Try Think: Hulihia

Try Think events are opportunities for small groups of diverse voices to speak and be heard. Each conversation will be led by a thoughtful facilitator, to help to create a space where we feel valued as full people. Each conversation topic is inspired by a Value of Hawaiʻi Hulihia essay, which can be read for free online HERE.

An Aloha ‘Āina Economy—Give, Take, Regenerate—Mara Mahoney and Seru Tagivakatini, Facilitators

“Like the hana of the skilled mahi ʻai and lawaiʻa of old, an aloha ʻāina circular economy should be based on a give, take, regenerate model. Examples are already underway—the Waipā Foundation on Kauaʻi; Heʻeia and West Oʻahu; Hāna, Maui; Molokaʻi; and in pockets on Hawaiʻi island.” -from the essay, An Aloha ʻĀina Economy—Give, Take, Regenerate, by Kamanamaikalani Beamer, from the book, The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia.

A conversation about aloha ʻāina and circular economies and their impact on Hawaiʻi and beyond. Read the essay by Kamanamaikalani Beamer that was the inspiration for this conversation HERE. Register HERE.

Haumāna—Noe Tupou, Facilitator

“Students have been reminding Hawaiʻi of what is precious, over and over. And they have always been right. Finally, we need to listen.” -from the essay, Haumāna, by Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio, from the book, The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia.

A conversation about change, new ideas and the exciting energy of our haumāna. Read the essay by Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio that was the inspiration for this conversation HERE. Register HERE.

Home Is What We Make It—Ngaio Simmons, Facilitator

“For many of the villagers that I got to know on a deeper level, “home” was defined as “places where you feel like returning to” and “places of safety.” One of the most profound lessons is how people created community not by conspiring against what they disliked, but by giving others space to define and redefine life for them­selves, by facing precarity as an ‘ohana, and by confidently sharing aloha even as we faced threats to erase us.” -from the essay, Home Is What We Make It, by Tatiana Kalaniʻōpua Young, from the book, The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia.

A conversation about new ways to think about houselessness, belonging, and showing up for our community. Read the essay by Tatiana Kalaniʻōpua Young that was the inspiration for this conversation HERE. Register HERE.