Carving out inclusive sanctuaries for participation in higher education

The work that we do and how we do that work is formed through our view of the world, shaped within our own ways of knowing and prioritized by the needs of people and the lessons of place. This article illustrates what one educational policy, filtered through one way of knowing, and prioritized by the needs of people and place looks like in higher education. Kuahuokal, a metaphor for third space manifestation, is used to carve out inclusive sanctuaries in the university. It is a praxis of Hawaiian epistemology through four intentional guides: h?ai, ?ina momona, kuahuokal, and a?o aku a?o mai. These intentions reveal a (k)new old wisdom that simplifies complexity into purpose and common sense. The defining of the metaphor as well as these intentions frame this paper to transform the dialogue at the university, raise consciousness through action, and set policy in motion.