Council for native hawaiian advancement articles
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Hawaiian scientist quests to find and save the state’s native sugarcanes
Sugarcane biodiversity disappeared as big plantations dominated the sugar trade in Hawaii, but now native varieties are making a comebackNoa Kekuewa Lincoln remembers when he first encountered native Hawaiian sugarcane in 2004. The fresh stalks, bursting with color, might have sprouted from Willy Wonka’s imagination, not the soil.Lincoln, a kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiian) expert in Indigenous cropping systems and an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii, said: “I grew up seeing...
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May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2024 #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth #APAHM #AAPIHM #AANHPI
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month honors the history, contributions and representation of these diverse groups. This year we are excited to shine some light on incredible stories o
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A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. — Rosanna Jackson, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs here, counts herself as one of the resilient ones. Her childhood in the 1970s and 80s was tough. Home didn’t always feel like a safe place to be. There’s a stigma that leads to people “not talking about their […]