Matsunaga Institute Events
Programs feature a variety of local, national, and international speakers presenting topics from a diverse range of disciplines. All are welcome to attend.
- Bravethrough Live: A Live Listening Party featuring Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng with Liam Chinn and James Koshiba [Webinar] June 29
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "The Next Aloha ‘Āina" with ‘Ilima Long [Webinar] June 25
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Hawai’i Needs to Stand Governing on Its Head" with Michael Broderick [Webinar] June 25
- Cultural Talk Story Series "Reclaiming Our Children" with Trisha Moquino and Joseph H. Suina [Webinar] June 24
- "From #StopAsianHate to Cross-Racial Solidarity: Tributes & Lessons" with Rashida Tlaib, Maya Soetoro, Danny Glover, and Scott Kurashige [Webinar] June 23
- Global Peace Conference "Courageous Conversations" with Gretchen Alther, José Barzola, and Scott Nishimoto [Webinar] June 19
- Global Peace Conference "Indigenous Perspective on Environmental Conflict Resolution" [Webinar] June 18
- The Bravethrough Series: Conversations on Community with Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, Episode 2 'Redefining Home: Community-Based Solutions to Houselessness in Hawai'i' with James Koshiba [Podcast] June 18
- "Conversation on Race in Hawai'i - History and Current Issues" [Webinar] June 17
- America Talks "National Week of Conversation" [Webinar] June 14-20
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Puʻuhonua o Puʻuhuluhulu University: He Kīpuka Aloha ‘Āina no ka ‘Imi Naʻauao" with Greg Gushiken [Webinar] June 9
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Labor and Social Justice Against the Colonial University: A Union for Radical Solidarity" with ‘Ilima Long [Webinar] June 9
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Shine Your Light Wherever You Go" with Seru Tagivakatini [Webinar] June 9
- The Bravethrough Series: Conversations on Community with Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, Episode 1 'Reimagining Public Safety' with Liam Chinn [Podcast] June 4
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Waiʻaleʻale" with Camille Hampton [Webinar] May 28
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "This is Not a Drill; Notes On Surviving the End of the World, Again" with Noe Tupou [Webinar] May 28
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Food of Our Future Grows From Seeds of Our Past" with Pauline Sato [Webinar] May 28
- MHIRT "Conflict Management" with José Barzola [Webinar] May 25
- Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution "Say What You Need to Say: The Art of Clear, Courageous Communication" with Marina Piscolish [Webinar] May 19
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Lessons from Jojo: Organizing Side-by-Side with Power, Heart and Grace" with Mara Mahoney [Webinar] May 12
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Writing in the Path of Our Ancestors: Ke Ea Hawaiʻi Student Council" with Ric Ornellas [Webinar] May 12
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "We Are Art" with Serena Ngaio Simmons [Webinar] May 12
- "How to Renovate Housing Policy in a Way That Works" with Rebecca Diamond [Webinar] May 11
- East-West Center Virtual Workshops "Courageous Conversations" with Gretchen Alther, José Barzola, Camaren Ly, and Scott Nishimoto [Webinar] May 10
- "The Global State of Democracy after Biden’s First 100 Days" with Amarnath Amarasingam, Chris Kilford, and Carole Petersen [Webinar] May 5
- Cultural Talk Story Series "Butterflies And Birdsong: On Radical Listening"" with Julian Aguan and Maya Soetoro [Webinar] May 5
- Rotary Global Peace Forum in Hawai'i "Courageous Conversations" with Gretchen Alther, José Barzola, and Scott Nishimoto [Webinar] May 1
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Wednesdays With Grandma" with Ben Treviño [Webinar] April 30
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Dear Reader: Making the Value of Hawaiʻi Together" with Ric Ornellas [Webinar] April 30
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Teachers, Public Education and Civic Leadership" with Ryan Mandado [Webinar] April 30
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "What's Next! The Peer Mediation Adventure Continues" [Closing Panel, Conference] April 30
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Peer Mediation Simulation" with Kailua High School Peer Mediation Program [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 29
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "How to Ask Open-Ended Questions" with Kailua High School Peer Mediation Program [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 29
- Backchat "Bar Association Controversy" with Professor Carole Petersen [Podcast] April 28
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Mediation Through a Cultural Lens" with Ānuenue Mose [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 28
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Launching A Successful Peer Mediation Program" with Susan Chang [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 28
- "Peace Corps and Peace Corps Prep Program: Peace Corps Experience" [Webinar] April 28
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Hot Buttons" with Anne Smoke [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 27
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Reframing" with Kailua High School Peer Mediation Program [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 22
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "It's A Vibe: Nonverbal Communication" with Noelani Anderson [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 21
- Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution "Crafting a Positive, Comfortable and Safe Online Space for Mediation" with Lou Chang and Tracey Wiltgen [Webinar] April 21
- "Peace Corps and Peace Corps Prep Program: Information Session" [Webinar] April 21
- Global Restorative Justice Partnership "Care Over Punishment: Global Call to Action" [Conference] April 21-22
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Communicating Emotions & Needs Training" with Majidah Lebarre [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 20
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "We All Feel These Things" with Annaleah Atkinson [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 15
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "What is Your Conflict Style?" with Kailua High School Peer Mediation Program [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 15
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Ancient is Modern: Transforming Public Education for Hawaiians" with Ric Ornellas [Webinar] April 14
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Activist Genealogy: Visions and Enactments of Solidarity Across Black and Kanaka Maoli Movements" with Ryan Mandado [Webinar] April 14
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series “If People Aren’t Locking Rocks Together, We Ain’t Got a Story”: Pōhaku by Pōhaku, Connecting Stories of Community Building" with Serena Ngaio Simmons [Webinar] April 14
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Opening the Gridlock" with JiaQi Li [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 14
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Story In The (Virtual) Round: Active Listening, Listening, and Hearing" with Noelani Anderson [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 14
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "The 5-Step Process" with Annaleah Atkinson [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 13
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "Assertive Communication Training" with Majidah Lebarre [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 13
- "The Long Road to Atlanta: Anti-Asian Racism & Misogyny" with Helen Zia [Webinar] April 12
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "How To Reduce Anxiety In The Time Of COVID-19" with Kailua High School Peer Mediation Program [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 8
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "How To Be A Good Friend" with Kailua High School Peer Mediation Program [Skills Workshop, Conference] April 8
- 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference, Adventures in Peer Mediation "The Adventure Begins" [Opening Panel, Conference] April 7
- "11th Annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution" [Series Cyber Conference] April 7
- "Beijing's New Approach to National Security Law: Implications for Political Speech and Academic Freedom in Hong Kong and Abroad" with Carole Petersen [Webinar] April 6
- "How Art Can Propel Peace: Examples from Africa" with Elizabeth Murray [Webinar] April 6
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "We Need to Talk: How a Con Con Can Secure Hawaiʻi’s Post-COVID Future" with Ryan Mandado [Webinar] March 26
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Home is What We Make It" with Greg Gushiken [Webinar] March 26
- Try Think: Hulihia conversation series "Our City as Ahupuaʻa" with Ben Treviño [Webinar] March 26
- Cultural Talk Story Series "Alabama Indigenous Coalition: Dismantling Educational Oppression"" with Valerie Adams and Tori Nicole Jackson [Webinar] March 24
- The Exchange "Cultural Identity in the Global World" with Gretchen Alther, José Barzola, and Scott Nishimoto [Webinar] March 22
- Envisioning Next Generation Radiation Governance Symposium "Radiation Education, Past and Future" with Sulfikar Amir, Rethy Chhem, Brien Hallett, Johnnye Lewis, Sonja D. Schmid, Chris Shuey, Noboru Takamura [Webinar] March 22
- Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution "Workplace Collaboration" with Donna Ching [Webinar] March 11
- University Center Workshop "Matsunaga Institute: Peace And Conflict Education (Online Academic Programs)" [Webinar] March 3
- "National Day of Empathy" with Van Jones and Leo Kani [Webinar] March 2
- "Civil Liberties and National Security in Hong Kong" with Dr. Carole Petersen [Webinar] February 25
- Careers in Peacebuilding talk story series "Bridging the Divide: Training Volunteers and Community Members in Peace Corps Guyana" with Fahzeela Mohamed, Damian Owens, and Stephanie Sang [Webinar] February 19
- "Aloha Response Call" with Pono Shim [Webinar] February 11
- "Indigenous Perspectives on Conflict and Conservation: Sámi and Ainu Communities" [Webinar] February 7
- "Indigenous Perspectives on Conflict and Conservation: Māori and Ni'Van Communities" [Webinar] February 7
- Designing A Stronger Tomorrow "On Celebrating our Work as Peacebuilders" with Dr. Maya Soetoro and Dr. Kerrie Urosevich [Webinar] February 6
- "Peacebuilding Session at Hawaii Pacific University" [Workshop] February 1
- Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution "Power and Perils of Nonverbal Communication" with Lisa Jacobs and Anne Smoke [Webinar] January 26
- 2021 Mānoa Experience [Community Outreach] January 23
- "Peacebuilding During A Pandemic" for Rotarians Club of Honolulu Sunset with José Barzola [Webinar] January 14
- Designing A Stronger Tomorrow "On Raising the Next Generation of Peacebuilders" with Dr. Kealoha Fox [Webinar] January 9
- Designing A Stronger Tomorrow "On Designing Creativity to Build Peace" with Olin Lagon [Webinar] December 12
- Cultural Talk Story Series ""Kanaka Maoli" with Kamuela Enos and Dr. Kealoha Fox [Webinar] December 8
- "Academic Freedom and the NSL: the Role of International Human Rights Law” with Carole J. Petersen, Kelley Loper, and Kellee Tsai [Webinar] December 6
- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa "Graduate School Fair: Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution" with José Barzola [Webinar] December 2
- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa "Graduate School Fair: Tips for Applying to Graduate School" with José Barzola [Webinar] December 2
- East-West Center Leadership Program "Gender-Inclusive Leadership and Negotiation" with José Barzola [Webinar] November 24
- Careers in Peacebuilding talk story series "Peacebuilding Careers: In a Time of Global Change and Disruption" with David J. Smith [Webinar] November 24
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "Hiroshima Hibakusha: I will never forget that day" with Ms. Kiyomi Kono [Webinar] November 23
- "2020 Wyndham Learning Festival" [Webinar] November 23-30
- Designing A Stronger Tomorrow "On Building a Beloved Community" with Aunty Puanani Burgess [Webinar] November 21
- Cultural Talk Story Series "I Am Baba: Musings about identity and origins by a 9th generation Chinese Peranakan" with Peter Lee and Dr. Loretta Chen [Webinar] November 12
- Transfer Tuesday "Matsunaga Institute Online Undergraduate Academic Programs" [Webinar] November 10
- Designing A Stronger Tomorrow "On the Courage to be a Peacebuilder" with Dr. Maya Soetoro and Dr. Kerrie Urosevich [Webinar] November 7
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "Peace Education in Nagasaki" with Aoi Osajima and Sunao Takami [Webinar] October 29
- Difficult Conversation Series, Session 6 "Why Can't We All Get Along: The Art of Creative Conflict" with Dr. Loretta Chen [Webinar] October 29
- Cultural Talk Story Series ""Wominjeka (Welcome): Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurung Languages of Melbourne and Central Victoria, Australia" with Erica Higgins and Gerry Terati Lyons "Gman" [Webinar] October 28
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "Passing a Baton to the Next" with Yuno Kusaka and Sonomi Nakamura [Webinar] October 27
- October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month "Brighter Together: A Virtual Candlelight Vigil" [Webinar] October 26
- "Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066" [Webinar] October 25
- An Encore Presentation and Live Q&A of Speakers. "Indigenous Conflict Resolution: Practice and Integration" [Webinar] October 23
- University Center Workshop "Matsunaga Institute: Peace And Conflict Education (Online Academic Programs)" [Webinar] October 22
- ASUH Virtual Graduate Fair 2020 "Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution" [Webinar] October 16
- Difficult Conversation Series, Session 5 "Discuss What Matters" with Carol Catanzariti and Robert Lillis [Webinar] October 15
- ASUH Virtual Graduate Fair 2020 "Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution" [Webinar] October 15
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "Nagasaki Hibakusha Stories" with Mr. Shohei Tsuiki and Mr. Yoshiro Yamawaki [Webinar] October 14
- ASUH Virtual Graduate Fair 2020 "Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution" [Webinar] October 14
- "Peace Corps and Peace Corps Prep Program: Peace Corps Experience" [Webinar] October 13
- ASUH Virtual Graduate Fair 2020 "Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution" [Webinar] October 13
- ASUH Virtual Graduate Fair 2020 "Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution" [Webinar] October 12
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "Spark Matsunaga: Warrior Poet" with Storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung [Webinar] October 8
- "Peace Corps and Peace Corps Prep Program: Information Session" [Webinar] October 6
- Difficult Conversation Series, Session 4 "Managing the Tide for Generational Divide" with Brianna Blackburn and Katie Ranney [Webinar] October 5
- "15th International Day of Nonviolence and Mahatma Gandhi Day" [Webinar] October 2
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "Equal Lives: Hiroshima Hibakusha Shigeaki Mori and the Stories of 12 American POWS" with Director G.K. Hunter [Webinar] September 30
- Difficult Conversation Series, Session 3 "Reinventing Government: A Partnership rather than an Adversary" with Gerald S. Clay [Webinar] September 25
- 2020 Peace/Constitution Day "Climate Justice: Opportunity, Courage, Action" [Webinar Panel] September 24
- Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace "International Peace Day Seminar" [Webinar Panel] September 19
- Difficult Conversation Series, Session 2 "Eh?!? You making stink eye? No Judgements, No Assumptions. Creating Space for Critical Conversations" with Vince Abramo and Barbara Fischlowitz [Webinar] September 18
- Difficult Conversation Series, Session 1 "Exploring Racism in Conflict Resolution" with José Barzola, Amrita Mallik, and Katie Ranney [Webinar] September 10
- Backchat "Separation of Powers in Hong Kong" with Professor Carole Petersen [Podcast] September 4
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "Candles in the Darkness: Stories of Courage from WWII" with Storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung [Webinar] September 2
- "2020 Global Learning Festival" [Webinar] September 1-4
- Cultural Talk Story Series "Stolen Voices, Stolen Innocence: Indigenous Taiwanese Heritage and the Global Music Industry" with Dr. Yuan-Yu Kuan [Webinar] August 27
- Talk Story VII "Best Practices and Regulatory Considerations for Remote ADR Platforms (includes Mediation and Facilitation)" with José Barzola and Katie Ranney [Webinar] August 26
- Observer Research Foundation "Hong Kong's National Security Law: Why Is It Worrying?" with Professor Carole Petersen and Aarshi Tirkey [Webinar] August 23
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "Nurturing Peace Builders" with Hiromi Peterson and Naomi Hirano-Omizo [Webinar] August 19
- Mo'olelo Monday, Episode 3 "Mindfulness with Aloha Breath with Thao Le" [Webinar] August 17
- "75th Commemoration of the End of World War II: Salute their Service, and Honor their Hope." with Professor Brien Hallett and Admiral Philip Davidson [Webinar] August 14
- "27th Annual Honolulu Nagasaki Peace Ceremony: Commemorating 75 Years of Peace with Japan" [Webinar] August 8
- Beginning and End of the Bomb talk story series "That Unforgettable Morning: Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor" with Larry Miwa and Stephen Miwa [Webinar] August 5
- ThinkTech Hawaii "Law Across the Sea in China's National Security Law and Hong Kong's Way of Life" with Professor Carole Petersen and Mark Shklov [Webinar] July 27
- Cultural Talk Story Series "Māori: Ngā Pae Wānanga a Hine (Learning Across Many Depths of Hine)" with Tina Ngata and Dr. Peter Mataira [Webinar] July 16
- Honolulu Prosecutor Candidate Forum [Webinar] July 9
- "Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs on 'The End of One Country. Two Systems? Implications of Beijing's National Security Law in Hong Kong.'" with Professor Carole Petersen [Webinar] July 1
- Mo'olelo Monday, Episode 2 "A is for Activist with Innosanto Nagara" [Webinar] June 29
- Mo'olelo Monday, Episode 1 "Be Kind with Lynne Waihee" [Webinar] June 22
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Solstice Workshop "E Pule Pū Kākou: Setting our collective intentions during summer solstice" with Professor Lilikalā Kame‘eleihiwa and Dr. Kaiwipuni Lipe [Webinar] June 20
- Cultural Talk Story Series "The Ainu: Irankarapte" with Maya Sekine and Dr. Vince Okada [Webinar] June 19
- "HI Mediation Talk Story" with José Barzola [Webinar] June 12
- Building A Beloved Community, Episode 4 "The Climate Is Changing, So Are We, Youth Leadership In Times of Crisis" with Kawika Pegram and Dyson Chee [Webinar] June 9
- "De-Stressing: Laughing Your Way Through These Unprecedented Times" with Lu and Tom DiGrazia [Webinar] June 5
- "National Security Law" with Dr. Carole Petersen [Podcast] May 28
- Building A Beloved Community, Episode 3 "Empathy Circles" with Gwen Yi and the Tribeless Team [Webinar] May 26
- Cultural Talk Story Series "The Sámi: The Land of the Green Gold" with Eero Orbas and Emmie Shukla [Webinar] May 22
- Building A Beloved Community, Episode 2 "Where Are You Planted: Exploring COVID-19 Quarantine Through Poetry" with Aiko Yamashiro [Webinar] May 19
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "The Seeds We Sow" & "Standing Above The Clouds" with musician Layla Kilolu [Webinar] May 31
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "The Moon And The Night" with musician Layla Kilolu [Webinar] May 30
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Mauka To Makai" [Webinar] May 29
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Hinekura" [Webinar] May 28
- Backchat "China's National People's Congress to apply a new 'National Security Law' to Hong Kong" with Professor Carole Petersen [Podcast] May 28
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Hae Hawai'i" [Webinar] May 27
- "Conflict Resolution for MHIRT: Peacebuilding" with José Barzola [Webinar] May 16
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "The Driver Is Red" & "Tea Land" [Webinar] May 26
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "The Chosen One" [Webinar] May 25
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Log In Dinner" & "Sleepy Steve" [Webinar] May 24
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Wilder Palms" & "Poi Dogs" [Webinar] May 23
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Ross and Beth" & "Tama Tu" [Webinar] May 22
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Areola Borealis" & "Kamali" [Webinar] May 21
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Down On A Sidewalk In Waikiki" [Webinar] May 20
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Mauka To Makai" & "The Pit Where We Were Born" [Webinar] May 19
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Tungrus" [Webinar] May 18
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "Flip The Record" & "Lumpia Campesino" [Webinar] May 17
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "This Ink Runs Deep" & "Standing Above The Clouds" [Webinar] May 16
- Human Rights & HIFF at Home, UN SDG Short Film Series Film Festival "SOW (The Seeds We Sow)" & "Ahi Kā" [Webinar] May 15
- "Matsunaga Institute 2020 Graduates" [Digital Celebration] May 15
- Building A Beloved Community, Episode 1 "A Virtual Talk Story Series" with Puanani Burgess and Maya Soetoro [Webinar] April 28
- "Beginning and End Of The Bomb" Online Exhibit [Digital Exhibit] April 27
- Talk Story "Matsunaga Institute & Conflict Resolution Alliance" with José Barzola [Webinar] April 26
- Talk Story "Self-Care in the Era of Social Distancing" with Dr. Maya Soetoro [Webinar] April 22
- "Judicial Independence at Risk?" with Professor Carole Petersen [Podcast] April 17
- "10th Annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution" with Jessica Jackley [Series Cyber Conference] April 8
- Sadako Peace Cranes Project [Workshop] March 14
- Chai Time "Peace is Your Day Job: How to Make a Career Out of Peacebuilding" with David J. Smith [Workshop] March 11
- "No Visible Bruises: Building Community Over Violence" with Rachel Louise Snyder [Workshop] March 9
- Chai Time "Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor, Lawrence Miwa" with Tom Coffman, Stephen Miwa, and Pamela Sakamoto [Workshop] March 5
- "Beginning and End Of The Bomb" Exhibition at Hamilton Library, UH Mānoa [Exhibit] March 2 - April 30
- "2020 Hiroshima and Peace" Meet and Greet [Workshop] February 27
- "Matsunaga Institute with Nagoya University of Foreign Studies" with Dr. Shizuyo Yoshitomi [Workshop] February 27
- Chai Time "Beyond Service: How Teach For America And The Peace Corps Turn Into Careers" [Workshop] February 26
- 33rd Annual Peer Mediation Conference "Mediation: Part of the Solution" [Training Conference] February 21
- "Navigating The Changing Legal Climate" with Ron Ousky [Lecture] February 19
- Sadako Peace Cranes Project [Workshop] February 15
- "Dealing With Impasse" with Marina Piscolish [Workshop] February 13
- "Matsunaga Institute Information Session at Hawaii Pacific University" [Workshop] February 10
- "Conflict Resolution for MBA: Peacebuilding" with José Barzola [Workshop] January 30
- Chai Time "Life Planning, Mindfulness, and A Golden Civilization" with George Kinder [Workshop] January 24
- "Shinnen Enkai" with Alton Takiyama-Chung" [Performance] January 18
- "Peace Education Youth Symposium" at Pearl Harbor [Symposium] December 5
- Matsunaga Institute at Pearl Harbor Education Day [Community Outreach] December 4
- Matsunaga Institute at Pearl Harbor History Day [Community Outreach] December 1
- Peace Corps/Peace Corps Prep Information Session [Community Outreach] November 19
- "NAFSA: Peacebuilding for International Educators" with José Barzola [Workshop] November 15
- Sadako Peace Cranes Project [Workshop] November 9
- "Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine" by Noura Erakat [Lecture] November 6
- "HATE The Other Four Letter Word" [Workshop] October 29
- Teach For America/Peace Corps/Peace Corps Prep Information Session [Community Outreach] October 24
- Veterans For Peace "Golden Rule Project" [Lecture] October 24
- "Founders Day: 40 Year Anniversary of Pacific Historic Parks" [Workshop] October 16
- "What's Happening in Hong Kong?" [Lecture] October 15
- "Making Connections with Opening Statements: Laying Foundations for Productive Mediation" [Workshop] October 14
- Sadako Peace Cranes Project [Workshop] October 12
- 2019 Graduate Fair [Community Outreach] October 9 & 10
- Chai Time "Spark Matsunaga: Warrior Poet" [Film Screening] October 8
- "Aloha & Peace Festival" Mahatma Gandhi Day and International Day of Nonviolence" [Presentation] October 5
- 2019 HPR Fall Pledge Drive [Community Outreach] September 30
- 'College of Social Sciences' College Fair [Community Outreach] September 26
- "Managing Conflict in Turbulent Times" [Workshop] September 24
- "The Crisis in Hong Kong: What is at Stake?" [Lecture] September 18
- Peace Corps/Peace Corps Prep Information Session [Community Outreach] September 17
- 2019 Peace/Constitution Day "Carceration vs. Compassion" [Lecture and Panel] September 17
- Sadako Peace Cranes Project [Workshop] September 14
- "Busting Arbitration Mythes: Perception vs. Reality" by Lance Tanaka [Workshop] August 29
- 2019 Welina Mānoa [Community Outreach] August 26
- "Matsunaga Institute with Dr. Shizuyo Yoshitomi"[Workshop] June 25
- "Consider Your Signature Moves" by Elizabeth Kent [Workshop] June 6
- 2019 Kupu Hou Academy at Mid-Pacific [Community Outreach] June 5
- "Peacebuilding in Hawaii" at St. Marianna University Nursing School [Presentation] June 3
- "Peace in Hawaii and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals" at Higashimatsushima University Project [Workshop] May 31
- "Peacebuilding Activities with Nagasaki University Peace Caravan" [Workshop] May 29
- "Matsunaga Institute with Mr. Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki" [Community Outreach] May 29
- "Future of Peacebuilding" at Nagasaki University [Symposium] May 28
- "Matsunaga Institute with Mr. Okubo, Director of Nagasaki A-Bomb Museum" [Community Outreach] May 28
- "Active Listening and Conflict Management" with Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program [Workshop] May 16
- Matsunaga Institute Annual Awards Reception [Program Graduation] May 9
- "2019 Peace Scholars" Meet & Greet [Workshop] May 3
- "Historic Meeting from WWII with Hibakushas (Koko Kondo and Masahiro Sasaki) and Pearl Harbor Survivors (Jimmy Lee and Everett Hyland)" [Workshop] April 28
- Sadako Peace Cranes Project [Workshop] April 28
- JABSOM Diversity Day [Community Outreach] April 25
- "Āīnā (Mirror): Reflecting South Asia in Hawaii, Asia-Pacific, and Beyond Chapter: Art, Body, Storytelling" [Symposium] April 24-26
- Sadako Peace Cranes Project [Workshop] April 19
- Chai Time "Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution [Workshop] April 18
- "2019 Hiroshima and Peace" Meet and Greet [Workshop] April 17
- "Enforced Disappearances in Asia and International Human Rights" with Dr. Carole Petersen [Lecture] April 16
- "My Grand Brand Workplan: Branding and Building A Neutral's Practice” by Lou Chang [Workshop] April 9
- 2019 Summer Kick Off [Community Outreach] March 13
- 2019 Mānoa Experience [Community Outreach] March 2
- "Autonomy as a Form of Internal Self-Determination: Why the UN Should be Monitoring Implementation of 'One Country, Two Systems' in Hong Kong and Macau" with Dr. Carole Petersen [Lecture] February 27
- "Matsunaga Institute with Nagasaki University Students" [Workshop] February 27
- Hawaii Community College Transfer Day [Community Outreach] February 26
- 32nd Annual Peer Mediation Conference "Imagine Celebrating 32 Years" [Training Conference] February 22
- "Matsunaga Institute with Pacific Historic Parks" [Workshop] February 21
- Peace Corps/Peace Corps Prep 'Stories from the Field' [Workshop] February 21
- "Matsunaga Institute with Lõkahi Foundation" [Workshop] February 13
- Maui Transfer Day [Community Outreach] February 11
- Peace Scholars Information Session [Community Outreach] January 16
- "All About Sparky" [Presentation] January 12
- Talk Story with Hibakushas "Surviving the Atomic Bombing" [Workshop] December 6
- Global Day of Action: The Price of Free Documentary [Film Screening] November 14
- Chai Time "Health Disparities and Peace" [Workshop] November 8
- 4th Annual Hawaii Afterschool Summit "Kuleana: Our Keiki, Our Responsibility, Our Privilege" [Community Outreach] October 19-20
- Chai Time "Conflict Resolution Day" [Workshop] October 16
- Mediation in Hawaiʻi 101 [Workshop] October 4
- 2018 Peace/Constitution Day " What Did You Say And Where Did You Say It: Freedom of Expression at a Public University " [Lecture and Panel] September 17
- Manifesting Peace and Non-Violence in Tao Science with Dr. Rulin Xiu [Lecture] August 29
- 2018 Welina Mānoa [Community Outreach] August 20
- 2018 Kupu Hou Academy at Ewa Makai Middle School [Community Outreach] July 25
- 2018 Kupu Hou Academy at Mid-Pacific [Community Outreach] June 6
- "Active Listening and Conflict Management" with International Minority Health and Health Disparities Training Program [Workshop] May 16
- MIPCR Annual Awards Reception [Program Graduation] May 10
- Matsunaga Institute Information Session [Community Outreach] May 5
- Peace Corps Prep Certificate Information Session [Community Outreach] April 20
- Chai Time "Nuclear Legacy Project: Annointed" [Workshop] April 19
- 2018 Earth Day [Community Outreach] April 19
- 15th International Hawaiʻi Summit IVAT [Community Outreach] April 18
- Dean's Hour "Matsunaga Institute for Peace" at Pacific Club [Community Outreach] March 1
- Mean and Ends in Ghandi's Ethical Politics [Lecture] April 13
- Gandhi's Satyagraha with Dr. Tridip Suhrud [Lecture] April 13
- "Living Pono: Peacebuilding Conversations in the University of Hawaiʻi System" at University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa [Workshop] April 11
- "Living Pono: Peacebuilding Conversations in the University of Hawaiʻi System" at Leeward Community College [Workshop] April 10
- National Issues Forum: Coming to America [National Forum] April 4
- "Living Pono: Peacebuilding Conversations in the University of Hawaiʻi System" at Leeward Community College [Workshop] March 15
- "Living Pono: Peacebuilding Conversations in the University of Hawaiʻi System" at University of Hawaiʻi, West Oahu [Workshop] March 14
- 2018 Summer Kick Off [Community Outreach] March 14
- Chai Time "Multilateral Negotiation and Conflict" [Workshop] March 13
- Strategies to Bridge Cultural and Generational Gaps in Conflict Resolution [Workshop] March 12
- Indigenous Conflict Resolution: Practice and Integration [Lecture / Panel] March 12
- 2018 Climate and Peace Charette [Conference / Workshop] March 8
- Beginning and End of the Bomb Exhibit at Kapi'olani Community College [Event / Exhibit] March 5 - May 11
- 2018 Mānoa Experience [Community Outreach] March 3
- Matsunaga Institute Information Session at Hawaiʻi Pacific University [Community Outreach] March 1
- Peace Corps Prep Certificate Information Session [Community Outreach] February 23
- 31st Annual Peer Mediation Conference "Challenges Celebrating 31 Years" [Training Conference] February 23
- Chai Time "Peace Corps Prep & Ceeds of Peace" [Community Outreach] February 13
- New Ideas for Positive Peace: Scientific Evidence Supporting Practical Applications with Piero Giorgi [Lecture] February 8
- "Negotiation and Conflict Management" with Schidler MBA Students [Workshop] February 6
- "Conflict Resolution" with AmeriCorps [Workshop] January 31
- Peace Scholars Program Fundraiser [Event] January 19
- Anne Frank Exhibition and Pau Hana Reception [Event] January 17
- International Exhibit "Anne Frank - A History for Today" at Mid-Pacific [Event] January 15
- "Living Pono: Peacebuilding Conversations in the University of Hawaiʻi System" at University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa [Workshop] January 10
- Public Participation in a Polarized Era: The Good, The Bad, The Future [Community Outreach] December 1 and 2
- Mānoa International Education Fair [Community Outreach] November 15
- Chai Time "Peace Scholars Program and Nobel Peace Prize Forum" [Community Outreach] November 14
- 2017 NASPA Western Regional Conference "Currents" [Community Outreach] November 7
- Graduate Fair [Community Outreach] October 26 and 27
- 3rd Annual Hawaiʻi Afterschool Summit "Supporting Student Success" [Community Outreach] October 20
- Chai Time "Conflict Resolution Day & United States Institute of Peace Global Campus" [Community Outreach] October 17
- 10th Annual Peace Day Hawaiʻi Celebration "Journey For Peace With Aloha Making Connections" [Community Outreach] September 16
- Peace/Constitution Day 2017 "Sanctuary, Civility and Bridge-Building" [Lecture and Panel] September 14; Co-sponsored by the William S. Richardson School of Law
- 2017 Welina Mānoa [Community Outreach] August 21
- Reflective Practice Talk Story IV [Community Outreach] July 27
- MIPCR Annual Awards Reception [Program Graduation] May 11
- Restorative Justice - Contrasting Approaches: A Dialogue with Brian Jarrett [Lecture] May 8
- The Seventh Annual Inter-University Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Cyber Conference [Series Cyber Conferenece] April 12
- National Issues Forum: Safety And Justice [National Forum] March 9; Co-sponsored by the Public Policy Center and Department of Urban and Regional Planning
- The Long Arm of the Chinese Communist Party [Lecture and Panel] March 8; Co-sponsored by the Center for Korean Studies, Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Public Policy Center, Scholars at Risk Committee, and William S. Richardson School of Law
- 2017 Mānoa Experience [Community Outreach] February 25
- End of Life "Public Policy for the Terminally Ill" [Lecture and Panel] February 23; Co-sponsored by the Public Policy Center
- 30th Annual Peer Mediation Conference "Can We Talk... And Listen?" [Training Conference] February 17
- Peace/Constitution Day 2016 - Compassionate Innovation in Addressing Hawaiʻi's Homelessness [Lecture and Panel] September 21; Co-sponsored by the William S. Richardson School of Law
- MIPCR Annual Awards Reception [Program Graduation] May 13
- The Sixth Annual Inter-University Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Cyber Conference [Series Cyber Conference] April 15
- Communicating Complex Issues [Conference / Workshop] April 5
- 2016 Mānoa Experience [Community Outreach] April 2
- National Issue Forum: Income Inequality [National Forum] March 2
- Science, Politics, and Governance: Better Dialogues for Better Results [Workshop] November 13
- Science, Politics, and Governance: Better Dialogues for Better Results [Conference] November 12
- Peace/Constitution Day 2015 - We Are All COFA Citizens —Reimagining the Compact Relationship in Hawaiʻi and the World[Lecture and Panel] September 17; Co-sponsored by the William S. Richardson School of Law
- "What Can Hawaiʻi Teach America About Race?" A Smithsonian/Zócalo "What It Means to Be American" Event [Panel Discussion] - September 16
- MIPCR Annual Awards Reception [Program Graduation] May 15
- 2015 Mānoa Experience [Community Outreach] April 17
- The Fifth Annual Inter-University Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Cyber Conference [Series Cyberconference] April 15
- Powerful Listening: How to Listen so People Share their Thoughts with You by Elizabeth Kent [Lecture Presentation / Workshop] March 5
- The Future of Medition: A Dialogue with Kenneth Cloke [Lecture] February 25
- Watch event video - 28th Annual Peer Mediation Conference "Choices" [Training Conference] February 13
- Intervention Practitioners Talk Story II [Community Outreach] January 22
- 2015 Open House and Cookie Exchange [Open House] December 11
- Talk and Demonstration of Technologies for Collaborative Dialogue by Kirsten Rosa [Lecture Presentation] October 16
- Watch event video - Intervention Practitioners Talk Story [Community Outreach] October 16
- Conflict Resolution Day 2014 - Book Displays [Series] October 13-17
- Peace/Constitution Day 2014 - U.S. and South Korea Responsibility for the "Peacetime"Jeju April 3rd Grand Massacre - Revitalizing Reconciliation by Present day Social Healing Through Justice [Lecture and Panel] September 24; Co-sponsored by the William S. Richardson School of Law
- College of Social Sciences College Fair [College Promotional Event] September 4
- MIPCR Annual Awards Reception [Program Graduation] May 16
- The Fourth Annual Inter-University Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Cyber-Symposium [Series Cyberconference] April 24
- Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima: Memories and Media Content [Lecture Presentation] March 20
- 2014 Mānoa Experience Day [Community Outreach] March 1
- 27th Annual Peer Mediation Conference [Training conference] February 7, 2014
- Open House and Cookie Exchange [Open House] December 12
- Conflict Resolution Day 2013 - Book Displays [Series] October 11 - 17 other
- Peace/Constitution Day 2013 - Dividing the Waters of Hawai'i: Constitution and Making Peace [Lecture and panel] September 19; Co-sponsored with the William S. Richardson School of Law (video)
- Open House & Research Skills [Presentation] August 29
- Conflict Management in Public Policy by Peaceful Means [Training conference] April 4-5; Partnered with King Prajadhipok’s Institute
- The Third Annual Inter-University Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Cyber-symposium [Series cyberconference] April 4
- Balancing Advocacy for Human Rights and Impartiality in Mediation [Lecture presentation] February 25
- 26th Annual Peer Mediation Conference [Training conference] February 22
- Conflict Management & Mediation Training: UH Mānoa Residence Hall Staff [Training] February 19, March 19
- The Hawai'i Model United Nations [Series] October - December
- Conflict Resolution Day 2013 - Declaring War: Congress, the President, and What the Constitution Does Not Say [Book signing] October 18
- Peace/Constitution Day 2013 - Supporting Peace by Increasing Community Resilience [Panel presentation] September 20; Co-sponsored with the William S. Richardson School of Law and the Peace Corps
- Every War Has Two Losers [Film screening and discussion] April 12
- The Second Annual Inter-University Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Cybersymposium [Cyberconference] March 7
- 25th Annual Peer Mediation Conference [Training workshop] February 24
- Shattering the Constitution: The Rule of Law and the Power to Declare War [Workshop] November 18; Co-sponsored with the History Department Library
- The Hawai'i Model United Nations [Series] October - December
- Conflict Resolution Day 2011 - Open House & Mediation Demonstrations [Presentation] October 20
- Peace/Constitution Day 2011 - Is Climate Change a Threat To World Peace? [Lecture presentation] September 20; Co-sponsored with the William S. Richardson School of Law
- Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today [Forum] September 10; Co-sponsored with the East-West Center
- Surrogacy: A Human Right? A Look at Article 23 of the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [Forum] September 6
- 2011 Ho'oku'ikahi [Speech at Hawaiʻian Cultural Festival] August 13-14 (Hawaiʻi247.com - nps.gov)
- International Forum on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Transforming Global Visions to Local Actions [Forum] April 16-17; Co-sponsored with UH Mānoa’s Center on Disability Studies
- How to Avoid an Arms Race in Space [Forum] April 6; Co-sponsored with the William S. Richardson School of Law
- International Workshop on Avoiding an Arms Race in Space [Workshop] April 4-6
- Promoting Civil Societies through ADR, Peaceful Practices, and the Law [Cyberconference] March 28
- Nonviolent Resistance as a Force for Social Change [Lecture presentation] March 3; Keynote speaker: Arun Gandhi
(event videos) - Harmonizing North American (Canada/US) Foreign Policies: Cultural Factors, Conflict Resolution and the Rule of Law [Lecture presentation] March 3; Organized by Johnson-Shoyoma Graduate School of Public Policy
- 24th Annual Peer Mediation Conference [Training conference] February 25
- Martin Luther King Jr. showed the way toward building a community of respect [In the News] January 17
- The Hawai'i Model United Nations [Series] October-December
- Words of War, Lessons of Peace: A Multigenerational Symposium for Peacemaking [Forum] November 21; Co-sponsored with William S. Richardson School of Law and the Center for Oral History (Event Videos)
- Conflict Resolution Day 2010 - Make Agent Orange History [Program event] October 21-22; (part I: keynote video & associated video, Part II: resource pack ZIP)
- Peace/Constitution Day 2010a - The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court [Film screening] September 23
- Peace/Constitution Day 2010b - Peace Day: Torture, National Security, and Accountability [Panel Discussion] September 30; (videos: part 1, part 2, part 3 & presentation)
- Anshu: Dark Sorrow, a Novel [Book reading] September 28
- Graduation and Awards Ceremony [Celebration] Spring 2010
- Asian-Pacific Law Student Research Panel [Forum] April 30; Co-sponsored with the Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law and the Pacific-Asian Legal Studies Organization
- Trafficking of Women: Legal Debates and Social Realities (.MP3 audio) [Interview] April 27
- International Forum on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [Conference] April 10-11; In support of UH Mānoa’s Center on Disability Studies
- 23rd Annual Peer Mediation Conference [Training conference] March 2010
- China’s Burgeoning Internet: What Internet Businesses can do to Protect Human Rights [Lecture presentation] February 10; (video& presentation)
- Inclusion in Education: The Implementation of Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities[Conference] November 28; Co-sponsored by University of Hong Kong
- The Hawai'i Model United Nations [Series] October - December
- An Asian Model for Successful Mediation in the Asian Pacific [Presentation series] November 2009
- Nuclear Weapons: Is Abolition Possible? [Forum] October 15; (video & presentation)
- United Nations Week Human Rights Film Festival [Event] October 13; Co-sponsored with UHM Library
- Peace/Constitution Day 2009 - Peacemaking and the Rights of Children [Forum] September 21; Co-sponsored with Public Policy Center and the William S. Richardson School of Law
- Terrorism, Security and The Culture of Fear [Lecture presentation] April 23
- Hong Kong and China: Successful Autonomy? [Lecture presentation] March 12
- Gun Control and the Right to Bear Arms: A Debate on the Impact of District of Columbia v. Heller [Forum] March 9
- Relationships: Making Them Work: 22nd Hawai'i Statewide Peer Mediation Conference [Training conference] March 2009
- Atomic Timeline to Abolition [Lecture presentation] February 12
- Pacific Rim International Forum [Facilitation] May 2009
- The Hawai'i Model United Nations [Series] October - December
- Conflict, Culture and Mediation in the Asian Pacific [Book discussion] October 3
- Crisis Negotiation [Workshop] September 24
- Peace/Constitution Day 2008 - Peace is a Verb: Fulfilling the Vision of Spark Matsunaga [Forum] September 19
- Civil Rights and Language Access [Lecture presentation] September 15; Co-sponsored with the William S. Richardson School of Law and the Office of Language Access
- Pacific Indigenous Dialogue on Faith, Peace, Reconciliation and Good Governance [Lecture and panel] August 26; Keynote Address: His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi
- Cross-Cultural Negotiations [Workshop] August 7; Co-sponsored with Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Islamic Women Waging Peace: Notes from the Field [Lecture presentation] July 28; Co-sponsored with The East-West Center; Friends of the East-West Center; Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, PPSEAWA-Hawai'i; and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa’s Women’s Studies Program
- Remembering the Atomic Bombings [Lecture presentation] July 31
- Labor Mediation: A Mediator’s View [Workshop] June 16; Co-sponsored with Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- A Rarely Used ADR Tool: Summary Jury Trial [Workshop] May 7; Co-sponsored with Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Ho'oponopono [Workshop] April 18; Co-sponsored with Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- The Ombudsman Office: What Does It Do? [Workshop] March 18; Co-sponsored with Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Promoting & Conducting Deliberative Dialogues on Public Issues [Workshop] March 14-15
- Viva La Peace: 21st Annual Hawai'i State Wide Peer Mediation Conference [Conference] March 6
- Dissent: Voices of Conscience [Lecture presentation] March 5
- The Long History of Civil Rights in America [Lecture presentation] February 20
- Hawai'i Model United Nations [Series] October-December
- Dialogues on Open Government: possible amendments to the “Sunshine Law” [Workshop]
- Promoting Peace at Sea: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea [Lecture presentation] November 14
- Non-Proliferation: Iran and North Korea [Lecture presentation] November 8
- First Global Nonkilling Leadership Forum [Forum] November 1-4; Co-sponsored with Center for Global Nonviolence and Mu-Ryang-Sa Buddhist Temple
- Hawai'i’s Peacemaking Role [Working Group Meeting] October 15
- Iraq Policy Options, part 2 [Lecture presentation] October 3
- What Can Hawai'i Bring to Peacemaking? [Lecture presentation] September 21
- Peace/Constitution Day 2007 - Treatment of Guantanamo Detainees [Lecture presentation] September 17
- Alternative Futures and Mediation: Challenges Full Speed Ahead! [Lecture presentation] March 5
- Korea-Japan Security Issues [Lecture presentation] February 16
- Online Mediation Tools for Face-to-face Mediators [Lecture presentation] February 1
- Iraq Policy Options [Lecture presentation series] January 24
- Lessons from the OK Tedi Mine: Environmental Dispute Resolution in Papua New Guinea [Lecture presentation] January 23
- Mediator Education: Models, Cases, Goals and Approaches - Perspectives from Denmark (October 18)
- Nonproliferation and Iran, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea (September 28)
- Hiroshima and Peace (September 21)
- NSA Eavesdropping (September 14)
- Peace in Pieces: Afghanistan and the Search for Peace (August 24)
- Stories of Transforming Conflict and Healing Divided Societies (March 24) - John Paul Lederach