4 - 1 9 9 5 ) ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁A uck land , ▁A ot ear oa / New ▁Zealand , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Studies ▁department . ▁Her ▁research ▁areas ▁focus ▁on ▁ind ig ene ity ▁& ▁race , ▁sett ler ▁colonial ism , ▁de colon ization , ▁an arch ism , ▁and ▁gender ▁& ▁sexual ity . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁After ▁att ending ▁Ir v ine ▁Valley ▁College ▁( community ▁college ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁she ▁earned ▁her ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Women ’ s ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁K au an ui ▁earned ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁History ▁of ▁Cons cious ness ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁work ▁ ▁K au an ui ▁is ▁Professor ▁of ▁American ▁Studies ▁and ▁affili ate ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁Anth rop ology ▁at ▁Wes ley an ▁University ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁Hawai ian ▁Blood : ▁Col onial ism ▁and ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁S over e ig nt y ▁and ▁Ind ig ene ity ▁( D u ke ▁University ▁Press ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁and ▁Par ado xes ▁of ▁Hawai ian ▁S over e ig nt y : ▁Land , ▁Sex , ▁and ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁State ▁National ism ▁( D u ke ▁University ▁Press ▁ 2