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Nawaʻa Napoleon

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Nawaʻa Napoleon
David John Nāwaʻakauluaokamehameha Napoleon
Scientific career
FieldsLinguistics
InstitutionsKapiʻolani Community College, University of Hawaiʻi

Nāwa Napoleon is an associate professor of Hawaiian Language and chair of the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature at Kapiʻolani Community College, University of Hawaiʻi.[1][2] He is best known for suggesting the name of our supercluster, Laniakea.[3][4]

Napoleon has served as an educator, administrator and leader at Kapiʻolani Community College for more than three decades.[2] He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hawaiian studies from UH Hilo and a Master of Arts in Hawaiian studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[2]

Awards

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  • 2015 "Educator of the Year" award by The Native Hawaiian Education Association.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kapiʻolani: Nawaʻa Napoleon receives Native Hawaiian Education Association Award | University of Hawaii News". manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Napoleon appointed vice chancellor of academic affairs at Kapiʻolani CC | University of Hawaiʻi System News". 25 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Mānoa: Hawaii scientist maps and names Laniakea, our home supercluster of galaxies | University of Hawaii News". manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Newly identified galactic supercluster home to Milky Way". The Times of India. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2024.