All Kānaka ʻŌiwi genealogies trace ancestry to Papahānaumoku (Earth mother) and Wākea (Sky Father). “Mauna A Wākea,” the full name of the mountain in this image, means “mountain child of Wākea.”
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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.
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