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The core staff of Awaiaulu is a committed team of translators, editors, researchers, planners and doers. Each member fills many or most of the positions listed above, and the talents and skills shared among them hone everyone’s individual abilities. The director is Dr. Puakea Nogelmeier, and the staff includes Kapouhana‘a‘ala Doi, Kalei Napu’elua, Kau’i Sai-Dudoit, and our current collaborators include Kamaoli Kuwada, Kehaulani Basset, ‘Emalani Case, and Ku‘umakanalani Steele. Many others play important roles, sought out for their expertise to collaborate with the Awaiaulu staff in the processes of training and publication.

Awaiaulu is dedicated to fostering Hawaiian knowledge today through the training of translators and publication of legacy texts. Fluent students of Hawaiian mentor with experienced translators, bringing historical literature to modern readers in a bilingual format. This develops new resource people, introduces information from these narratives to new audiences, and gives new access to Hawaiian-language texts.