ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Arts in Religion (2001). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hawaiʻi
Bachelor of Science (1987). Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Hawaiʻi
High School Diploma (1977). Olympus High School, Utah
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Assistant Professor (2002–Present)
Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Island Studies
Culture, Language and Performing Arts/JFS Library, University Archives
Brigham Young University Hawaiʻi
Captain/ Navigator (2003–Present)
Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies, Faculty of
Culture, Language, and Performing Arts
Brigham Young University Hawaiʻi
Voyaging Vessel Iosepa, BYUH Hawaiian Studies floating classroom, Navigate, educate and supervise student crew on interisland voyages
Instructor (1996-2002)
Brigham Young University Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Studies Program, Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies
Instructor (1990-1996)
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures
The Kamehameha Schools
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Translated (from English to Hawaiian) curricula materials for the Hawaiʻi State DOE Kula Kaiapuni Program.
Translator/Editor (1991–1992)
Office of Instructional Services Hawaiʻi State Department of Education
Translated (English to Hawaiian) children’s books for Hawaiʻi State DOE Kula Kaiapuni Program.
Research Assistant (1989–1991)
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Research Hawaiian language newspapers to develop curricula materials for the Hawaiʻi State DOE Kula Kaiapuni Program. Principal Investigator: Mr. Larry Kimura.
Coordinator, Family Education Programs (1989 – 1990)
Hale Kākoʻo, Pūnana Leo
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Implemented and coordinated programs specifically for families within the Pūnana Leo system, including Prenatal and Nutritional programs for mothers and students and Hawaiian Language Immersion Family Activities.
Special Instructor – Hawaiian Language (1986 – 1989)
Communications and Language Arts Division
Brigham Young University–Hawaii Campus
Hawaiian Cultural Specialist (1979 – 1989)
Polynesian Cultural Center, Hawaiian Village
Laʻie, Hawaiʻi
UNIVERSITY LEVEL TEACHING
HAWN 101: Ke Kumu o ka ʻŌlelo – Kau Mua – The Source Part 1
HAWN 102: Ke Kumu o ka ʻŌlelo – Kau Hope – The Source Part 2
HAWN 201: Ke Kahua o ka ʻŌlelo – Kau Mua – The Foundation Part 1
HAWN 202: Ke Kahua o ka ʻŌlelo – Kau Hope – The Foundation Part 2
HAWN 225: Hoʻoikaika Kamaʻilio – Traditional Oratorical Styles
HAWN 301: Hoʻokūkulu ʻŌlelo – Kau Mua – The Building Part 1
HAWN 302: Hoʻokūkulu ʻŌlelo – Kau Hope – The Building Part 2
HAWN 335: Hoʻoikaika Kākau – Strength in the Language
HAWN 401: Hoʻopaʻa Kauhuhu – Kau Mua – The Ridge Pole Part 1
HAWN 404: Hoʻopaʻa Kauhuhu – Kau Hope – The Ridge Pole Part 2
HWST 101: Introduction to Hawaiian Studies
HWST 301: ʻO Hawaiʻi – Of Hawaiʻi
HWST 312: Mālama ʻĀina – Land Responsibility
HWST 312L: Mālama ʻĀina Lab – Land Responsibility
HWST 380: Mālama Kai – Sea Responsibility
HWST 380L: Mālama Kai Lab – Sea Responsibility
HWST 385R: Hawaiian Material and Literary Topics
HWST 390: Special Topics (Hoʻokele Waʻa ‘o Iosepa)
HWST 490: Senior Seminar
HWST 495R: Independent Study
HWST 499: Hawaiian Language Internship
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Book Chapter
Walk, Richard K. Kamoaʻelehua and Wallace, William Kauaiwiʻulaokalani III (2005).
Hawaiian Values and the Gospel. Underwood, Grant (ed.). Pioneers in the Pacific: Memory, History, and Cultural Identity among the Latter-day Saints.
Children’s Book
Walk, Kamoaʻelehua and H. Kaʻumealani K. (2005). Kahuaola. China: Nā Kamalei Koʻolauloa Early Education Program.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ke Kōmike Ho‘oponopono (Editorial Committee) (2002-2006)
Member of the Kōmike, editing Ka Ho‘oilina The Legacy, Puke Pai ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, Journal of Hawaiian Language Sources
Participant, Speaker (2023)
Walk, Kamoa‘e, Walk, H Ka‘umealani, Education Sovereignty, National Indian Education Association, 2023 Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, co-presenter at the closing assembly
Participant/Discussant (2021)
American Education Research Association, Virtual conference, Accepting Educational Responsibility
Participant/Presenter (2019)
He Pūnāwai Māpuna ka ʻŌlelo: It is not just about the ʻŌlelo; it is all about the ʻŌlelo. He Au Honua, I Mana ka Mauli, i Mauli ka Mana, University of Hawai‘i Maui,
Participant (2016) Knowledge Structures: Avenues for Indigenous Knowledge, Ho‘okele Na‘auao—A Hawaiian Librarian Symposium, Windward Community College, Kāne‘ohe, Hawai‘i
Participant/Presenter (2015)
National Indian Education Association, 2015 Convention, Portland, Oregon, “‘Aha Kauleo: Community Advocacy and Leadership Council for Hawaiian Immersion Schools”
Participant (2014)
Building Education Through the Generations, National Indian Education Association, 2014 Convention, Anchorage, Alaska
Participant (2012)
Kaeo, K., Camara, K., Dukelow, K., Sang, K., Walk, H. K., Walk, K. Ka Papahana Kaiapuni: Program Guide Update. I was invited to co-present at the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition Immersion 2012 Conference: Building Contexts for a Multilingual World, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Participant (2010)
Realizing Our Kuleana for the Future, 2010 Research Conference on Native Hawaiian Well-being
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Community
Advisory Council (Chair) ʻAha Kauleo (Hawaiian Language Immersion Advisory Statewide Council), Hawaiʻi State DOE (2010 – 2022)
Advisory Council (Member/Chair) ʻAha Kauleo (Hawaiian Language Immersion Advisory Statewide Council), Hawaiʻi State DOE (1995 – 1999)
Member
Keaomālamalama, Native Hawaiian Education Consortium (2014 – present) Planning and hosting, Native Hawaiian Education Summit, 2014, 2015, 2017
Writing Team member, (2013) Nā Hopena A‘o HĀ:Breath of Life, Office of Hawaiian Education, Hawai‘i State Department of Education
Writing Team member, The Foundational and Administrative Framework for Ka Papahana
Kaiapuni (2010)
Writing the guiding document for the Hawai`i DOE, Ka Papahana Kaiapuni
Kōmike Huaʻōlelo (Hawaiian Lexicon Committee), Hilo, Hawaiʻi (1989 – 1994) Modernize the Hawaiian lexicon and compile new words in Māmaka Kaiao
Producer/Editor
Ke Aolama (Hawaiian Language News Broadcast), Hawaiʻi Public Radio (1993 – 1996)
Translate and edit news articles from English to Hawaiian that are featured on the Hawaiʻi Public Radio station daily.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Michael Aldrich
Director
Joseph F. Smith Library
Brigham Young University–Hawaii
Ph: (808) 675-3851
Kerry Laiana Wong
Professor
Kawaihuelani Hawaiian Language Department
Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ph: (808) 956-6419
CV Last Revised, June 2024