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Hui O Hawai`i
Photo Courtesy Leon Peralto, Hui O Hawai`i
Aloha Mai Kakou and Welcome to Hui O Hawai`i Stanford Universities Native Hawaiian Student Organization.
Hui O Hawaii is dedicated to the education and perpetuation of Hawaiian Language and Culture to students in Stanford University.
Stanford University's Hui o Hawai`i is a Native Hawaiian student organization dedicated to perpetuating, celebrating and sharing Native Hawaiian culture with the Stanford community and the greater Bay Area community. The original founding statement of purpose, as set forth by the founding members of Hui describes the organization as a "social, political and cultural organization maintaining traditional and contemporary values of Kanaka Maoli, the Native Hawaiian people." This purpose statement continues to hold true today.
Photo Courtesy Leon Peralto, Hui O Hawai`i
Our Hui puts on a number of culturally-focused community outreach events and programs at Stanford including 'Olelo Nights (Hawaiian Language nights), monthly gatherings, film nights, lei-making, 'oli and hula practices, and a college opportunities day for Polynesian high school students in the Bay Area. Our Hui is also dedicated to maintaining our connection to Hawai'i by advocating and mobilizing on behalf of issues that directly effect our people, and supporting Native Hawaiian students who strive to achieve excellence in all facets of life, and who hope to achieve positive social and political change for our people in the future.
Hui O Hawai`i is apart of the Stanford American Indian Organization (SAIO) and works extensively with Stanford's Hawai`i Club for many events.