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Calling all literature lovers! Come celebrate the debut of Ask the Brindled, an award-winning collection of poetry by ʻŌiwi poet and educator Noʻu Revilla. Thurs, Sept. 1, 5:30 pm, Ka Waiwai ma Mōʻiliʻili. Register here: https://askthebrindled.eventbrite.com Featuring performances by Noʻu, Jocelyn Ng, Brandy Nālani McDougall, Alohalani Brown, Māhealani Ahia, Kahala Johnson, Lyz Soto, and DJ Mermaid. Join us for pūpū, raffle prizes & author signing at Ka Waiwai in Mōʻiliʻili. Book sales will be organized by Native Books. This event is co-sponsored by the Mānoa Center for the Humanities and Civic Engagement; Department of English; Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge; Native Hawaiian Student Services; and the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series (BTSS), which is a joint venture of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, and UH-Mānoa.

Calling all literature lovers! Come celebrate the debut of Ask the Brindled, an award-winning collection of poetry by ʻŌiwi poet and educator Noʻu Revilla. Thurs, Sept. 1, 5:30 pm, Ka Waiwai ma Mōʻiliʻili. Register here: Featuring performances by Noʻu, Jocelyn Ng, Brandy Nālani McDougall, Alohalani Brown, Māhealani Ahia, Kahala Johnson, Lyz Soto, and DJ Mermaid. Join us for pūpū, raffle prizes & author signing at Ka Waiwai in Mōʻiliʻili. Book sales will be organized by Native Books. This event is co-sponsored by the Mānoa Center for the Humanities and Civic Engagement; Department of English; Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge; Native Hawaiian Student Services; and the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series (BTSS), which is a joint venture of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, and UH-Mānoa. ... See MoreSee Less

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Join us for Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festivals July 2022 VIP event, an oceanside chat with Chris Bertish- IMPossible discussing his Transpacific Wing Project. As an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, conservationist, big wave surfer, and Guinness SUP World Record holder, Chris is raising awareness and money for conservation and ocean health projects worldwide. He recently completed a 48 day, 15 hour, 45 minute journey across the Pacific, traveling 2465NM from Oxnard, California to O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. This is a significant accomplishment as Chris was the first person to embark on a solo wing-foil ocean crossing! Hear more about Chris’ journey on Tuesday, July 26 at Hawaiʻi Yacht Club, at 6 pm. Admission is FREE but RSVP is required at HBMF.online. Co-sponsored by #ChrisBertishFoundation Chris Bertish Foundation, Halekulani Hotel Halekulani Hotel, #HawaiiYachtClub Hawaii Yacht Club, and #KaneoheYachtingFoundation. In support of the Wing Projects Conservation Partners #ConservationInternational Conservation International - Hawaii, #SeaShepherd, #SeaTrees, #Parley, in thanks to all of the project sponsors. #TranspacificWingProject #Sailing #SUP #Surf #GuinessWorldRecord #sustainability #OceanHealth #noplanetb #Oahu #Hawaii

Join us for Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival's July 2022 VIP event, an oceanside chat with Chris Bertish- I'MPossible discussing his Transpacific Wing Project.As an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, conservationist, big wave surfer, and Guinness SUP World Record holder, Chris is raising awareness and money for conservation and ocean health projects worldwide. He recently completed a 48 day, 15 hour, 45 minute journey across the Pacific, traveling 2465NM from Oxnard, California to O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. This is a significant accomplishment as Chris was the first person to embark on a solo wing-foil ocean crossing!Hear more about Chris’ journey on Tuesday, July 26 at Hawaiʻi Yacht Club, at 6 pm. Admission is FREE but RSVP is required at HBMF.online.Co-sponsored by #ChrisBertishFoundation Chris Bertish Foundation, Halekulani Hotel Halekulani Hotel, #HawaiiYachtClub Hawaii Yacht Club, and #KaneoheYachtingFoundation. In support of the Wing Project's Conservation Partners #ConservationInternational Conservation International - Hawaii, #SeaShepherd, #SeaTrees, #Parley, in thanks to all of the project sponsors.#TranspacificWingProject #Sailing #SUP #Surf #GuinessWorldRecord #sustainability #OceanHealth #noplanetb #Oahu #Hawaii ... See MoreSee Less

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PlayMaria Ressa: What Are You Willing to Sacrifice for the Truth?

Maria Ressa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and co-founder of Rappler.com, discusses her long career in journalism, from the People Power Revolution that drove Ferdinand Marcos from power to the rise of demagogic populism that brought his son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., back to the presidency. In this searching conversation, Ressa explains the repression of free journalism in the Philippines, the rise of misinformation and fake news, the complicity of massive online platforms like Facebook, and the ghastly toll of Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. Ressa sat down with the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series for this interview while in Honolulu for the East-West Center’s International Media Conference. Interviewer: Robert PerkinsonThumbnail photo credit: Paul PapadimitriouLead Sponsor: East-West CenterCo-Sponsor: Omidyar Network ‘Ohana Fund at the Hawai‘i Community FoundationBTSS Sponsors: Hawaii Community Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa ... See MoreSee Less

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PlayMatthew England - Ocean as Protector...and Punisher

Acclaimed scientist Matthew England explains how oceans protect us from rapid global warming but with enormous long-term costs. See his full lecture, "Ocean as Protector—and Punisher: How oceans slow global warming but also sow disaster," here. Scientia Professor of Ocean & Climate Dynamics at the University of New South Wales, Matthew England is a renowned expert on large-scale climate-ocean dynamics, having led research studies from the tropics to Antarctica, and over time spans ranging from seasons to millennia. England is a Fellow of the Australian National Academy of Science and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. He also serves as the Academic Lead of the International Universities Climate Alliance. Additional appearances: * Kalama Cabigon, Native Hawaiin Practioner Kahu/Kahuna Pule* Dr. Charles "Chip" Fletcher, Interim Dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology* Professor Angelique White, School of Ocean and Earth Science and TechnologyPresented in partnership with the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology - SOEST, the Hawaiʻi Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and Conservation International Twitter: @uh_btssInstagram: @uh_btssBTSS website: #climatescience #globalwarming #oceanography #conservation ... See MoreSee Less

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In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, an In-depth conversation on gun safety in Hawai'i and beyond. Speakers include: Maya Soetoro, Ceeds of Peace; Senator Chris Lee; Erica Yamauchi, Moms Demand Action; Chris Marvin, Everytown for Gun Safety; and Ashley Lukens, Funder Hui. Lead Sponsor: Funder Hui Event Sponsors: Ceeds of Peace, Everytown for Gun Safety, and the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is a joint venture of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, and Kamehameha Schools. Series sponsors also include the College of Social Sciences, Scholars Strategy Network, the William S. Richardson School of Law, and the Ulupono Initiative. Twitter: @uh_btss Instagram: @uh_btss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UHBTSS/ BTSS website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/speakers/
Gun Safety in Hawai'i
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Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate, celebrates indigenous poetry, joined by five Hawai'i poets. Featured Authors: Joy Harjo is the 23d Poet Laureate of the United States, and a world-renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the author of plays, children’s books, two memoirs, and nine books of poetry—among them the anthologies When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through and Living Nations, Living Words. As a musician, she has produced seven award-winning albums. She received the Ruth Lilly Prize for Lifetime Achievement from the Poetry Foundation, Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, and the Academy of American Poets Wallace Stevens Award. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and the Chair of the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she is a Tulsa Artist Fellow. Brandy Nalani McDougall is a Kanaka ʻŌiwi poet raised on Maui. She is the author of The Salt-Wind Ka Makani Paʻakai and Finding Meaning: Kaona and Contemporary Hawaiian Literature. She is an associate professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. No'ou Revilla is a queer ʻŌiwi poet and educator. She is an assistant professor of creative writing at UH-Mānoa and is proud to have taught poetry at Puʻuhuluhulu University in the summer of 2019. Her first book of poetry, Ask the Brindled, is forthcoming from Milkweed Editions in fall 2022. No'u Revilla won the 2021 National Poetry Series competition. Lehua M. Taitano, Mahealani Wendt is the author of the poetry book Uluhaimālama (2007) and the co-editor of Ho`olaule`a: Celebrating 10 Years of Pacific Writing. She has been published in numerous literary journals and anthologies. Moderator: Craig Santos Perez Craig Santos Perez is a Chamoru writer from Guam. He is the author of five books of poetry and the co-editor of five anthologies. He is a professor in the English department at the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa. Produced by the UH Manoa Better Tomorrow Speaker series for the Hawai'i Book and Music Festival 2021 https://hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com Sponsored by: University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Oceanit, Kamehameha Publishing, HEI, Bess Press, Lili'uokalani Trust, Hawai'i Public Radio, Honolulu Civil Beat, iHeartMedia, BDK Hawaii ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by the HBMF https://hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com/ In partnership with the UH Mānoa Better Tomorrow Speaker Series. BTSS website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/speakers/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UHBTSS/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/uh_btss/ Twitter: @uh_btss Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6KSF4BLZ4zs8A9hH73qB9Q/ The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series features incisive conversations on the most pressing issues of our time. The project is a joint venture of the University of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, and Kamehameha Schools.
Joy Harjo & Pacific Poets: Living Nations, Living Words
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Maria Ressa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and co-founder of Rappler.com, discusses her long career in journalism, from the People Power Revolution that drove Ferdinand Marcos from power to the rise of demagogic populism that brought his son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., back to the presidency. In this searching conversation, Ressa explains the repression of free journalism in the Philippines, the rise of misinformation and fake news, the complicity of massive online platforms like Facebook, and the ghastly toll of Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. Ressa sat down with the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series for this interview while she was in Honolulu for the East-West Center’s International Media Conference. Interviewer: Robert Perkinson Thumbnail photo credit: Paul Papadimitriou Lead Sponsor: East-West Center Co-Sponsor: Omidyar ‘Ohana Fund at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is a joint venture of HCF, Kamehameha Schools, and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Maria Ressa: What Are You Willing to Sacrifice for the Truth?
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Longtime Native Hawaiian community leader Michelle Ka'uhane, Senior Vice President and Chief Impact Officer at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, discusses her new role as a Biden appointee on the White House’s AANHPI Commission. In a wide-ranging conversation with UHM Specialist Noelle Kahanu, Michelle discusses her career advancing Native interests through Hawai‘i institutions and the ways that federal funding can enhance Native Hawaiian community well-being. Topics: Designating Native Hawaiians for the first time as a stand-alone group in a White House commission, housing and economic inequality, environmental justice, Native Hawaiian relationships to Pacific Islander and Asian American concerns, and the need for federal investment to foster Native justice. Series Sponsors: Hawai‘i Community Foundation and Kamehameha Schools. Production assistance from ITS, BTSS, and the CSS Digital Studio.
Michelle Ka'uhane: What Biden's AANHPI Commission Means for Hawai'i
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