Sui-Lan Hoʽokano
The kaikamahine (daughter) of George Ho’okano and Lucille Fernandez-Fraticelli, makuahine (mother) of three, and kupunawahine (grandmother) of four. Sui-Lan Ho’okano is a Kanaka from the Island of Hawaii, Hilo.
Sui-Lan has over 30 years as a servant leader in Indigenous education communities. Sui-Lan Ho’okano current journey is as a Cultural Educator that works collectively with Native Communities, Educational agencies, and Local Indignous/Aboriginal communities Nationally, and globally on environmental educational, Policy and pedogogy in reestablishing the value in
Indigenous knowledge pathways and the value they hold in the past, present, and 21st century.
Sui-Lan Ho’okano continues to share her experiences, and believes by sharing the true meaning of aloha and standing firmly in the present, with our backs to the future, our eyes upon our past we will be are able to access the deep and abundant ʻike (knowledge)of our Kupuna (elders/ancestors) It is through our Kupuna and their wisdom that we continue to grow, cultivate,
elevate, and expand our ʻike for the benefit of haumana (students) ʻohana (families), kaiaulu (community), and ultimately our honua (global world) communities.
‘A‘ohe pau ka ‘ike i ka hālau ho‘okahi.
All knowledge is not learned in just one school.
One can learn from many source
