We made a couple of changes to online library tools that we wanted you to be aware of. We switched the position of the Book a Mobile Device and Library Research Center buttons on the library’s home page. We hope … Continue reading
Meet our new casual hire reference librarian!
November 4, 2024 by Leeward CC Learning Commons | 0 comments
Aloha Leeward CC faculty and staff:
Please join us in welcoming our new casual hire reference librarian, Hauʻolihiwahiwa!
Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz is a Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) librarian, archivist, and social researcher who received her MLISc from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 2020 and obtained her second Master’s degree in Hawaiian Studies with a thesis on Native Hawaiian Lateral Violence and Contemporary Hawaiian Language Acquisition, also at UHM, in 2023.
She served as the Graduate Research Assistant for the Laka me Lono Resource Center, the Hawaiian Studies Library and Archive, at Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. While there, she headed library programming and assisted in Hawaiian cultural research and collection care for 5 years.
Most recently, she served as the first Indigenous Initiatives Librarian in University of Hawaiʻi history at Hamilton Library’s Hawaiian and Pacific collections before arriving at Leeward Community College.
In her spare time, she enjoys mahiʻai kalo (taro farming) and hiking.
We are excited to see what Hauʻolihiwahiwa will accomplish here! Hauʻolihiwahiwa can be reached at (808) 455-0390 or hmoniz@hawaii.edu.