Table of Contents
How to Use this Book ix
Acknowledgments xiii
We Are Islanders Introduction Aiko Yamashiro Noelani Goodyear-Ka'opua 1
Aloha
Tutu's Aloha 'Aina Grace International Wisdom Kamatiamaikalani Beamer 11
Mother Faith Pascua 18
Mo'olelo: Stories and Storytelling
So Listen to Me Spoken Arts and Youth Activism Lyz Soto 23
No Seed Left Unturned Gender and Mo'oleio Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio 32
We, The Star Keepers Private Education Ryan Oishi 42
Eyes of the Night Lights Mailani Neat 49
The Welo and Kuleana of Mele Integrity: Music Kainani Kahaunaele 52
Kalihi Calls Storytelling and Community Health Dawn Mahi 60
I am a Farmer U'ilani Arasato 68
Tell Them Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner 70
Kuleana and Development Hawai'i Responsibly
Honoring the Family of KTA Superstores Business Derek Kurisu 75
Lana'i's Community Wealth Lana'i Futures Consuelo Agarpao Gouveia 82
Urbanism as Island Living: Architecture and Urban Design Sean Connelly 88
A Perspective on Energy Policies in Hawai'i Energy Makena Coffman 100
A Wav with Waste: Waste Management Hunter Heaivilin 111
Things You Missed (or, The Dog Ears, Revisited) Donovan Kuhio Colleps 119
Reclaiming Our Stories of Struggle Labor Movement Cade Watanabe 122
Prime the Urban Island Pendulum Art and Urban Youth 130
Sedilia Jill Yamasawa 139
Innocenta Sound-Kikku: I am of Oceania 144
Molokai Stories, Identity, and Kuleana: Video Production Matt N. Yamashita 146
How We Choose Our Food and How Our Food Chooses Us Public Health Elise Leimomi Dela Cruz-Talbert 153
Fishponds, Food, and the Future in Our Past Loko I'A Hi'ilei Kawelo 163
Huaka'i: Finding Your Position and Your Way
Sailing the Ancestral Bridges of Oceanic Knowledge Voyaging Bonnie Kahape'a-Tanner 173
Micronesian Diaspora(s) Emelihter Kihleng 181
Decolonization and Public Education in Hawai'i Public Education Tina Grandinetti 188
Alternative Economies for Alternative Futures Settler Colonialism Dean Itsuji Saranillio 197
Backyard Kuleana Kaua'i Futures Keone Kealoha 207
My Journey as an Ally for Social Justice Militarism Eri Oura 216
Cultivating Foresight and Empowerment Alternative Futures Aubrey Morgan Yee 224
Pu'uhonua: Creating Safe and Sacred Space
TransFARMation Agriculture Cheryse Jutitta KauikeoLani Sana 235
Te Lumanaki o Tokelau i Hawai'i Community Education Sania Fa'amaile Betty P. Ickes 241
The Second Gift Brandy Nalani McDougall 250
Achieving Social and Health Equity in Hawai'i Mental Health Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula 254
Praying for Mendedness Faith and Community-Building Jeffrey Tangman Acido 265
Eve Darlene Rodrigues 272
Pu'uhonua, Creating Places of Healing Rethinking Prisons Mark Patterson 274
He Welo Spiritual Connections Hawane Rios 280
Aloha
Defending Hawai'i Without Machine Guns Island-Style Activism James Koshiba 291
Ceremony No 'u Revilla 299
Contributors 301
