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Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History
Past Event - was held Saturday, April 28, 2007
The program included 11 cultural practitioners and community history presenters examining the lives of women in Hawaiian history and the film “Keepers of the Flame: The Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women” by Eddie and Myrna Kamae.
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| 8:30-8:55 am | Check in at Mission Memorial Auditorium Lobby (behind brick building, 500 S. King St.), Civic Center Canned meat/tuna Food Drive: You are encouraged at check-in to drop off donations of canned meat/tuna for the Honolulu families served by the River of Life Mission. |
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| 9:00-9:10 | Welcome by Friends of `Iolani Palace and Opening Chant | ||||
| 9:10-9:30 | Pā Ku`i a Lua, Presenter: Noelani Mahoe `Ōlohe Haka Pili Pa`a Warrior Women: Employment of Wāhine Warriors to include Female Ali`i as Musket Firing Warriors in the Battle of Nu`uanu (May 1795) |
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| 9:30-10:30 | Bishop Museum - Princess Nāhi`ena`ena [1815-1836] | ||||
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| 10:30-10:45 | BREAK in the Brick Courtyard - Diamond Head side | ||||
| 10:45-11:10 | Center for Excellence In Native Hawaiian Law,
Presenter: Trisha Kehaulani Watson, JD, Ph.d (ABD), Research Fellow Queen Ka`ahumanu [c1768-1832]: Reconsiderations of the Roles of Women in the `Ainoa and Adoption of Foreign Laws in Hawai`i |
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| 11:10-11:35 | Mission Houses Museum, Presenter: Mrs. Charles S. (Mary) Judd
Laura Fish Judd [1804-1872]: Honolulu Sketches of Life from 1828 to 1861 |
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| 11:35-12:00 | Queen's Medical Center, Presenters: Janice Kalanihuia, President of Molokai General Hospital and Paula Yoshioka, Executive V. P. and Chief Administrative Officer, Queen's Medical Center Queen Emma's [1836-1885] Hospital Legacy |
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| 12:00-1:00 pm | LUNCH BREAK - Catered lunch by Helena's Hawaiian Foods, Brick Courtyard-Diamond Head side. Available only through advanced purchase via registration (see below). | ||||
| 1:00-1:15 | The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Kapi`olani Community College Chef Helen Kwock Chock: Perpetuating Hawaiian Cuisine, The 2000 James Beard Foundation Award for Regional Classics Culinary Institute Introduction: Culinary Arts Department Chairperson Ron Takahashi Legacy presentation: Elaine Chock Katsuyoshi Culinary Institute's Lei Presentation to Chef Helen Chock |
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| 1:20-1:50 | `Iolani Palace, Presenter: Jamie Conway
Queen Kapi`olani [1834-1899] and Princess Lili`uokalani's [1838-1917]: Voyage and Reception Across America en Route to Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Celebration, 1887 |
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| 1:50-2:20 | Sisters of Saint Francis; Presenter: Sister Alicia Damien Lau
Mother Marianne of Moloka`i: Thirty Five Years of Service (1883-1918) to the Hansen Patients of O `ahu, Māui, and the Kalaupapa Peninsula-Matron of the Kingdom of Hawai `i's Home for Leprous Girls and the Boys Home at Kalawao |
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| 2:20 - 3:00 | Territorial Clubwomen: Founding of The Ka`ahumanu Society (1905) and The Outdoor Circle (1911) Presenting The Ka`ahumanu Society: Donna Lei Smyth & Ka`ahumanu Society members Presenting The Outdoor Circle: Dr. Margit Misangyi Watts, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa |
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| 3:00-3:15 | BREAK in the Brick Courtyard - Diamond Head side | ||||
| 3:15-3:40 | Honolulu Academy of Art, Presenter: Curator Betsy Forrest Robb
Madge Tennent [1889-1972]: Hawaiian Women on Canvas |
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| 3:40-4:50 | Film sponsored by Pacific Islanders In Communications: "Keepers of the Flame: The Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women" (2005) by Eddie and Myrna Kamae. Film introduction by co-producer Myrna Kamae. The film examines the contributions of revered Hawaiian scholar and linguist Mary Kawena Pukui [1895-1986], Hula Master `Iolani Luahine [1915-1978], and songwriter and educator Edith Kanakaole [1913-1979]. | ||||
| 4:50-5:00 | Closing Comments by Friends of `Iolani Palace | ||||
| 5:00-5:10 | Program Evaluation Turn-in at the Lobby Exit | ||||
Coordinating Agency: The Friends of `Iolani Palace
Event Location: Mission Memorial Auditorium, Honolulu Civic Center
Limited Seating : 300 adult lifetime learners, age 16 and above
Admission: free; pre-registration required. Optional Fee: $15 for catered hot lunch, break snacks, & presentation handouts. Catered lunch by Helena's Hawaiian Foods: Kalua pig, poi, lomi salmon, chicken longrice, rice, haupia Hawaiian coconut pudding, and beverages.