Talk:Esther T. Mookini

Thellomerca (talk) 05:18, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Women in Red Indigenous Women Edit-a-thon Note
I wrote this article during the edit-a-thon because Mookini was listed in several places as an indigenous woman, but she is of Japanese ancestry, not native Hawaiian ancestry, though she has contributed greatly to Hawaiian linguistics.

1. In 2006, she received the Mary Kawena Pukui Award from the West Honolulu Rotary Club, "given to honor a non-Hawaiian person who has made a significant contribution to the Hawaiian community through their chosen vocation or field of endeavor."

2. In an interview she stated: "My daughter has quarter-Hawaiian and she always says, "Gee, Mom, it’s too bad you don’t have any!" [laughing] I have only one child and I’m the only one who’s going this Hawaiian Language route, and I’m not Hawaiian! That’s what she means." see Melehina Groves lāua ‘o Ken Ordenstein. "Interview with Esther T. "Kiki" Mo'okini". Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

If the inclusion of her in edit-a-thon is inappropriate, please delete these categories and any related tags, etc. Thanks!

Thellomerca (talk) 05:24, 4 August 2020 (UTC)