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LAMA featured on Think Tech Hawaiʻi- Climate Change: Beyond Outrage

Makahiki- 2016, Mālama- Welo, Mahina- Lāʻaupau (Tuesday, April 26, 2016) Malia Nobrega-Olivera, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge (HSHK) Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement shared her story and her work on Think Tech Hawaiʻi.  She shared about the impacts of climate change on cultural practices like salt making on the island of Kauaʻi.  Ms. …

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Hōʻā i ka lama on Sep 9

Download event poster Download event press release A call to our global community to “Hōʻā i ka lama” (ignite the torch) on the next full moon (September 9, 2014), turning our attention to the night sky to show our collective support for the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage, to raise awareness around the …

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LAMA at First Stewards 2014 Symposium in Washington DC

Malia Nobrega-Olivera, LAMA Director and HSHK Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement, was invited to participate in the First Stewards 2014 Symposium in Washington DC.  The theme for this years symposium was “United  Indigenous  Voices  Address Sustainability: Climate  Change  & Traditional  Places”.  Malia spoke on the Rights and Responsibilities panel that discussed the following- “Indigenous …

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33 Million Strong, Women Form Unprecedented Alliance to Take Bold Action on Climate Change and Sustainability

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S EARTH AND CLIMATE SUMMIT   For Immediate Release:  September 24, 2013 www.iweci.org Contact:  Celia Alario, +1.310.721.6517 or Tania Hack +1.805.280.1786; media@iweci.org Bios and quotes from participating delegates:  http://www.iweci.org/summit-delegates Photos available:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/101097407@N04/ Video of Summit Proceedings:  http://www.youtube.com/user/IWECI?feature=watch B-Roll Available Upon Request   33 Million Strong, Women Form Unprecedented Alliance   Declaration and Action Agenda …

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Native Hawaiian Woman Joins a Powerful Cohort of Women Leaders at the International Women’s Earth and Climate Summit

September 20, 2013 Download Press Release A Native Hawaiian woman from Hanapēpē, Kauaʻi, Director of Strategic Partnerships of UH Mānoa’s Loli Aniau, Makaʻala Aniau (LAMA) program, joins a powerful cohort of women leaders from 35+ countries in New York from September 20-23, 2013 to take bold action on climate change and craft a Women’s Climate …

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