Civic Engagement—Picking a Fight

The COVID-19 pandemic is spurring new thinking around the concept of ‘āina aloha and Hawaiʻi core values. We also need to take stronger, immediate action to protect our islands and preserve our natural and cultural resources, even while we work to bring others into the discussion

The dancer in nature

Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 29-31).A rich body of science has grown up around the art of dance. It includes study of a dancer's relationship to Newtonian physics, dance medicine, the role of the spine in balance, and the emerging study of the neuroscience of dance. The thesis integrates personal narrative and descriptions of dance performances with scientific discussion of the art form. Greater scientific understanding of the art of dance is needed in order to improve teaching practices and decrease injuries to dancers.by Erica Naone.S.M.in Science Writin

Optical modes in oxide-apertured micropillar cavities

We present a detailed experimental characterization of the spectral and spatial structure of the confined optical modes for oxide-apertured micropillar cavities, showing good-quality Hermite-Gaussian profiles, easily mode-matched to external fields. We further derive a relation between the frequency splitting of the transverse modes and the expected Purcell factor. Finally, we describe a technique to retrieve the profile of the confining refractive index distribution from the spatial profiles of the modes.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure

Medical student attitudes toward video games and related new media technologies in medical education

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies in K-12 and college students show that their learning preferences have been strongly shaped by new media technologies like video games, virtual reality environments, the Internet, and social networks. However, there is no known research on medical students' game experiences or attitudes towards new media technologies in medical education. This investigation seeks to elucidate medical student experiences and attitudes, to see whether they warrant the development of new media teaching methods in medicine.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Medical students from two American universities participated. An anonymous, 30-item, cross-sectional survey addressed demographics, game play experience and attitudes on using new media technologies in medical education. Statistical analysis identified: 1) demographic characteristics; 2) differences between the two universities; 3) how video game play differs across gender, age, degree program and familiarity with computers; and 4) characteristics of students who play most frequently.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>217 medical students participated. About half were female (53%). Respondents liked the idea of using technology to enhance healthcare education (98%), felt that education should make better use of new media technologies (96%), and believed that video games can have educational value (80%). A majority (77%) would use a multiplayer online healthcare simulation on their own time, provided that it helped them to accomplish an important goal. Men and women agreed that they were most inclined to use multiplayer simulations if they were fun (97%), and if they helped to develop skill in patient interactions (90%). However, there was significant gender dissonance over types of favorite games, the educational value of video games, and the desire to participate in games that realistically replicated the experience of clinical practice.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Overall, medical student respondents, including many who do not play video games, held highly favorable views about the use of video games and related new media technology in medical education. Significant gender differences in game play experience and attitudes may represent male video game design bias that stresses male cognitive aptitudes; medical educators hoping to create serious games that will appeal to both men and women must avoid this.</p

The pilina of kanaka and 'aina : Place, language and community as sites of reclamation for indigenous education the Hawaiian case

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008.1 Kanaka Maoli- the aboriginal people of Hawai'i; 'Aina- land or that which feeds. 2 Kupuna- ancestors. 3 Kaiaulu- community. 'Olelo makuahine- language, mother tongue.Kanaka Maoli are intimately connected to 'aina.1 'Aina, "that which feeds", encompasses the entire cosmos including the land, sea, sky and spiritual dimensions which our kupuna celebrated in place names, stories, songs and other orature.2 Hearing from childhood- through song and story of the myriad of relationships of people with their world commemorated in what more scientific perspectives have labeled the "natural environment" grounds Hawaiian sensibilities about the world around them in a unique and powerful way. Many nuances of Native language communicate to and inform Kanaka Maoli in ways that other languages from foreign places cannot. Tremendously strong connections are forged through being immersed both physically and linguistically in the landscape and community of beings that inhabit it. The current educational, political and economic system disregards, for the most part, this ancestral bond with 'aina and 'olelo and the influence it could exert in the arena of education.3 This work explores and accords recognition to the powerful, positive potential influence that land, language, community and place can have as sites of reclamation for the education of our people.The first chapters of this work take us through indigenous ideas of 'aina, kaiaulu, 'olelo makuahine, and an indigenous framework as a means for informing this project. Chapters 3 and 4 explore a traditional Kanaka Maoli education system and deconstruct the Protestant missionary classroom as a means to better understand our current education system and why it is incongruent with traditional values and education. Chapter 5 explores options for educational reform and the closing chapter summarizes the findings by offering possibilities.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 212-219).Reproduction.Also available by subscription via World Wide Web219 leaves, bound 29 c

Disclosure de informação - a divulgação de informações de sustentabilidade

O disclosure de informações contábeis já vem sendo estudado há vários anos, principalmente pelo fortalecimento e disseminação de modelos padronizados como o International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). O presente trabalho propôs-se a analisar quais são as caraterísticas dos relatórios de sustentabilidade de duas organizações. O principal intuito foi entender as características do disclosure, analisando esses materiais, as informações disponibilizadas, suas ações, suas práticas de avaliação e monitoramento e a utilização de um dos programas de diretrizes mais conhecidos do mundo, o Global Reporting Initiative - GRI. Foi possível verificar que os relatórios de sustentabilidade, apesar de trazerem diversas informações importantes sobre aspectos ambientais, econômicos e sociais, ainda deixam de trazer informações que permitam uma avaliação mais consistente das ações das organizações nesses três campos, como, por exemplo, dados comparativos e indicadores de impacto que demonstrem a efetividade das ações.The disclosure of accounting information has already been studied for several years, mainly by strengthening and dissemination of standardized models such as the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This study aimed to analyze which are the characteristics from the sustainability reports of two companies. The main goal was to understand the disclosure features, analyzing these materials, the information made available, their actions, their assessment and monitoring practices and the use of one of the best guidelines programs known, the Global Reporting Initiative - GRI. It was observed that the sustainability reports, despite bringing important information about environmental, economic and social, yet fail to bring information to enable a more consistent evaluation of the actions of the organizations in these three fields. For example, comparative data and impact indicators that demonstrate the effectiveness of actions