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NATIVE HAWAIIAN ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
Papa & Wākea
Merging Moʻolelo & Modern Science
A cohort of first-year students are introduced to a level of literary research “Merging Mo’olelo and Modern Science”. Students choose their topic of interest, reaching inward to rediscover their place in Hawaiian science. The students translate their findings through a showcase of presentations.
Papa and Wākea: Student Highlights
Savanna Sakuma
"As a student it pushed me to learning more about my culture as well as my personal connection to my family. By doing Papa and Wākea it gaves me the chance to conduct research as a future epidemiologist."
Moses Piohia
"Papa and Wākea was a very enjoyable program that helped me to enhance my abilities at being a stronger student pursuing a degree in engineering."
Past Cohorts
Fall 2017
Kayla Clarke
Culinary
Kawainui Lepo'ai'ia
Savanna Sakuma
Hawaiian Studies
Pu'u Kape'elua
Kolopua Gonsalaves
Psychology
Brain of the Weke
Moses Piohia
Engineering
Maui's Relationship With Volcanism
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