A learning tour of the experiences of women on plantations, hosted by a feminist docent at Hawai’i Plantation Village.

Every Tuesday in March at 11 AM.

🎥✨ Get ready to be inspired! The Women of Wonder Film Fest 2025 is just around the corner, celebrating the brilliance of women filmmakers worldwide. Join us March 8, 2025 at HoMA. 🌍🎬 #womenofwondersfilmfest @hiwomeninfilmmaking Tickets at https://www.hawaiiwomeninfilmmaking.org/wow 

Join the Sister Circle Mānoa for a panel of Black leaders in the field of birth work, reproductive rights, and advocacy.

RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/VpNWcVGQwdgpFkqA8

Campus Center, Executive Dining Room. Wed. March 5th, 5:30 PM- 7:30 PM

Lāna`i Kinā`ole a community-based, non-profit home health care agency located on Lana'i, Hawaii. Their Community Health Fair will be held at Dole Park from 10 am- 2 p.m.

CRISTINA MOON is a Buddhist priest, writer, and strategist who lives at Daihonzan Chozen-ji, a Rinzai Zen temple and martial arts dojo in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, known for its rigorous method of mind, body, and spiritual training. After a global career in human rights and social change, and even graduating from business school at Stanford, she now lives in the secluded grounds of Chozen-ji helping others develop the sensitivity and strength needed to stay calm amid chaos and accord with the myriad changes of today's fast-moving world.

She will discuss her memoir, Three Years on the Great Mountain: A Memoir of Zen and Fearlessness, in a session moderated by Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng.

This free event is hosted by the Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival in partnership with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Hosted by Sister Circle Mānoa: Looking for writing accountability partners? Want feedback on your work? Need a support network of fellow sister scholars?

Virtual Saturdays: https://meet.google.com/xyg-fbkd-jhb

1:00 pm- 3:00 pm

September Dates: 9/7, 9/14/, 9/21

The Pōpolo Project hosts an evening of ‘ono food, music, art, and avant-garde African diaspora culture. Together, you’ll honor a group of dynamic individuals who are invested in preparing a just and healthy world for those yet to come, rooted in love and respect for this ‘āina & its people.

Saturday, August 3, 2024

• 5:00 PM 9:00 PM

• Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street

NWF is one of this year’s honorees.

Join Hawai‘i Contemporary for a morning sketching session at Foster Botanical Garden with HT25 visiting artist Hayv Kahraman. Meet the artist and talk story with fellow sketchers (all skill levels welcome). Kahraman’s work addresses radicalized gender and body politics, migrant consciousness, and the marginal spaces of diasporic life, drawing from her personal history as an Iraqi émigré first to Europe and then the United States. Her canvases often feature female figures, which she views as embodiments of a collective experience, juxtaposed with various botanicals. This sketch session is not instructional but, rather, an opportunity to gather and share space.

SAT | 03 AUG | 10AM–12PM
Sketch with HT25 Artist Hayv Kahraman
at Foster Botanical Garden
50 N Vineyard Blvd • Honolulu

RSVP LINK

Join us for Wild Mama Voices on Thursday, July 11th from 5:30-9:00 pm!

We'll be in conversation with the incredibly inspiring Summer-Lee Kau'ionalani Yadao as we create sacred space to support mamas, experience joy and connection, and be together in community.

This is a free, intergenerational event open to the entire community so bring your kids, your friends, your partner, your parents!

Together, we are amplifying the voices and stories of mamas at all stages of motherhood so we can actively shift the narrative of what it means to be a mama.

DEMANDING SPACE FOR YOUR HIGHEST EXPRESSION, REFRAMING FAILURE BEYOND WESTERN IDEOLOGY, & FEELING EMPOWERED TO BET ON YOURSELF

A conversation with Pele Bennett

Thursday, June 13th at 5:30PM

Join us on Thursday, June 13, 2024, from 5:30 - 9:00PM, as we gather at Ka Waiwai (Mō'ili'ili) for a potluck and in depth conversation with Pele Bennett, interdisciplinary artist, activist, philanthropist, business owner, community leader, and mama of 3 about her journey through motherhood over the last 17 years. We will explore the beauties and challenges of not just taking up space but giving yourself permission to demand space as a mama, intentionally rooting in culture and raising kids with blended backgrounds, expanding definitions of failures and creative expression, and what it looks like when you bet on yourself.

On May 31st, please join us for a roundtable discussion on Agency and Autonomy featuring Representative Jill Tokuda. Hosted by our very own Mamavist and local birth worker, Piper Lovemore, this event is designed to empower Black, Brown, and Indigenous Mamas of color to take action on the policy issues that matter most for our Hawaiʻi families. This year, we’re elevating our mamas by creating opportunities for them to step into their power and take action alongside community leaders to advocate for progressive change for mothers and caregivers of color.

Location: BoxJelly Coworking Space, 1200 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96814 

On May 30th, Mothering Justice & Planned Parenthood will offer a Mamavist Mini-Training at HUB (1050 Queen Street, Suite 100)
This mini-training will give attendees a snapshot of our Mothering Justice Mamavist Movement Fellowship. Sponsored by Planned Parenthood, Mothering Justice will introduce this groundbreaking opportunity for women of color to engage in grassroots policy advocacy and leadership development.

Join this collaborative networking mixer hosted by Oak + Pine, Wāhine Rise, and Hawai’i FoundHer x Purple Mai’a! It will be held on 5/24, from 5 - 8 p.m. at SAVON in Hawaii Kai, O’ahu.

Learn more @oakpineco

Mama & Baby Yoga Flow (BIPOC-Only), Saturday May 11th at Ka Waiwai. Hosted by Project Koa Yoga

Yoga Night with Aunt Peggy. It will be held at 1132 Koko Head Ave, 2nd floor on April 28th. $7 per person.

They will have a well-rounded experience of both active and resting poses, accessible to all bodies and all abilities.

Are you a new mom trying to smoothly transition back into your work after your maternity leave? WorkTribe is hosting a webinar to share all the benefits of joining a community of women balancing motherhood and careers. It’s Oahu’s first maternity transition program. Learn more here: https://www.worktribeco.com/

Wild Mama Voices is a free monthly community event. Join us on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 5:30 PM, as we gather at Ka Waiwai (Mo'ilili) for a riveting conversation with our most precious elder, Dr. Helen Stewart who has lived life beyond the binary as a mama, partner, spiritual person with intuitive gifts, and business advisor.

As Black, Brown, & Indigenous Mamas, we historically expand far beyond the binary of western perceptions of what it means to be a mother, a woman, a sexual being, and spiritual conduit and this expansive expression more than not confronts the binary of the patriarchy and colonialism.

With eight decades of experience in this life, Helen will share her deep wisdom and lessons of living a life that pushes against societal norms and how to trust your deep intuition to live as the unique mama you are. RSVP

In celebration of the book, “Under a Full Moon and a Guiding Star”, join us for reflections and meditations shared by Author - Lani Almanza during a guided forest bathing experience with Phyllis Look of Forest Bathing Hawai’i.

A gentle, highly interactive immersion in a 100-year-old botanical garden just 20 minutes from Waikīkī. Your guide will offer a series of sensory invitations, plus opportunities to quietly reflect, and to share your observations with other walk participants. Suitable for most physical abilities.

*entry free includes refreshments, and a free copy of the book, UNDER A FULL MOON AND A GUIDING STAR.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-bathing-under-a-spring-full-moon-tickets-793793145667

Women of Courage, Friday 3/22 from 5- 8 p.m. at Inspiration Hawai’i Museum

This intergenerational gathering is a vital community space to amplify the many diverse stories of mamas, connect with one another, and be seen, heard, and nourished. These events are open to all mamas and those who want to support mamas. So whether you're a mama or not, your presence matters and is helping us build supportive, local community! For this vision boarding conversation, they will welcome Hi'ilani Shibata, co-founder of Ka Mahina Project. She's not only going to share about her journey as a mama but also how to use the Mahina (moon) to support visioning. They’ll talk about the importance of having a vision as a mama, aligning to natural rhythms, and ways to bring that into your vision boarding!

The Women of Wonders Film Fest is on March 8th. The film fest presents a selection of films directed by women, about women, for everybody. Each season, the festival highlights woman/girls-driven stories and the contributions of independent woman directors, producers, writers, actresses, cinematographers, and editors to the language of cinema. It's time to shine at the Women of Wonders Film Fest. Our voice matters, our stories are important. #womenofwondersfilmfest @hiwomeninfilmmaking  RSVP https://www.hawaiiwomeninfilmmaking.org/wow 

Purpose: To engage AAUW of Hawaiʻi members and supporters in the community who are passionate about advancing gender equity to advocate for affordable childcare, paid family leave, and pay equity at the Legislature. To offer the members and supporters an opportunity to meet each other and local women leaders. The registration is closed for the luncheon.  However, you can join AAUW for the Lobby Day (9AM to noon) and for the no-host pau hana/dinner.  RSVP to publicpolicy-hi@aauw.net. 

This year, the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center is celebrating Girl’s Day a bit differently! They will have inspirational women from various industries join them for hands-on activities and learning opportunities for keiki. Event is from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm on March 3rd.

Hawaii Women Lawyers is pleased to present its International Women’s Day Symposium on Friday, March 1st. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #InspireInclusion. Speakers for the event include Gillian Thomas (Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU Women’s Rights Project in New York), House Representative Della Au Belatti, Keala Kennelly (Award-Winning Pro Surfer), and Cathy Betts (Director, Hawaii Dept. of Human Services). Speakers will discuss the history, current status, and future of the women’s rights movement, with a particular focus on how we as a community can support women and girls in leadership, decision-making, business, and sports.

 https://hawaiiwomenlawyers.wildapricot.org/event-5612738

The second annual Alice Ball Remembrance Walk will be held on Wednesday, February 28th from 11AM - 1PM. This is a collaborative commemoration event between the Sister Circle at Mānoa and Graduate Professional Access (GPA) Program. The event will begin in the Queen Liliuokalani Center (QLC) in room 412, and end at the Alice Ball memorial tree at Bachman Hall at 12PM. There will be an opening Oli of Welina Mānoa followed by words from various campus and community members. You are welcome to bring lei, oli, poems, or any other form of gift to leave with Alice at her tree/plaque. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to thesistercirclemanoa@gmail.com.

The Reel Camps provide a courageous and safe environment for girls (cis/trans), femmes, non-binary, gender-fluid, and gender-queer youth, as well as any other youth who identify outside of the gender binary. It is a place where they can express their creativity, boost their confidence, and embark on a journey of personal transformation. Participants learn to create and share their own stories, which are meaningful and deserve to be heard and seen.

Apply: https://www.hawaiiwomeninfilmmaking.org/reel-camps

Deadline to Register: February 1, 2024

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