Join NABS on May 9th, 2024 from 12pm-1:30pm CT for our upcoming Research Webinar: Exploring the Legacy of Boarding Schools.

This webinar will focus on the legacy of boarding schools in Hawai’i, and will feature an opening song by Elijah Kalā McShane and a presentation by Dr. Maile Arvin. This event will be moderated by Dr. Gerry Ebalaroza-Tunnell.

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Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, et al., photographer by Franzen Photography. Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Upper Campus, Carter Dormitory, 65- Kohala Mountain Road, Waimea, Hawaii County, HI. trans by Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/hi1094/>.

Featuring

Elijah Kalā McShane

Opening Song

Elijah Kalā (Kah-LĀH) McShane is a kanaka maoli culturalist, ceremonialist, and thought leader coming from O’ahu, in the Hawaiian Kingdom. He is the founder of Awakened Aloha, an organization whose focus is to “inspire a world where A.L.O.H.A is the heartbeat of humanity by unifying people & bridging cultures”. He shares message called The Way of Aloha that helps people implement the spiritual principles of Aloha ‘Āina (love for the land), Aloha Akua (love for Spirit), and Aloha Kanaka (love for one another), which is the foundation for his newly founded community called Hale Lōkahi (the house of Unity).

Dr. Maile Arvin

Presenter

Dr. Maile Arvin is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) feminist scholar. At the University of Utah, she is an associate professor of History and Gender Studies, as well as the director of the Center for Pasifika Indigenous Knowledges and the Pacific Islands Studies program. Her first book, Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawaiʻi and Oceania, was published with Duke University Press in 2019. You can follow her current research on the history of boarding schools in Hawaiʻi at the website: naleipoinaole.com.

Dr. Gerry Ebalaroza-Tunnell

Moderator

Dr. Gerry Ebalaroza-Tunnell, known as Dr. G, embodies the Aloha Spirit, nurturing leadership for cohesive communities. With a doctorate in transformative studies, she authored “Let’s Live Aloha” for young readers and is set to release her memoir on self-discovery and mixed heritage in 2024.