Adapting to Crisis and Reimagining Pedagogy Through Visual Depictions of Changing Landscapes: Honouliuli 'Āina Ho'ohuli

Honouliuli 'Āina Ho'ohuli is an online exhibit that allows visitors the opportunity to interact and dive deeper into the history of Honouliuli as an ahupua'a (one of Hawai'i's land and water divisions). Guided by Indigenous epistemological understandings of place, University of Hawai'i West O'ahu students co-created this exhibit with their professor, community, and other consulting experts to visually illustrate the land and water use changes that have historically occurred here. The exhibit explores the mo'olelo (stories) of this place, as well as the impact of the agricultural industry and the military on the region while also showcasing restoration efforts to preserve Native Hawaiian culture and the landscape. The website is one major deliverable of an ongoing research project funded by the National Park Service on the Honouliuli National Historic Site (WWII internment and POW camp), recognized as belonging to a deeper history with diverse community stakeholders. While detailing the exhibit, the article examines the topics of ethical storytelling via media and ethnographic methods, community engagement, Native storytelling and representation, and interactive exhibit design. The discussion essentially explores the human capacity to adapt to crisis and pedagogical techniques for engaging with both students and the general public through online exhibits.