HAIB March Event and Annual General Membership Meeting
The Hawaiʻi Association of International Buddhists presents:
Simultaneity A Hawaiian-Buddhist perspective — by Dr. Manulani Aluli-Meyer
Please join us and experience the resonance of Buddha's wisdom and Hawaiian values in your life Saturday, March 25, 2023, 2:00- 3:00 PM on Zoom
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Guest Speaker Bio
Manulani Aluli-Meyer is the fifth daughter of Emma Aluli and Harry Meyer who grew up on the sands of Mokapu and Kailua beach on the island of O’ahu. Professor Aluli-Meyer works in the field of indigenous epistemology and its role in world-wide awakening. She obtained her doctorate in Philosophy of Education from Harvard (Ed.D. 1998). Her book: Hoʻoulu: Our Time of Becoming, is in its third printing. Her background is in wilderness education, coaching, and experiential learning and she has been an Instructor for Outward Bound, a coach for Special Olympics, and a cheer-leader for the Hawaiian Charter School movement. Dr. Aluli-Meyer has been an Associate Professor of Education at University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and spent five years in New Zealand as the lead designer/teacher for He Waka Hiringa, an innovative Masters in Applied Indigenous Knowledge degree at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, the largest Māori university with 30,000+ students. She is currently the Konohiki for Kūlana o Kapolei (A Hawaiian Place of Learning at University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu).
Program
Dr. Meyer's presentation will include time for small group discussion and exploration of her topic with other attendees.
Following Dr. Meyer's presentation and small group discussions, all are welcome to stay for the General Membership Meeting of the Hawaiʻi Association of International Buddhists.
3:00–4:00 PM Hawaiʻi Association of International Buddhists General Membership Meeting including Election and Installation of New Board members.
Nomination Committee presents the slate of HAIB board of Directors for
April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2025
Officers:
President ---- Bishop Eric Matsumoto (will begin July 1st 2023), Honpa Hongwanji Mission
Vice President ---- Ven. Thich Chan Phap Tu (Don Trieu), Diamond Heart Dharma Center
Secretary---- Mr. Mark Seiler, Koloa Jodo Mission, Kauai island
Treasurer---- Ms. Vi Verawudh, Thai Temple Hawaii
Directors:
Hawaii Island HAIB co-directors: Rev. Blayne Higa (Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple)
and Rev. Jiko Nakade (Daifukuji Soto Mission);
Buddhist Education: Mr. Ken Okimoto (Papaikou Hongwanji Mission);
Buddhist Meditation and Spiritual Practices: Dr. Thanh and Mrs. Xuan Huynh (Vipassana Hawaii);
Buddhist Unity and Solidarity: Dr. Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel (Wat Dhammavihara, Waianae);
Buddhist Youth: Rev. Takamasa Yamamura (Nichiren Sect Mission of Hawaii);
Engaged Buddhism: Mr. Nikos Leverenz (Honolulu Diamond Sangha)
