Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 6, 1 June 2018 — Jon Osorio named dean of Hawai'inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Jon Osorio named dean of Hawai'inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge

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UH System News Release University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Professor Jon Osorio has been selected as dean of Hawai'inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge (HSHK) effective June 8, 2018, subject to formal posting on the June Board of Regents' meeting agenda. He has been serving as interim dean of HSHK since January 27, 2017. "Professor Osorio was selected

from a very strong group of finalists after a search process that included the active participation of faculty, students, staff and members of the community," said Miehael Bruno, UH Mānoa interim vice ehaneellor for academic affairs and vice chancellor for research. "The fact that he received the overwhelming support of all of these stakeholders is a testament to his accomplishments and his standing within the university and across the broader community."

Osorio, a scholar of 19th century polkieal and social history in Hawai'i, has long been a eonsistent advocate for Hawaiian self-

determination. He has developed and taught classes in history, literature, law as culture, music as historical texts, and research methodologies for and from indigenous people. "I am grateful to the students,

staff, faculty, administrators and the community agencies who encouraged my work during the interim, and I look forward to continuing Hawai'inuiākea's missions: to bring our people into higher education; and to summon the knowledge of our ancestors back into the care and service of Hawai'i," he said. Added Interim UH Mānoa Chancellor David Lassner, "It has been a true pleasure to work with J on during his service as interim dean. He has a clear vision for Hawai 'inuiākea and its role within the university and the community." Osorio started his professional career in 1991 as an instructor at Kapi'olani Community College and was later hired as an assistant pro-

fessor at Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at HSHK in 1994. He was promoted to associate professor in 2002, and tenured and promoted to professor in 2008. Prior to his appointment as interim dean, Osorio served as director of the UH Mānoa Center of Hawaiian Studies from 2003 to 2008, where he successfully provided academic leadership and management of the center. As professor, he has collaborated with numerous other faculty and students in many departments to bring recognition and appreciation to language and performing arts, through conferences, fomms and publications. Osorio earned his PhD, master's and bachelor's degrees from UH Mānoa. ■

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