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As you embark on this journey of research, one of the central aspects of your research to think about is your research methodology or theoretical lens through which you ground, frame, and analyze your research, as well as the technical research methods that you will use to collect, synthesize, and be accountable to your research sources. Below are some readings that theorize on Hawaiian and Indigenous research methodologies. You can find more by searching the following search strings in OneSearch: research methodologies + Indigenous or Pacific or Hawaiian. If your research topic is interdisciplinary, you may want to search for discipline-specific literature on methodologies and methods by using the example search string as a template: linguistics research methods, then browse the subject headings of relevant results and click those subject headings to find more. Another good strategy to find research methodologies and methods is to read that section in theses and dissertations published on research topics similar to yours.

Kanaka ‘Ōiwi Methodologies Moolelo and Metaphor by Erin Wright; Kapā Oliveira
Publication Date: 2015
"a collection of “methods-focused” essays written by Kanaka scholars across academic disciplines. To better illustrate for practitioners how to use research for deeper understanding, positive social change, as well as language and cultural revitalization, the texts examine Native Hawaiian Critical Race Theory, Hawaiian traditions and protocol in environmental research, using mele (song) for program evaluation, and more."
The past before us : mo'okū'auhau as methodology by Nālani Wilson-Hokowhitu
Publication Date: 2019
"In this collection of essays, eleven Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) scholars honor their mo‘okū‘auhau (geneaological lineage) by using genealogical knowledge drawn from the past to shape their research methodologies."
Kuleana and Commitment Working toward a Collaborative Hawaiian Archaeology by Kathleen L. Kawelu
Publication Date: 2015
"By revealing and understanding the contemporary attitudes of Kanaka Maoli and archaeologists toward each other, Kawelu suggests a change in trajectory toward a more collaborative approach in practicing Hawaiian archaeology"
At Home and in the Field: Ethnographic Encounters in Asia and the Pacific Islands by Suzanne S. Finney (ed.)
Publication Date: 2015 (University of Hawaiʻi Press)
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Chapters: Head Candy/Gut Connection: How Reenacting a Historic Event Changes the Present in Hawai‘i / Lynette Hi‘ilani Cruz; Entering Moloka‘i Hawaiian Style / Mary Tuti Baker; He‘eia Kūpuna Mapping Workshops: Unearthing the Past, Inspiring the Future in Hawai‘i /Hokulani K. Aikau, Nahaku Kalei, Bradley Wong; Embattled Stories of Occupied Hawai‘i / Ty P. Kāwika Tengan
Indigenous Pathways into Social Research: Voices of a New Generation by Bagele Chilisa, Fiona Cram, Donna M. Mertens
Publication Date: 2016 (Routledge)
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Chapter: The Context within: My Journey into Research / Manulani Aluli Meyer
Waves of Knowing: A Seascape Epistemology by Karin E. Ingersoll
Publication Date: 2016 (Duke University Press)
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"In Waves of Knowing Karin Amimoto Ingersoll marks a critical turn away from land-based geographies to center the ocean as place. Developing the concept of seascape epistemology, she articulates an indigenous Hawaiian way of knowing founded on a sensorial, intellectual, and embodied literacy of the ocean."
A Deeper Sense of Place: Stories and Journeys of Indigenous-Academic Collaboration by Jay T. Johnson, Soren C. Larsen
Publication Date: 2013 (Oregon State University Press)
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Chapter: Rocking the Boat: Indigenous Geography at Home in Hawai'i (Kali Fermantez)

Indigenous

Decolonizing methodologies : research and indigenous peoples by Smith, Linda Tuhiwai
Call Number: GN380 .S65 2012
ISBN: 1848139500
Publication Date: 2012
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Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies by Denzin, Norman K.; Lincoln, Yvonna S.; Smith, Linda Tuhiwai
Call Number: GN345 .H364 2008
ISBN: 1412918030
Publication Date: 2008
Especially the chapters "Indigenous and authentic : Hawaiian epistemology and the triangulation of meaning" by Manulani Aluli Meyer; and "Te Kotahitanga : Kaupapa Maori in mainstream classrooms" by Russell Bishop.
Indigenous Statistics: A Quantitative Research Methodology by Walter, Maggie ; Andersen, Chris
Publication Date: 2013
"This book dismantles that persistent positivism with a forceful critique, then fills the void with a new paradigm for Indigenous quantitative methods, using concrete examples of research projects from First World Indigenous peoples in the United States, Australia, and Canada. Concise and accessible, it is an ideal supplementary text as well as a core component of the methodological toolkit for anyone conducting Indigenous research or using Indigenous population statistics."
Research as resistance : revisiting critical, indigenous, and anti-oppressive approaches
"This substantially revised and updated edition features new chapters that address narrative research, Foucauldian methods, community action research, queer theory, and insurgent Indigenous research. The text provides a solid foundation in specific methodologies while also highlighting their emancipatory potential. With a unique emphasis on both the theoretical foundations and practical applications of socially just research, this collection is an invaluable resource for senior undergraduate and graduate courses on anti-oppressive practice and research theory and methods in the social sciences."
Indigenous methodologies : characteristics, conversations and contexts by Kovach, Margaret
Publication Date: 2009
"What are Indigenous research methodologies, and how do they unfold? Indigenous methodologies flow from tribal knowledge, and while they are allied with several western qualitative approaches, they remain distinct. These are the focal considerations of Margaret Kovach's study, which offers guidance to those conducting research in the academy using Indigenous methodologies."
Applying Indigenous Research Methods: Storying with Peoples and Communities by Windchief, Sweeney ; San Pedro, Timothy; Windchief, Sweeney ; San Pedro, Timothy
Publication Date: 2019
"In this collection, Indigenous scholars address the importance of IRMs in their own scholarship, while focusing conversations on the application with others. Each chapter is co-authored to model methods rooted in the sharing of stories to strengthen relationships, such as yarning, storywork, and others. The chapters offer a wealth of specific examples, as told by researchers about their research methods in conversation with other scholars, teachers, and community members."
Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education by Robin Starr Minthorn Heather J. Shotton
Publication Date: 2018
"Recently, Native scholars have started to reclaim research through the development of their own research methodologies and paradigms that are based in tribal knowledge systems and values, and that allow inherent Indigenous knowledge and lived experiences to strengthen the research. Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education highlights the current scholarship emerging from these scholars of higher education. From understanding how Native American students make their way through school, to tracking tribal college and university transfer students, this book allows Native scholars to take center stage, and shines the light squarely on those least represented among us."
Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy by Carroll, Stephanie Russo; Kukutai, Tahu; Rodriguez-Lonebear, Desi; Walter, Maggie
Publication Date: 2020
"Examines how Indigenous Peoples around the world are demanding greater data sovereignty, and challenging the ways in which governments have historically used Indigenous data to develop policies and programs..."