November 17, 2015 (The Garden Island)—One Kauai native and two other Hawaii natives have been selected as the 2015–16 Mellon-Hawaii Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows. The honor allows the three students to pursue original research and advance their academic careers. » Read more
November 10, 2015 (Big Island Now)—The 2015-2016 Mellon-Hawai’i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows have been selected. Three Native Hawaiian scholars will pursue original research and advance their academic careers through the program. »Read more
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June 3, 2015 (Hawai‘i Public Radio)—The Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association has presented the Samuel Kamakau Book of the Year Award to Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer, the new president and CEO of the influential Kohala Center in Waimea. Looking ahead to Kamehameha Day, HPR’s Noe Tanigawa offers this look at Beamer’s ideas about Hawaiian leadership. » Read more/listen
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. » Read more
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Three receive fellowships
/in Mellon News /by liamNovember 17, 2015 (The Garden Island)—One Kauai native and two other Hawaii natives have been selected as the 2015–16 Mellon-Hawaii Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows. The honor allows the three students to pursue original research and advance their academic careers.
» Read more
Mellon-Hawai’i Fellowship Selections Made
/in Mellon News /by liamNovember 10, 2015 (Big Island Now)—The 2015-2016 Mellon-Hawai’i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows have been selected. Three Native Hawaiian scholars will pursue original research and advance their academic careers through the program.
»Read more
Kamanamaikalani Beamer: Uniquely Hawaiian Leadership
/in Frontpage Article, Mellon News, News /by liam» Read more/listen
Kohala Center president receives Hawai‘i book award
/in Mellon News /by liamMay 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.
» Read more
Cream of the crop: An engaging view of Hawaii’s history and monarchy is honored as the year’s best book
/in Frontpage Article, Mellon News, News /by liamThe 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.
»Read the full article
»Watch the post-award interview with Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer
»Listen to an interview with Hawai‘i Public Radio’s Noe Tanigawa (Hawai‘i Public Radio, June 3, 2015)
»Read “Storied landscapes: An understanding of place defines this year’s Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival” (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, April 26, 2015)
»Buy No Mākou ka Mana: Liberating the Nation
Storied landscapes: An understanding of place defines this year’s Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival
/in Frontpage Article, Mellon News, News /by liamApril 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.
»Read more
VIDEO: Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer — No Mākou Ka Mana: Liberating The Nation
/in Frontpage Article, Mellon News, News /by liamApril 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.