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Atheena Keanani Arasoo - (Un)pacific Relations: Imperial Divisions between Native Hawaiians and Micronesians in Hawaiʻi

This thesis argues that despite longstanding cultural and historical connections between Native Hawaiians and Micronesians, a history of imperialism in Hawaiʻi – the research considers cultural, economic, and political aspects of U.S. empire in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific – has shaped ongoing racial and xenophobic tensions directed from Native Hawaiians to Micronesians…

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Julie Chung - Redefining “Inclusive” Science: Hawai‘i’s Multicultural Settler Colonial Context

In response to stark indigenous health disparities, researchers at the University of Hawai‘i Department of Native Hawaiian Health (DNHH) have incorporated Native Hawaiian culture, knowledge, and community voices into their community-engaged research projects. However, these scientists regularly grapple with the legacies of extractive academic research practices in Hawai‘i’s settler-colonial history and present. How do scientists navigate their positionality as researchers and individuals accountable to Native Hawaiian communities? How has navigating this role affected the epistemology…

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