Pīko‘oko‘o 2018 Conference
October 5, 8:00am - 6:30pm
Mānoa Campus, East-West Center Imin Conference Center
PÄ«ko‘oko‘o honors the importance of supporting our piko, which is grounded in Native Hawaiian traditions, customs, and practices, represented by the ‘aho creating the piko of an ‘ie‘ie basket or the rope binding the ‘iako to the ama of a canoe. The conference theme is based on the work of Noelani Goodyear-KaÊ»Åpua’s “Reproducing the Ropes of Resistance: Hawaiian Studies Methodologies.â€
PÄ«koÊ»okoÊ»o 2018 will provide a unique platform to weave projects, teaching, and research within one of four ‘aho of aloha ‘Äina and to consider and extend what Hawaiian scholarship is and what it is to be a “Hawaiian Place of Learning.â€
LÄhui – Commitment to ensuring survivance of Kanaka Maoli as a lÄhui; “who we are/who are weâ€
Kuleana – understanding our positionalities and obligations; contributing member of the community
Ea – nurturing relationships in balanced interdependence; Indigenous Resurgence
Pono – search for & maintenance of harmonious relationships, justice, and healing; pehea lÄ e pono ai?
Event Sponsor
Hawai'inuiÄkea, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Noelani Puniwai, Malia Nobrega-Olivera, (808) 956-0597, pikookoo@hawaii.edu, http://manoa.hawaii.edu/pikookoo