2009 Program
Hawai‘i Convention Center's Theater 310
at the Jean Charlot Courtyard, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Morning Presentations
Administrative Announcements by Emcee Raine Arndt
Welcome by Dr. Warren S. Nishimoto, Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities
Welcome by Michael W.H. Pili Pang, Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts
Opening Chant by Heidi Hayes of Hālau ā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu and the 35th King Kamehameha Hula Competition-1st in Chant Division
Missionary Women of Words: Hawaiian Language, Learning, and Literacy (1820 - 1863)
Presenter: Senior Curator Elizabeth Nosek
Sponsor: Mission Houses Museum
Hawaiian Women of Words: educational and cultural efforts of Mō‘ī wahine Keōpū
olani [1778-1823], Kuhina Nui Kekāuluohi [1794-1845]; Virginia Kepo‘oloku Po‘omaikelani [1838- 1895], and Emma Metcalf Beckley Nakuina [1847-1929]
Presenter: Kau‘i P. Sai-Dudoit, Ho‘olaupa‘i: Hawaiian Resource Project
Sponsor: Bishop Museum
Yeiko Mizobe So [1865-1932]: Established and managed the Japanese Women's Home for abused picture brides that served 700 women over its 10 years on Alapai Street, Honolulu (1895-1905)
Presenter: Kelli Y. Nakamura, Ph.D., History Lecturer, Kapi‘olani Community College
Sponsor: Kapi‘olani Community College
Equestrian Women: riders of the 1800s and the development of Pā‘ū
Riding Units (1800s-1915)
Presenters: Toni Lee, BJ Allen, and Shirley Brenner
Sponsor: Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club
2009 Hawai‘i History Day projects on the topic of Women in the history of Hawai‘i:
- Queen Kapi‘olani Documentary [1834-1899] by Nikki Moran & Rae-Ann Garperio, Highlands Intermediate School in Pearl City, O‘ahu with teacher Natalie Remigio
- Mother Marianne Cope of Moloka‘i: Servant of the People-dramatic performance by Hannelore Rolfing, Rachael Lallo, & Madeline Owens, Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina, Maui with teacher Patricia Wurst
- Patsy Mink: Mother of Title IX, Voice of Equality Display Board in by Taylor Hori and Tyler Yamada from Seabury Hall, in Olinda Maui, teacher Casey Asato
Sponsor: Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities' Hawai‘i History Day Program
Catered Lunch by Hawai‘i Convention Center
Afternoon Presentations
Afternoon Emcee: Noelani Mahoe
Remembering the Cultural Treasures of Hawai‘i who've passed in the last 12 months:
- Kumu Hula John Keola Lake, age 70. Master Chanter, kumu hula, taught three decades at Saint Louis School. After his retirement, served as kumu-in-residence at Chaminade University.
- Dr. Rhoda Armstrong Hackler, age 84. Pacific theatre World War II Army veteran, chaired the Junior League's ‘Iolani Palace Research Committee (1966-1968) key to the Palace's restoration effort. Served on The Friends of ‘Iolani Palace Board of Directors until becoming a Director Emeritus in 1996. A Trustee of the Hawai‘i Army Museum Society, co-founder of the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, and author/editor.
- Dr. George Terry "Kanalu" Young, age 54. A founding faculty member of the Kamakakūokalani School of Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Served as the Graduate Program Chair in Hawaiian Studies. Books include Rethinking the Native Hawaiian Past and co-authored Lei Mele No Pauahi: An Informal History of Choral Music at the Kamehameha Schools. Contributor to Chicken Soup From the Soul of Hawai‘i.
- Mary Louise "Aunty Mary Lou" Kekuewa, age 82. Affectionately known as the "Feather Lady", created fine Hawaiian featherwork for more than 50 years. Co-author of Feather Lei as an Art.
Presenter: Emcee Noelani Mahoe
Sponsor: Event Committee
Hawaiian Storytelling Tradition Ha‘i Mo‘olelo
Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop [1831-1884]: A legacy for Hawai‘i
Presenter: Thomas C. Cummings, Jr., Cultural Educator
Sponsor: Bishop Museum
Mary Mikahala Robinson Foster [1844-1930]: Buddhist, spiritualist, recipient of a Bo tree cutting from the cherished tree in India, botanical gardens benefactor in Honolulu
Presenters: Craig Howes, Ph.D., Director, Center for Biographical Research, UH at Mānoa; Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, Playwright and Novelist; Patricia Lee Masters, Ph.D., UH West O'ahu
Sponsor: Hawaiian Historical Society
Dr. Stanley Ann Dunham [1943-1995] University of Hawai‘i trained anthropologist, artisan micro-lending pioneer in Indonesia, Pakistan & Kenya, and mother to President Barack Obama
Presenter: Dr. Alice G. Dewey, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology
Sponsor: Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Acknowledgments by Jamie Conway, Event Coordinator and Founder
Georgia O'Keeffe [1887-1986] The Hawaiian Paintings - Hawai‘i encounters & inspiration for the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (Dole Co.) 1939 project, impacting the visual arts and popular culture (Hawai‘i stay Feb. 8- Apr. 14, 1939)
Presenter: Erin Mālie Boll, Curatorial Assistant
Sponsor: Honolulu Academy of Arts
Featured Female Hawai‘i Film Artist: Lisa Altieri Sosa
Screening of Ma Ka Malu Ali‘i: the Legacy of Hawai‘i's Ali‘i (2007) Directed by Lisa Altieri Sosa
The Hawaiian leaders of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the charitable institutions
they established:
- Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop: Kamehameha Schools, established 1883
- Queen Emma: Queen's Hospital of The Queen's Health Systems, founded 1859
- King Lunalilo: Lunalilo Home of The William Charles Lunalilo Trust Estate, founded 1877
- Queen Kapi'olani: Kapi'olani Maternity Home & The Kapi'olani Health Foundation, opened 1890
- Queen Lili'uokalani: The Queen Lili'uokalani Trust & Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center, 1909
Closing Chanter Ka‘ala Estores Pacheco, 11th grader, Kamehameha Schools; Program Evaluation turn-in