Video: Community leader Geoli Ng gives public talk at UH Hilo on the power of community initiatives
The talk on the power of community initiatives is part of UH Hilo’s Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story gatherings.
By Staff/UH Hilo Stories.
Community leader Geoli Ng gave a public talk on the power of community-focused initiatives on Sept. 12, 2025, at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. In her talk, “From Waiākea to Waiwai: Transforming Communities through Kōkua,” Ng discusses the power of community-focused initiatives and how local action can create systemic change.
Ing was born and raised in the Waiākea Ahupuaʻa of Hilo, Hawaiʻi, and is a proud Native Hawaiian driven by a deep commitment to uplifting communities and improving the lives of Hawaiʻi’s most vulnerable.
Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story
The goal of the talk story series, named “Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story: Building Community Through Conversation” and launched in fall of 2024, is to strengthen the university’s connections to the local community through conversation. Talks cover youth-focused government programs, health care, food systems, climate challenges, and more. Following a short talk by a featured guest, attendees break out into discussion groups and then share their manaʻo (thoughts) with everyone.
The talks are held on campus at the Kilohana Student Success Center located 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.
