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UHWO’s Own Receives Award
University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu faculty mem- ber Lynette Kahekili Ka- opuiki Paglinawan recently received one of the highest honors in social work. The National Association of Social Works Foundation recognized the community leader for her decades-long work to integrate the Na- tive Hawaiian practice of ho‘oponopono (healing ritual of reconciliation and forgiveness) into social work in Hawai‘i.
Lynette Kahekili Kaopuiki Paglinawan, who was recently recognized in the social work sphere, teaches her “Nohana Hawai‘i” class at University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu. PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I
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“Hoʻoponopono gives families a means to open their hearts, forgive each other and express love, and then move forward with healthier communication,” states Paglinawan.
storing a relationship after a dispute by gathering the people involved and giv- ing each person a chance to speak about their emotions, until all parties feel they have been acknowledged, and repentance and for-
giveness have occurred. Paglinawan is a facul- ty member with the Na- tive Hawaiian Interdisci- plinary Health program, a collaboration between the UH-Mānoa Thompson SEE PAGE 7
According to UH, hoʻo- ponopono is a way of re-
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