Hawaii Maoli

Hawai`i Maoli, in partnership with Chaminade University and local Hawaiian civic clubs, will create the He Ola Malaila (“there is life there”) Digital Repository for materials pertaining to traditional arts and activities, land and water rights and issues, and the language and history of Hawaii. In collaboration with Chaminade University of Honolulu, the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, and the Prince Kuhio Hawaiian Civic Club, and with the assistance of student interns and volunteer kupuna, Hawai`i Maoli will digitize and catalog up to 9,000 primary documents and multi-media materials for online access. These materials will provide a unique grassroots perspective on 100 years of Hawaiian history, from the end of the monarchy through the beginning of statehood up to the present. Outreach about the new online resources to community members and students will have the goal of increasing general literacy by engaging Native Hawaiian learners in cultural literacy activities that relate directly to Native Hawaiian heritage and history.