Honolulu Remembers 9/11

Photo of the 2003 sheet metal memorial flag.

Honolulu CC will unveil a 9/11 memorial featuring a piece of the World Trade Center on Fri., Sept. 9, 9:30 a.m. next to the Berlin Wall. The memorial will be unveiled by family members of the 9/11 victims. Program highlights include Jordan Segundo singing the national anthem, a fly over by Honolulu’s Pacific Aerospace Training Center and special Hawaiian chants written for the event.

Instructor Danny Aiu and his students will also put up their two sheet metal flags. Every year since 9/11, his students fabricate two American flags for display on the mall, which are then donated to local non-profit organizations.

More Events

This Week (arranged by date)

Marriage History Lecture

Stephanie Coontz

Stephanie Coontz speaks on Courting Disaster? The Past and Future of Marriage on Tues., Sept. 6, 12:30 p.m. at the Hilo Campus Center Plaza. Coontz’s discussions on the history of marriage frequently place her at the center of family values debate. She has conducted extensive research in the areas of American family history and comparative family history and has testified before Congress on her findings. (808) 974-7642

Gender Roles and Witch Hunts

Nicole Tessier and Terri Madden in Vinegar Tom. Photo by Karis Lo courtesy of Kennedy Theatre.

Manoa’s Earle Ernst Theatre presents Vinegar Tom, Sept. 7–17. Vinegar Tom is a challenging and provocative work by triple Obie Award-winning playwright Caryl Churchill. The play examines the history of women's rigidly defined roles in society and holds a mirror up to today. In light of the witch trials where social transgressors were branded as witches, Vinegar Tom poses the question "Would they have hanged you then?" The production illuminates the restricted roles of women in two eras by juxtaposing scenes of a 1650s witch hunt with 1950s music reflecting such styles as doo-wop and Motown. Due to coarse language, violence and subject matter, this play is recommended for mature audiences only. (808) 956-7655

Manoa Film Series

Image from Suzuki Speaks.

The Earth Magic series presents films on Wednesdays at 3:30 and 7 p.m. in Manoa’s HIG 110 and Sundays at 5  p.m. at Spalding Auditorium. All films are $3 for university students, faculty and staff (with valid ID) and $5 general admission. (808) 223-0130

• Sept. 7 and 11—The Corporation
A groundbreaking film that explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda, illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives.
• Sept. 14 and 18—Suzuki Speaks and Baked Alaska
In Suzuki Speaks renowned scientist and visionary David Suzuki, delivers the most important message of his career in this film: what it means to be fully human in our interconnected universe. Baked Alaska explores temperatures in Alaska that are rising ten times faster than in the rest of the world.

Alien Plant Species Lecture

Celia Smith

Botany Professor Celia Smith lectures on Alien Invasion on Thurs., Sept., 8, 12 p.m. at the American Savings Bank Tower 805. The impact of alien species in Hawai‘i can profoundly change the state’s ecosystems such as coasts and reefs. Research over the last seven years has documented these impacts revealing some common themes that underlie these separate invasions. New opportunities for community involvement exist in an effort to heal these reefs and restore the ecological balance. (808) 956-4051

Manoa Thrift Shop Sale

The Manoa Thrift Shop will be having a garage sale on Sat., Sept. 10, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Sale items include clothing, houseware items, books, games, CDs and more. The Thrift Shop is located behind the Biomed building.