RAD Studio prototype · AKI

Appreciative Kuleana Inquiry

He ala nīnau no ka ʻike ʻana i ka mea e lilo ana i kuleana.

AKI helps a person, team, or project discover kuleana by beginning with stories of care, strengths already present, relationships that sustain the work, and the responsibility now asking to be named.

ʻAʻole kēia he helu hoʻokūkū. He ala kēia e nīnau ai: he aha ka mea e ola nei, ʻo wai ka mea i pili, a he aha ka mea e pono ai ke mālama pū ʻia?

SCQA

Why This Prototype Exists

Situation

People want to act with responsibility, reciprocity, and care.

Complication

Most assessments turn responsibility into scoring or compliance.

Question

How do we help people name what is truly theirs to tend?

Answer

Start with appreciative stories, then invite relational reflection.

Nā ʻIke Pili

Inquiry Context

Ke Ala

The AKI Journey

Ka ʻŌlelo Kuleana

Emerging Kuleana Statement

Use this as a working sentence, not a final claim. The statement should become clearer after peer reflection.

Draft

Kuleana 360

Peer Reflection Layer

After the participant drafts a statement, invite others to mirror what they see. The goal is loving clarity, not grading.

Ke Ana Hoʻohālike

Reflection Pattern

As peer responses come in, summarize them as a pattern. Do not reduce the process to a score.

Cultural and Language Review Note

This is a notional prototype for discussion. It is not a traditional Hawaiian form, an official translation, a certification, or an authoritative definition of kuleana. The ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, cultural framing, and proposed use should be reviewed by fluent ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi practitioners and appropriately situated community members before public or institutional use.