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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Native Hawaiian"”.
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The Use of Native Hawaiian Plants by Landscape Architects in Hawaii
Hawaii has lost significant numbers of native flora and fauna resulting from introduced grazing animals, invasive flora, fire and a loss of habitat due to urbanization and agricultural use. Scientists believe that protecting these plants can be achieved by eliminating or reducing threats to native …
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Navigating Knowledge Between Two Landscapes: (Re)envisioning Native Hawaiian Education Through Ho'ola
*This dissertation is a compound document (contains both a paper copy and a CD as part of the dissertation).
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Native Hawaiian Well-Being at Hawaiʻi Community College, An Initiative for Academic Success
… thesis investigates the relationship between a Native Hawaiian sense of well-being and student educational attainment at Hawaiʻi Community College in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. It is written in an indigenous, Native Hawaiian framework, which includes a Pono Hawaiʻi research methodology. In order for the …
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Developing Cultural Competence and Promoting Culturally Responsive Teaching in STEM Educators of Native Hawaiian Students
… through six) STEM educators of predominantly Native Hawaiian students. The second purpose was to identify differences in cultural competence and culturally responsive teaching practices of those same participants identified above. These two participant groups were from the State of Hawaiʻi …
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Native Hawaiian Values and Identity: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Kānaka ʻŌiwi Educators and Educator Leaders
… this dissertation in practice is centered around Native Hawaiian identity and the intersection between Native Hawaiian identity and how Native Hawaiian values shape that identity. The purpose was to explore the role that Native Hawaiian values play in shaping the identity of Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native …
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The Relationship of Cultural Affiliation and Cultural Congruency to Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-Being among Native Hawaiian College Students
Native Hawaiians are the indigenous people of Hawai'i or those living descendants from the original inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands. Despite the preponderance of evidence of health disparities within this community there is a scarcity of research on the mental health and psychological …
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"We Were Queens": Historical Loss Among Native Hawaiians: Exploring Historical Trauma-Informed Suicide Prevention
<p>Native Hawaiian people, and especially lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, <em>māhū</em> and/or queer (LGBTQM) Native Hawaiians, face health and mental health disparities that are disproportionate when compared with other racial/ethnic minorities in Hawai`i, and when compared to the United …
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Reimagining the Polynesian Pipeline Phenomenon: An Intersectionality of Race & Athletics in the College-Going Decisions of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander High School Student-Athletes
<p>Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) high school student-athletes are highly sought after by collegiate athletic programs across the country, creating the Polynesian Pipeline phenomenon (Johnston, 1976; Tengan and Markham, 2009; Uperesa, 2014; Vainuku and Cohn, 2015). However, the …
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The Right to Control the Land: Law, Heritage and Self-Determination by Native Hawaiians
… during the last forty years the laws protecting Native Hawaiian rights have been challenged in Hawai‘i through a series of significant land claim lawsuits. Native Hawaiian struggles for sovereignty are based on the assertion of their heritage rights in lawsuits. This dissertation explores the use …
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Hulihia Nā Kānāwai ʻĀina: The Effects of Post-1893 Land Law Changes On Native Hawaiians - Population Demographics Supplement or Supplant?
… white American immigration while dispossessing Native Hawaiians concurrently. The Land Act was an integral part of a systemic racist process designed to supplant Kanaka Maoli in their homeland and disconnect them from ʻāina, a legacy that lives on today. This dissertation, “Hulihia Nā Kānāwai …
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Everyone, no-one, someone and the Native Hawaiian learner: How expanded equality narratives might account for guarantee/reality gaps, historico-legal context and an admission policy which is actually levelling the playing field
… either the unique historico-legal history of the Native Hawaiian people or the huge gap between formal constitutional guarantees of equality and everyday realities of complex discrimination and disparities almost unrelentingly attracted to Native Hawaiian identity. It recommends an expansion of …
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Nonfiction forms in contemporary poetry by Black and Asian American Writers
… poetry published in 2000-2024 by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American (AANHPI) writers and Black writers (writers of African ancestry) within the United States. For writers of color especially, nonfiction forms can provide a different way of entering into conversations …
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Honoring Indigenous Worldview: Cultural (Un)Responsiveness in Gifted Education
… Sternberg et al., 2021). As a result, K- 12 Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students are underrepresented in gifted education programs (Sternberg et al., 2021) and overrepresented in special education programs (NCLD, 2023). When considering Indigenous students in …
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The Price Tag of a 5-Star Culture: Cultural Performance and the Politics of Luxury in Oʻahu’s Hotel Industry
… Focusing on Disney’s Aulani Resort, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, and the Moana Surf Rider, the study investigates how Hawaiian culture is performed, curated, and commodified as part of a five-star guest experience. Through ethnographic research and interviews with …
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Articulated Indigeneity and Tourism in Hawaiʻi
… research question for this thesis asks how Hawaiian indigeneity and self-determination are articulated within tourism spaces in Hawaiʻi. This thesis research works to uncover the nuanced ways that Hawaiian indigeneity is employed to manage and regulate tourism activities in Hawaiʻi. I seek …
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An ocean of difference: An exploration of cultural differences in learning styles
… to learning styles and teaching styles among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students (NHPI) and Western teachers, this thesis suggests specific learning components necessary for academic success for Oceanic learners. This was accomplished by examining academic literature in the fields of …
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Gifted Identification in Young, Historically Underrepresented Populations: A Phenomenological Study
… population (American Indian or Alaskan Native, Latinx, Black or African American, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) identified gifted in second grade or younger or educators who were involved in the gifted identification process for underrepresented, young students. …
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Investigating Health Inequality in Primary Care Spatial Accessibility Among Races and Ethnicities in King County Using a Geospatial Approach
… accessibility, whereas Hispanic and non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations had less accessibility to primary care providers than people of other races/ethnicities. Area configuration of healthcare resources and improvement targeting of racial/ethnic minorities can help …
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Exploring the Relationship between Postpartum Anxiety and Ethnicity/Race: A Secondary Analysis of TriNetX Data
… Black, White, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic and determined the association between race/ethnicity and postpartum anxiety after adjustment for maternal age, prenatal anxiety, and prenatal depression. The research questions were: What …
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