The Native Hawaiian Initiative is a focused effort to be a Native Hawaiian place of learning under the University’s commitment to Native Hawaiians and Native Hawaiian knowledge. This initiative is comprised of current College programs developed by CSS faculty as they work to expand the network of cooperating faculty across disciplines.

Patricia Amaral Buskirk, Associate Professor, School of Communications
Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Professor, Department of Political Science
Ulla Hasager, Associate Specialist, Director of Civic Engagement
Davianna Pōmaikaʻi McGregor, Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Noenoe Silva, Professor, Department of Political Science
Ty Kāwika Tengan, Associate Professor, Departments of Ethnic Studies & Anthropology
Lani Teves, Associate Professor, Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

View a listing of courses with Hawaiian, Indigenous, and /or Pacific content or themes.

Donations to the Social Sciences Native Hawaiian Initiative fund support the Initiative through activities such as a visiting speaker series, student recruitment, retention and matriculation efforts, and broader community engagement.

Hui ʻĀina Pilipili

Kamakanaokealoha Aquino
Initiative Coordinator
Email: cssnhi@hawaii.edu

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