As one of 25 Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers across Hawaiʻi and the U.S., the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 will participate in the . Four members of lead team will present on 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补’s Hawaiʻi-grounded approach to truth, racial healing and transformation. The Zoom webinar presentation is on Tuesday, January 19, 1–2 p.m. .
Presenters include:
- Kaiwipuni Lipe, 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 TRHT Campus Center director and Native Hawaiian affairs program officer
- Sonya Zabala, Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office operations coordinator
- Monica Stitt-Bergh, Assessment and Curriculum Support Center specialist
- Siobhán Ní Dhonacha, Honors Program faculty specialist and academic advisor
In addition, the TRHT lead team has organized a “TRHT Week of Focus” to highlight significant events from January 17–20. Lipe said the week is packed with dates and events that are important to who we are as Hawaiʻi. January 17 is the date that marks the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom; January 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day; January 19 is National Racial Healing Day; and January 20 is Inauguration Day.
“Each of these dates can and do play significant roles in our reality here in Hawaiʻi. Let’s learn about them, talk about them, and decide how we want to engage in them to create healthy and just futures for our keiki,” Lipe said.
To learn more about other National Day of Racial Healing events and to access resources regarding the overthrow, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration, visit the .
This effort is an example of 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补’s goal of (PDF), one of four goals identified in the (PDF), updated in December 2020.