{"id":227466,"date":"2025-12-22T14:46:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=227466"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:46:25","slug":"uh-west-oahu-da-pueo-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/22\/uh-west-oahu-da-pueo-press\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> West Oʻahu launches first issue of undergraduate journal by and for students"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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The inaugural issue of Da Pueo Press<\/em> features cover art, “Natural Bond,” by Jheanna Carlos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span> recently launched the inaugural issue of Da Pueo Press<\/a><\/em> (DPP<\/abbr><\/em>), an undergraduate journal featuring 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> student writers and artists, showcasing their diverse and creative works.<\/p>\n

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DPP<\/abbr><\/em>\u02bbs Nicole Quibol, Yasmine Romero, Tanya H\u014dk\u016blani Racoma, and Chancellor Maenette Benham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DPP<\/abbr><\/em> is by and for 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> students, with the mentorship of humanities faculty and the support of the Institute for Research and Engaged Scholarship<\/a> and 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> administration.<\/p>\n

“It is so important to have a journal established on our campus,” said DPP<\/abbr><\/em> faculty mentor Yasmine Romero, associate professor of English and the chair of the Humanities Division at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>. “We are an Indigenous-serving university, which means we should strive to create spaces for our students to build their archives and create connections to their communities.”<\/p>\n

Aloha ʻ\u0100ina<\/h2>\n

Published on December 5, Vol. 1 No. 1 “Aloha ʻ\u0100ina” centers on the theme of “love for the land” and includes the work of 11 writers and three artists. The issue includes a Letter from the Editor<\/a> by Tanya H\u014dk\u016blani Racoma, the fall 2025 DPP<\/abbr><\/em> editor-in-chief.<\/p>\n

“The issue moves from works grounded in Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s memory and everyday life, to creative retellings of familiar stories through local and Indigenous lenses, and then to ethical and critical essays engaging film, media, and social justice,” Racoma said. “It concludes with reflections on writing, identity and ancestral knowledge. Together with cover art honoring land as family, the issue embodies Aloha ʻ\u0100ina as love, connection and care for ʻ\u0101ina and community.”<\/p>\n

She believes Da Pueo Press<\/em> has the potential to grow into a space where Indigenous students feel empowered to publish in their native languages<\/p>\n

“Honoring language, after all, is a way of honoring the people and futures they carry,” Racoma said.<\/p>\n

For more visit Ka Puna O Kaloʻi<\/span><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

—By Zenaida Serrano Arvman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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