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March Events: O'ahu and Maui

2/28/2014

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Mahalo to Joakim "Jojo" Peter and Nāpualani Spock for spreading the word about the following community events!
Tuesday, March 4 -- "Redefining Indigenous Pacific Relations": Oceanic Connections Symposium, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Oʻahu, 1:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 
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Please join community members, educators and students as they discuss the connections shared by Pacific peoples, and develop strategies for collective empowerment to address issues facing Pacific Islander communities today.  

Featuring: Neal Palafox, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center; Ty Kawika Tengan, University of Hawaiʻi Department of Anthropology; Joakim Peter, COFA Community Advocate and Pacific Studies Ph.D. Candidate; Lisa Uperesa, University of Hawaiʻi College of Social Sciences; Ulla Hasagar, University of Hawaiʻi Ethnic Studies Department; Alika Maunakea, University of Hawaiʻi Department of Native Hawaiian Health; Tara Kabutaulaka, University of Hawaiʻi Center for Pacific Island Studies; Dina Shek, Medical Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaiʻi; Bonnie Kahapea, Windward Community College; Jowana Lobendahn, Washington Middle School Afterschool All-Stars; Plasito Eseluquipi; Leslie Harada, Pālolo ʻOhana Learning Center; Innocenta Sound-Kikku, community leader and organizer; and Kul Dip. 

For more information, download the flier or contact Dr. Ulla Hasegar at ulla@hawaii.edu. 

Saturday, March 8 -- Micronesian Health and Wellness Resources Fair, Queen Kaʻahumanu Mall, Maui, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
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Maui community members from the Republic of the Marshall Islands,  Republic of Palau, CNMI, Guam, and the Federated States of Micronesia are invited to attend a Health & Wellness Resources Fair, which will provide resources including:

Health Insurance Enrollment
Immigration Assistance (I-94, SSI, Passport issues(+)
Health Screenings
QUEST, SNAP information
Educational  Resources

Featuring weaving demonstrations and special performances by JOY, Palauan Youth Dance troupe, Maui Marshallese Youth for Christ, Chuukese Christian Ministry of Maui Youth Group, and the Marshallese Ladies Singing Group.  

To RSVP or for more information, download the flier or contact Jackie Foster at (808)341-4259 or via e-mail at jacqueline.foster@hawaiihealthconnector.com.  

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