Nikkya Taliaferro is a senior at Moanalua High School, and organized the largest anti-racism, BLM action in recent memory in Hawaiʻi in June 2020. Her central message...
Hawai'i Council for the Humanities
Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities’ programming included three intertwining strands of robust civic engagement: deep-dive discussions, the power of youth, and the benefits of culture and creativity. They partnered with the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center, Chaminade University, the Civic Education Council, and Kāhuli Leo Leʻa to host four virtual discussion events exploring various aspects of civic life in Hawaiʻi, an educator workshop on women’s suffrage, five videos focusing on diverse young leaders analyzing power and making positive community contributions leading to a Youth Summit event, five videos featuring musicians connecting civic engagement and aloha ʻāina, and nine poetry workshops considering questions of history, identity, privilege, oppression, resilience, and kuleana.
Dyson Chee is a young leader in the climate change movement. When asked for his central takeaway from organizing, Dyson said, “Strength in numbers. When youʻre...
Maggie Messer is the GSA President at Campbell High School and serves as a strong advocate for her peers. She argues that the most important challenge facing us is...
Post-Election Reflection: Democracy, Equality, and Justice in Hawaiʻi
Join us as we reflect on the civic weight of this year and the ideals of democracy, equality, and justice. Recalling a global pandemic and its far-reaching impacts, the...
Tāneariʻi shares that he feels “the most important challenge we face as a nation is that too many of my own generation are not being educated enough to directly...
As part of the Why It Matters initiative, Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities presented a series of 8 poetry workshops from February to April 2021 with community poetry...
The Power of Hawaiʻi’s Voters: Agency and Representation in Elections
The 2020 election demonstrated the power and influence of BIPOC voters—Black, Indigenous, and other people of color—and young voters. The national election saw its...
Kāneʻohe native, Brandon Ing is a champion of Okinawan roots––not only his own roots, but those of many, discovered and rediscovered. With his music aimed at language...
Weaving Voices: Visionary Women in Politics and Education
As educators, women have played a leading role in shaping the minds of the youth of our nation. For some, teaching has led to even larger leadership roles in government...
Kainani Kahaunaele and U‘ilani Tanigawa Lum share mele and experience of the Wai‘oli Valley Taro Hui since their rebuilding following the 2018 flooding.