Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 7, 1 July 2003 — Student conference [ARTICLE]

Student conference

A number of Native Hawaiian graduate students at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa are organizing the first-ever "Ka Li'u o ka Pa 'akai " Native Hawaiian Graduate Student Conference, whieh is being held Aug. 20-22 at the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. The purpose of this conference is to bring together Native Hawaiian graduate students from all disciplines and educational institutions and provide them with a venue to showcase their research and share the work being done in the various disciplines and to create partnerships. This conference will also provide Hawaiian institutions and organizations an opportunity to witness the next generation of Hawaiian leaders as they present their work. The conference will feature pre-

sentations, keynote speakers, graduate skills workshops, receptions, and huaka'i. We are currently soliciting abstracts from Native Hawaiian graduate students and are encouraging all interested students, faculty, educators and members of the Hawaiian community, as well as the larger community to attend. For information, eall 973-0979 or email: nhind@hawaii.edu.