Manulani Aluli Meyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5427234 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manulani Aluli Meyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manulani Aluli |
| FAMILY NAME | Meyer |
| SIGNATURE | MEYER M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaii at Hilo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lessons from Hawai‘i in Building an Ecology of Knowledge
In this paper, we show how widely used evaluation criteria grounded in Western epistemologies—such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, Development Assistance Committee framework—fall short, especially in Indigenous and culturally diverse contexts. Drawing on Indigenous critiques and Hawaiian epistemology, the paper highlights fundamental differences in how valuing is understood across traditions. Indigenous worldviews emp…
Identification and Preservation of the Hawaiian “Niu Hiwa” Within Hawai‘i’s Coconut Diversity
The door opens inward
Purpose This article demonstrates the reach of Tuhiwai Smith’s ideas across Pacific research. It discusses the theoretical and practical influence of her seminal work Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples through “holographic epistemology”, an indigenous way of viewing knowledge. Design/methodology/approach The authors present a talanoa (Pacific-style relational conversation) to explore Tuhiwai Smith’s legacy for Pacific Isl…
Holographic Epistemology
Introduction. I Ka Wā Mamua, the Past Before Us
The Past before Us
From the Foreword— “Crucially, past, present, and future are tightly woven in ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) theory and practice. We adapt to whatever historical challenges we face so that we can continue to survive and thrive. As we look to the past for knowledge and inspiration on how to face the future, we are aware that we are tomorrow’s ancestors and that future generations will look to us for guidance.” — Marie Alohalani Brown , author of Facing t…
Hoea Ea
This short piece offers two literal and figurative snapshots of what land education looks like in action in Hawaii. The first snapshot depicts a contemporary example of Indigenous Hawaiian taro cultivation in the Limahuli valley on the island of Kauai. The second snapshot illustrates the food sovereignty movement in Waianae, Oahu located at the Kaiao Garden grown by the Hilo Boys and Girls Club
Indigenous and Authentic
Our Own Liberation
The following article is a summary of the views of twenty Hawaiian mentors on education, philosophy of knowledge, and intelligence. The audience for whom I write is not specific to the Hawaiian Charter School movement. Epistemology is an idea that holds up all others. It questions what we value with regard to intelligence, and it shapes how we view teaching and learning. It is at the very center of Teacher Education. Of course, very few know this…
Our Own Liberation
As the Hawaiian political and cultural movement continues to grow, issues of re presentation, power, and control are being critiqued—now by Hawaiian minds. In this essay I look at the fundamentals of Hawaiian epistemology and begin to link them with the educational re f o rm now underway in Hawai'i. With the guidance of twenty mentors, I outline seven epistemological categories that begin to solidify a distinct way in which to view teaching, lear…
Hoea Ea
This short piece offers two literal and figurative snapshots of what land education looks like in action in Hawaii. The first snapshot depicts a contemporary example of Indigenous Hawaiian taro cultivation in the Limahuli valley on the island of Kauai. The second snapshot illustrates the food sovereignty movement in Waianae, Oahu located at the Kaiao Garden grown by the Hilo Boys and Girls Club
Identification and Preservation of the Hawaiian “Niu Hiwa” Within Hawai‘i’s Coconut Diversity
Our Own Liberation
As the Hawaiian political and cultural movement continues to grow, issues of re presentation, power, and control are being critiqued—now by Hawaiian minds. In this essay I look at the fundamentals of Hawaiian epistemology and begin to link them with the educational re f o rm now underway in Hawai'i. With the guidance of twenty mentors, I outline seven epistemological categories that begin to solidify a distinct way in which to view teaching, lear…
Our Own Liberation
The following article is a summary of the views of twenty Hawaiian mentors on education, philosophy of knowledge, and intelligence. The audience for whom I write is not specific to the Hawaiian Charter School movement. Epistemology is an idea that holds up all others. It questions what we value with regard to intelligence, and it shapes how we view teaching and learning. It is at the very center of Teacher Education. Of course, very few know this…
Indigenous and Authentic
Hoea Ea
This short piece offers two literal and figurative snapshots of what land education looks like in action in Hawaii. The first snapshot depicts a contemporary example of Indigenous Hawaiian taro cultivation in the Limahuli valley on the island of Kauai. The second snapshot illustrates the food sovereignty movement in Waianae, Oahu located at the Kaiao Garden grown by the Hilo Boys and Girls Club
Introduction. I Ka Wā Mamua, the Past Before Us
The Past before Us
From the Foreword— “Crucially, past, present, and future are tightly woven in ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) theory and practice. We adapt to whatever historical challenges we face so that we can continue to survive and thrive. As we look to the past for knowledge and inspiration on how to face the future, we are aware that we are tomorrow’s ancestors and that future generations will look to us for guidance.” — Marie Alohalani Brown , author of Facing t…
Holographic Epistemology
The door opens inward
Purpose This article demonstrates the reach of Tuhiwai Smith’s ideas across Pacific research. It discusses the theoretical and practical influence of her seminal work Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples through “holographic epistemology”, an indigenous way of viewing knowledge. Design/methodology/approach The authors present a talanoa (Pacific-style relational conversation) to explore Tuhiwai Smith’s legacy for Pacific Isl…
Identification and Preservation of the Hawaiian “Niu Hiwa” Within Hawai‘i’s Coconut Diversity
Lessons from Hawai‘i in Building an Ecology of Knowledge
In this paper, we show how widely used evaluation criteria grounded in Western epistemologies—such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, Development Assistance Committee framework—fall short, especially in Indigenous and culturally diverse contexts. Drawing on Indigenous critiques and Hawaiian epistemology, the paper highlights fundamental differences in how valuing is understood across traditions. Indigenous worldviews emp…
Indigenous (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)