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PIʻO SUMMIT 2026

ʻĀINAHOʻI : LAND, LAW & JUSTICE

March 4, 2026

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Featured Keynote

In 2019, the Honourable Justice Joe Williams made history as New Zealand’s first Māori Supreme Court judge. An accomplished expert in Indigenous law, he has served in various judicial roles: first, on New Zealand’s specialized Indigenous courts (the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal), then the High Court, and Court of Appeal. He is of Ngati Pūkenga, Waitaha and Tapuika nation.

Featured Mele

Raiatea Helm is recognized as the premier Hawaiian female vocalist of her generation, renowned for her mastery of Hawaiian falsetto singing. With over twenty years in the music industry, she has earned numerous accolades, including multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards and two Grammy nominations. Raiatea holds a music degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is committed to nurturing Hawaiʻi's youth through her work at the Liliʻuokalani Trust, where she designs and leads innovative music programs. As both an artist and scholar, she continues to make profound contributions to Hawaiian music and culture worldwide.
Pūnāwai Research Lab

Under the direction of Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer in his capacity as Dana Naone Hall Chair, the Pūnāwai Research Lab commits to elevating aloha ʻāina as an international best practice through research, policy, creative works, and publications.

Piʻo Summit

A biannual summit which would provide a powerful opportunity to increase university community dialogue around aloha ʻāina and highlight the urgency of the changes we need to make for our islands and world, while also calling attention to the level of excellence of our (kākou) aloha ʻāina efforts.

Community Partnerships

To complete the projected outcomes of the Pōʻai ke Aloha ʻĀina project, the resources of the Chair position provide for graduate research assistants to document and support onsite aloha ʻāina projects conducted in partnership with various community organizations.