Hūlili is a multidisciplinary forum for current research that examines the nature, needs, and strengths of Kānaka Maoli and Native Hawaiian communities. Through collaboration and critique, Hūlili fosters new connections and shared insights to mobilize greater Hawaiian well-being.

The journal’s editoral board provides direction and expertise to ensure cultural and academic rigor.

Randall K. Quinones Akee
University of California, Los Angeles
Maenette K. P. Ah Nee-Benham
University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu
Toni Bissen
The Pūʻā Foundation
Thomas Kā‘eo Duarte
Kamehameha Schools
Cynthia G. Franklin
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Walter Kahumoku III
University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu
J. Kēhaulani Kauanui
Wesleyan University
Morris Lai
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Kawika M. K. I. Liu
Imperial Health Plan of California
Mele Look
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Jodie Mattos
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Kaleo Patterson
Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center
ʻUmi Perkins
Kamehameha Schools
Kalei Stern
Mid Pacific Institute
Ty P. Kāwika Tengan
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
William H. Wilson
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Hūlili is published by Kamehameha Publishing, a division of Kamehameha Schools.

CURRENT ISSUE
VOLUME 12

FROM THE EDITORS

COMMISSIONED ARTISTS

KAU KA PŪNOHU ʻULA I KE KAI, HĀNAU HE PAE MĀHŪ:
THE ANCESTRAL FOUNDATION OF THE MĀHŪI

Regulating Hawaiian Sexualities: Challenging Colonial Imposition to Reclaim Autonomy
Stephanie Nohelani Teves

Faʻafafine & Māhū
Dan Taulapapa McMullin

Nā Māhū Hahau Hohoa o Hāʻena: The Fierce & Fabulous in Hawaiian Moʻolelo
J. Hauʻoli Lorenzo-Elarco

Waikōloa: Headwaters of Kaʻala
Māunuunu
Hope Matsumoto

makapō
Anuhea Nihipali

He Moʻolelo mai nā Kūpuna: Ancestral Lessons of Liberation in J. W. H. I. Kihe’s “Kaao Hooniua Puuwai no Ka-Miki”
Kamalani M. F. H. Johnson

KAU KE AO PAE MĀHŪ I KA PALI LAUMANIA:
CONTEMPORARY SIGNS OF MĀHŪI POLITICS

Ahuwale ka Paekiʻi: He Lei Moana nō Ia
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu and Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina

tagata a nuʻu poʻo tagata a faguʻu
Léuli Eshrāghi

Kū Māhū Hina
ʻIhilani Lasconia

He ʻŌlelo na nā Mākuahine ʻElua: (Re)conceptualizing L2 Hawaiian Speakerhood Through Kanaka Maoli Kinship Epistemology
G. H. Kapeliela Gilbert

An Honor
Leināʻala Mahi

Mana Māhū
Lehuauakea

The Birth of MVPFAFF+: Western Labelling and the Dismantling of Such Abusive Practices
Phylesha Brown-Acton

Mamfok I Talayan Hinemlo’: Weaving Resistant Relationalities to Promote Queer and Trans Pacific Islander Well-Being
Santino Giovanni Camacho, Wilson Ta, Myra Parker, Såhi Velasco, Falefia Jr. Brandon Fuamatu, Marie Antoinette Perez, Roldy Aguero Ablao, Tressa P. Diaz, and Michael S. Spencer

KAU KE AO ʻŌNOHI I KA HĀLĀWAI:
PORTENDING MĀHŪI FUTURES

Practicing Pilina on Incarcerated ʻĀina: The Power of Queer Relationships of Kanaka Maoli Girls at the Kawailoa Training School
Maile Arvin and Eliana Massey

Unlearning A Greco-Roman Alphabet
Léuli Eshrāghi

Re-membering Māhū Is a Love Letter to Creation
Donavan Kamakani Albano

What Does It Mean to Be Queer in Hawaiʻi?
ʻIhilani Lasconia

Splayed; Water-Worn
Hope Matsumoto

poi mouth
Noʻu Revilla

Three Principles of Māhū Leadership: Leʻa, Aloha ʻĀina, ʻOhana
Tatiana Kalaniopua Young and Sami L. A. Akuna

A Queer(ed) ʻŌiwi Manifesto
Māhealani Ahia and Aaron Kiʻilau

Hūlili is a multidisciplinary forum for current research that examines the nature, needs, and strengths of Kānaka Maoli and Native Hawaiian communities. Through collaboration and critique, Hūlili fosters new connections and shared insights to mobilize greater Hawaiian well-being.

The journal’s editoral board provides direction and expertise to ensure cultural and academic rigor.

Randall K. Quinones Akee
University of California, Los Angeles
Maenette K. P. Ah Nee-Benham
University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu
Toni Bissen
The Pūʻā Foundation
Thomas Kā‘eo Duarte
Kamehameha Schools
Cynthia G. Franklin
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Walter Kahumoku III
University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu
J. Kēhaulani Kauanui
Wesleyan University
Morris Lai
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Kawika M. K. I. Liu
Imperial Health Plan of California
Mele Look
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Jodie Mattos
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Kaleo Patterson
Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center
ʻUmi Perkins
Kamehameha Schools
Kalei Stern
Mid Pacific Institute
Ty P. Kāwika Tengan
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
William H. Wilson
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Hūlili is published by Kamehameha Publishing, a division of Kamehameha Schools.

CURRENT ISSUE
VOLUME 12

FROM THE EDITORS

COMMISSIONED ARTISTS

KAU KA PŪNOHU ʻULA I KE KAI, HĀNAU HE PAE MĀHŪ:
THE ANCESTRAL FOUNDATION OF THE MĀHŪI

Regulating Hawaiian Sexualities: Challenging Colonial Imposition to Reclaim Autonomy
Stephanie Nohelani Teves

Faʻafafine & Māhū
Dan Taulapapa McMullin

Nā Māhū Hahau Hohoa o Hāʻena: The Fierce & Fabulous in Hawaiian Moʻolelo
J. Hauʻoli Lorenzo-Elarco

Waikōloa: Headwaters of Kaʻala
Māunuunu
Hope Matsumoto

makapō
Anuhea Nihipali

He Moʻolelo mai nā Kūpuna: Ancestral Lessons of Liberation in J. W. H. I. Kihe’s “Kaao Hooniua Puuwai no Ka-Miki”
Kamalani M. F. H. Johnson

KAU KE AO PAE MĀHŪ I KA PALI LAUMANIA:
CONTEMPORARY SIGNS OF MĀHŪI POLITICS

Ahuwale ka Paekiʻi: He Lei Moana nō Ia
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu and Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina

tagata a nuʻu poʻo tagata a faguʻu
Léuli Eshrāghi

Kū Māhū Hina
ʻIhilani Lasconia

He ʻŌlelo na nā Mākuahine ʻElua: (Re)conceptualizing L2 Hawaiian Speakerhood Through Kanaka Maoli Kinship Epistemology
G. H. Kapeliela Gilbert

An Honor
Leināʻala Mahi

Mana Māhū
Lehuauakea

The Birth of MVPFAFF+: Western Labelling and the Dismantling of Such Abusive Practices
Phylesha Brown-Acton

Mamfok I Talayan Hinemlo’: Weaving Resistant Relationalities to Promote Queer and Trans Pacific Islander Well-Being
Santino Giovanni Camacho, Wilson Ta, Myra Parker, Såhi Velasco, Falefia Jr. Brandon Fuamatu, Marie Antoinette Perez, Roldy Aguero Ablao, Tressa P. Diaz, and Michael S. Spencer

KAU KE AO ʻŌNOHI I KA HĀLĀWAI:
PORTENDING MĀHŪI FUTURES

Practicing Pilina on Incarcerated ʻĀina: The Power of Queer Relationships of Kanaka Maoli Girls at the Kawailoa Training School
Maile Arvin and Eliana Massey

Unlearning A Greco-Roman Alphabet
Léuli Eshrāghi

Re-membering Māhū Is a Love Letter to Creation
Donavan Kamakani Albano

What Does It Mean to Be Queer in Hawaiʻi?
ʻIhilani Lasconia

Splayed; Water-Worn
Hope Matsumoto

poi mouth
Noʻu Revilla

Three Principles of Māhū Leadership: Leʻa, Aloha ʻĀina, ʻOhana
Tatiana Kalaniopua Young and Sami L. A. Akuna

A Queer(ed) ʻŌiwi Manifesto
Māhealani Ahia and Aaron Kiʻilau

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