Hula and Mele Resources: Authority

Hawaiian Culture

Western Academic Setting

Form of knowledge transmission:

• Practice

  • e.g. Hula, Mele, Lawaiʻa, Hoʻokele

• Academic Journal

  • e.g. Journal of Academic Librarianship, Journal of Educational Technology & Society

Expertise derives from:

• Genealogy

  • ʻohana

  • kumu

• Experience

  • ma ka hana ka ʻike

• Educational Achievements

  • e.g. degrees, certificates

• Position

  • e.g. Director, Associate Professor

Recognized by:

• Peers (others, especially kumu and elders, who perform that practice)

  • Prevalence & longevity - is this something others do / have been doing, as well

  • Efficiency - is the function tied to a purpose

• Peers (peer-reviewed journals)

• Number of times article is cited by others