Video: Clifton Sankofa gives public talk at UH Hilo on reclaiming health via food
The talk, “Reclaiming Health Through Food,” is part of UH Hilo’s Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story gatherings.
By Staff/UH Hilo Stories.
Local educator and writer Clifton Sankofa gave a public talk Sept. 27 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo on regaining health through diet.
The talk, “Reclaiming Health Through Food,” is part of a series of weekly gatherings held this semester at UH Hilo where students, faculty, staff, university retirees, and members of the local community get together in a safe and welcoming environment to share their thoughts around a common topic.
The goal of the series, named Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story: Building Community Through Conversation, is to strengthen the university’s connections to the local community through conversation. Topics cover Maunakea stewardship, mental health, better communication, houselessness in Hawaiʻi, entrepreneurship, and more. Following a short talk by a featured guest, attendees break out into discussion groups and then share their manaʻo (thoughts) with everyone.
Sankofa discussed how managing diabetes can be highly challenging for people whose diets promote autoimmune diseases. While industrial foods have become staples in many households, what is marketed as convenient and cheap comes with a steep price for our wallets, minds, and bodies. Many foods perceived as “traditional” increase preventable diseases.
The talk was held at the Kilohana Student Success Center located on campus in Edwin Mookini Library.
The Kuleana and Community series is sponsored by the UH Hilo Office of the Chancellor, Kīpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center, Kilohana Academic Success Center, Center for Global Education and Exchange, and Assistant Professor of Communication Colby Miyose and Associate Professor of Sociology Alton Okinaka.
