Focus Hawaii Vernice Wineera Director, Institute for Polynesian Studies

Authors

• Lance Chase
• Vernice Wineera

Files

Description

Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features Vernice Wineera—soon to be Dr. Wineera—newly appointed Director of the Institute for Polynesian Studies, who shares her remarkable journey from growing up in the Māori village of Porirua, New Zealand, to decades of educational, cultural, and administrative work in Hawaiʻi. She recounts her studies at BYU–Hawaii, her years of service at the Polynesian Cultural Center in roles ranging from marketing to research and development, and her doctoral focus on multiculturalism and the dynamics of cultural presentation within expatriate Polynesian communities. Wineera discusses the Institute’s history, its scholarly mission, its partnerships between BYU–Hawaii and the PCC, its board of fellows, and its ambitious research projects—including oral histories, multi‑ethnicity conferences, Rapa Nui studies, and documentation of Pacific performance arts—all while emphasizing student involvement, cultural integrity, and the importance of authentic representation. Please note that some portions of the video, particularly in the middle section, may appear blurry or have gray visual distortions. [1995006 Fo...a 19950308 | PDF]

Length of Video

00:29:16

File Size

2.4GB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

3-8-1995

Keywords

Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Vernice Wineera, Institute for Polynesian Studies, BYU–Hawaii, Polynesian Cultural Center, PCC history, Māori scholar, Ngati Toa, Porirua New Zealand, multiculturalism, cross‑cultural communication, Polynesian culture studies, American Studies Polynesia, PCC research, Pacific Studies Journal, board of fellows PCC BYUH, oral history project Hawaii, multi‑ethnicity conference, Rapa Nui tourism study, Pacific performing arts research, student research mentorship, cultural authenticity, Polynesian heritage preservation, blurry video, gray visual distortion.

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Business

Recommended Citation

Chase, Lance and Wineera, Vernice, "Focus Hawaii Vernice Wineera Director, Institute for Polynesian Studies" (1995). Focus Hawaii. 77.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/77