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Aloha ʻĀina & Indigenous Knowledge LibGuides at UHWO

 

The UHWO Institute for Research & Engaged Scholarship welcomes faculty collaborators who are committed to scholarship-focused community engagement to join in our efforts as engaged scholars dedicated to transforming society and the university system through an ethos of care, concern, dedication, passion, purpose and deep community-university collaboration. Below you will find a plethora of library guidance developed by our James & Abigail Campbell Librarians.

 

UHWO LibGuides (ALL)

The purpose of the Aloha ʻĀina Library Guides are to be a starting points in research about aloha ʻāina in relation to a few land conflicts currently happening in Hawaiʻi focusing mainly on Oʻahu. 

This guide is not comprehensive but a starting point for those researching the issue of telescopes on Mauna Kea. For much more detailed resource guides, check out the LibGuides created by Kapiʻolani CC’s Lama Library and UH Maui College Library.

In 2014, 27,000 gallons of jet fuel leaked from one of the fuel storage tanks at Red Hill in Moanalua. These storage tanks are the largest of its kind in the U.S. and sit only 100 feet above one of Oʻahu’s main aquifers which would affect the water supply of residents from Hālawa to Maunalua [Hawaiʻi Kai]. This issue is ongoing and the fuel tanks continue to leak. 

Waimānalo is a land district between Kahe Point and Kapolei, near what we know today as the Ko Olina subdivision. The operation permits for the Waimānalo Gulch Landfill have been continually extended despite community opposition and issues with run-off and flooding. The latest vote from the Hawaiʻi Land Use Commission re-extended the landfill’s operations with the stipulation that the City & County of Honolulu must find an alternate site by 2028.

The United States military is proposing to build a missile defense radar system called, the Homeland Defense Radar – Hawaii (HDR-H), on Kuaokala ridge in Kaʻena or in Kahuku. Community members and activists oppose this project for multiple reasons including cultural and archeological importance of the site, the further desecration of ʻāina, and questions about if the missile defense system would be successful.

Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises started in 1971 and consists of the U.S. military, with the at least 26 other nations, conducting exercises in Hawaiʻi and in San Diego. According to the U.S. Navy, “RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s interconnected oceans.” RIMPAC has been heavily criticized by environmental and human rights activists for its negative impacts on the ocean, land, and people.

PVT Land Company, LLC proposes expanding its landfill to accommodate waste from construction sites. Community members and activists oppose the project for various reasons including potential health issues from having a landfill so close to residential areas. 

Meridian Pacific Ltd. is attempting to build luxury homes above a complex cave system in Koloa. Meridian Pacific is using dynamite to level the ground in the area, threatening iwi (bones) and endangered species such as the Kauaʻi Blind Wolf Spider.

 

 

Curriculum & Community at UHWO

Scholarship-focused community Engagement 

Service Learning Student opportunities for community engagement and service learning.  

Research Poster Printing 

 

Research poster printing services available to faculty and students.  Community Partnerships   

 

Community Partnerships
A list of UH West Oʻahu community partners.

Undergraduate Research & Creative Works Symposium

The University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu (UH West O’ahu) Student Research and Creative Works Symposium is the premier undergraduate research event for the university. The main goal of the symposium is to increase the number of undergraduate students at UH West O’ahu with engaged scholarship and research experience. Since its inception in 2016, the symposium has been one way to both educate and immerse students in an environment of engaged scholarship that meets the need for more productive problem solvers in Hawaiʻi’s workforce. The symposium has provided an opportunity for dynamic student research learning experiences to be showcased on a variety of topics which has allowed for over 500 students to participate in the event, demonstrating diversity in their respective fields of study and research skills.

 

Indigenous Research Ethics

The University of Hawaiʻi requires that any research involving human participants is conducted in accordance with the highest ethical standards. The University seeks to promote ethical practices in research and teaching and to ensure that all researchers and teachers are aware of ethical issues concerning research and teaching activities that involve human participants. There are prescribed principles and procedures for determining whether teaching and research proposals involving human participants meet appropriate ethical standards. Researchers, teachers and other members of the University should always consider whether their work requires ethical approval. There must be:

~ Research or teaching merit;
~ Participants’ informed consent which is given free from any form of coercion;
~ Respect for participants’ rights of privacy and confidentiality;
~ Minimization of the risk of harm to participants;
~ Special care for vulnerable participants;
~ Limitation of, and justification for, any deception;
~ Appropriately qualified supervision;
~ Avoidance of any conflict of interest;
~ Respect for societies and cultures of participants;
~ Freedom to publish the results of research, while maintaining the anonymity of individuals (if appropriate).

Resource: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2013) 

Research Compliance

The University of Hawai‘i (UH) is the state’s premier research institution and is home to world-renowned programs in astronomy, earth and ocean sciences, energy, health sciences and tropical agriculture. Bolstered by over $450 million in extramural funding in fiscal year 2021, UH remains at the forefront of leading competitive research in science and technology to improve the quality of life throughout the state, around the Pacific Rim and beyond.

This section includes information to support faculty, students, and staff with regulatory requirements, trainings, relevant protocols, and studies pertaining to research conducted within the UH system by UH personnel through the UH System’s Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation. 

The Office of Research Compliance (ORC)

The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) strives to assure the public that research conducted at UH is performed in an ethical and responsible manner. Ethics and compliance in research covers a broad range of activities, including the participation of human subjects in research, the responsible care and use of animals in teaching and research, biological safety, export controls, conflicts of interest, and research integrity, which includes responding to allegations of research misconduct. 

Human Studies Program (HSP)

The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is an institutional-wide program administered by the UH Human Studies Program (HSP) under the Office of Research Compliance. The HSP works together with the UH research community to ensure the health, welfare, rights, and dignity of people who participate in UH research. The HSP provides guidance and administrative support to its three UH Institutional Review Boards.

Basics of Human Research Protection (HRP) Education

  • Who must complete training?

Human Subject Research Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators, Student Investigators, and Key Personnel. Key Personnel include those who will interact with participants for the research project or who will work with identifiable participant data.

  • When does training need to be completed?

Personnel included on the protocol should complete training prior to submission of an application for IRB review. Documentation of training for all investigators and key personnel listed on a protocol, must be submitted with the initial IRB application. Personnel joining an approved protocol, must likewise complete training prior to being added. Protocol revisions adding new personnel should include documentation of HRP education requirements.

  • How is training provided? –

UH provides access to required HRP educational materials through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) web site. The required training modules vary,  dependent on type of research.  CITI HRP training certification is valid for three years following completion of the curriculum. Researchers and key personnel will need to redo the CITI training if their research project extends past the three year time period. For NIH funded projects, legacy NIH training documentation will be accepted in place of CITI training.

  • Registering for a CITI account for the first time
  1. Go to the CITI website (www.citiprogram.org)
  2. Select Register.
  3. In the Select your Organization Affiliation box, type University of Hawaiʻi.
  4. If you have a UH email and username, select University of Hawaiʻi (SSO) from the drop down list.
  5. If you do not have a UH username, select University of Hawaiʻi (without the ‘SSO’).
  6. Select the checkbox if you agree to the CITI Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
  7. Select the checkbox verifying you are an affiliate of University of Hawaiʻi.
  8. If you are using your UH username for your CITI account, select Continue to SSO Login / Instructions. Using your UH username will allow your CITI account to link to your eProtocol account, and automatically update your CITI training records in eProtocol.
  9. If you do not have a UH username, or do not wish to use it for CITI, select Continue to create your CITI Username/Password.
  10. Follow the subsequent instructions to complete your registration.
 

There are three UH Institutional Review Boards (IRB) responsible for the review of human research conducted by UH personnel:

  1. UH Biomedical IRB
    Clinical research protocols and related research projects, including clinical trials that evaluate investigational drugs and devices or medical procedures. 
  2. UH Cooperative IRB
    Federally-funded research that is performed by two or more members of a cooperative of local institutions. Members of the cooperative include the University of Hawai‘i, The Queen’s Medical Center, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and Castle Medical Center.
  3. UH Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB

The submission deadlines pertain to all three UH IRBs; however, each IRB has their own meeting schedule for the year. See the IRB website for updated annual deadlines for each IRB.

Submit a New UH eProtocol

eProtocol is a web-based program that enables principal investigators, staff, and IRB members to prepare, submit, review, and communicate the status of protocols.

Office of Research Compliance Templates
A link to templates and information regarding Social & Behavioral Science (SBS) and Biomedical Research, consent documentation, regulatory documents/toolkit, and other useful study documentations. 

Institutional Data and Statistics

Useful UH West Oʻahu data and statistics resources to help during the grant or proposal writing process.

 

Detailed information regarding UH West Oʻahu research facilities.

University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu Quick Facts

A four-year, indigenous-serving institution, UH West Oʻahu provides an intellectually challenging higher education experience in a supportive setting, offering 43 academic concentrations in six degree programs designed for career success. 
 

Institutional Research and Analysis Office

  • UHWO Office of Institutional Research
    • DATA ACCESS PORTAL FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH (DAPIR)
    • Underrepresented Minority: A student who self-reported to be one of the following race/ethnicity:
      • African American or Black (AA)
      • Amer Indian or Alaskan Native (AI)
      • Filipino (FI)
      • Guamanian or Chamorro (GC)
      • Hispanic (HS)
      • Native Hawaiian or Part-Hawn (HW)
      • Micronesian (not GC) (MC)
      • Mixed Hispanic (MH)
      • Mixed Pacific Islander (MP)
      • Other Pacific Islander (OP)
      • Pacific Islander (PI)
      • Puerto Rican (PR)
      • Samoan (SA)
      • Tongan (TO)