Events

Our guest speaker is Camille Nelson, new Dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, succeeding Dean Avi Soifer, who was dean for 17 years.

Beginning her first semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nelson has immediate goals to ensure the UH law school community is prepared. “Our students, staff and faculty are the heart of everything we do—we must continue to prioritize their health and well-being,” she said.

At the same time, Nelson plans to continue focusing on student support and preparedness, curricular development and innovation, the scholarly work of the UH law school’s exemplary faculty, and ensuring that programs provide opportunities for students.

She has been a trailblazer as an attorney, and in academia. Previously serving as Dean of the American University Washington College of Law, Nelson envisions the possibilities for the future of UH’s law school.

“As a woman law dean of color, I am particularly interested in how we might envision a world where Richardson lawyers are on the vanguard, ready to innovate in furtherance of access, inclusion and equity,” said Nelson. “I am mindful of the areas where women, and those who are often considered non-traditional lawyers, are underrepresented in legal practice and want to make sure that we are opening up space for our students in every legal domain.”

Our guest speaker is Col. Speros Koumparakis, Commanding Officer for Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Our guest speaker is Daniel Martinez, Chief Historian for the Pearl Harbor National Memorial since 1989.

Calling Centennial Park Waikiki Volunteers!
 
Saturday, December 12
8 to 12 and 12 to 3
Can work one shift or both

Tasks are removing black cloth and dead weeds from fence, taking down weed barrier, and spreading wood chips around the perimeter.
Contact Reese wliggett@twc.com to volunteer; specify shift or both
Work will be done in our “construction zone” with GCA guidelines for masks and social distancing with 5-person work parties spread around the acre park.

Our annual holiday program features Bobby Moderow, Jr., Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning musician, singer-songwriter, and slack key guitarist.

No meeting this week.  Happy Holidays!

No meeting this week.  Happy holidays!

Our guest speaker is Peter von Buel, who will discuss Hawaii/Chicago art connections.

Our guest speaker is Diane Peters-Nguyen, American Red Cross Pacific Islands Regional CEO.

Come out to this beautiful park and help spread wood chips in the planted beds.

Our guest speaker is Daniel Martinez, chief historian for the Pearl Harbor National Memorial since 1989. (Rescheduled from December 8).

Guest speaker Nanette Napoleon, researcher and writer from Kailua, Oahu, specializes in the history and cultures of Hawai'i. She is the author of Oahu Cemetery Burial Ground and Historic Site and is the director of The Cemetery Research Project. Her grandfather served on the jury at the trial of Grace Fortescue, Tommy Massie, and two other Navy men for Joseph Kahahawai's murder. Nanette will discuss "Hawaii's Sons in the Civil War".

Our guest speaker is former mayor Mufi Hannemann.