Helu Hawaiʻi: A Critical Ethnomathematics Perspective

Abstract

This article is a recapturing of our Hawaiian numerical moʻolelo through historical Hawaiian language texts. While curricular trends in Hawaiʻi's public educational settings (and nationwide) aim to normalize a narrow, standardized Western worldview of mathematics education, this critical ethnomathematic interrogation of foundational Hawaiian language texts engages new perspectives and reaffirms our genealogical connections to rich cultural traditions of Helu Hawaiʻi.