Activist Genealogy: Visions and Enactments of Solidarity Across Black and Kanaka Maoli Movements—ʻIlima Long, Facilitator (Virtual Event)

“When we do the work of justice together, when we answer one another’s call to join our several separate struggles, we learn justice from one another and we learn that those struggles are one. We discover that we are related. We choose this family.” -from the essay, Activist Genealogy: Visions and Enactments of Solidarity Across Black and Kanaka Maoli Movements, by Charles Lawrence, from the book, The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia.

A conversation inspired by Black Lives Matter and Protect Mauna Kea Movements, about learning to love one another across different struggles. Read the essay by Charles Lawrence that is the inspiration for this conversation HERE. Register for this conversation HERE.

An Aloha  ‘Āina Economy—Give, Take, Regenerate—Ben Treviño, Facilitator (Virtual Event)

“An aloha ʻāina economy, one also devoted to a living wage and health care for all, could not only replace our current antiquated and destructive economy established primarily in plantation era Hawaiʻi, but also lead us into a more humane and productive future. GDP cannot register the value of the fulfillment and love that results from living and being provided for by aloha ʻāina.” -from the essay, An Aloha ʻĀina Economy—Give, Take, Regenerate, by Kamanamaikalani Beamer, from the book, The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia.

Do you feel like the work you do is regenerative? What would your work look like if it did feel this way? A conversation about aloha ʻāina and circular economies and their impact on Hawaiʻi and beyond. Read the essay by Kamanamaikalani Beamer that was the inspiration for this conversation HERE. Register for this conversation HERE.

Friday, July 30, 5:30-7:00PM
***This session will take place at Native Books at Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu. Face coverings required and limited registration is available in observance of COVID-19 Guidance for Business per Emergency Order 2021-02: Social Distancing Requirements.

Hawai’i Needs to Stand Governing on Its Head—Michael Broderick, Facilitator (In Person Event)

In his essay, Hawaiʻi Needs to Stand Governing on Its Head, Neal Milner says localism, where neighborhoods solve community problems, might be the answer to many of our challenges in Hawaiʻi. What do we need to do to move toward localism in Hawaiʻi? A conversation about Hawaiʻi’s challenges, personal responsibility, and a possible new path forward.”

Join us on Friday, July 30 at 5:30pm for our first in-person Try Think: Hulihia conversation taking place at Native Books at Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu. Read the essay by Neil Milner that was the inspiration for this conversation HERE. Register for this conversation HERE.