Hula Preservation Society - Hawaii

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HPS Receives NEH Grant

In March 2023, HPS was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The funded project is to create an Indigenous-centered Controlled Vocabulary to enhance the description of video oral histories with Native Hawaiian elders. The project will also produce guidelines for developing Indigenous-centered subject headings and preferred terms.
See the announcement HERE.

New Tools for Online Resources

In January 2023, HPS released new tools to aid in the use of our online resources. A variety of video tutorials provide insight into using and navigating our virtual collections on Digital ʻUmeke, conducting research, and/or how to work with the archive for materials. These tutorials can be accessed through:
Digital ʻUmeke
YouTube
Vimeo

HPS also released a public reference document listing our online resources and where to access them. Check it out: HPS Guide to Online Resources

“2022 at a glance!” Newsletter

It is always hard to try and summarize an entire year in one sheet, but we try! Check out our “2022 at a glance!” newsletter below or download the .pdf here!

HPS and the Kekaulike Internship Program (Summer 2021)

A new venture during the pandemic has been HPS’s participation in the Kekaulike Internship Program through Native Hawaiian Student Services, University of Hawaiʻi. In summer 2021, we welcomed two haumāna from Kapiʻolani Community College, Tre Zamora and Rain Abero. As students in the Media Arts program, they will be helping develop strategies and content for HPS’s social media presence! Each brings their own unique specialties and skill sets to the table, and we are happy to provide them an opportunity to build new skills while we can support them in gaining more career experience as well as learning more about their Hawaiian culture as they work with our kūpuna’s oral history footage. Be sure to follow HPS on Facebook & Instagram to see regular updates about the work they are doing with us.