Uluwehi Hopkins

Uluwehi Hopkins is a Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) scholar descended from Oʻahu Island lineages. Her work is immersed in Hawaiian knowledge systems and researching the methods used by her ancestors to maintain a balanced relationship with the environment and cultivate a state of communal abundance. She shares these findings through teaching in universities and in the community. In addition to joyously diving into Hawaiʻi’s vast archive of material produced by in the Hawaiian language, Hopkins often utilizes moʻolelo (oral histories) and other language productions, such as mele (songs), oli (chants), and kaʻao (fables), as sources for revealing knowledge systems that have been overlooked, but could offer insights into a more sustainable future for all.