✨Come join us as we celebrate these students’ first sparks of research!
This semester, nine students conducted original research on the experiences of Kapiʻolani Community Collegeʻs Native Hawaiian and indigenous students. If you’ve ever wanted to know what students have to say about their educational experiences and self, pop in for 20 minutes to meet these amazing researchers at their presentation and share the flyer with your students.
Mahalo nui loa to the advisors who volunteered their time and expertise to mentor these students!
Research Questions:
- Why don’t students come to office hours at KapCC?
- What knowledge do Marshallese women have to offer higher education?
- How can we better support our pre-nursing students?
- How does a kanaka ʻōiwi’s lived experiences and cultural identity shape their perceptions as a returning adult student?
Monday, May 3, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Topic: Office hours
Presenters: Kameron Ko & Hanalei Arakawa
Advisor: Shannon Sakaue, Ph.D.
Tuesday, May 4, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Topics: Course availability, Native cultural knowledge in higher education, pre-nursing student support
Presenters: Tre Zamora, Selah Kone, & Leilani Auld
Advisors: Kara Plamann Wagoner, MLIS and Emma Kaʻahaʻaina, M.Ed.
Tuesday, May 4, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Topics: Diasporic Marshallese women experiences, Kanaka ʻŌiwi returning students, perceptions of statehood & occupation
Presenters: Winifred Cannery, Miriam Keo, & Brandy Takiguchi
Advisors: Veronica Ogata, Ph.D. and Kristie Malterre, M.Ed.
Wednesday, May 5, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Topic: Native Hawaiian resiliency during COVID-19
Presenter: Sandra Stevens
Advisors: Maegen Walker, Ph.D. and Puna Sabagala, M.P.H.
🌊 Event Info, Sign-in, and Agenda: https://kapcc-research.wixsite.com/surf
The Pāoa Research Program is a pilot initiative from the KapCC Undergraduate Research Experiences Program, Kapo’oloku Program for Native Hawaiian Student Sucess, and the NSF Bridges-to-Bacculareaute (B2B) grant (LSAMP: NSF award HRD-1619702). Logo designed by Tre Zamora.
