Project Hōkūlani
Project Dates
2020 – September 2024
Funding Source
US Department of Education
About
The overarching goal is to create a seamless and supportive STEM education pipeline for Native Hawaiian youths to bolster their aspirations to enter into postsecondary STEM fields. Ultimately, the project will enhance local capacity to support Native Hawaiian youths’ career development in STEM fields and make them future shining stars in STEM fields. It will be achieved by developing and implementing a research-based Hōkūlani Model, drawn upon social cognitive theory and mindset theory to create Native Hawaiian students’ agency to take an active role in shaping their academic and career pathways.
Principal Investigator
Team
Lisa has a doctoral degree in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) and has been an educator for 30+ years. She hails from Canada and now lives, and taught high school, on the island of Lānaʻi. Lisa was the principal author of 2 Native Hawaiian Education curricula at the Center on Disability Studies over a period of 5 years. She recently returned to CDS to work on educator and employer trainings, and to continue research and writing in her area of expertise.
Contact
jmanoa@hawaii.edu
Kiriko Takahashi, Ph.D. is an Associate Specialist at the Center on Disability Studies (CDS). Her projects at CDS range in scope from basic and applied research to demonstration projects. Her research interests include transition of students with disabilities in the STEM pipeline, on culturally responsive teaching, on inclusive education, and on Universal Design for Learning and the use of assistive technology. She also teaches graduate courses in Disability & Diversity Studies. Originally from Japan, she is also involved in multiple international activities and research. She jointly organizes an International Disability Inclusion Symposium on Higher Education and Disability (IDIS) with her…