We are pursuing the links between traditional Polynesian knowledge and Western science. Place for Hawaiians who are interested or experts in science to address todays issues and share mana'o. Jon Ching helped to get this group started.
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  • 2766678245?profile=originalKalani Mondoy is familiar to me from Facebook !!

  • it costs money to get tested.  I had donations to the project though too.  Some who get tested (like myself) did it because of genetic genealogy.  Others, not sure, maybe just curious.  And then my mother was adopted, so this was a way to help get over brick walls.

  • It worked !  But these guys look like spending money ??

  • 2766681065?profile=originalWatch Out For Pirates !!

  • NG people can transfer over to FTDNA where I got tested.

    That NG one looks confusing. lol

    Their site isn't working for me but someone else told me that it is working for them.

    https://www.familytreedna.com/public/hawaiianancestry/

  • 2766676532?profile=originalWoW !! Inalako !  Nat'l Geo did my mitochondia. 

    Where do I look up yours ??!  I am L3d.

  • Cassanda (who wrote that Natl Geographic article) is in my DNA project on FTDNA.

    As for that Hawaiian encyclopedia article, they didn't even name the article, but mentioned the author - Rebecca Cann.  Based on what they wrote, mentioning 3 sub-groups, I'm wondering if they did a full mitochondrial sequencing test.  I'm of B4a1a1a3, and I know of B4a1a1a, and one person I know is B4a1a1a2.  And one Maori woman I know has the actual Polynesian motif - B4a1a1, so that's 4 that are common.

    The University of Otago has a link to the various haplogroups throughout the south Pacific and mentioned specific groups that have them.

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Under-representation of Polynesian Populations in Ongoing Genetic Research:

The first panels of common patterns of human genetic variation developed by the International HapMap Project did not include Polynesian populations. http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ • Unfortunately, representation of our people is also absent in the ongoing 1,000 genomes project, which aims to deepen our understanding of human genetic variation across the globe. http://www.1000genomes.org/page.php?page=data • Moreover, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) CRISP grant allocation website…

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MAUNA KEA: World's Largest Telescope proposed

This struggle has landed...like an asteroid!! Scientific Hawaiians are especially needed to dispel the myth that we are "anti-science" just because we are concerned about desecration, impacts, etc., so if you can help with this, please do! Hearing before the BLNR this friday, 9 am. Not clear how long it will take to get to the item on the agenda. Could be all day, or the meeting could be pau in less than 2 hours. Depends. Anyway, I'm going. Wish I had more info -- I'll post when I get it.…

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ʻIke Mahina (Lunar knowledge)

It might be a good thing to share our knowledge of the lunar phases, their names, and events associated with each of the phases, according to the traditional sources. Letʻs start with the basic lunar calendar: The Hawaiian Lunar Calendar (Sources: Kamakau, Malo, Handy et al) The thirty days of the Hawaiian lunar month set the tempo for religious activities of ancient Hawai‘i. The notes below describe agricultural and religious patterns associated with the lunar month in ancient Hawai‘i. HILO…

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