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Leslie Wilcox and Linda Furuto on set
Linda Furuto
strong>Linda Furuto, associate professor of mathematics education in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education, was invited to be a guest on PBS Hawaii’s Long Story Short. A weekly sit down talk show with President and CEO Leslie Wilcox, the show features a casual ‘talk story’ format that conveys an intimate snapshot of its guests, their lives and their work. The episode will air on Tuesday, January 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Furuto joined the College of Education Department of Curriculum Studies in 2013 after serving as associate professor of mathematics at UH West Oʻahu where she gained notoriety for building the mathematics program and her Ethnomathematics Institute. The institute addresses issues of equitable and quality education through the exploration of culturally responsive, place-based STEM.

Furuto has incorporated the Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage into the institute’s P–20 curriculum. An integral part of the voyage, Furuto served on the first international leg from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti as apprentice navigator and education specialist while liaising with the college’s students and faculty. She has since voyaged on subsequent legs to American Sāmoa, Sāmoa, Olohega (Swain’s Island) and Aotearoa (New Zealand). She will voyage to South Africa in November.

More about PBS Hawaii’s Long Story Short segment

During the PBS segment, Furuto focused on themes, including the importance of ʻohana and values; servant leadership and being stewards of the land; engaging in lifelong learning and teaching; embracing changing winds; and navigating past, present and future visions.

“One of the most important lessons I have learned is about reciprocity,” Furuto stated. “We would not be here without the people and land that raised us to embrace this generation and time. It is our inherited privilege, gift and responsibility to give back to Island Earth for those to come.”

—By Jennifer Parks

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