Community Calendar

Our Monday Night Poetry group, led by published poet Gwyn Görg, meets the second Monday of the month at 5:30 pm at the Laupāhoehoe Library. If you’d like, bring a poem you’ve written or one you love to share and discuss in a friendly, relaxed setting. It’s a great way to connect and get inspired!

This event is part of Honouliuli National Historic Site's 10th Anniversary Celebration.

This talk will present the long-term process of landscape change at Honouliuli National Historic Site leading to the creation of a preservation landscape. Honouliuli National Historic Site is a place that holds significant meaning for people globally. Landscapes hold physical aspects of the past and can accumulate numerous generations of human inhabitants that can modify and change landscapes over time. These physical objects bring connection to the present by creating those timeless experiences - touching an object that others once touched, to stand in the places where they once stood, to learn the lessons of the land that they once learned. The loss of physical resources can break connections, create gaps in knowledge, and diminishes a people by removing their connections to the landscape. How parks manage historic landscapes also is a process of creation and renewal. What are the actions that we take to preserve resources into the future and how does this create a preservation landscape that is different from what has come before? Resource management at Honouliuli has much to teach us through the hard work of preservation. Physical objects take hard work and intentional restoration to ensure that the integrity of significance continues. The talk will contextualize Honouliuli within its historic landscape and explain the ways that the park is actively working to create a landscape focused on preserving these essential elements of history for future generations to engage and connect to the stories at Honouliuli.

Biography:

Sturdevant brings over 25 years of NPS experience. He began his career working as an archeological technician at Dinosaur National Monument before serving as an archeologist and cultural resource advisor at the Midwest Archeological Center in Nebraska for 22 years. His prior experience includes an acting superintendent assignment at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in 2017. Sturdevant received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Colorado State University in 1999 and a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Nebraska in 2001.

October 16 Free Brown Bag Talk on “Conflict Resolution as a Tool for Personal Expansion”

The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center will host a free talk on October 16th as part of their “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace” Brown Bag Lunch Series. Talks are Third Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 pm via Zoom.

This month’s speaker is Paula Thomas on the topic “Conflict Resolution as a Tool for Personal Expansion.”

“How would you handle conflicts if your goal was to open yourself to more loving kindness and expand your consciousness?” asks Thomas.

Often in conflicts we focus on what is wrong and prioritize solutions. But what if you focused instead on the relationship you want to develop, and allowed your deeper desires to shape what you say? Join this talk and learn the keys to turn any conflict into an opportunity to deepen your relationships.

Ku‘ikahi’s Brown Bag Lunch Series is free and open to the public. To get the Zoom link, contact Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center at (808) 935-7844 or visit hawaiimediation.org.

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

You’re invited to RevoluSun’s next Commercial Solar Strategy Session!

As 2025 winds down, Hawaii’s commercial solar owners face critical decisions. With less than 99 days left in the year, deadlines are fast approaching. Securing safe harbor before December 31 could mean the difference between locking in guaranteed incentives—or navigating a far more complicated FECO path with fewer benefits under the new FEOC rules.

Join us on Thursday, October 16th at the RevoluSun Innovation Center in SALT at Our Kaka‘ako to gain the clarity, strategies, and real-world insights you need to plan with confidence.

Topics We’ll Cover:

- Safe Harbor Deadlines – Why acting before December 31, 2025, is critical.
- FEOC Updates – What the latest Treasury guidance means for Hawaii businesses.
- Permitting & Planning – Realistic timelines for commercial solar projects.
- Repowering & Decommissioning – When systems begin to fail and how to maximize ROI with upgrades.
- Case Studies & Client Perspectives – Including remove-and-replace projects like Walmart, with photos, savings, and lessons learned.

Who Should Attend:

- Commercial property owners & managers
- Business leaders considering solar or system upgrades
- Anyone looking to maximize incentives and long-term energy savings

Event Details:

- Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
- Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Location: RevoluSun Innovation Center at SALT, Kaka‘ako
- Speaker: To be announced

Why Attend?

Protect your incentives before the December 31 safe harbor deadline
Get the latest FEOC updates and what they mean for your business
See real-world case studies from Hawaii projects
Network with local business leaders and energy experts
Reserve Your Spot Today!

Seating is limited. Don’t wait—secure your place and make sure your business is ready for 2026.

Seabird ecologist Beth Flint and marine journalist Susan Scott provide a trip through the natural and unnatural histories of Johnston and Palmyra Atolls.
Some of the least visited sites on Earth, these islands, reefs, and pelagic waters aren’t suitable for sustained human habitation, which has insulated wildlife there but also invited people to propose them as sites for activities that would be inappropriate closer to human population centers. Both speakers have extensive experience at these remote outposts. They will describe some of the exploitative, destructive, wacky, and scientifically important uses suggested—and sometimes executed—there… and how wildlife has held on and thrived.
Attend in person at AgriSci Building Room 214, 1955 East-West Road on the UH Manoa Campus beginning at 5:30 p.m., or via Zoom at 6 p.m.
Can't make it? All registrants will receive a link to the recording once it is available on YouTube.
Visit the website - https://go.hawaii.edu/mGp - for more information, a downloadable flyer, or to register for the Zoom link.

In honor of International Conflict Resolution Day, the public is invited to the free workshop “The Aloha Spirit & How to Have Difficult Conversations” with Dr. Jo Hittner. The in-person event is Friday, October 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. at UH-Hilo Campus Center Room 301. A reception with pupu begins at 4:30 p.m. “Nowadays, there is so much in the news and on social media concerning polarization and the lack of civil conversations,” says Dr. Hittner, “but that doesn't mean we are powerless against this divisive trend.” In this interactive workshop, we will explore how to converse with others who hold differing viewpoints, while embodying the spirit of aloha, in order to retain our relationships and still speak our truth. These techniques are useful for both personal and professional conversations. To RSVP to this free public workshop, contact Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center at (808) 935-7844 or visit hawaiimediation.org.

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Hawaiian Historical Society (HHS) is excited to announce our new program series, Books & Brews. This afterhours, exclusive event held at HHS’ Reading Room Library and Archives on Friday, October 17, 2025 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm combines a rare peek into the historical archives with a special tasting with a certified sommelier. Ticket includes: a two-station tour, one drink, and light pūpūs. Additional beverages will be available for purchase. Tickets are $40 for members and $50 for non-members per person, reservations limited to 40.

Our first program, Books & Brews: Tales from the Sea, explores centuries of seafaring voyages to and from Hawaiʻi from the 1700s to 1900s. Start the night in the courtyard with a glass of wine and dine at the Captain’s table under the stars. Voyage through the Archives with the Executive Director to hear tales of Captain Devereaux’s buried treasure on the island of Kahoʻolawe, Boki’s search for sandalwood, and the Kamehameha Statue thought to have been lost at sea. Guests will encounter rare voyage publications that include eye-catching illustrations, personal accounts, and detailed maps as well as original ledgers and journals offering an intimate peek into maritime history.

Enjoy a curated selection of rum tasting and historical talkstory with guest speaker, Krystal Kakimoto, Librarian at Bishop Museum and certified sommelier. Learn and sip the history of rum from a sailors’ grog to today’s modern cocktail. Join us for Books & Brews: Tales from the Sea for a night of yo hos, a bottle of rum, and an archival tour of this historically renowned organization. Come sip, snack, and learn about Hawaiʻi’s history.

The 10th annual Wāhine in Film Mixer, hosted by Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking during the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (HIFF45). This gathering is a space to connect, collaborate, and corroborate the work of wāhine and girls in film. Attendees will enjoy networking with fellow filmmakers, light pūpū, coffee, and tea.

This event is a part of Honouliuli National Historic Site's 10th Anniversary Celebration.

Local Hawaiʻi resident and Director Ryan Kawamoto has created multiple documentaries about internment and incarceration in Hawaiʻi with his production company Kinetic Productions. "Removed by Force" originally aired on PBS Hawai'ʻi and highlighted the unique experience of the 1,500 Japanese Americans in Hawai'i that were evicted, but not interned, during WWII. Thanks to Pacific Historic Parks, the community will be able to watch the one hour film for free at the Doris Duke Theater at the Honolulu Museum of Art. This special film screening will be followed by a discussion of Honouliuli and Hawaii's internment experience with panel members, including Ryan Kawamoto himself, Carole Hayashino, the former President/Executive Director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, and William Kaneko, the former past chapter President of the Honolulu Japanese American Citizens League.

Farewell to Manzanar is a 1976 made-for-television film based on the book by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. The movie tells the story of Jeanne Wakatsuki’s experiences as a Japanese American child imprisoned with her family at Manzanar during World War II, exploring themes of resilience, identity, and family.

In today's context, it is essential for those in our community to remember — understand — what occurred in the U.S, including Hawai‘i, at another time in history: the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans by federal agents.

Please join us for a free film screening of Farewell to Manzanar on Sunday, October 19, 2025, in the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Social Hall.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m., refreshments provided.

Panel discussion follows the film. Panelists: Josh Houston – Son of Filmmaker; Tina Sablan – Immigrant Advocate; Carole Hayashino – President Emerita, JCCH; Ken Inouye – 442nd Legacy Center; Logan Narikawa – Moderator

Access Notes: Please note that access to temple parking is from Lusitana St. behind the temple, not from Pali Highway. 1742 Lusitana St. is a good address to use for navigation devices. There is parking both behind and in front of the temple. The Social Hall is immediately below the main temple sanctuary, and is accessed either via an elevator in corridors on the ocean side of the temple, or by using the front steps on the Pali Highway side that go up a bit from the parking lot and then down to the Social Hall.

Event Sponsors: Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii - Committee on Social Concerns, Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin (Buddhist Temple), Wesley United Methodist Church

Co-Sponsors: Allies in Resistance, JACL Honolulu, UH Retirees Ohana, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce