Emalani Case
Biographic Data
| ID | 454011 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emalani Case |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emalani |
| FAMILY NAME | Case |
| SIGNATURE | CASE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria University of Wellington |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6231-5927 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The future beneath us
It can take decades for a single drop of water to filter through the earth to get to an aquifer. The water in aquifers, or underground collections of water, is therefore aged. Understanding this, Indigenous peoples in the Pacific have long been active in safeguarding these deep waters, knowing that our futures are determined by what is beneath us. This is demonstrated in various Pacific and Indigenous-led movements to protect water, including the…
Ko Wai Tēnei e Tū Ake Nei? Activating Collectivity and Accountability Through Grounded Positioning
Building on conference conversations about positionality—about who we are and how our identities shape our views of the world, about the connections and disconnections experienced between us, and about our proximities to place, power, and privilege—this piece brings together four conference participants to continue to reflect on what positionality means, on why it is important, and on how to practice it in non-performative, well-developed, and mu…
Caring for Whenua
Bringing the summit of Mauna Kea and the lands of Ihumātao to Te Whanganui-a-Tara, leaders and protectors Pua Case and Pania Newton come together to discuss what it means to be in Indigenous-led movements that centre Indigenous rights, rituals, and protocols. In a moving keynote conversation, they talk about the work that comes with caring for whenua or ́āina in personal, relational, and sacred ways; they reflect on the importance of solidarities…
Sipping Tea and Sharing Kōrero
Over literal and metaphorical cups of tea, the organising crew of ‘Activating Collectivity: Aroha and Power’ reflect on what went into planning and shaping the conference and what was gained from it. In doing so, they invite readers to grab a cup and join in the reflective process
Keywords
Using the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercises as an example, this keywords entry explores the concept of militarism and seeks to understand ideologies of justified violence in relation to the structure of settler colonialism and the logics of white supremacy. Using three brief reflections from RIMPAC 2020, I examine how militarism sustains, and is sustained by, racial hierarchies and colonial power. I also draw links to the Co…
That which feeds
Sponsored by the Asia Pacific Viewpoint , this paper was originally delivered as a keynote address at the New Zealand Geographical Society (NZGS) conference in November of 2020. Building on the conference theme, ‘Embracing Diversity: Expanding Geographies’, it argues that any consideration of our diverse, layered and growing environments must consider the sacred. Rather than focus solely on what are often deemed ‘sacred’ sites – or those places m…
Everything Ancient Was Once New
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EaLessons in Breath, Life, and Sovereignty from Mauna Kea Emalani Case (bio) Mauna Kea taught me how to breathe. Perhaps not in the literal sense, but how to breathe with purpose. It taught me how to use my life for more than just living, but for ensuring that others can grow. It taught me about sovereignty, about what freedom can look like, feel like, and even taste like. I was born and raised in the shade of our Mauna, but I now live thousands …
Caught (and Brought) in the Currents
This paper visits, interacts with, and listens to place. Rather than ascribing narratives and frames to the spaces we study, it encourages scholars to take pause and to sift through the many layers of complex histories of and from place to uncover the stories not being told. As an example, this paper will focus on Kamilo, a beach located on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, that has become known (in recent years) as “Plastic Beach.” It will use the beac…
False Divides
I ka Piko, To the Summit
This paper focuses on Mauna Kea, the highest mountain in Hawaiʻi, and uses it as a case example for examining articulations of place and space, or how areas can be understood, read, and interpreted to push particular agendas. Furthermore, it comments on the often-conflicting expressions of belonging and possession, how they are enacted and embodied both on and off the mountain, and how they have been used in contemporary discourse regarding the s…
Archipelagic American Studies
On the morning of 13 January 2018, residents of Hawaiʻi – an archipelago occupied by the United States (US) – were told to take immediate shelter. It was announced via blaring text message that a m
Pehea ka ʻAha a kāua? How is our Rope?
Before I knew how to write stories, I chanted and danced them to life. In fact, it was my training in hula 1 that made me a voice for those stories. Some told of people, places, and events that I had never witnessed myself, occurring hundreds, even thousands of years before I took my first breath in and exhaled it out in song. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated…
A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief
"A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief: the island civilization of ancient Hawai‘i." The Journal of Pacific History, 48(4), pp. 500–501
I ka Piko, To the Summit
This paper focuses on Mauna Kea, the highest mountain in Hawaiʻi, and uses it as a case example for examining articulations of place and space, or how areas can be understood, read, and interpreted to push particular agendas. Furthermore, it comments on the often-conflicting expressions of belonging and possession, how they are enacted and embodied both on and off the mountain, and how they have been used in contemporary discourse regarding the s…
Caught (and Brought) in the Currents
This paper visits, interacts with, and listens to place. Rather than ascribing narratives and frames to the spaces we study, it encourages scholars to take pause and to sift through the many layers of complex histories of and from place to uncover the stories not being told. As an example, this paper will focus on Kamilo, a beach located on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, that has become known (in recent years) as “Plastic Beach.” It will use the beac…
A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief
"A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief: the island civilization of ancient Hawai‘i." The Journal of Pacific History, 48(4), pp. 500–501
Pehea ka ʻAha a kāua? How is our Rope?
Before I knew how to write stories, I chanted and danced them to life. In fact, it was my training in hula 1 that made me a voice for those stories. Some told of people, places, and events that I had never witnessed myself, occurring hundreds, even thousands of years before I took my first breath in and exhaled it out in song. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated…
Archipelagic American Studies
On the morning of 13 January 2018, residents of Hawaiʻi – an archipelago occupied by the United States (US) – were told to take immediate shelter. It was announced via blaring text message that a m
Caught (and Brought) in the Currents
This paper visits, interacts with, and listens to place. Rather than ascribing narratives and frames to the spaces we study, it encourages scholars to take pause and to sift through the many layers of complex histories of and from place to uncover the stories not being told. As an example, this paper will focus on Kamilo, a beach located on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, that has become known (in recent years) as “Plastic Beach.” It will use the beac…
False Divides
I ka Piko, To the Summit
This paper focuses on Mauna Kea, the highest mountain in Hawaiʻi, and uses it as a case example for examining articulations of place and space, or how areas can be understood, read, and interpreted to push particular agendas. Furthermore, it comments on the often-conflicting expressions of belonging and possession, how they are enacted and embodied both on and off the mountain, and how they have been used in contemporary discourse regarding the s…
Ea
EaLessons in Breath, Life, and Sovereignty from Mauna Kea Emalani Case (bio) Mauna Kea taught me how to breathe. Perhaps not in the literal sense, but how to breathe with purpose. It taught me how to use my life for more than just living, but for ensuring that others can grow. It taught me about sovereignty, about what freedom can look like, feel like, and even taste like. I was born and raised in the shade of our Mauna, but I now live thousands …
Keywords
Using the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercises as an example, this keywords entry explores the concept of militarism and seeks to understand ideologies of justified violence in relation to the structure of settler colonialism and the logics of white supremacy. Using three brief reflections from RIMPAC 2020, I examine how militarism sustains, and is sustained by, racial hierarchies and colonial power. I also draw links to the Co…
That which feeds
Sponsored by the Asia Pacific Viewpoint , this paper was originally delivered as a keynote address at the New Zealand Geographical Society (NZGS) conference in November of 2020. Building on the conference theme, ‘Embracing Diversity: Expanding Geographies’, it argues that any consideration of our diverse, layered and growing environments must consider the sacred. Rather than focus solely on what are often deemed ‘sacred’ sites – or those places m…
Everything Ancient Was Once New
Ko Wai Tēnei e Tū Ake Nei? Activating Collectivity and Accountability Through Grounded Positioning
Building on conference conversations about positionality—about who we are and how our identities shape our views of the world, about the connections and disconnections experienced between us, and about our proximities to place, power, and privilege—this piece brings together four conference participants to continue to reflect on what positionality means, on why it is important, and on how to practice it in non-performative, well-developed, and mu…
Caring for Whenua
Bringing the summit of Mauna Kea and the lands of Ihumātao to Te Whanganui-a-Tara, leaders and protectors Pua Case and Pania Newton come together to discuss what it means to be in Indigenous-led movements that centre Indigenous rights, rituals, and protocols. In a moving keynote conversation, they talk about the work that comes with caring for whenua or ́āina in personal, relational, and sacred ways; they reflect on the importance of solidarities…
Sipping Tea and Sharing Kōrero
Over literal and metaphorical cups of tea, the organising crew of ‘Activating Collectivity: Aroha and Power’ reflect on what went into planning and shaping the conference and what was gained from it. In doing so, they invite readers to grab a cup and join in the reflective process
The future beneath us
It can take decades for a single drop of water to filter through the earth to get to an aquifer. The water in aquifers, or underground collections of water, is therefore aged. Understanding this, Indigenous peoples in the Pacific have long been active in safeguarding these deep waters, knowing that our futures are determined by what is beneath us. This is demonstrated in various Pacific and Indigenous-led movements to protect water, including the…
History (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Art (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works)