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Aloha kākou, Uhaele mai! Join the Pūʻā Foundation and our partners at a transformative Mana Wahine (female empowerment) gathering where you will learn about innovative gender and culturallyCresponsive, traumaCinformed approaches that integrate Native Hawaiian healing practices with western methodologies in support of justiceCinvolved women, girls and their families. Mana Wahine (Female Empowerment) Aulani, a Disney Resort Kapolei, Hawaiʻi Island of Oʻahu January 12C15, 2017 Discover what works through conversations with justiceCinvolved families and professionals from Hawaiʻi’s Girls Court, Women’s Community Correctional Center, Youth Correctional Facility, and Federal Detention Center. Learn about the science behind Native Hawaiian cultural and healing practices. Participate in Native Hawaiian cultural and healing activities and experience its impact. Learn about the importance and benefit of integrating cultural and healing practices with western methodologies. The Mana Wahine gathering is a unique approach to strengthening the capacity of staff, community and family to support girls and young women in or at risk of justice involvement while enhancing the wellness of all participants. Moreover, you’ll be experiencing Mana Wahine side by side with justiceCinvolved young women and their families; colleagues working in the judicial system including communityCbased and faithCbased organizations; health care professionals; cultural practitioners; and more, all dedicated to creating safe places and spaces for healing. WayCfinding, the understanding of a sense of place and self, leading to empowerment is the guiding theme for building awareness, demonstrating skills, offering opportunities for application, and connecting to the pillars of the whole person – mind, body, and spirit. Visit our website at http://www.puafoundation.org for program, hotel and registration information. Space is limited so register today! Please contact Sonya Zabala at 808C945C 3570 or by email at [email protected] for more information. Pūʻā Foundation is an Innovation Awardee of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) National Girls Initiative (NGI). With Warm Regards, Toni Bissen Executive Director, Pūʻā Foundation

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Page 1: Cover Invite Letter€¦ · Aloha&kākou,& Uhaele&mai!&Join&the&Pūʻā&Foundation&and&our&partners&at&a&transformative&Mana$ Wahine&(female&empowerment)&gathering&where&you&will&learn&about

!Aloha&kākou,&&

Uhaele&mai!&Join&the&Pūʻā&Foundation&and&our&partners&at&a&transformative&Mana$Wahine&(female&empowerment)&gathering&where&you&will&learn&about&innovative&gender&and&culturallyCresponsive,&traumaCinformed&approaches&that&integrate&Native&Hawaiian&healing&practices&with&western&methodologies&in&support&of&justiceCinvolved&women,&girls&and&their&families.&

Mana&Wahine&(Female&Empowerment)&Aulani,&a&Disney&Resort&

Kapolei,&Hawaiʻi&Island&of&Oʻahu&January&12C15,&2017&

• Discover&what&works&through&conversations&with&justiceCinvolved&families&and&professionals&from&Hawaiʻi’s&Girls&Court,&Women’s&Community&Correctional&Center,&Youth&Correctional&Facility,&and&Federal&Detention&Center.&

• Learn&about&the&science&behind&Native&Hawaiian&cultural&and&healing&practices.&• Participate&in&Native&Hawaiian&cultural&and&healing&activities&and&experience&its&

impact.&• Learn&about&the&importance&and&benefit&of&integrating&cultural&and&healing&practices&

with&western&methodologies.&&

The&Mana$Wahine$gathering&is&a&unique&approach&to&strengthening&the&capacity&of&staff,&community&and&family&to&support&girls&and&young&women&in&or&at&risk&of&justice&involvement&while&enhancing&the&wellness&of&all&participants.&Moreover,&you’ll&be&experiencing&Mana$Wahine$side&by&side&with&justiceCinvolved&young&women&and&their&families;&colleagues&working&in&the&judicial&system&including&communityCbased&and&faithCbased&organizations;&health&care&professionals;&cultural&practitioners;&and&more,&all&dedicated&to&creating&safe&places&and&spaces&for&healing.&&&

WayCfinding,&the&understanding&of&a&sense&of&place&and&self,&leading&to&empowerment&is&the&guiding&theme&for&building&awareness,&demonstrating&skills,&offering&opportunities&for&application,&and&connecting&to&the&pillars&of&the&whole&person&–&mind,&body,&and&spirit.&&&&

Visit&our&website&at&http://www.puafoundation.org&for&program,&hotel&and&registration&information.&Space&is&limited&so&register&today!&Please&contact&Sonya&Zabala&at&808C945C3570&or&by&email&at&[email protected]&for&more&information.&&Pūʻā&Foundation&is&an&Innovation&Awardee&of&the&Office&of&Juvenile&Justice&and&Delinquency&Prevention’s&(OJJDP)&National&Girls&Initiative&(NGI).& &With&Warm&Regards,

Toni Bissen Executive&Director,&Pūʻā&Foundation !

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Mana$Wahine$(Female$Empowerment)$–$Jan.$12915,$2017$@$the$Aulani$Disney !The$Mana$Wahine$Gathering$is$a$unique$approach$to$strengthening$the$capacity$of$staff,$community$and$family$to$support$justice;$$involved$women$&$girls$while$enhancing$the$wellness$of$all$participants.$$Striving$for$Positive$Individual$&$Systems$Transformation.$

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Schedule(subject(to(change(without(notice( 1(

PROGRAM$OBJECTIVES,$THEME,$LOGO$$$

MANA$WAHINE$OBJECTIVES:$!At$the$conclusion$of$the$gathering,$the$participant$will$be$able$to:$$!

• Apply!lessons!learned,!innovation!and!models!in!practice!to!improve!justice!system!services!and!outcomes.!

• Integrate!the!developing!network!of!resources!connecting!public,!private,!faith=based!organizations,!family!and!peer!support!that!advance!transformative!justice!systems!change.!!

• Apply!new!knowledge!and!skills!of!effective!gender!and!culturally=responsive,!trauma=informed!approaches!to!reduce!justice!system!involvement!disparities.!

PROFESSIONAL$TARGET$AUDIENCE:$$The!program!will!be!of!interest!to!those!who!serve!justice=involved!women,!girls!and!their!families!=!!judges,!court!specialists,!youth!and!adult!correctional!officers,!probation!officers,!nurses,!social!workers,!psychologists,!physicians;!criminal!justice!professionals!and!students;!public!health!professionals!and!students;!community!health!workers;!teachers,!volunteers,!supporters,!administrators,!executives,!managers,!and!leaders!who!oversee!or!conduct!justice!service!delivery;!and!faith=based!organizations,!philanthropic!organizations,!grassroots!community!organizations!with!an!interest!in!trauma,!healing!and!justice!promotion!and!systems!change.!!!OUR$THEME:!!!Way=finding,!the!understanding!of!a!sense!of!place!and!self,!leading!to!empowerment!is!the!guiding!theme!for!building!awareness,!demonstrating!skills,!offering!opportunities!for!application,!and!connecting!to!the!pillars!of!the!whole!person!–!mind,!body,!and!spirit.!!$$OUR$LOGO:!!!The!Mana!Wahine!logo!is!the!lehua!blossom.!!In!nature,!the!ohia!lehua!is!one!of!the!first!plants!to!grow!and!emerge!on!the!lands!that!have!been!blanketed!in!lava.!!The!explosion!of!vibrant!red!flowers!amidst!the!blacken!landscape!is!a!magnificent!sight!to!see.!!This!showing!of!hardiness,!ability!to!thrive,!and!loveliness!represents!Mana!Wahine:!strength!and!beauty.!!In!traditional!Hawaiian!literature,!the!lehua!is!associated!with!Pele,!the!powerful!goddess!of!fire,!lightning,!wind,!and!volcanoes!who!makes!her!home!at!Halemaʻumaʻu!Kilauea!Crater.!!The!plant!is!also!the!kinolau,!or!physical!manifestation!of!several!other!goddesses,!Hiʻiakaikapoliopele,!Kapo!and!Laka,!dieties!of!the!hula.!!

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Mana$Wahine$(Female$Empowerment)$–$Jan.$12915,$2017$@$the$Aulani$Disney !The$Mana$Wahine$Gathering$is$a$unique$approach$to$strengthening$the$capacity$of$staff,$community$and$family$to$support$justice;$$involved$women$&$girls$while$enhancing$the$wellness$of$all$participants.$$Striving$for$Positive$Individual$&$Systems$Transformation.$

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Schedule(subject(to(change(without(notice( 2(

PROGRAM$SCHEDULE$$

PROGRAM$SCHEDULE:!$THURDAY,$JANUARY$12,$2017$3:00pm! ! Hotel!Check=in!5:00pm!=!7:00pm!!! Registration!! ! ! !5:00pm!=!7:00pm!!! E$Komo$Mai$(Welcome)!Reception$5:30pm!–!6:30pm!! Lomi$Lomi!!$6:30pm!–!7:00pm! Moʻolelo$9$Story9Telling$Under$the$Stars!$!$FRIDAY,$JANUARY$13,$2017$6:30am! ! E$Ala$E$–!(Welcome$the$Sun$by$the$Sea)$!7:00am!–!12:00pm!! Registration!7:00am!–!8:00am!! Aloha$Kakahiaka$(Good$Morning)$Breakfast!8:00am!–!8:30am!! Welcome,$Pule,$Oli$Aloha,$Sense$of$Place,$Grounding$!8:30am!–!9:00am!! Gathering$Overview$&$Setting$the$Context$(Legacy$&$Impact)$!9:00am!–!9:45am!! Arm$Chair$Discussion$–$Justice$Involved$Women$&$Girls$Share$!9:45am!–!10:00am!! BREAK!10:00am=11:00am!! PANEL:!“Adopting Healing & Collaboration Approaches in Hawaii - Justice

Systems Initiatives & Community”!=!Judge$Robert$Browning,$Family$Court;$Merton$Chinen,$Office$of$Youth$Services;$Mark$Patterson,$HYCF;$Tommy$Johnson,$HPA;$Toni$Bissen$–$MODERATOR$

$

11:00am=12:00pm!! PANEL:!“Voices!from!the!Field!Supporting!Women!&!Girls!–!Hawaii’s!Girl!Court,!DOH!Public!Health!Nurse;!WCCC;!FDC”!=!Judge$Karen$Radius;$Judge$Jennifer$Ching$–$HI$Girls$Ct;$Susan$Weinhardt,$DOH$Public$Health$Nurse;$Nicole$Fernandez,$WCCC;$Shawn$Manini,$FDC;$Dayna$Miyasaki–$MODERATOR$

$

12:00pm!–!1:30pm!! Lunch$&$Keynote$“Innovation$&$Integration:$Justice$Reform$in$Hawaii$–$Creating$Places$of$Hope$&$Healing”$$Chief$Justice$Mark$E.$Recktenwald,$Hawaii$Supreme$Court$$

1:30pm!–!2:00pm!! “Bridging$&$Integration$–$Cultural$Practice$with$Science”$$2:00pm!–!2:45pm!! Ma$Ka$Hana$Ka$ʻIke$(By$Doing$One$Learns)!2:45pm!–!3:00pm!! Day’s!Wrap=up!&!Tomorrow’s!Highlights!!3:00pm!–!6:00pm!! Holoholo:!(Free$Time)!Open!Activities!at!Aulani!!6:00pm!–!7:30pm!! Dinner$&!Entertainment;!Sharing!&!Reflecting!!!$

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Mana$Wahine$(Female$Empowerment)$–$Jan.$12915,$2017$@$the$Aulani$Disney !The$Mana$Wahine$Gathering$is$a$unique$approach$to$strengthening$the$capacity$of$staff,$community$and$family$to$support$justice;$$involved$women$&$girls$while$enhancing$the$wellness$of$all$participants.$$Striving$for$Positive$Individual$&$Systems$Transformation.$

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SATURDAY,$JANUARY$14,$2017$!6:30am! ! E$Ala$E$–!(Welcome$the$Sun$by$the$Sea)$!7:00am!–!8:00am!! Aloha$Kakahiaka$(Good$Morning)!Breakfast$$8:00!am!–!8:30!am! Group$Morning$Exercise$8:30am!–!9:30am!! PANEL:!“Young!Women,!Girls!&!Families!Share!Their!Truths”!Panelist:!Select$

young$women$&$families;$Kim$Rivera$&$Donna$Makaiwi$–$KaPiko$Youth$&$Family$Partnerships;$Moderator:!Debbie$Victor$&$Jana$Macy!

9:30am!–!10:30am!! Building$a$Beloved$Community$–!Puanani!Burgess!10:30am!–!10:45am!! BREAK!!10:45am!–!11:45am!! PANEL:!“COMMUNITY!SUPPORT!&!ENGAGEMENT!=!Developing!Peer!

Support!Networks!–!Women!Supporting!Women,!Girls!Supporting!Girls,!Families!Supporting!Families”;!YMCA;Mike$Broderick;$KS;Kalei$Kailihewa;$OSM;Rev.$Bob$Stark;$MODERATOR$–$KS$Jamee$Mahealani$Miller$$

11:45pm!–!1:00pm!! Lunch$&$Keynote$!“Bridging$&$Integration$–$Connecting$Cultural$Practices$with$Science$for$Community$Healing$Efforts”$–$Dr.$Diane$Paloma,$Queens$Healthcare$Systems$

!

1:00pm!–!2:00pm!! Break9out$Cultural$and$Healing$Approaches$–$Session$#1$$!!!2:00pm!–!3:00pm!! Break9out$Cultural$and$Healing$Approaches$–$Session$#2$! ! $!!!

!3:00pm!–!3:15pm!! Day’s!Wrap=up!&!Tomorrow’s!Highlights!3:15pm!! ! Holoholo:!(Free$Time)!Open!Activities!at!Aulani!!6:00pm!–!8:30pm!! Gala!(separate!&!additional!community!event)!!!SUNDAY,$JANUARY$15,$2017$!6:30am! ! E$Ala$E$–!(Welcome$the$Sun$by$the$Sea)$!7:00am!–!8:00am!! Aloha$Kakahiaka$(Good$Morning)$Breakfast$8:00am!–!9:00am!! Break9out$Cultural$and$Healing$Approaches$–$Session$#3$$ $ $!!!

9:00am!–!10:00am!! Break9out$Cultural$and$Healing$Approaches$–$Session$#4$! !!!!

10:00am!–!11:00am!! Hoʻike$(Presentations$&$Reflections)!11:15am!! ! Closing$Ceremony$$$

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1A! 1B! 1C! 1D!Hula! Oli/Mele! Lomi! Arts!&!Culture!–!Lei=making,!Hale!

Building,!Painting!

2A! 2B! 2C! 2D!Hula! Oli/Mele! Lomi! Arts!&!Culture!–!Lei=making,!Hale!

Building,!Painting!

3A! 3B! 3C! 3D!Hula! Oli/Mele! Lomi! Arts!&!Culture!–!Lei=making,!Hale!

Building,!Painting!

4A! 4B! 4C! 4D!Hula! Oli/Mele! Lomi! Arts!&!Culture!–!Lei=making,!Hale!

Building,!Painting!

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Mana$Wahine$(Female$Empowerment)$–$Jan.$12915,$2017$@$the$Aulani$Disney !The$Mana$Wahine$Gathering$is$a$unique$approach$to$strengthening$the$capacity$of$staff,$community$and$family$to$support$justice;$$involved$women$&$girls$while$enhancing$the$wellness$of$all$participants.$$Striving$for$Positive$Individual$&$Systems$Transformation.$

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Schedule(subject(to(change(without(notice( 4(

PROGRAM$CONFIRMED$PRESENTERS $

$1. Lei Kapono, President & Board Director - Pūʻā Foundation 2. Roberta Jahrling, Treasurer & Board Director - Pūʻā Foundation 3. Kahulu DeSantos, Cultural Specialist - Aulani 4. Helen OʻConnor, Dr. Agnes Kalanihoʻokaha Native Hawaiian Traditional Healing Center;

Lomi Practitioner 5. Dr. Manulani Meyer, Director of Indigenous Education, University of Hawaii, West Oahu 6. Mehanaokala Hind, Kumu Hula 7. Honorable Judge Richard T. Bissen, Second Circuit Court Judge 8. Kimmy Takata, Forensic Peer Specialist, Pūʻā Foundation – Justice-Involved Alumni 9. Elena Kahele, Former Girls Court participant 10. Honorable Judge Robert Browning, Family Court – Senior Court Judge 11. Merton Chinen, Office for Youth Services (OYS) – Executive Director 12. Mark Patterson, Hawaii Youth Correctional Center (HYCF) – Administrator 13. Tommy Johnson, Hawaii Paroling Authority – Paroles and Pardons Administrator 14. Toni Bissen, Executive Director, Pūʻā Foundation 15. Honorable Karen Radius, Hawaii Girls Court Founding Judge 16. Honorable Jennifer Ching, Hawaii Girls Court Current Sitting Judge 17. Susan Weinhardt, Dept. of Health, Public Health Nurse 18. Nicole Fernandez, Women’s Community Correctional Center – Offender Services

Administrator 19. Shawn Manini, Federal Detention Center – Reentry Coordinator 20. Dayna Miyasaki, Program Coordinator, Hawaii Girls Court 21. Honorable Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, Hawaii Supreme Court 22. Puanani Burgess, Community Facilitator, Building a Beloved Community 23. Francince Duduoit Tagupa, RN, Director Native Hawaiian Healing, Waikiki Health

Center; Lomi Practitioner 24. Dr. Kyle “Kaliko” Chang, Psychologist & Lomi Practitioner 25. Franince “Aoi” Chang, RN, & Lomi Practitioner 26. Dr. Diane Paloma, Director Native Hawaiian Health Programs, The Queens Health Care

Systems 27. Debbie Victor, Pūʻā Foundation 28. Kim Rivera & Donna Makaiwi, KaPiko Youth & Family Partnerships LLC 29. Jana Macy Moya, Girls Court 30. Sky Gora, Kumu Hula 31. Liko Cooke, Kumu Hula 32. Mikie Mederios, Kumu Hula 33. Niulii Heine, Kumu Hula 34. Judy Layfield, Kumu Hula 35. Jory Cummins, Kumu Hula 36. Meleana Meyer, Artist 37. Jamee Mahealani Miller, Kamehameha Schools – Community Engagement 38. Kalei Kailihewa, Kamehameha Schools – Community Engagement 39. Micheal Broderick,YMCA of Honolulu - CEO 40. Rev. Father Robert Stark, Office for Social Ministry, Catholic Diocese – Director

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REGISTRATION

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REGISTRATION

A"endees'will'be'registered'on'a'first2come,'first2serve'basis.'Registra9on'fees'cover'cultural'ac9vi9es,'course'materials,'opening'recep9on,'daily'breakfast,'breaks,'lunch,'and'cultural'dinner'program.

Deadline(for(early(registra0on(is(Nov.(12,(2016.'Form'of'payment'must'accompany'the'registra9on.'Deadline'for'all'registra9on'is'Dec.(12,(2016.''If'space'is'available'2'late'registra9on'will'be'accepted'to'Jan.(2,(2017.

COST:

Early'Bird'Registra9on'2'Open'to'Nov.'12,'2017'2'$275

General'Registra9on'2'Open'Nov.'13'to'Dec.'12,'2017'2'$325

Late'Registra9on'2'APer'Dec.'12,'2017'2'$375

CANCELLATION/REFUND1POLICY

DEADLINEIf'you'need'to'cancel'your'registra9on,'please'send'a'wri"en'no9ce'via'email'or'U.S.'Regular'mail'to:'[email protected]''or'the'Pū‘ā'Founda9on'at'P.O.'Box'11025,'Honolulu,'HI'96828.''A'full'refund'will'be'processed'if'no9fica9on'is'received'by'Friday,'December'30,'2016.'No'refunds'will'be'made'thereaPer.'

PARKING

Parking'will'be'available'at'the'Aulani.'There'will'be'a'fee'for'daily'valet'or'self2parking'2'valida9on'will'be'available.'

PLEASE1DIRECT1ALL1REGISTRATION1&1GATHERING1INQUIRIES1TO:

Sonya'Zabala,'Pū‘ā'Founda9ons'at'(808)'94523570'or'[email protected]