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Item type:Item, Access status: Open Access , ʻO Aʻu ʻO Le Sāmoa : Embracing Faʻasinomaga Through Virtual Spaces(2026) Paopao, Christina F.How does a Samoan individual stay connected to their faʻasinomaga (cultural identity) while living abroad? For some, it is through the preparation and cooking of cultural foods or attending a Samoan church where Samoan language is widely spoken. For others, it is through the arts such as siva (dance) and tatau (tattoo). While each of these avenues can certainly enhance a person’s faʻasinomaga, not every Samoan is brought up with Samoan food, dance, tatau, or the privilege of attending a Samoan church. This thesis portfolio looks at this problem through a study of my own journey growing up in a bicultural family on the island of Hawaiʻi. My exposure to the faʻaSāmoa was limited to my father's use of the language at times and culture in our home. After his sudden passing in 2020, I began a journey in learning Samoan language to honor his memory as well as to discover and construct my own faʻasinomaga. This journey led me to create and moderate an online platform dedicated to Samoan language and culture which also nurtured many connections with other likeminded Samoans in diaspora. This portfolio is an account of that journey within the context of the issues of language use and its importance to culture and identity, the problem of language loss, and how an individual can reconnect with their faʻasinomaga using the digital space.Item type:Item, Access status: Restricted , An exploration of stereotype content of Hawaiʻi high schools(2026) Wang, Ashlie; Auelua-Toomey, Sakaria; PsychologyItem type:Item, Access status: Restricted , Community garden education and cultural connection: Examining identity, belonging, wellbeing, and kuleana(2026) Sedeno, Jamie-Lee; Souza, John; PsychologyItem type:Item, Access status: Restricted , How location and friendship diversity interact to shape children's social support(2026) Goto, Rylie; Pauker, Kristin; PsychologyItem type:Item, Access status: Restricted , The U.S. Senate response to military aid decisions in times of international conflict(2026) Vazquez Adams, Natalja; Mantz, Felix; Political ScienceItem type:Item, Access status: Restricted , Law, policy, and advocacy: An academic journey in political science at UHM(2026) Whittaker, Lena; Osorio, Jamaica; Political ScienceItem type:Item, Access status: Restricted , The effect of production method on Hawaiian poi microbial communities(2026) Hung, Victoria; Jani, Andrea; Molecular Cell BiologyItem type:Item, Access status: Restricted , Development of a genomically tagged SIM2 isoform in a SIM2 knockout colorectal cancer cell line model(2026) Medina, Leigh Antoinette; Deng, Youping; Molecular Cell BiologyItem type:Item, Access status: Restricted , Defining the distinct roles of JNK1 and JNK2 in regulating the tumor microenvironment immune landscape and aggressiveness in triple-negative breast cancer(2026) Leonard, Kaya; Xie, Xuemei; Molecular Cell BiologyItem type:Item, Access status: Restricted , Environmental surveillance reveals pathogenic Leptospira in high-contact outdoor environments across Oʻahu(2026) Macapagal, Colby Hernandez; Nerurkar, Vivek; Molecular Biosciences & Biotechnology