Kūkulu Hou (Rebuild): A Cultural Method for Innovation in Education Research, Practice, and Policy

• In Event: Indigenous Self-Determination and the Power of Educational Research

Abstract

This paper will describe and define Kūkulu Hou, the name of a methodology used by the Research Division of The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) since 2011. OHA is a quasi-governmental state agency established by statute to be an advocate for the Hawaiian people and to direct its resources towards the betterment of the Hawaiian people. The paper will further describe how Kūkulu Hou is used for innovation in practice and policy.
Objectives: The objective is to show how indigenous methods can help researchers understand issues that Native Hawaiians face and how metaphors like Kūkulu Hou use those understandings to forge innovative practice and policy.

Author

• Keith Kalani Akana, Office of Hawaiian Affairs