May 15, 2015 (MauiNow.com)—The president and CEO of The Kohala Center, Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer, received the Samuel M. Kamakau Book of the Year Award for No Makou ka Mana: Liberating the Nation at the 2015 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Awards presented by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association.
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May 3, 2015 (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)—“No Makou ka Mana: Liberating the Nation,” by Kamanamaikalani Beamer, a re-seeing of Hawaii history and the role of alii from an indigenous perspective, has won the Samuel M. Kamakau Award for book of the year, bestowed by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association at its annual awards ceremony April 23.
The judges called Beamer’s book “one of those rare texts that could leave even the most jaded of readers feeling like a seemingly immovable tide might actually be turning.”
“No Makou ka Mana” also won in the Hawaiian language, culture and history category, and received an honorable mention for nonfiction.
»Watch the post-award interview with Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer
April 26, 2015 (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)—(Excerpt) In a similar vein, Hawaiian-language newspapers and other documents published from 1835 to 1920 will be discussed in a panel at the festival. Panelists include Kamana Beamer, author of “No Makou ka Mana: Liberating the Nation,” recipient of the 2015 Samuel M. Kamakau Book of the Year Award from the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association. He is [president and chief executive officer] of Hawai‘i Island’s Kohala Center, whose mission includes environmental education and stewardship of such natural areas as the Puu Pili rainforest in Kohala.
April 23, 2015—Following the 2015 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Awards, Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer sat down with the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association to talk about his latest book, No Mākou Ka Mana: Liberating The Nation, for which he won the Samuel M. Kamakau Award. His book explores the wisdom and creative political sophistication of Hawai‘i’s leaders.
January 28, 2015 (Philanthropy News Digest)—Founded in 2000, The Kohala Center in Kamuela, Hawai‘i, is an independent community-based center dedicated to research, conservation, and education. The center is accepting applications from scholars for its Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for the 2015-16 academic year.
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January 21, 2015 (Big Island Now)—Applications are now being accepted for the Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The program which began in 2008, is entering its eighth year. The Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was first established for Native Hawaiian scholars early in their academic careers and others who are committed to the advancement of knowledge about the Hawaiian natural and cultural environment, Hawaiian history, politics, and society.
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October 2014 (Ka Wai Ola)—In 2008, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in collaboration with Kamehameha Schools established the Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at The Kohala Center. The fellowship program is designed for Native Hawaiian scholars early in their academic careers and for others who are committed to the advancement of knowledge about the Hawaiian natural and cultural environment, Hawaiian history, politics, and society.
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October 8, 2014 (Hawaii 24/7)—Four Native Hawaiian scholars have been selected as 2014-2015 Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue original research and advance their academic careers.
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A new anthology grapples with the big questions.
April 1, 2014 (Honolulu Magazine)—When Randall W. Roth’s The Price of Paradise came out in the early ‘90s, it was one of the first books to really focus on the harsh realities of life in Hawai‘i. Essays about the smoke and mirrors of Hawai‘i’s government spending, the ballooning population, the high cost of living, the claims of native Hawaiians and the challenges of rapid transit all put a new twist on the phrase, “Lucky we live Hawai‘i.” And, although they’re now more than 20 years old, many essays read as if written today.
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August 8, 2012 (Maui News)—Kula resident Katrina-Ann R. Kapa‘anaokalaokeola Oliveira is one of three Native Hawaiian scholars who were recently awarded a Mellon-Hawai‘i Fellowship to advance their academic careers. Oliveira, who holds doctorate and master degrees in geography and a bachelor’s degree in Hawaiian language and Hawaiian studies, all from University of Hawaii at Manoa, received a $50,000 post-doctoral fellowship.
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