Jonathan Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio Explained

Jonathan Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio is a Native Hawaiian professor of Hawaiian studies. He is the Dean of the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Early life and education

Osorio was born in Hilo. While attending Kamehemeha Schools he learned to play the guitar. He graduated in 1969.^[1]

Career

In 1974 he formed a duo called "Jon & Randy" with fellow musician Randy Borden. Their song "Hawaiian eyes" won a Na Hoku Hanohano award in 1981.^[2]

In 1984 Osorio returned to school. He earned a PhD in history from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He taught Hawaiian studies at the university and Kapiʻolani Community College. He became the Dean of the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge in 2018.^[3] While working as a professor, Osorio also attended protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope.^{[4] [5]} Osorio's work as a professor and musician intertwine; he often sings a song during his interviews, conference presentations, forums, and other engagements.^[6]

In 2019 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.^[7]

Bibliography

• Book: Osorio. Jonathan Kamakawiwoʻole. Lei Mele No Pauahi: Music, Past and Present, at Kamehameha Schools. Young. Kanalu G. T.. Kamehameha Schools. 1997. 9780873360500.
• Book: The Value of Hawaiʻi: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future. University of Hawaiʻi Press. 2010. 9780824835293. Howes. Craig. Honolulu. Osorio. Jon.
• Book: Osorio, Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwo‘ole. Dismembering Lahui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887. University of Hawai'i Press. 2002. 978-0824825492.
• Book: I ulu i ka ʻāina = Land. University of Hawaiʻi Press. 2014. 9780824839772. Osorio. Jonathan. Honolulu.
• Book: The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia, the Turning. University of Hawaiʻi Press. 2021. 9780824889067. Goodyear-Kaʻōpua. Noelani. Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua. Honolulu. Howes. Craig. Osorio. Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole. Yamashiro. Aiko.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lāhui Rising: alumni share perspectives on 'Ōiwi Agency. 2021-09-28. www.ksbe.edu. en.
2. Web site: October 28, 2019. Lifetime achievement award for Hawaiinuiakea Dean Osorio University of Hawaiʻi System News. 2021-09-28. en-US.
3. Web site: May 3, 2018. Mānoa: Jon Osorio named dean of Hawaiinuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge University of Hawaii News. 2021-09-28. manoa.hawaii.edu.
4. Web site: Flaherty. Colleen. July 25, 2019. U of Hawaii pursues controversial Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea and is leading indigenous institution. 2021-09-28. www.insidehighered.com. en.
5. Web site: December 25, 2019. The Decade of the Native Hawaiian. 2021-09-28. Hawaii News Now. en.
6. Web site: 2014-07-17. Osorio Stresses Unity Of Cultures At Conservation Conference. 2021-09-28. Honolulu Civil Beat. en.
7. Web site: Garrett. James. October 28, 2019. 2019 Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards. 2021-09-28. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. en-US.