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We thought it was so interesting for the first guest speaker how both your education and experiences can tie in together to shape your career path

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We loved Dr. Inoke's and Kourtney's personal anecdotes and how he related his personal experiences with education in the AAPI community!

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We thought the distinction between AAPI and NHPI was important and something we didn't all know about

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Reading about the statistics for NHPI students in Hawaii and other islands was so interesting, especially because the numbers of NHPI attendees in schools across the US and in higher education are so low.

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I found the disparity between the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations in various U.S. States and their rates of college/university enrollment to be surprisingly large. This raises questions about the sources of this disparity and what can be done to increase rates of higher education if needed.

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Something that stood out was the distinction between NHPI vs AAPI and that most AAPI immigrants are in California. NHPIs may be better supported in their journeys in higher ed through curriculum about inclusivity and more school-based cultural organizations or clubs that spread awareness.

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I liked how she talked about a lot of things concerning education and thought it was interesting hearing everyone's personal experiences.

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More resources and recognition can better support NHPIs. Both speakers made the main point that there is a problem in representation, which leads many NHPI scholars to feel out of place.

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Our group learned about the unique experiences of NHPI and how schools can better serve the NHPI population. We realized the distinction between NHPI and other groups is very important because we all have our own unique backgrounds and cultures. It would do more harm than good to ignore the differences.

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Before this class, I've only read and heard about AAPI, but clarifying and defining why NHPI community is just as important was an eye opening moment. What stood out to me were the data itself.

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We were surprised by many of the findings from both the STEM study and dissertation and believe there has to be greater representation of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in order to better support them and encourage them to attend Higher Education

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We appreciated the anecdotes and personal experiences of the speakers today. They made us reflect on several avenues on how to suppose NHPI's in higher education. Specifically, visibility and transparency throughout the whole NHPI community.

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In my opinion, the combination of personal experiences and education discussed by the guests was very interesting, and it also resonated with my own experience as a volunteer teaching children.

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Our group brought up the question as to what more effective measures can be taken to better support NHPI communities achieve higher education, considering the experiences we are hearing from both guest speakers.

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Our group discussed the possibility of creating NHPI support groups that are engrained within the university curriculum that highlight the the vast and rich cultural values of NHPIs.

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We thought that it was very interesting to see the statistics of representation among the NHPI community and the may a majority of the University of Hawaii consists of non AAPI. We thought that they should receive more priority to UH and given access to programs to help them further their education similar to the indigenous communities in California.

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We think NHPIs could be better supported through the creation of more "safe spaces" on campuses, in which NHPI students can engage with each other and have access to support services (counseling, etc)

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I personally really like the quotes she showed in the beginning that demonstrated the ancestral connection that Pacific islanders feels towards to ocean. I also appreciated how informational her presentation was because I did not realize how underrepresented NHPI students were. We must include more culturally relevant curriculum if we want to see changes in the future.

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It was interesting that Dr. Hafoka keeps an airline job while having his PhD.

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I personally liked how Dr. Inoke was incredibly vulnerable in regards to about speaking about his personal experience as an NHPI individual and how that ties into his education background and what he does for his occupation today. I feel that there should be more accessibility to mental services along with peer support services as it will greatly benefit the NHPI community. (Annalyn Bort)

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we were fascinated to hear about the statistics on the NHPI population and learn more about the distinction btwn what we already knew as AAPI compared to NHPI

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We loved hearing both speaker's experiences as part of the NHPI community. I personally didn't know about the separation of the NHPI community considering they are a subgroup under the AAPI community. I believe incorporating more diversity and equitable resources such as representation is necessary for students in this community to feel supported in higher education.

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We felt Kourtney's emphasis on how being affirmed in her own identity through her schooling and culturally relevant curriculum was so interesting! Really highlights the importance of ethnic studies and culturally relevant curriculums for students. We also discussed how culturally relevant curriculums and community building whether through clubs or organizations can help support NHPI's in their educational journeys.

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In our discussion we talked about retention programs and to help encourage the growing resources to support NHPI. This combination of specific resources can help fellow NHPI go down any specific resources while also feeling supported in higher education.

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We were shocked by the disparities and inequalities that NHPI face in higher education. We also believe that there is a lack of representation that exists in higher education.

We think that providing more resources before high school to allow students to understand the path of higher education is beneficial. There also should be more focus of building the cultural identity of NHPI students in Hawaiian K-12 schools.

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Something that stood out was how there were so many Title I schools in Hawai'i and thought about how providing support to these demographics is important in order to further nurture their education and growth. Incorporating curriculum about the NHPI is an important part of supporting them in higher education.

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I thought it was really interesting how Dr. Hafoka has his PhD and has an airline job. The statistics that Kourtney showed were representative of how underrepresented NHPIs are in education.

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Our group found the idea to do things that would make future generations and ancestors proud very intriguing and meaningful.

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Both speakers did a great job in speaking about the lack of representation in higher education and what are some of the unique challenges and experiences that the NHPI population faces. Something our group talked about was making universities accountable in recruiting faculty/staff that are NHPI's to better support and understand NHPI student needs

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Something that stood out to me was how low the statistic was of NHPI who pursue post-secondary education compared to the number of NHPI who complete their K-12 education. Kourtney stated that many of these people pursue other work fields such as the military.

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in regards to research, it is probably better to not lump nhpi together with aapi, as their challenges may be hidden and overlooked. also i thought it was interesting how to some extent both dr inoke and kourtney had a hard time thinking of stereotypes of nhpi. i feel like its actually an interesting indicator of like the ignorance surrounding nhpi. we always focus on how bad stereotypes are, but the absence of stereotypes as a bad thing is also worth thinking about. theres a sense of being forgotten or left out. not that we want stereotypes, but it just feels like nhpi are completely not thought about at all.

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Something that stood out to me and my group was the low number of NHPI students who pursue post-secondary education after K-12 and the significant disparity in college enrollment rates among NHPI populations. This underrepresentation impacts their sense of belonging and highlights the need for better support systems in higher education.

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For the second questions, we both agree  with increasing scholarships and grants specifically for NHPI students. Financial is the basic for students to access the higher educations.

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We really appreciated two speakers for sharing their personal experience and also mentioned about the situation that Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders faced. We think the great concern is continuously contribute on education to eliminate the differences of research sources between minority and majority.