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]
Nawaʻa Napoleon | |
|---|---|
David John Nāwaʻakauluaokamehameha Napoleon | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Institutions | Kapiʻolani Community College, University of Hawaiʻi |
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
edit- 2015 "Educator of the Year" award by The Native Hawaiian Education Association.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Kapiʻolani: Nawaʻa Napoleon receives Native Hawaiian Education Association Award | University of Hawaii News". manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mānoa: Hawaii scientist maps and names Laniakea, our home supercluster of galaxies | University of Hawaii News". manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Newly identified galactic supercluster home to Milky Way". The Times of India. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2024.