The KS-sponsored scholar speaker series Hulikoʻa Kaiāulu will continue on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Community Learning Center at Nānākuli.
Scholars Poki‘i Seto and Sophia Carba will share the role higher education has played in their lives and where their educational journeys have taken them.
Hulikoʻa Kaiāulu – Explorations of the Kaiāulu breeze – gives Wai‘anae Coast ‘ohana the opportunity to embrace higher education and celebrate examples of advanced learning in the community.
The speaker series was developed through a partnership between Kamehameha Schools, the UH Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, and MA‘O Organic Farms.
Scholar Poki‘i Seto, who was born and raised in Wai‘anae, will present “ʻO Ka ʻŌlelo Hawai‘i Ka ʻŌlelo ʻOia‘ai‘o o Kēia ‘Āina”, which looks at ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) and the connections language makes to culture.
“The voice of our kūpuna, the Hawaiian language, is the true language of this ʻāina,” says Seto. “It is this practice of speaking our native tongue that will bring healing and reconnection to Hawaiian consciousness and awareness.
“We must share this work to continue to speak, connect to, and revive our ʻōlelo so that it will not disappear. The language breathes life into us, it lives through us, and our connection to the ancestral memory of Hawaiʻi lives in the sharing of our ʻōlelo.”
Sophia Carba will present “My Life Journey” and talk about her experiences interning at the United Nations. Carba is a 2009 graduate of Nānākuli High and Intermediate School. She has also served as an intern for Education Energy, an online mentorship program designed to assist student entrepreneurs in upcycling their Education Energy as a renewable resource.
The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and a light dinner and child care will be provided. Representatives from higher education will also be present at the event to speak with guests interested in continuing their academic pursuits.
To better prepare for the event, an RSVP would be greatly appreciated. Please email kapua@ksbe.edu or call 668-1517 to reserve a space.
Additional sessions in the series are scheduled for Nov. 18, Jan. 27, Feb. 24, Mar. 31 and Apr. 28. Visit the Community Learning Center at Nānākuli website for more information.
Huliko‘a Kaiāulu scholar speaker series
WHO:
Waiʻanae Coast scholars Poki‘i Seto and Sophia Carba will share the role higher education has played in their lives. Higher education pros will be on hand to provide guests with guidance on their academic pursuits.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Oct. 21
5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
WHERE:
The Kamehameha Schools Community Learning Center at Nānākuli
89-101 Farrington Hwy.
RSVP:
A free, simple dinner will be served and child care will be provided for attendees. Please email kapua@ksbe.edu or call 668-1517 to reserve a space.
Poki‘i Seto will discuss the importance of ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) on Oct. 21.
Sophia Carba will share her experience interning at the United Nations.
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