Can culture- and tradition-bound Hawaiians survive in the modern business world? This is a question that has been asked over and over as economic prosperity has risen in the islands but by-passed the Hawaiian community. International economic initiatives and development began with the first tourists—the British explorers that accompanied Captain James Cook in 1778. But systems for managing natural and human resources in the island chiefdoms were well established prior to their arrival. Malcolm Naea Chun examines the account of both Native and non-native writers to discover what he calls “cultural management,” then explores how its tools and techniques can be used today for organizations that want to be culturally based, and to operate effectively in the modern business world.
Read the rest of this entry »Algebra I: A Process Approach stimulates students to think critically. Algebraic concepts and skills are developed through problem-solving tasks. The course begins with problem-solving strategies, then moves through the real numbers, equations and inequalities, graphing, functions, systems of equations and inequalities, polynomials, products and factors, quadratic equations, rational expressions and equations, and radical expressions and equations. Includes readings, problem sets, discussions of solutions.
Read the rest of this entry »The Student Record Book contains data tables, observation forms, and note sheets to accompany investigations in The Local Environment. It enables students to maintain a concise log of individual and class activities.
Read the rest of this entry »Kapu touches upon the sensitive issue of the role of men and women in Native Hawaiian society. Looking for the earliest traditional and historical accounts, Malcolm Naea Chun traces the roles of men and women in traditional society and describes the ending of the Kapu system and the influence brought about by the introduction of foreigners and foreign ideas. He then poses a most difficult question for Native Hawaiians since the ending of the kapu system and the overthrow of the kingdom: what are roles of Native Hawaiian men and women today? Do they preserve and represent Hawaiian culture and society, and if not, what is being done about it? This book is one of eleven short volumes of the Ka Wana series, which is part of the Pihana Na Mamo Native Hawaiian Education Program.
Read the rest of this entry »Health is a primary concern among Native Hawaiians. Despite the fact that early foreign accounts record the good health of the native population and the state of Hawai‘i is called the “healthy state,” Native Hawaiians top the statistical data for modern diseases and chronic illness. Many have written and commented about this situation, and in Ola, Malcolm Naea Chun brings together the writings of early Native Hawaiian scholars and the eyewitness accounts of foreigners and missionaries to develop a historical perspective on this issue. He then uses his experience working in Hawaiian health at the Department of Health and as a translator of Native Hawaiian manuscripts on traditional Hawaiian medicine to examine the topics of diet and religion as they pertain to traditional well being. This book is one of eleven short volumes of the Ka Wana series, which is part of the Pihana Na Mamo Native Hawaiian Education Program.
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