United Nations University Global Seminar
1st Hawai‘i Session
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Organizers, Participants

OPENING REMARKS

Hawaii State Senator J. Kalani English
J. Kalani English, Senator
Hawai`i State Legislature
UH Manoa Chancellor Peter Englert
Peter Englert, Chancellor
University of Hawai`i at Manoa

SPEAKERS

Hans J. A. van Ginkel, Rector
United Nations University
Konai Helu Thaman, Pro Vice Chancellor and UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education and Culture
University of the South Pacific
Vilsoni Hereniko, Professor
Center for Pacific Islands Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Katerina Teaiwa, Assistant Professor
Center for Pacific Islands Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Tarcisius Kabutaulaka, Research Fellow
Pacific Islands Development Program East-West Center
Jon Kamakawiwo`ole Osorio, Acting Director
Kamakauokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Vicky Holt Takamine, Kumu Hula and Founder Pua Ali`i `Ilima, Lecturer of Hawaiian Chant and Dance, Dept. of Music University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Sandra Pierantozzi, Vice President
Republic of Palau
Robert Underwood, Former Guam Representative
United States Congress, Retired Academic Vice President, University of Guam
Moana Jackson, Co-Founder and Director
Nga Kaiwhakamarama I Nga Ture (Maori Legal Service), Former Member, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Mililani Trask, Pacific Representative
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Marshall Conley, President
Conley-International Education Associates, Former Vice President, Canadian Commission to UNESCO
Victor Ordonez, Senior Education Fellow
East-West Center Former Director, UNESCO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Maire Bopp, Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation

MODERATORS

Jon Kamakawiwo`ole Osorio, Acting Director
Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Tarcisius Kabutaulaka, Research Fellow
Pacific Islands Development Program East-West Center
Rapata Wiri, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Hawaiian, Indo-Pacific Languages and Literature University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Ricardo Trimillos, Chair
Asian Studies Program School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
David Hanlon, Director
Center for Pacific Islands Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, MD, Professor
John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Convenor, Kanaka Maoli Tribunal Komike and Ka Pakaukau
Birgit Poniatowski, Academic Programme Officer
United Nations University
Gerard A. Finin, Deputy Director
Pacific Islands Development Program East-West Center
Vilsoni Hereniko, Professor
Center for Pacific Islands Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa

FACILITATORS

Karen Cross
Spark Matsunaga Institute for Peace University of Hawai`i
Patricia Shields
Spark Matsunaga Institute for Peace University of Hawai`i
Ha`aheo Guanson
Spark Matsunage Institute for Peace University of Hawai`i
Kaleo Patterson
Kap`iolani Community College
Ken Kiyohara
Kapi`olani Community College
Stacia Garloch
Chaminade University
Colette Higgins
Kapi`olani Community College
Amonthehep Chawla
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Kerrie Urosevich
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Lahela Perry
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Charmaine Crockett
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Eiko Sato
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Wiphu Rujopakarn
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Joshua Cooper
University of Hawai`i at West O`ahu
Bruce Barnes
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Kalani Souza
University of Hawai`i at Manoa

PROGRAM STEERING COMMITTEE

Edgar A. Porter, Chair, Interim Dean, School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies and Liaison for International Affairs University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Lawrence Foster, Professor
William S. Richardson School of Law University of Hawai`i
Lilikala Kame`eleihiwa, Director
Kamakauokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies University of Hawai`i
Gay Garland Reed, Associate Professor
Educational Foundations University of Hawai`i
Ricardo Trimillos, Chair,
Asian Studies Program School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies University of Hawai`i
Terence Wesley-Smith, Associate Professor
Center for Pacific Islands Studies University of Hawai`i
Terance Bigalke, Director and Dean Education Program
East-West Center
Leon Richards, Director International Education
Kapi`olani Community College
Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel, Assistant Professor of Religion
Chaminade University
James McDivitt, United Nations Association, Hawai`i Division
Lynette Cruz, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Hawai`i Pacific University
Christopher Fung, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
Hawai`i Pacific University
Jean Rellahan, Dean of International Studies
Hawai`i Pacific University
Lisa Maruyama, Pacific Asian Affair Council

COORDINATING STAFF

Viet Ngo, Assistant to the Liaison for International Affairs University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Julie Fujimoto, Assistant to the Interim Dean School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Melanie McKinney, Graduate Assistant School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Becky Rathgeber, Graduate Assistant School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Joyce Morikuni, Administrative Officer School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa

FILM CREW

Team from Information Technology Services University of Hawai`i at Manoa

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Center for Pacific Islands Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Spark Matsunaga Institute for Peace University of Hawai`i at Manoa
William S. Richardson School of Law University of Hawai`i at Manoa
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