ka ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁K ight ley ▁received ▁the ▁Ful br ight - Cre ative ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Pacific ▁W riter ' s ▁Res iden cy , ▁" a ▁unique ▁opportunity ▁for ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁writer ▁of ▁Pacific ▁her itage ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁project ▁expl oring ▁Pacific ▁identify , ▁culture , ▁or ▁history ." ▁The ▁significance ▁of ▁this ▁award ▁is ▁the ▁place ▁it ▁has ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁contemporary ▁Ma ori ▁and ▁Pacific a ▁culture , ▁and ▁of ▁K ight ley ' s ▁stat ure ▁within ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁that ▁development . ▁The ▁Res iden cy , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai ' i ▁at ▁M ā no a , ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁film ▁director , ▁writer , ▁and ▁educ ator ▁S ima ▁U rale ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ; ▁other ▁film ▁and ▁theatre ▁artists ▁who ▁have ▁received ▁the ▁award ▁include ▁Victor ▁Rod ger ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁To a ▁F ras er ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁and ▁M aker ita ▁U rale ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai ' i ▁at ▁M ā no a ▁is ▁also ▁where ▁Mer ata ▁M ita ▁" develop ed ▁[ the ] ▁Academy ▁for ▁Creative ▁Media ’ s ▁ind igen ous ▁film making ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁Scroll ▁of ▁Hon our ▁from ▁the ▁Vari ety ▁Art ists ▁Club ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁his ▁contribution