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Hui ʻĀina Pilipili

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.

For questions about Hui ʻĀina Pilipili, please contact:

Kamakanaokealoha Aquino

Kamakana Aquino

Native Hawaiian Coordinator

Hawaiʻi Hall 310

(808) 956-2581

cssnhi@hawaii.edu