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Research In Kailua Fosters Next Generation Of Scientists
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander college students engage in research in Kailua. PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA
A summer research pro- gram in Kailua provided 11 Native Hawaiian and Pacif- ic Islander college students with valuable experiences. It was an opportunity to develop their scientific re- search skills while tackling challenges facing Pacific Is- land communities.
to promote skills of kilo (observation), pono science and mālama ʻāina.”
The 10-week program, hosted by University of Ha- waiʻi at Mānoa, culminated with student presentations and a celebration at Ulupō Heiau State Historic Site. The students performed cutting-edge research in en- vironmental biology within the watershed of Kailua in Windward Oʻahu.
Student participants went through a rigorous applica- tion process. The accept- ed students had all of their expenses covered through a grant by National Science Foundation, including trav- el costs, room and board, meals, transportation and other project expenses.
Student projects focused on various topics, including systems biology research to solve issues identified by the
Kailua community, fishery science, sustainable agri- culture systems, ecological restoration, invasive species science and management, and disease ecology.
ers, our relationships to place, people and our an- cestors are all intricate- ly woven into our prac- tice, understanding and interpretation of science,” states Kiana Frank, pro-
gram co-lead and assistant professor in the Pacific Bio- sciences Research Center in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technol- ogy. “Our program is built on the foundation of pilina,
infused with the intense in- tellectual rigor of learning ma ka hana ka ʻike (gain- ing knowledge by doing) huli ka lima i lalo (with our hands turned down) in both service and research
“I found it to exceed my expectations being a pro- gram of not just purely sci- ence-based, but implement- ing culture to our learnings,” states Carlene Blailes, a program participant, current student at Leeward Commu- nity College and a native of Guam.
“As Indigenous research-
For more information, visit manoa.hawaii.edu.
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