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Presented by the Association of Hawaiian Evangelical Churches (AHEC) and Hawai‘i PAAM (Pacific Islander and Asian American Ministries) at the PAAM UCC Convocation on June 20, 2024, at Church of the Crossroads in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
In this presentation:
Dr. Maile Arvin, associate professor of History and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, shares a presentation, "Nā Lei Poina ‘Ole: Confronting Histories of Child Institutionalization in Hawai‘i," on her research on the Waiale‘e Training School for Boys.
Ron Fujiyoshi, member of AHEC, shares about "A Resolution Calling for a New Study by Our Church On Our Relationship with the Indian Boarding Schools and the Boarding Schools in Hawaii" — the Resolution of Witness brought to the UCC General Synod in 2023 by AHEC which came as a result from the Department of Interior investigative report from May 2022 which outlined the civilization process that indoctrinated natives through boarding schools, 11 of which were were named in Hawai‘i.
View the full resolution on pages A19-A23 of AHEC's 2023 Annual Reports: hcucc.org/_files/ugd/1c51b0_63fb631b4c50409180bb6f24fa8f6d49.pdf
Other speakers: Kaleihau Kamauu, Vice-President of ‘Ohana Ho‘opakele who experienced the juvenile home system. He wrote his first paper on the boarding schools in Hawai‘i for his history class at the UH Hilo Hawaiian Studies program.
Video credit: La‘akea Kamakawiwo‘ole, member of the AHEC Ho‘okolokolo Boarding School sub-committee
Related reading:
Delegates vote to pursue reparative acts for Native Boarding Schools (July 4, 2023) ucc.org/delegates-vote-to-pursue-reparative-acts-for-native-boarding-schools
Native Hawaiians urge Synod response to legacy of Indian boarding schools, language loss (April 25, 2023) ucc.org/native-hawaiians-urge-synod-response-to-legacy-of-indian-boarding-schools-language-loss
Presented by the Association of Hawaiian Evangelical Churches (AHEC) and Hawai‘i PAAM (Pacific Islander and Asian American Ministries) at the PAAM UCC Convocation on June 20, 2024, at Church of the Crossroads in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
In this presentation:
Dr. Maile Arvin, associate professor of History and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, shares a presentation, "Nā Lei Poina ‘Ole: Confronting Histories of Child Institutionalization in Hawai‘i," on her research on the Waiale‘e Training School for Boys.
Ron Fujiyoshi, member of AHEC, shares about "A Resolution Calling for a New Study by Our Church On Our Relationship with the Indian Boarding Schools and the Boarding Schools in Hawaii" — the Resolution of Witness brought to the UCC General Synod in 2023 by AHEC which came as a result from the Department of Interior investigative report from May 2022 which outlined the civilization process that indoctrinated natives through boarding schools, 11 of which were were named in Hawai‘i.
View the full resolution on pages A19-A23 of AHEC's 2023 Annual Reports: hcucc.org/_files/ugd/1c51b0_63fb631b4c50409180bb6f24fa8f6d49.pdf
Other speakers: Kaleihau Kamauu, Vice-President of ‘Ohana Ho‘opakele who experienced the juvenile home system. He wrote his first paper on the boarding schools in Hawai‘i for his history class at the UH Hilo Hawaiian Studies program.
Video credit: La‘akea Kamakawiwo‘ole, member of the AHEC Ho‘okolokolo Boarding School sub-committee
Related reading:
Delegates vote to pursue reparative acts for Native Boarding Schools (July 4, 2023) ucc.org/delegates-vote-to-pursue-reparative-acts-for-native-boarding-schools
Native Hawaiians urge Synod response to legacy of Indian boarding schools, language loss (April 25, 2023) ucc.org/native-hawaiians-urge-synod-response-to-legacy-of-indian-boarding-schools-language-loss
