Ke Ola Nei: Living Museums and Indigenous Authenticity

  • Saturday, September 28, 2024
  • 9:00 am – 10:15 am
  • Ventana - Salon K

Presenter(s): 

Hauolihiwahiwa Moniz, Indigenous Initiatives Librarian, University of Hawaii at M’noa (Hawaiian and Pacific Special Collections, Hamilton Library)
Kuuleilani Reyes PhD, Librarian, Kamehameha Schools Kaplama
Kainani Merrill, Cultural Data Researcher, Nohopapa LLC

Moderator: 

Alyssa Purcell, PhD Student, Graduate Assistant (Librarian) University of Hawaii at M’noa (Hawai’inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge)

Track: 

  • Community Engagement, Indigenous

Learning Format: Active Learning

The International Indigenous Librarians’ Forum (IILF) convened for the first time in Hawaii in November 2023. IILF opened at Waimea Valley on O’ahu where an archaeological kauhale (house site) was transformed into a living museum for Forum Delegates to explore under the direction of Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners. This talk investigates the creation of a cross-cultural, professional gathering using indigenous protocols and authentic interpretation within a context of colonial tourism and settler occupation in Hawaui,.