Hoʻomalu
—To protect, to make peace.
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“As we educate our future leaders throughout the UH system, it is our kuleana (responsibility) to ensure that part of their education is how they will hoʻomalu their communities for future generations.”
—Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe, Director of the Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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