keawe‘aimoku kaholokula, phd professor & chair of native hawaiian health university of...
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KEAWE‘AIMOKU KAHOLOKULA, PHDPROFESSOR & CHAIR OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTHUNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOABalancing Indigenous Worldviews with Global Perspectives
Hōkūle‘a Worldwide Voyage
POST-CONTACT HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: 1778 TO 1900
POST-CONTACT HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: 1900 TO PRESENT
Balancing Indigenous Worldviews with Global Perspectives
King David Kalākaua (reign 1874 – 1891)
• Circumnavigated the globe • Revived hula, lua, and other
practices• Formed a Polynesian confederation• Bayonet Constitution
1974 – 2014: Kānaka Maoli Advancements
1974-1984 (2nd Hawaiian Renaissance) • Hōkūle‘a and the return of our voyaging tradition• Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana (PKO) challenges U.S Navy • Proliferation of hula and mele Hawai‘i• Office of Hawaiian Affairs• Pūnana Leo
1984-1994 • Hawaiian immersion schools• E Ola Mau Report• Native Hawaiian Education and Healthcare Acts• Centennial of overthrow and Clinton’s Apology
Resolution
1994-2004• College enrollment grows by 20%• Hawaiian cultural-based charter schools• Lua revived• More voyaging canoes
2004-2014• School of Hawaiian Knowledge• Sustainable ‘āina and moana based food production • Department of Native Hawaiian Health• Hōkūle‘a World Wide Voyage
Ali‘i Legacy• Kamehameha
Schools• Queen’s Healthcare
System• Queen Lili‘uokalani
Children’s Center• Lunalilo Homes for
Kūpuna
Kānaka Maoli Population Projections to 2050
1980 to 2014• 28% increase
2014 to 2040• 53% increase
1974 – 2014: Kānaka Maoli Challenges
• Threats of lawsuits against Kānaka Maoli institutions
• Dismantling of Kānaka Maoli federal legislation by Republican Party
• No consensus on self-determination among Kānaka Maoli
• Increase U.S. Nationalism among other Hawai‘i ethnic groups and adoption of an “individualistic” worldview
• “Big Business” influence in Hawai‘i and gentrification
Kū i ka Pono (Justice for Hawaiians) protest march held on September 7, 2003 in response to attacks on Hawaiian rights and institutions.
Lessons Learned
• Pōʻaiapili – re-contextualizing values and practices
• Ho‘omana – re-empowering values and perspectives
• Naʻauao ʻike mua – re-visionary leadership• ‘Onipa‘a pū – re-solute action
Nā Pou Kihi Determinants of Kānaka Maoli
Health
Kānaka Maoli Future 2040Assets
• Indigenous values and practices and sustainable resource management• Ali‘i Trusts & Office of Hawaiian Affairs ($12 billion in assets)• Fastest growing population (nearly 1 million strong)• Growing number of professionals and academics• Representation across all sectors of society
Opportunities• Economic
• Leveraging of Ali‘i Trust and OHA assets toward a collective plan for Kānaka Maoli development• Control of tourism and natural resources
• Education• University of Hawai‘i becomes an indigenous serving institution• Hawaiian cultural-based schools are the norm not the exception
• Workforce• Achieved equity across the diverse workforce• Livable wages are realized
• Housing• Native Hawaiian Homestead communities become a model for the development of healthy communities
• Politics• Increase Kānaka Maoli population creates needed critical mass to influence political priorities and decisions• Political decisions based on Kānaka Maoli value system
Mahalo Nui
• Hui Taumata• Professor Emeritus Sir Mason Durie• Associate Professor Te Kani Kingi