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From left, Del Rocco, Jones, McGuire, Milner, Tencate and Moffat

Alumni, researchers and professors with deep ties to will share their diverse stories live and online. The (SCEP), a program of UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ , is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In commemoration, a new project: SCEP Live Online Story Share, will be streamed online on Friday, April 23, at 7 p.m.

Since 1971, the program has brought culture and arts programs to communities throughout Â鶹´«Ã½. A call for stories about UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ was put out to the UH community in March, and the following individuals will share their stories live from the UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Orvis Auditorium on the :

Broadcast microphone

  • Dave Del Rocco, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ graduate in Hawaiian languages, former Â鶹´«Ã½ State Public Library System (HSPLS) librarian, and currently a Hawaiian culture and social studies teacher at Punahou School
  • Michael Jones, retired associate researcher and professor, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Emma McGuire, Â鶹´«Ã½²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ alumna, former UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Hawaiian language teacher; currently, Hawaiian language faculty at Punahou School
  • Neal Milner, retired political sciences professor and former UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ ombudsman
  • Sri Tencate, UH alumna and retired HSPLS librarian and branch manager, Molokaʻi Public Library

Register at for the direct link to the performance.

Storyteller and former theatre professor Ben Moffat will serve as the evening¡¯s master of ceremonies. The Story Share Band adds a musical component to the evening with musicians Bailey Matsuda, Alex Morrison and Chris Yeh.

Seeking community stories

SCEP Live Online Story Share is also seeking stories from individuals in the community. Story proposals from the community based on a memory of life in Â鶹´«Ã½ should be submitted by April 30, 2021. All stories must be true and based on your own memory and the story should be told in a maximum of 10 minutes.

Interested community members should email csinfo@hawaii.edu with the following information:

  1. Full name
  2. Contact info: phone, email or text
  3. A 2–3 sentence synopsis of your story

SCEP Live Online is a joint effort between , , , and .

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