Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Master of Arts degree with a major in Social Science, Environment and Community
Committee Chair Name
Cinthya Ammerman
Committee Chair Affiliation
Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Cutcha Risling Baldy
Second Committee Member Affiliation
Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty or Staff
Third Committee Member Name
Malia Lum-Kawaihoa Marquez
Third Committee Member Affiliation
Community Member or Outside Professional
Fourth Committee Member Name
Paul Dela Balazs
Fourth Committee Member Affiliation
Community Member or Outside Professional
Keywords
Place name, Restoration, Resurgence, Inoa 'Āina, Maunalua, Malihini, Biocultural
Subject Categories
Environment and Community
Abstract
While numerous research studies have been published in recent decades on biological degradation and climate risks facing Maunalua, very few studies have centered on the sociopolitical dimensions of this region. By celebrating community pilina (intimacy, relationship) and biocultural restoration in Maunalua, this project aims to challenge the dominant narratives of degradation on this region. Centering Decolonizing and Kanaka ‘Ōiwi methodologies, this project builds on N. Ha‘alilo Solomon’s book chapter, Maunalua: Shifting Nomenclatures and the Reconfiguration of Space in Hawaii Kai (2022), celebrating ongoing projects of inoa ‘āina (place name) resurgence. Engaging snowball sampling in qualitative community-based participatory research methods, I argue for local and academic discourse to honor ongoing biocultural restoration, emphasizing the question of who Maunalua is being restored for.
Citation Style
MLA
Recommended Citation
Hollenbeck, Cassidy J., "Who are we restoring Maunalua for? Place name resurgence and environmental restoration in Maunalua, O‘ahu" (2025). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 2267.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/2267