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Â鶹´«Ã½²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ observes National Day of Racial Healing

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ commemorates the on January 18, which serves as an opportunity for communities to take action to create a just and equitable world. The tribute aligns in the wake of two events recognized simultaneously by the university and in Â鶹´«Ã½ this month—the anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed on January 17.

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  • “January 17, 2022 marks the 129th year since the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. This event was motivated by racism, settler colonialism, and other forms of oppression that continue to shape each of us living in Â鶹´«Ã½ today. There is still much healing that is necessary on individual, family, communal, and systemic levels.”
    “The challenges of racism in Â鶹´«Ã½ and across the United States are great. But there is also great hope, as seen in the wise words of our kupua like Keaomelemele to the visionary work of Dr. King to the innovative steps being taken by so many of our young people today.”

UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ is one of 49 TRHT Campus Centers across Â鶹´«Ã½ and the U.S. selected to implement ambitious, visionary action plans that tackle historical and contemporary effects of racism. The TRHT Center at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ is deeply rooted in ʻike Â鶹´«Ã½ (Hawaiian knowledge) and led by the . Its Â鶹´«Ã½-grounded approach envisions a pae ʻ¨¡ina ʻo Â鶹´«Ã½ (Â鶹´«Ã½ archipelago) in which each individual, family and community recognize their collective and interdependent kuleana (responsibility) regardless of race to aloha one another and ʻ¨¡ina (our island home). This interwoven approach has been recognized on a national platform.

In fall 2021, the UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Center hosted “TRHT Tuesdays,” an assortment of free events to help students, faculty, staff and the community better grasp its mission. Participants were invited to presentations and pilina circles. Pilina which means association, relationship or connection describes the spaces where individuals were asked to share personal moʻolelo (stories) and rediscover connections. The center plans to host more events this spring. .

To learn more about National Day of Racial Healing and to access resources, visit the .

This effort is an example of UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s goal of (PDF), one of four goals identified in the (PDF), updated in December 2020.

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