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International Education Week (IEW) is an annual celebration of international education and exchange across the globe. 

Leeward CC Events : Nov 18-22

International Education Week 2024 Activity Flyer - register for UH Mānoa Ka Papa Lo‘i ‘o Kānewai activity

 

Service Learning with UH Mānoa Ka Papa Lo‘i ‘o Kānewai
Friday, November 22
9-11:30am

To honor IEW, the Office of International Programs (OIP) is teaming up with Ka Papa Loʻi O Kānewai at the University of Hawai'i Mānoa. Students will have the opportunity to learn about lo'i kalo and gain a deeper connection with Native Hawaiian culture. Click this flyer or RSVP at go.hawaii.edu/wob !

 

Browse all IEW activities during November 18-22 at the International Education Week website

International Education Week 2024 Book Display @ Leeward CC Library

International Education Week 2024 Display Theme Flyer

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International Education Week 2024 Book Display: Why do we care for the loʻi kalo?

Why Do We Care for the Loʻi Kalo?

Cultivating Culture & Community

The experience will allow learners to:

  • Connect with mo'olelo (story/myth/legend/history) and cultural practices
  • Mālama ʻĀina (caring for the land)
    • Increase food security
    • Increase water equity

 

Hawaiian thatched house : use, construction, adaptation
 Hawaii dye plants and dye recipes
 Native planters in old Hawaii : their life, lore, and environment
Hawaiian heritage plants
 Taro, mauka to makai : a taro production and business guide for Hawaiʻi growers
Hawaii cooks with taro
 Native Hawaiian medicine. Volume III
 Kāhuna lāʻau lapaʻau : the secrets and practice of Hawaiian herbal medicine
Native Hawaiian medicine
E ho'i ka u'i : perspectives on placemaking in Hawai'i

More information . . .

If you are interested in learning more about loʻi kalo and Native Hawaiian culture, please contact our reference librarian, Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz, at hmoniz@hawaii.edu or (808) 455-0390