An “Elsewhere” We Call Home
By Tatiana Kalaniopua Young, PhD on July 31, 2020Kamaʻāina: Child of the Land (2020), a short film by Kimi Howl Lee, centers on the story of a gender-queer teenage character named Mahina played by Malia Kamalani Soon. Mahina …
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Love Letters to Community: Necessary Gestures
By Joy Enomoto on May 16, 2020This is a letter of aloha and kanikau for my kupuna kualua, Keohokalole and my kupuna kuakahi, Annie Keoho and all of my kūpuna whose lives were forever changed by …
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Love Letters to Community: New Worlds into Being
By Lyz Soto on April 10, 2020Dear Lovely You, This is a letter in speculation in a speculative time. This is to all of you struggling through this moment of distance, uncertainty, danger, and fear. I …
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A Letter to You in COVID-19
By Lyz Soto on April 3, 2020Aloha mai kākou, Never has that greeting resonated so resoundingly. We give you salutations in love and community. We greet you as part of our beautiful net of compassion, gratitude, …
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Aloha to our National Humanities Conference Guests
By Aiko Yamashiro on March 7, 2020Aloha e nā malihini, Aloha to you, our guests, to strangers and newcomers. We are awaiting your visit with excitement. Mahalo to the Federation and National Humanities Alliance team for …
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