Marae hosts Hawaiian scholar’s lu‘au
April 19, 2012 A Hamilton city marae is hosting a lu‘au or Hawaiian feast to celebrate the graduation of a Waikato University PhD student. The lu‘au at Kirikiriroa Marae is for Keao NeSmith, a native of Kauai, who is back in Hamilton to receive a doctorate for his work on the revitalisation of the Hawaiian language. Mr NeSmith teaches the Hawaiian language at the University of Hawai‘i and has taken time off to come back for his graduation. “It’s the middle of our semester so I had to get substitutes to cover for me while I’m here graduating and partying.”
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