A panel discussion to explore how Hawaiʻi‘s 1978 Constitutional Convention affected Hawaiian cultural health, including the revival of language, is set for March 8, 7 p.m. at Windward Community College‘s Hawaiian Studies Complex, Hale Aʻo.
Giving opening remarks will be former Governor John Waiheʻe, a 1978 Con Con delegate who is leading a series of critical community discussions in anticipation of a 2018 ballot question on whether to hold a new Con Con.
Panel participants
Charlene Hoe—1978 Con Con Windward Oʻahu delegate and founder of Hakipuʻu Learning Center
Keoni Kuoha—co-founder and executive director, Papahana Kuaola
Kamoaʻe Walk—assistant professor and assistant director of the Jonathan Napela Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies at BYUH–Hawaiʻi
Kaʻumealani Walk—kumu and one of the founders of Ke Kula Kaiapuni Hawaiʻiʻo Kahuku Academy
Kaʻanoʻi Walk—senior policy analyst with Kamehameha Schools’ Kūamahi Community Education Division
“How the constitution affected ola, health and welfare” on April 12, 7 p.m. at the Judiciary History Center
“Exploring the connections between Con Con and the movement toward the restoration of self-governance” on May 10, 7 p.m. at the UH Mānoa Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies.
