{"id":155703,"date":"2022-02-22T11:45:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T21:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=155703"},"modified":"2022-03-14T16:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T02:25:13","slug":"nea-big-read-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/22\/nea-big-read-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Free events, books, activities highlight <abbr>NEA<\/abbr> Big Read Hawai\u02bbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_91614\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SXvpfY0lpPs?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Okinawan Princess Read Aloud with Lee Tonouchi\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The public is invited to experience the healing power of <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> (stories) through the National Endowment for the Arts (<abbr>NEA<\/abbr>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bigreadhawaii.weebly.com\/\">Big Read <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a>. Celebrate poetry, art and storytelling with free online events including book readings, discussions with authors and artists, slam poetry and nature writing workshops, film screenings and more, as part of Big Read <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_155729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155729\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-4.jpg\" alt=\"Joy Harjo and her book\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-4.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-4-130x86.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joy Harjo and <em>An American Sunrise<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_155716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155716\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-1.jpg\" alt=\"Solomon Enos and artwork\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-1-130x58.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solomon Enos will discuss his\u00a0visionary artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_155714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155714\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-3.jpg\" alt=\"Connie Florez and film poster\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-3-130x82.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connie Florez, co-producer and assistant director of <em>Waikiki the Movie<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/a>\u2019s Lama Library will host the virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/initiatives\/nea-big-read\"><abbr>NEA<\/abbr> Big Read<\/a> program exploring <em>An American Sunrise<\/em> by Joy Harjo, current U.S. poet laureate and member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and other companion titles from March 10 to April 22, 2022. During this time, <a href=\"https:\/\/bigreadhawaii.weebly.com\/free-books--crafts.html\">free books and take-and-make activity kits<\/a> for adults and keiki will also be available statewide. More than 650 books will be given away at <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span>, Maui, <span aria-label=\"Molokai\">Moloka&#699;i<\/span> and <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> libraries.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bigreadhawaii.weebly.com\/kickoff-event.html\">Big Read <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> kick-off event<\/a> on Saturday, March 12 features Kealoha, Solomon Enos, Connie Florez, &#699;\u012amaikalani Kal\u0101hele, Lee A. Tonouchi and other presenters.<\/p>\n<p>The month-long celebration continues with Chris Caravalho, Caren Loebel-Fried, Kai Kaulukukui, <strong>Brandy N\u0101lani McDougall<\/strong>, <strong>Craig Santos Perez<\/strong> and <strong>Susan Schultz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These series of events will be opportunities for our community to connect with authors and artists whose writings and works are so beloved; but more importantly, to start a conversation with each other, share diverse perspectives, and be truly inspired by poetry, books, art and culture,&rdquo; said <strong>Joy Oehlers<\/strong>, an information literacy librarian at <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<h2>Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> events<\/h2>\n<p>The two events featured at Windward Community College are:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156496\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/windward-big-read-states-culp-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Emily States, Jane Culp\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/windward-big-read-states-culp-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/windward-big-read-states-culp-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/windward-big-read-states-culp.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily States, Jane Culp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Uncovering Hawaii&#8217;s Native Florals through Stories and Journaling<\/strong> with Emily States <a href=\"https:\/\/kaulumaika.com\/\">@Kaulumaika<\/a><br \/>\nThursday, March 24, 3&#8211;4 p.m.<br \/>\nFree, online; <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJIvf-mqrzwpHtMuMbbkD1cMso9gqSDUzmNe\">register for the Zoom link<\/a>.<br \/>\nAs a mom, wife, and artist entrepreneur, Emily will share her artistry, stories and passion for Hawaiian culture through creativity, community, and education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy: Enhancing your family history research using <abbr>DNA<\/abbr><\/strong><br \/> with Jane <span aria-label=\"Kamakaeha\">Kamaka&#699;eha<\/span> Culp, genetic genealogist, Native Hawaiian<br \/>Wednesday, April 6, 4&#8211;5 p.m.<br \/>\nFree, online; <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJcofu-uqz0jG9DHGkz-bihnA0Nnk_XbKOeY\">register for the Zoom link<\/a>.<br \/>\nUsing examples from her own Hawaiian genealogy research, Jane will explain what ancestral DNA is, how it is passed from one generation to the next, and why you might want to test your own <abbr>DNA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s library will have book giveaways that include <em>An American Sunrise<\/em>. Winners must be registered for the event and be able to pick the books up from the campus library lockers. For more information, contact Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Librarian <strong>Cindy Texeira<\/strong> at (808) 235-7340 or <a href=\"mailto:ctex@hawaii.edu\">ctex@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8211;West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> events<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/west-oahu-big-read-moo-olelo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Mo o Olelo flyer with pictures of the presenters\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-156502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/west-oahu-big-read-moo-olelo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/west-oahu-big-read-moo-olelo-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/west-oahu-big-read-moo-olelo.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Explore and celebrate how people tell stories and apply knowledge through different mediums&#8212;the written or spoken word, visual arts, cultural practice, and the environment&#8212;at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/mooolelo22\"><span aria-label=\"Moo\">Mo&#699;o<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span><\/a>, a series of presentations hosted by the James and Abigail Campbell Library at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8211;West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Moo\">Mo&#699;o<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span> presentations will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting March 22, via Zoom. All presentations are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span aria-label=\"Moolelo\">Mo&#699;olelo<\/span> Kai<\/strong>\u00a0with Uncle Kaipo Pomaikai<br \/>\nTuesday, March 22. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJwpfu2qrjwtE9ClQsp5ol1vCXMynTPdIpOh\">Register online<\/a>.<br \/>\nUncle Paul &ldquo;Kaipo&rdquo; Pomaikai Sr. (N\u0101n\u0101kuli, <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>), a retired Merchant Marine officer and tug boat master, will share his <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> and lessons learned from growing up as a keiki o ke kai, &#699;\u014dpio, and makua on the beaches of N\u0101n\u0101kuli on the island of <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span aria-label=\"Moolelo\">Mo&#699;olelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hooponopono\">Ho&#699;oponopono<\/span><\/strong> with Aunty Lynette and <span aria-label=\"Kaaiai\">Ka&#699;ai&#699;ai<\/span> Paglinawan<br \/>\nThursday, March 24. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJ0vce-trDkqGNEhd-Bo6ZvivbAe2jr-4Qs8\">Register online<\/a>.<br \/>\nLoea <span aria-label=\"hooponopono\">ho&#699;oponopono<\/span>, Aunty Lynette Paglinawan and <span aria-label=\"Kaaiai\">Ka&#699;ai&#699;ai<\/span> Paglinawan (<span aria-label=\"Kahaluu\">Kahalu&#699;u<\/span>, <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>), will share their <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> as <span aria-label=\"hooponopono\">ho&#699;oponopono<\/span> practitioners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating Local Superheroes<\/strong> with Chris Caravalho (Mana Comics)<br \/>\nThursday, March 31. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJYsfuCsqD4iEtF3k4DWNE8D7GnFKIc5EWAv\">Register online<\/a>.<br \/>\nJoin Chris (<span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>) from Mana Comics as he discusses the journey to becoming a self published comic book creator and how to create your own superheroes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ola (i) ka <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span>: Living (because of) <span aria-label=\"Moolelo\">Mo&#699;olelo<\/span> | Navigating Pacific Culture Through Poetry<\/strong> with Brandy N\u0101lani McDougall and Craig Santos Perez<br \/>\nThursday, April 7. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJAsduihrD0vG9xLOx5yqJ16gOSsO8yt51eH\">Register online<\/a>.<br \/>\nBrandy N\u0101lani McDougall (<span aria-label=\"Aapueo\">A&#699;apueo<\/span>, Kula, Maui) will focus on ancestral <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> as life-giving and life-saving. As part of that, McDougall will share <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> of being an &#699;\u014ciwi poet and scholar as well as the ways she incorporates <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> into her work while Craig Santos Perez (Guam) will explore how poetry can help us navigate the complexities of Pacific culture, identity, and politics.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span aria-label=\"Moolelo\">Mo&#699;olelo<\/span> Honouliuli<\/strong> with Uncle Shad Kane<br \/>\nThursday, April 14. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEldOyurTMrHtH5-K5MdJmrnVf68vP_6t-w\">Register online<\/a>.<br \/>\nJoin Uncle Shad Kane (M\u0101nana, <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>) as he shares some of his favorite <span aria-label=\"moolelo\">mo&#699;olelo<\/span> of the &#699;Ewa moku with special focus on the <span aria-label=\"ahupuaa\">ahupua&#699;a<\/span> of Honouliuli.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hana <span aria-label=\"Noeau\">No&#699;eau<\/span><\/strong> with <span aria-label=\"Kaiili\">Kai&#699;ili<\/span> Kaulukukui<br \/>\nThursday, April 21. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJctdOqtqTwrGdKmoZ14THJDNVblgt0x3j0v\">Register online<\/a>.<br \/>\nA talk story with Kanaka Maoli artist, <span aria-label=\"Kaiili\">Kai&#699;ili<\/span> Kaulukukui (Hilo, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>), about working to navigate the waters of the contemporary art world, while keeping one foot on the ancestral homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/mooolelo22\"><span aria-label=\"Moo\">Mo&#699;o<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span><\/a> at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Big Read <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is supported by the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Public Library System, Read To Me International, <a href=\"https:\/\/westoahu.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/a> library and <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a> library. It was made possible by a $20,000 grant from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/\">National Endowment for the Arts<\/a> in partnership with Arts Midwest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bigreadhawaii.weebly.com\/\">View the <abbr>NEA<\/abbr> Big Read <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> calendar of events and register online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read.jpg\" alt=\"N E A Big Read Hawaii graphic\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-155717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapiolani-library-big-read-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The community is invited to connect with <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> authors and artists. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[342,63,207,71,59,56,66],"class_list":["post-155703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-english","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-library","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-video-2","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155703"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156505,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155703\/revisions\/156505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}