Indigenous Community Networking in Hawai’i: The Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo Community Network
Shaping digital inclusion policy and practice to meet community-defined goals requires more than access to digital devices and connectivity; it must also enable their effective design and use in situated local settings. For the Nation of Hawai’i, a Kānaka Maoli (Hawai’ian) sovereignty organization w...
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| author | Rob McMahon Wayne Buente Heather E. Hudson Brandon Maka’awa’awa John Kealoha Garcia Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele |
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| description | Shaping digital inclusion policy and practice to meet community-defined goals requires more than access to digital devices and connectivity; it must also enable their effective design and use in situated local settings. For the Nation of Hawai’i, a Kānaka Maoli (Hawai’ian) sovereignty organization with a land base in Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo on the island of Oahu, these activities are closely associated with broader goals of Nation-building and sovereignty. Recognizing there are many different approaches to sovereignty among diverse Kānaka Maoli, in this paper we document how the Nation of Hawai’i is conceptualizing the ongoing evolution of their community networking project. We suggest that the Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo initiative reflects one Indigenous organization’s efforts to frame community networks as a means to generate a “sovereignty mindset” among members of the Nation, as well as share resources and experience among local community members and with other communities in Hawai’i and beyond. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e81e2f5d28d4f6eb35c809dda2720be2025-08-19T20:40:57ZengCogitatioSocial Inclusion2183-28032023-09-0111328629710.17645/si.v11i3.66383048Indigenous Community Networking in Hawai’i: The Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo Community NetworkRob McMahon0Wayne Buente1Heather E. Hudson2Brandon Maka’awa’awa3John Kealoha Garcia4Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele5Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, CanadaSchool of Communication and Information, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USAInstitute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, USANation of Hawai’iNation of Hawai’iNation of Hawai’iShaping digital inclusion policy and practice to meet community-defined goals requires more than access to digital devices and connectivity; it must also enable their effective design and use in situated local settings. For the Nation of Hawai’i, a Kānaka Maoli (Hawai’ian) sovereignty organization with a land base in Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo on the island of Oahu, these activities are closely associated with broader goals of Nation-building and sovereignty. Recognizing there are many different approaches to sovereignty among diverse Kānaka Maoli, in this paper we document how the Nation of Hawai’i is conceptualizing the ongoing evolution of their community networking project. We suggest that the Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo initiative reflects one Indigenous organization’s efforts to frame community networks as a means to generate a “sovereignty mindset” among members of the Nation, as well as share resources and experience among local community members and with other communities in Hawai’i and beyond.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/6638community networksdigital dividedigital inclusiondigital inequalitiesindigenous mediaindigenous peoplesindigenous sovereigntynative hawaiiansrural broadband |
| spellingShingle | Rob McMahon Wayne Buente Heather E. Hudson Brandon Maka’awa’awa John Kealoha Garcia Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele Indigenous Community Networking in Hawai’i: The Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo Community Network community networks digital divide digital inclusion digital inequalities indigenous media indigenous peoples indigenous sovereignty native hawaiians rural broadband |
| title | Indigenous Community Networking in Hawai’i: The Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo Community Network |
| title_full | Indigenous Community Networking in Hawai’i: The Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo Community Network |
| title_fullStr | Indigenous Community Networking in Hawai’i: The Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo Community Network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indigenous Community Networking in Hawai’i: The Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo Community Network |
| title_short | Indigenous Community Networking in Hawai’i: The Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo Community Network |
| title_sort | indigenous community networking in hawai i the pu uhonua o waimanalo community network |
| topic | community networks digital divide digital inclusion digital inequalities indigenous media indigenous peoples indigenous sovereignty native hawaiians rural broadband |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/6638 |
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