Congratulations to S. Kauwela Valeho-Novikoff for passing her dissertation defense on Wednesday, April 24, 2024!<\/p>\n
Title of Dissertation:<\/strong><\/p>\n Aloha \u02bb\u0100ina in the Library and Information Science Program: Understanding and Being a Hawaiian Place of Learning<\/p>\n Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n M\u0101noa 2025 is our current strategic plan for the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa. The plan has made it very clear that each member, program, and department of our campus have kuleana (responsibility) to learn, acknowledge, and engage in the wisdom of Aloha \u02bb\u0100ina. (ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ M\u0101noa, 2018). The purpose of this qualitative study of multiple bounded cases is to investigate and examine the Library and Information Science (LIS) faculty, haum\u0101na(students), and advisory group members\u02bb understanding, habits of mind, points of view, positionalities, and knowings of Aloha \u02bb\u0100ina in relation to the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa\u02bbs vision grounded in and as a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning. With this examination of the kai\u0101ulu (community), the study supports the vision, mission, and direction of LIS with the intention to ho\u02bbom\u0101lamalama; to cultivate the unique and trailblazing potential of our LIS community members to be the lamak\u016b (torch; light; enlightenment) for Aloha \u02bb\u0100ina in Librarianship and Information Science practices for Hawai\u02bbi nei and the world. This research is also a self-study that allows the opportunity for my own professional learning of my practices as an educator and information specialist-librarian and may lead to a unique practice of Hawaiian Librarianship.<\/p>\n Transformative Learning Theory serves as the theoretical lens to guide and support this research. This theory examines the frames of reference or meaning perspectives of participants and is defined as the process by which we transform problematic frames of reference (mindsets, habits of mind, meaning perspectives) to make them more inclusive, discriminating, open, reflective, and emotionally able to change (Mezirow, 2008). Critical self-reflection is a key component of the process. From the Kanaka \u02bb\u014ciwi (Native) perspective, the study is grounded in Mo\u02bbo (connection and succession). Mo\u02bbo practices are woven like a lei, infused throughout this research process. The Mo\u02bbo also transforms. If our haum\u0101na (students) at the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa carry Aloha \u02bb\u0100ina forward, through the education they receive, the research and creative works that they conduct, and the collaborations with the larger communities in addressing key issues that sustain and m\u0101lama Hawai\u02bbi, then Aloha \u02bb\u0100ina is a very important practice that should be prevalent and active in the minds, spirits, policies, and actions of the Library and Information Science program at the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n Committee Members: Congratulations to S. Kauwela Valeho-Novikoff for passing her dissertation defense on Wednesday, April 24, 2024! Title of Dissertation: Aloha \u02bb\u0100ina […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3312,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4304","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-news-events","9":"post-with-thumbnail","10":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4305,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions\/4305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/cis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Dr. Rich Gazan (CIS) \u2013 Chair
\nDr. Lilikal\u0101 Kame\u02bbeleihiwa (Kamakak\u016bokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies) – University Representative
\nDr. Anne Freese (College of Education Curriculum Studies)
\nDr. Violet Harada (CIS)
\nDr. Michael Brian Ogawa (CIS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"