{"id":133711,"date":"2021-01-11T13:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T23:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=133711"},"modified":"2021-01-13T10:23:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T20:23:29","slug":"podcast-traditional-hawaii-island-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/11\/podcast-traditional-hawaii-island-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast on traditional Hawai\u02bbi Island districts debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\"Ka<\/p>\n

A new podcast about the traditional moku or districts of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island, hosted by a University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> alumna and a Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> instructor, launched in January. Bruce Torres Fischer<\/strong>, a graduate student in the Hawaiian language and literature<\/a> program at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo is leading the production of the Ka Leo o ka Uluau<\/em> 24-episode podcast series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I am so fortunate to work with a talented team in the recording studio that shares a love for this place we call Hawaiʻi<\/span>,” said Fischer, an alumnus of both Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College and 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo. \u201cWorking with them and hearing the reactions of listeners has shown me the great value of this project.”<\/p>\n

Hualani Loo<\/strong>, associate director of 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo K\u012bpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center<\/a>, works with Fischer on production of the podcast series.<\/p>\n

“The integration of Hawaiian culture and how it permeates throughout the college and the campus is something tangible and something that has captured my interest,” Fischer said.<\/p>\n

Hoʻokamaʻāina<\/span> to Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island<\/h2>\n

The podcast name, Ka Leo o ka Uluau<\/em>, honors a Hawaiian makani or wind of Hilo and the conveyance of voices and thought. To hoʻokamaʻāina<\/span> or acquaint listeners to the moku of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island, listeners will join a huakaʻi<\/span> or journey clockwise around the island, starting in Hilo and moving to Puna, Kaʻū<\/span>, Kona, Kohala and H\u0101m\u0101kua.<\/p>\n

Each podcast installment runs about 30 minutes and will feature storied places, histories, people, traditions and lessons through moʻolelo<\/span> or stories told by community members with connections to those places. The first podcast of the series is now live on the project\u2019s blog<\/a>, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Upcoming episodes will be published bi-monthly to podcast platforms on the 1st and 15th of each month. Additional resources such as images, maps and storyteller bios are also available on the podcast blog.<\/p>\n

The podcast series is sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor and K\u012bpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center and hosted by Leilani DeMello<\/strong>, an alumna of 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo working for a Native Hawaiian social enterprise in Hilo, and Drew Kapp<\/strong>, a geography instructor at Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>. The first episode sets the stage and begins exploration in Hilo.<\/p>\n

Creative delivery<\/h2>\n

The project is another creative way for the university to deliver educational programs despite the restrictions brought on by the pandemic. The K\u012bpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center created the hoʻokamaʻāina<\/span> orientation for new faculty and staff in collaboration with the Hanakahi Council<\/a> about 10 years ago that included a huakaʻi<\/span> to wahipana (storied places) around Hilo. The program is considered extremely important for an Indigenous-serving university such as 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo.<\/p>\n

Fischer said, “Even if a handful of people experience a spark of interest that grows into a deeper connection to the land and Hawaiian culture, I will be very happy.”<\/p>\n

For more, see 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Susan Enright, a public information specialist for the Office of the Chancellor and editor of 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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