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Kūlia i ka nuʻu (Motto of Queen Kapiʻolani) "Strive to do your best"


ʻŌlelo Noʻeau from the Hawaiian Nation

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

National Merit Scholar

National Merit Scholar

National Merit Scholar

Curators Scholar

National Merit Scholar

National Merit Scholar

Bright Flight Scholar

National Merit Scholar

Bright Flight Scholar

FELLOWSHIPS, GRADUATE SCHOOL

M.A. 2-Yr Fellow

4-Yr Doctoral Fellow

4-Yr Doctoral Fellow

I received a full fellowship for my M.A. research at Ben Gurion University, Jacob Blaustein Institute of Desert Research from the Ministry of Science and Technology in order to analyze the economic engagement of Bedouin women. This fellowship provided room, board, tuition, interpreter, research assistant, and travel expenses.

4-Yr Doctoral Fellow

4-Yr Doctoral Fellow

4-Yr Doctoral Fellow

Receiving a 4-Yr fully funded fellowship, I was able to study at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver in my doctoral studies with Kānaka Maoli women leaders on Kauaʻi.

PUBLICATIONS

Full Feature Article

Full Feature Article

Full Feature Article

 Published in Ms. Magazine, on Women Leaders leading the way globally on agricultural issues.

*note, issue in photos may not be exact issue of publication

Multiple Articles

Full Feature Article

Full Feature Article

I wrote numerous articles for publication, including interviews with Dr. Sandra Steinberger, author of Living Downstream; and also Ted Danson, for his work in saving the reefs.

In Harlem...

Full Feature Article

In Harlem...

When covering Muhamad Yunusʻ award at the United Nations in New York City, I connected with the editor of a small paper who asked me to feature the micro-credit financing projects that Grameen Bank was piloting with street vendors in Harlem.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Native American & Indigenous Studies Conference, 2018

In 2018 in Vancouver, I presented my collaborative doctoral research amplifying the voices of Kānaka Maoli women leaders from the island of Kauaʻi on issues of land tenure, food sovereignty, and the next generation.

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