Who gets to work in Hawaiʻi’s digital economy?
We’ve known for a long time that Hawaiʻi’s dependence on tourism and military defense is not sustainable. From the under-valued hospitality worker to the leaky
Purple Mai'a
We’ve known for a long time that Hawaiʻi’s dependence on tourism and military defense is not sustainable. From the under-valued hospitality worker to the leaky
Purple Prize documentarian, Kalei Akau shares part two of her reflections from the 2019 Purple Prize . Please read part one, “Piko ʻAumakua: Building Empathy &
There are no words to express the kaumaha that we at Purple Maiʻa felt upon the arrest of our kūpuna and the state force exercised
THE FLIGHT OF INNOVATION Like the ‘ua‘u bird that flies far out to sea to fish, our haumāna’s industriousness carries them to success.E HELE MAI
At the Purple Prize we are trying to socialize a (k)new way of doing innovation that we feel is better for us in Hawaiʻi, and
Being chosen to attend Nalukai Academy is one of the best things that has ever happened to me in my life. Nalukai is a fully
Our co-founder Donavan has taught me to work hard and rest hard, and today has been a hard resting day after a long week. It
Aloha friends, this is Kelsey. Last month I had the privilege of attending the first two days of this year’s Ethnomathematics and STEM Institute. None of
It feels like 2015 flew by, but at the same time it feels like our board and staff retreat in February 2015 was years ago. This year has
By Purple Maiʻa Board and Staff: Donavan Kealoha, Olin Lagon, Kelsey Amos, Kamuela Enos, Nāpali Souza, Forest Frizzell, and Marion Ano After watching kiaʻi mauna
What a journey we have been on in the last few months as we vision our way toward an indigenized, Hawaiian technology education pathway–a “Tech
We need women–and especially women of color–in our tech classrooms modeling a female way of being a tech maker to our little girls. We all