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Celebrate Hawaiian History Month Online!
Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition is proud to present the second Hawaiian History Month in 2021! In celebration of
Queen Liliʻuokalani's 183rd birthday, we are holding five weeks of virtual events throughout the month of September. Kicking off the month is Queen Liliʻuokalani's Birthday program on Thursday, September 2, 2021.
Join us every Wednesday at 9am and Friday at 6pm thereafter!
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This year we are excited to announce that we have partnered up with ʻŌlelo Community Media to bring all of our Hawaiian History Month programming straight to your home screens.
TV Schedule Coming Soon!
Week 1 - Hauʻoli Lā Hānau e Liliʻuokalani
Wednesday, 9/2/20
9:00am HST
Thursday, 9/2/21
10:00am HST
Hauʻoli Lā Hānau e Liliʻuokalani
E ʻOnipaʻa Kākou – Let us be steadfast together. Join us in our virtual event from the ʻIolani Palace as we celebrate our Queen Liliʻuokalani on her beloved birthday. We honor her with mele, oli, pule, hula, palace tours, and hoʻokupu from each island. Queen Liliʻuokalani continues to uplift and inspire us to Onipaʻa – to be "steadfast" in our lives and resolve to care for our beloved homeland and its people.
Co-hosts: Meleanna Meyer, Malia Nobrega-Olivera
Participants: Kekai Mahiʻai, Kawika Mersberg, Paula Akana, Moanikeʻala Nanod-Sitch, Tracie Lopes, Haweo Lopes,
Karen Keawehawaii, Ku‘uipo Kumukahi, Starr Kalahiki,
Kaniaulono Hāpai, Kūhaʻo Regidor, Keanokualani Perreira, Keanokualani Perreira, Hāʻenaala Hāpai, Kūaea Hāpai, Brad Watanabe, Lolena Nicholas, Maliʻikapu Ikaika Bantolina, ʻOhana Bumanglag & Siunwould, Manawai Olanalan, Heumanulaʻi Castillo-Taniguchi, Hui Pulapula – Kanuikapono PCS.
Friday, 9/4/20
6:00pm HST
Friday, 9/3/20
6:00pm HST
Nānā i ke Kumu: Look to the Source
E Hoʻoponopono Kākou
Nānā i ke Kumu no ke Kūkulu Kaiaulu – Look to the source for building community. Join us for a panel of cultural offerings and conversation aligning with ‘ike Hawai’i—Hawaiian wisdom and spiritual tradition(s) along with Ho’opono & Ho’oponopono- the practice of making right, setting one’s course towards righteous actions to return balance to our families. This is a critical practice for healing our communities today from historical and cultural trauma.
Practitioners Malina Kaulukukui, Manulani Meyer, and Kaʻaiʻai Paglinwan will offer insights into this profoundly important traditional practice that has made a resurgence in the Hawaiian community through the tireless efforts of their Kumu Lynette Paglinawan. Kahu Moani N. Sitch offers her insights about forgiveness as a spiritual practitioner in community. Meleanna Meyer (also a haumana ho’oponopono ) will moderate.
By educating ourselves about Hawai’i’s past history, we can, as community and family, work to develop and strengthening personal, familial and community bonds, to more readily create meaningful, healing conversations and actionable work towards justice—and ties with others throughout Hawai’i and the world.
Week 2 - Hulihia: Imagining New Possibilities
Wednesday, 9/2/20
9:00am HST
Wednesday, 9/8/21
10:00am HST
Resources and Values
Turning to Our Strengths
Responding to this time of Hulihia- This panel of community builders including Kamana Beamer, Kehau Abad, Keani Rawlins, Aiko Yamashiro, with Ikaika Hussey moderating will discuss how facing threats to our health, safety and our sense of right, or pono might lead us during these most difficult times. The following question; Pehea lā ke kanaka i ‘apo ‘ia ai e ka ‘āina? How are we Kānaka perceived by the ‘āina-land? Might indeed offer novel insights if we indeed ask how we might be viewed by the most sentient of all— papa honua- mother earth.
Friday, 9/4/20
6:00pm HST
Friday, 9/10/21
6:00pm HST
Community Building
Turning Toward Each Other
Responding to the challenge of Hulihia, of the turning upside of things, this panel of members from the faith community, including Dean Jon Osorio, Rev. David Turner, Dr. Dawn Morais, along with Maya Soetoro moderating for a conversation within Faith communities today— About agency and making concrete change in the face of what many churches and religious institutions facing- a lack of active participation from membership, to do the hard work of aloha kekahi i kekahi—loving one another through this tumultuous time of upheaval. “What will it take to begin again now, in ways that open futures rather than continue to foreclose them?”
Week 3 - Hoʻōla: Hawaiian Health
Wednesday, 9/2/20
9:00am HST
Wednesday, 9/15/21
10:00am HST
Perspectives on Infectious Disease
Historical Perspectives
More information coming soon!
Friday, 9/4/20
6:00pm HST
Friday, 9/17/21
6:00pm HST
Perspectives on Infectious Disease
Literary Perspectives
More information coming soon!
Wednesday, 9/2/20
9:00am HST
Saturday, 9/18/21
TBA
Perspectives on Infectious Disease
Educator Perspectives
More information coming soon!
Week 4 - Mele Lāhui: Songs of Our Nation
Friday, 9/4/20
6:00pm HST
Wednesday, 9/10/21
10:00am HST
Liliʻu Project & Youth Operas
Take a look at the trailer from the “Lili’u Project” featuring the work of University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa’s Creative Media Arts Department. The film is projected to be released in 2023.
Enjoy selected scenes from two youth operas composed by Herb Mahelona for Lili’uokalani: Auli’i the Last Menehune of Nu’uanu Valley and Nani nā Pua.
Wednesday, 9/2/20
9:00am HST
Wednesday, 9/8/21
6:00pm HST
Ahe Lau Makani - E Mele Kākou
A Community Concert - Sing-a-long featuring: Music for and compositions of HRM Lili’uokalani, Everyone will receive a music packet with their program of the concert as they enter Kawaiaha’o Church. This Community “Sing-a-long” will be interspersed with featured performances by vocal and instrumental soloists and ensembles. Be ready to MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER!!
Week 5 - Hana Keaka Hawaiʻi: Stories on Stage
Friday, 9/4/20
6:00pm HST
Friday, 9/17/21
6:00pm HST
Hawaiian Theatre at UH Mānoa
More information coming soon!
Wednesday, 9/2/20
9:00am HST
Wednesday, 9/15/21
10:00am HST
Nā Huliau: Turning Points on Stage
Filmed monologs excerpted from three living history plays by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl followed by a live panel discussion.