Exploring Mukurtu: Digital Stewardship of Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage
HPS held a virtual presentation in June 2026 to introduce the Mukurtu Content Management System & its key features & possibilities. Using HPS’s implementation of Mukurtu (Digital ʻUmeke), the presentation explored approaches to managing, stewarding, and sharing cultural heritage materials…
2025 At A Glance Newsletter
Check out what we did in our 25th year at Hula Preservation Society! If you’d like to help support HPS, please consider making a monetary donation HERE
Hālau Kū Mana Students Exhibit Artistic Forms of Hula Kiʻi
Honolulu Star AdvertiserJune 6, 2025By Jamm AquinoA hula ki‘i exhibit opened Friday at Capitol Modern in Honolulu. Hula ki‘i, or Hawaiian puppetry in the form of carved hula figures, is a little-known genre of hula that marries hula (dance), mo‘olelo (story),…
2024 At A Glance Newsletter
See what we’ve been up to in 2024 & some upcoming happenings in 2025. View the PDF newsletter here.
HPS Receives NEH Grant
HPS is thrilled to be the recipients of a Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). NEH announced awards on August 28, 2024 that support humanities projects across the country amounting to $37.5 million in grants for…
“2023 AT A GLANCE!” Newsletter
See what we’ve been up to in 2023 & what’s happening in 2024! View the .pdf newsletter here. Screenshot Screenshot
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…
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…
“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…