Research
Papers
MA Thesis
"ʻŌiwi Rhetorics: How Do You Kū?" University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Committee: Georganne Nordstrom, kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui, Kristiana Kahakauwila, May 2022.
Paper
“Contemporary Moʻolelo: Filling the Literature Stream with Pacific Water.” Mānoa Horizons Journal, Vol. 5. Honolulu, HI., May 2020.
Workshops, Panels, Presentations
Workshop
Ekphrastic Poetry: A workshop connecting art and memory, Honolulu Museum of Art. April 20, 2024.
Conference
“AAPI Women’s Voices in Composition: Writing Abundance Through Indigenous Feminisms and Collaborative Pedagogies.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chair Arielle Taitano Lowe, Panel members Ashley Somwaru and Kohaku Flynn, Spokane, WA, April 2024.
Conference
“Our Sovereign Body: A Native Hawaiian Methodological Approach to Indigenous Rhetorics.” Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference, Facilitator: Kali Fermantez, Toronto, ON, May 2023.
Conference
“Answering the Call to Rise: Re-centering our Writing Center Stance.” International Writing Center Association Conference, Chair Georganne Nordstrom, Vancouver, B.C., October 2022.
Panel
"Growing Evaluators in Indigenous Spaces: Culturally Appropriate Perspectives and Pathways to becoming an Evaluator Chosen by Kanaka Cultural Practitioners, Postgraduate Interns, and Early Career Professionals." H-PEA Annual Conference, CREA-Sponsored Roundtable, Honolulu, HI., April 2022.
Panel
"Building the First Majority API Creative Media School." LEAP 40th Anniversary Celebration Panel, Chris Lee, Honolulu, HI., April 2022.
Colloquium
“Indigenizing the Writing Center.” Georganne Nordstrom, Kayla Watabu. Brown Bag Biography Spring 2022, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Center for Biographical Research, March 2022.
Conference
“Ea and FYW: Re-Locating the Writing ‘Center.’” First-Year Writing Symposium, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, March 2022.
Panel
“Film Animation Showcase.” Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival, Facilitator: Laura Marguiles, Honolulu, HI., October 2021.
Conference
“Sustaining Ea in the Writing Center.” International Writing Center Association Conference, October 2021.
Workshop
“Thesis Construction Workshop.” The Writing Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, October 2021.
Panel
“Centerpiece Q&A: Cane Fire with Where Smoke Rises and The Pākalā Kids.” DisOrient Film Festival, March 2021.
Conference
“Pivoting the Mānoa Writing Center: A Conversation.” First Year Writing Symposium, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, March 2021.
Panel
“Cultural Inspiration for a New Generation.” Culture Animation Film Festival, Twiddle Productions, Facilitator: Cheng-Cheng Li, Honolulu, HI., September 2020.
Conference
“Education in Hawaiʻi.” Archival Research Symposium and Conference, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, June 2019.
Conference
“Lale Mānoa Advocacy Research.” Lāhui Research Conference, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, May 2019.