classes are available NOW to register! More details to classes below and 2) NHSS Student Success Center will be closed to the public starting Monday, March 14th through Friday, March 18th due to Spring Break. Should you folks need any assistance or have questions pertaining to classes, scholarships or personal issues, please visit us via our Virtual drop-in hours via Zoom, Monday through Friday from 12-2pm. NHSS will reopen its space to the public on Monday, March 21st.

Mahalo to those of you who submitted an abstract for our 2022 LHRC Student Conference! We are currently reviewing applications and get back to you soon. There is still time to REGISTER for the conference! Check out the information below for more details to who are guest speakers will be! 👀
NHSS is excited to welcome all UH Mānoa students, faculty & staff to our QLSS 113 space! Our QLCSS 113 space will be open Monday through Thursday 9-3:30pm and Friday 9am-12pm. NHSS will be limiting the amount of students, faculty and staff to five (5) people in our space at a time, keeping a minimum of three (3) feet from each other while using the computer cafe and at check-in. Upon entering the NHSS space, all students, faculty & staff are required to complete the Lumisight UH check-in, sanitize your hands, scan your student ID & complete a temperature check by the on-site NHSS staff member. At this time, only the computer cafe & printer usage will be open, our student study spaces like our couches and kitchen area are off limits to public use. Check out our NHSS Office Reopening video above for more information!

NHSS remains committed to supporting the academic success and well-being of our haumāna. Although our physical offices will reopen, we will continue hosting Daily Virtual Student Support hours. Here you can meet with NHSS staff to learn about program opportunities, share concerns, and seek guidance for other support resources. For more information and to join our daily virtual hours, please Click here to visit our Linktree.

Furthermore, our NHSS faculty and staff are available via email and Zoom to help navigate your academic journey. Please contact us by email either directly or by referencing our NHSS Staff Directory or at nhss@hawaii.edu.

Please kōkua our campus community as recommended by the campus COVID-19 Resource Team:

  • Report all positive and suspected cases of COVID-19 on the UH Mānoa campus to the University Health Services Manoa COVID-19 Resource Team at uhsm.covid@hawaii.edu or (808) 956-8965. The information will be kept confidential. Information on reported positive cases on UH campuses can be found at http://go.hawaii.edu/xy3.

  • Please remember to follow campus COVID-19 guidelines including staying home when you are sick and using the daily health check-in app LumiSight UH before coming to campus.

  • When on campus, wear a face mask indoors, practice safe physical distancing and wash your hands often. The university is also encouraging everyone to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as it is the best way to prevent the spread of the virus.

NHSS would like to share with you a few updates and announcements you will find below. Should you have any questions or need support, please contact us via email at nhss@hawaii.edu. We are just an email or Zoom call away! Until next week, we wish you a wonderful start to this Spring 2022 semester. Stay safe & healthy.

Ke aloha ʻāina,
Native Hawaiian Student Services
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Click here for more information and how you can donate to our UH Foundations - Student Aid funds, which funds students in emergent needs of financial assistance. Click here to donate to our Hawaiian Youths Abroad Program, that helps to fund financial needs for our participating students. Mahalo ā nui!
NHSS Summer Institute - Summer Courses available! Apply by April 22nd, 2022
Are you a Hawaiian student at UH Mānoa (or the UH System) interested in tuition-free classes this summer?
   Interested in taking classes with other Hawaiian students and taught by Hawaiian faculty and instructors?
   Or are you a prospective Hawaiian student, returning to complete your degree or pursue another?
   Want to explore courses outside your discipline, to learn more about Hawaiian history and/or culture?
   Interested in getting a head-start on your degree requirements, or fulfill credits toward completion?

The NHSS Summer Institute program is intended for incoming, transfer, continuing and prospective Native Hawaiian students from all UH campuses, with a priority for UH Mānoa students and incoming transfer students. The program offers sheltered coursework over the summer, taught by Hawaiian professors and instructors in a range of disciplines. The sheltered courses (only our program students are in the class) means that the course is tuition-free for registrants, only requiring enrollees to pay for the course and student fees (~$150 per summer term).

Course preference selections are first-come, first-serve.
Application deadline is April 22nd, click here to apply!

Summer Session 1 Courses:
  1. HAW 488 ʻŌlelo Noʻeau with Dr. Kekeha Solis
  2. HAW 484 Hawaiian Poetry with Kimo Keaulana
  3. ITE 403B Seminar in Educational Inquiry: Introduction to the Hawaiian State with Dr. Keanu Sai
  4. POLS 302 Native Hawaiian Politics with Kauwila Mahi
  5. PHIL 340 Hawaiian Philosophy with Dr. Kaimi Watson
  6. HIST 296 Hawaiʻi in the World with Dr. Uluwehi Hopkins
  7. ENG 270 Literatures of Hawaiʻi with Wyatt Souza
  8. GEOG 368 Geography of Hawaiʻi with Kawēlau Wright
  9. PH 301 Seminar in Public Health: Public Health in the Hawaiian Universe with Dr. Jackie Ng-Osorio

Summer Session 2 Courses: 
  1. HAW 332 Palapala Leo with Dr. Kaliko Baker
  2. HIST 484 The Hawaiian Kingdom: 1819-1893 with Dr. Kealani Cook
  3. EDEF 352 History of Education in Hawaiʻi with Nalani Balutski
  4. WGSS 151 Introduction to Women's Studies with Dr. Lani Teves
  5. FSHN 185 The Science of Human Nutrition with Dr. Marie Kainoa Revilla
  6. POLS 315 Global Politics/International Relations with Dr. Kalawaiʻa Moore
  7. HWST 107 Hawaiʻi Center of the Pacific with Keahiahi Long
  8. HWST 207 Hawaiian Perspectives in Ahupuaʻa with Kawēlau Wright
  9. ENG 100 Composition I with Mahelani Ahia
  10. PHYS 100 and PHYS 100L Survey of Physics and Lab with Dr. Lelemia Irvine (UH West Oʻahu course)

Questions? Contact Nalani Balutski, balutski@hawaii.edu.

These courses are funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Native Hawaiian Strengthening Institutions Programs: Kekaulike, Kapaʻakea and Huliāmahi grant projects.
NHSS Peer Mentorship Summer Training Program
PAID OPPORTUNITY | Apply by April 3rd, 2022
Are you interested in learning more about the history of education in Hawaiʻi?
Wonder about how the University of Hawaiʻi could work better for Hawaiians?
Want to develop your Hawaiian research skills?
Would you like to gain professional skills in Hawaiian student affairs?
Want to network with other Hawaiian students and student affairs professionals?
Want to make money while doing all of this ^^?
Could you see yourself using these new skills to help other Hawaiian college students?
Interested in working at NHSS as a student assistant?

This summer, we are launching the NHSS Peer Mentor Training Program, designed to train Hawaiian undergraduate students about the overall campus, Hawaiian education, and Hawaiian student support services, in order to help their own peers with college, Hawaiian research, and serving the larger Hawaiian community. It is a paid experience over the summer that will culminate with interviewing to fill student employment vacancies (~6 positions) both within NHSS or with our partners on campus in the 2022-2023 academic year.

The NHSS Peer Mentorship training program involves:
  • Summer training from June 13, 2022 - August 19, 2022
  • 6 credits of tuition-free training coursework in Summer Session I and II (hybrid).
  • EDEA 460 (3 credits): June 13 - July 1, MTWRF from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm (hybrid)
  • EDEA 370 (3 credits): July 5 - August 12, TR from 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
  • Internship-style mentoring with NHSS and other partners in SS2 (July 5 - August 19)
  • Capstone leading the NHSS New Student Orientation on August 19, 2022

Student Learning Outcomes & Benefits:
  • Opportunity to network & learn from Hawaiian student affairs professionals
  • Develop strong professional leadership skills
  • Earn up to $6,000 for the 2022-2023 academic year if placed with NHSS or partner
  • FREE 6-credit training program (EDEA 460 and EDEA 370) - summer fees covered too!
  • $1,000 stipend for Summer 2022 training
  • [Optional] Additional $1,000 stipend for work with NHSS ~68 hours in 7 weeks from July 5 - August 19

Requirements:
  1. UH Mānoa classified undergraduate student for the Fall 2022 semester
  2. At least 15 credits completed at the time of application
  3. Cumulative GPA 2.50 or higher
  4. Must be available for all summer training dates listed above.

Interested in being a part of our summer mentorship program? Apply by clicking the button below!
Questions? Contact Nalani Balutski, balutski@hawaii.edu.
Hoʻomaikaʻi to our very own Nā Pua Noʻeau, UH Mānoa for winning the Unsung Hero Award 2022!
Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa of Hawaiʻinuiākea/Native Hawaiian Student Services receives 2022 Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network “Champions for Children Unsung Hero” award.

With over 90 nominations, Kinohi Gomes, Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa Director and Lisa Letoto-Ohata, Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Manoa Program Assistant received the Champions for Children Unsung Hero award which recognizes individuals who made a profound difference for children in their community, but who often aren’t in the spotlight or recognized for their role. Recipients of this award are appreciated for their dedication to Hawaiʻi’s keiki and their families endlessly.  

Countless letters of support and testimonies were submitted from Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa’s families as part of the nomination process for the Champions for Children Unsung Hero award.

“Starting with two people (additional 20 on-call event staff today), Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa has developed and tested virtual programs containing hands-on and interactive culture-based learning that is rooted in cultural identity. Using the `ohana as the backbone of learning and development, STEAM, literacy, and college and career pathways are integrated into each session.” 

-Lisa Letoto-Ohata, Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa Program Assistant 

For HCAN’s press release of their 2022 honorees: CLICK HERE

Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa offers program opportunities for children of all ages and families, which includes, ʻOhana Enrichment ma ka Hale- STEM & the Arts family enrichment, Moʻolelo & A Lullaby- PreK-3rd grade and family literacy, Paint Pāʻina- 4-12th grade and family literacy through visual arts, Let’s Cook Kākou- STEM and culinary arts and Summer Institute- middle and high school STEM & the Arts summer intensive program, just to name a few.  

Nā Pua Noʻeau has been running programs for students of all ages grades PreK-12 since 1989 with the Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa site opening in 1993. In 2018, the Center was officially institutionalized under Hawaiʻinuiākea/Native Hawaiian Student Services.

Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network (HCAN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the only in the state of Hawaiʻi solely committed to advocating for children. HCAN addresses the root causes of poverty and inequity and develops public policies that help children and their families.

Kinohi and Lisa will be honored at the Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network Champions for Children annual fundraiser and awards ceremony on April 6, 2022, 5:30-8:30pm at The Royal Hawaiian.

For tickets and more information about the Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network Champions for Children annual fundraiser and awards ceremony: CLICK HERE
LHRC Student Conference 2022 x The Bookshelf Series: Book Talk with Professor Jamaica Osorio
Mahalo to all of you who joined us for Professor Marie Alohalani Brown's Book Talk last week! Our upcoming book talk will be by Professor Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio on her first book Remembering Our Intimacies on March 23rd from 1-2 PM. More information & registration below!
Hawaiian “aloha ʻāina” is often described in Western political terms—nationalism, nationhood, even patriotism. In Remembering Our Intimacies, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio centers in on the personal and embodied articulations of aloha ʻāina to detangle it from the effects of colonialism and occupation. Working at the intersections of Hawaiian knowledge, Indigenous queer theory, and Indigenous feminisms, Remembering Our Intimacies seeks to recuperate Native Hawaiian concepts and ethics around relationality, desire, and belonging firmly grounded in the land, memory, and the body of Native Hawai’i.

Remembering Our Intimacies argues for the methodology of (re)membering Indigenous forms of intimacies. It does so through the metaphor of a ‘upena—a net of intimacies that incorporates the variety of relationships that exist for Kānaka Maoli. It uses a close reading of the moʻolelo (history and literature) of Hiʻiakaikapoliopele to provide context and interpretation of Hawaiian intimacy and desire by describing its significance in Kānaka Maoli epistemology and why this matters profoundly for Hawaiian (and other Indigenous) futures. Offering a new approach to understanding one of Native Hawaiians’ most significant values, Remembering Our Intimacies reveals the relationships between the policing of Indigenous bodies, intimacies, and desires; the disembodiment of Indigenous modes of governance; and the ongoing and ensuing displacement of Indigenous people.
LHRC Student Conference 2022:
Mapping Aloha ʻĀīna
Native Hawaiian Student Services (NHSS) invites you to the fifth annual Lāhui Hawaiʻi Research Center Student Conference—Mapping Aloha Aina. We hope to convene a space where we continue the centuries old dialogue to shape the contours of how we define, imagine, and celebrate aloha aina, while also navigating the contradictions that collide with the term today. The term, as Pukuʻi notes, is an old concept that signals a deep love of the land. At the turn of the 19th century, Aloha Aina was a driving force in countering US imperialism. The term also has a contemporary context, where its emergence during the 20th and 21st centuries sit at the locus of land and water struggles, protection of natural resources, and ongoing political injustices. 

The 3-day conference seeks to feature research from undergraduate and graduate students from UH Mānoa and across the UH System. We invite paper, poster, panel and roundtable presentations, for a hybrid conference (both in-person and online). The conference will held from March 31st-April 2nd, 2022 online on March 31st & April 2nd and one day in-person @ UH Mānoa on April 1st. Students interested in submitting an abstract or students, staff/faculty & community interested in registering for the conference can do so at linktr.ee/nhssuhm. Stay tuned via our social media platforms (IG: @nhssuhm, FB: Native Hawaiian Student Services - UHM) for more updates & details.
Kuaʻana Tuition Waiver for 2022-2023
Application deadline: April 1, 2022 by 11:59pm
The Kua'ana Tuition Waiver is a financial need-based waiver for Native Hawaiian Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled at UH Mānoa campus only. To be eligible for the 2022-2023 Kuaʻana Tuition Waiver you must: Be of Hawaiian ancestry, show financial need, be enrolled full-time at UH Mānao, and carry at least 2.5 cumulative GPA (Graduate 3.0GPA).

To apply for the tuition waiver,

Students receiving a Graduate or Employee Tuition Waiver may not be eligible for Kuaʻana. For more information and eligibility please visit http://hawaii.edu/kuaana/
Manawa Kūpono Scholarship for 2022-2023
Application deadline: April 18, 2022
The Manawa Kūpono Native Hawaiian Scholarship provides financial support to full-time classified undergraduate and graduate students of Native Hawaiian ancestry enrolled at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Preference will be given (but not limited) to: 
  • Students who demonstrate academic promise and financial need.
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Hawaiian Language or Early Childhood Education majors.
  • Graduates from the following ten target high schools: James B. Castle High School, Kailua High School, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻO Ānuenue, Nānākuli High School, Waiʻanae High School, Hāna High School, Hilo High School, Lānaʻi High School, Molokaʻi High School, and Waimea High School. Graduates from other schools who reside in the communities where these target schools are located will also be given preference.

For inquiries, please contact Kawai Moss, Project Coordinator at kmoss@hawaii.edu. Click on the button below for the application, mahalo!
Hoʻomālamalama Workshops
We’re back with more Hoʻomālamalama Workshops! 🎉

Please join us for the Spring 2022 workshops, scheduled every Tuesday of the month via Zoom.

To sign up, click here to register for this month's workshops.
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Ua lehulehu a manomano ka ʻikena a ka Hawaiʻi
Great and numerous is the knowledge of the Hawaiians.
ʻŌlelo Noʻeau 2814 (Na Pukuʻi)