Hoʻomaikaʻi aku iā Lisa Kanae lāua ʻo Keolani Noa, ʻo lāua ka mea mua i lei ʻia me ka Title III Fellowship Grant. He wahi kālā kēia e kākoʻo a hoʻomau i ka noiʻi o kā lāua mau papahana. ʻO kā Lisa papahana, pili iā Kalāhū, he mea e hoʻoulu ʻike naʻauao no nā kumu e hoʻononiakahi i ka ʻike kūhohonu Hawaiʻi i ke kiʻina aʻo. ʻO kāKeolani papahana, ʻo i‘a hoʻi e holomua a hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ka hoʻoholomua a hoʻopaipai ʻia ʻana o nā haumāna e neʻemua i kālākou ʻimi naʻauao ma o ka ʻepekema o ka ʻike kūpuna. Ma ka lā 29 o Nowemapa a hiki aku i ka lā 5 o Kekemapa, Makahiki 2016, i Rapanui ‘ana lāua e hoʻolaha aku ai i kā lākou noiʻi ma ka ʻAha Mua e pili i nā Nīnau Hou o Polenekia. He mau lālā waiwai loa ʻo Lisa Kanae me Keolani Noa i ka Hui Hawaiʻi a huakaʻi hele ʻana i Rapanui ma ke ʻano he mau lālā no Kalāualani me Ke Kula Nui Kaiāulu o Kapiʻolani me ko lāua ʻōlelo paʻa e lilo i wahi Kula KākoʻoʻŌiwi.

Congratulations to Lisa Kanae and Keolani Noa, recipients of the first Title III Consortium Grant Fellowships, which will support their continued research into their projects. Lisa is working on Kalāhū, the professional development program that promotes the integration of Native Hawaiian epistemology into pedagogy. Keolani continues to promote studentsʻ academic advancement through the science of ancestral knowledge. Dissemination of their research will take them to Rapa Nui to the First Conference on Contemporary Issues of Polynesia, Rapa Nui, November 29 – December 5, 2016. Lisa Kanae and Keolani Noa will be important addition to the Hawai‘i Symposia team and will represent the commitment of Kalāualani and Kapi‘olani Community College in being the leading indigenous serving institution.