Pac Rim 2009 Info
Workshop on Cultural Based Education in Hawaii
Monday, May 4th, 2009: Hawaii Convention Center
1:15 pm – 2:45 pm: Culture Based Education in Hawai‘i
Session Focus
Culture based education has made schooling much more relevant for students from Hawaii, as they find personal interest in learning about themselves, this place they call home, and the communities to which they belong. The power of integrating culture into classroom content and process will be the focus of this session.
Included will be information on research based best practices & assessments that align with Native Hawaiian educational pedagogy. Learn about Na Honua Mauli Ola—Hawaii’s Guidelines for Culturally Healthy and Responsive Learning Environments as well as Pihana Na Mamo, a culture based special education program.
Featured Keynote Speaker
Puanani Burgess is a respected Native Hawaiian facilitator and community development consultant in Hawaii, nationally, and across the Pacific. She is also a poet, cultural translator, and university lecturer. Well known for her community work on Oahu’s leeward coast, Puanani is noted for her experience in community, family, and values-based economic development and the use of mediation and storytelling as part of conflict transformation, a process to help people expand their perceptions and understandings.
Hands on Learning Experience: Experience the meaning of ‘Aha in Hawaiian culture with cultural specialists Elsie Ryder and Ka‘oi Ka‘imikaua from ALU LIKE, Inc. Make a special ‘aha cord to symbolize the weaving together of knowledge from multiple sources to support the whole. Find out how Hawaiians historically have worked together to care for their communities.
Featured Presenters
Ka‘oi and John Ka‘imikaua
Elsie Ryder and Ka‘oi Ka‘imikaua are cultural specialists at the ALU LIKE Inc. Nanakuli office. Their deep knowledge of Hawaiian culture and a‘o, teaching and learning, has impacted many students and educators across the state. These gifted teachers help us understand the wisdom of their ancestors and how this knowledge is relevant in today’s world.
2:45 – 3:00 pm: BREAK
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: A Pedagogy of Aloha
Session Focus: A deep understanding of relationship is part of a philosophy guiding educators working to strengthen learning for Native Hawaiian youth who continue to struggle in mainstream educational settings. Learn how people are working together to identify and promote successful practices impacting the achievement of Hawaii’s Native Hawaiian students.
Topics to Include
- The Nā Lau Lama Initiative, a statewide collaboration developed to improve the educational outcomes of Native Hawaiian public school students
- Strengthening Family and Community Participation in Education
- Education with Aloha
- Culture Based Curriculum Resources and Professional Development
Featured Presenters
Dr. Peter Hanohano is the Lead Advocate for Education for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and former Executive Director of the Native Hawaiian Education Council. Peter received his Ph.D from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in First Nations/Indigenous Peoples Education program. His understandings about culture based education come from a local as well as global perspective.
Colin Kippen is the executive director for the Native Hawaiian Education Council. Other positions he has held include senior counsel to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, deputy director for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, judge for various Northwest Indian tribes, and a trial lawyer and prosecutor in Washington State. His experience offers a wide perspective of concerns and solutions to improving education for Hawaii’s local students.
Kumu Lehua Veincent is the Principal of Keaukaha Elementary School. Through his efforts to foster strong community and family connections, Veincent has helped his staff and students create a campus atmosphere that is warm and inviting, that is pono. Learn how cultural foundational principles have helped these Keaukaha students achieve annual yearly progress.
Herb Lee, Jr., has been the executive director of the Pacific American Foundation (PAF) since January 2005. PAF’s mission is to help improve the lives of Hawaiians and all Pacific Americans through mentorship/leadership, career planning, development and employment, research, and community partnerships. His staff has created some relevant culture based curricula that is helping to perpetuate Hawaiian knowledge and animate student learning.
4:00 – 6:00 pm: “EDU-DATING”—Roundtable “Talk Story” Sessions
Through a creative interactive format, participants will have the opportunity to meet and talk with various curriculum and program developers working to support students through culture based education. Receive curriculum materials and learn about community resources that address a variety of ages. Learn about future community trainings that will share more about culture based education.
- Download the Workshop Brochure (PDF Format)
- Register for this Workshop (Fillable-PDF Form)
