No Kānekuaʻana and Our Lifegivers
Acknowledging the interconnectedness of the issues we face today - including the issues we care about and are deeply dedicated to - is critical to creating a better and more just world for ourselves and our future generations. Applying a gender-based lens is an essential, but often neglected, way to better understand how our most pressing societal crises are connected, and to address their common underlying causes.
Therefore, we are partnering with the Hawaiʻi Commission on the Status of Women and numerous community partners to invite you to an upcoming panel discussion, "No Kānekuaʻana and Our Lifegivers," on Thursday, February 23rd, at 5:30 p.m. at Ka Waiwai to explore such connections in the context of Kapūkakī (Red Hill), and the findings of the Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) report. To RSVP to attend in person or online, please visit bit.ly/ourlifegivers.
This panel will feature a novel conversation exploring the connections that are often marginalized or made invisible by neglecting the gender dimensions of the many challenges facing our community. Of note are the MMNHWG report’s findings regarding the perpetuation of gender-based violence in Hawai‘i, and the latest developments at Kapūkakī: a gender lens can easily reveal how common threads relating to environmental contamination, military occupation of land, and undue political influence connect these and so many other issues in our islands - and beyond.
While distinct intersectionalities between community crises can be found worldwide, this workshop will focus on Hawaiʻi, and include:
The 1st Oʻahu briefing on the Murdered and Missing Native Hawaiian Women and Girls Report
Recent developments with Kapūkakī and the contamination of Oʻahu's life-giving water
Who are those who have been most harmed, or most at risk of harm, from these crises? What voices are leading the charge in resolving them? How can we better listen to these members of our community - our lifegivers and protectors - to understand the connections between these issues and others, and inform advocacy and policymaking that can defend and heal the very lifeblood of our existence, for generations to come?
Join us as we unpack and learn about the connections between MMNHWG, Kapūkakī, and the other crises that are jeopardizing our social fabric and very way of life.
Panelists will include: Dr. Nikki Cristobal, principal investigator for the MMNHWG Report; Khara Jabola-Carolus, executive director of the Hawaiʻi State Commission on the Status of Women; Noel Shaw, community organizer and advocate with the Oʻahu Water Protectors; Ernie Lau, chief engineer of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply; Healani Sonoda-Pale, organizer and advocate with the Oʻahu Water Protectors and Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi; and Wayne Tanaka, executive director of the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi.
Please RSVP here: bit.ly/ourlifegivers