MANA

Following the quiet retirement of Professor Haunani-Kay Trask last year, many of us would like an opportunity to publicly acknowledge and honor this woman who inspired and shaped so many of us and in some cases gave birth to our Hawaiian political consciousness. Please join us for an evening of poetry, spoken word and mele to honor this beautiful and powerful woman.

Folks will have an opportunity to take the mic for the maximum of three minutes to express, in whatever way they’d like, their gratitude and love for Kumu Haunani-Kay. There will be a sign-up list at the event on a first come first serve basis. However, if you’d like to lock in your time early we are taking pre submissions. If interested please send an email to manamovement@gmail.com. Include your name and phone number and a brief explanation as to how HKT influenced your piece. If you’d like to volunteer in other ways, please shoot an email as well!

If you are outside of Hawai’i and cannot make it, you can offer up a video message that may be included in the event’s presentation and that will be included in the video compilation that will be gifted to her following the event. Email manamovement@gmail.com for more info.

We will also be circulating a book to write messages to Kumu Haunani-Kay and this will be presented to her following the event.

Although The Venue is a bar (that will be in full operation that night!), the event is all ages.

Sponsored by the MANA Student Hui, MANA Wahine and Na Wahine Oiwi.