Matsunaga Institute for Peace

Mar 18, 2008

The Ombudsman Office: What Does It Do?
Panel Discussion: Robin Matsunaga (State Office of Ombudsman), John G. McDermott (Long-Term Care Ombudsman), and Neal Milner (University of Hawaii at Manoa Ombudsman)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Supreme Court Conference Room
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Mar 14-15, 2008

Promoting and Conducting Deliberative Dialogues on Public Issues.  
March 14-15, 2008 at the Campus Center Executive Dining Room.
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Mar 5, 2008

Dissent: Voices of Conscience
Speakers: Ann Wright and Susan Dixon
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 from 12:30~1:30 p.m.
Campus Center Room 308
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
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Feb 5, 2008

The Long History of Civil Rights in America
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Classroom 5, William S. Richardson School of Law
Speakers: Drs. James and Lois Horton
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Jan 8, 2008

Organizational Change and Conflict
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Shidler College of Business Rm A101; 4:30 p.m.
Presented by David Brubaker

Nov 8

Dialogues on Energy: World Town Planning Day
Thursday, November 8, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
UH Architecture Auditorium

Nov 8

Nonproliferation: Iran and North Korea Thursday, Nov 8, 2007; 12:00-1:30 p.m.
UH Manoa, Campus Center Room 308
Speakers: Farideh Farhi, Political Science; Ralph Cossa, Pacific Forum CSIS
Moderator: Carolyn Stephenson, Political Science

Oct 15

Working Group on Hawaii's Peacemaking Role: Hawaii as the "Geneva of the Pacific"
Monday, October 15, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Hawaii State Capitol

Oct 3

Iraq Policy Options Wednesday, Oct 3, 2007; 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Kuykendall 201 at UH Manoa and Media Services Room 350 at UH Hilo
Speakers: Carolyn Stephenson, Professor, Political Science; Farideh Farhi, Professor, Political Science; John Holzman, Retired Foreign Service Officer

Sept 21

What Can Hawaii Bring to Peacemaking? Friday, Sept 21, 2007; 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium in conjunction with the International Day of Peace
Speakers: Kaleo Patterson, Mervina Cash-Kaeo, Jon Van Dyke & Ha`aheo Guanson
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Sept 17

Treatment of Guantanamo Detainees Monday, Sept 17, 2007; 12:40-1:55 p.m.
UH Richardson School of Law, Classroom 2
Moderator: Senator Gary Hooser
Speakers: Dr. Darryl Matthews, Dean Avi Soifer & Professor Jon Van. For more information, click here.

Feb. 16

Korea - Japan Security Issues 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm, UH Manoa Korean Studies Auditorium
MODERATOR: Brien Hallett
SPEAKERS: Richard Halloran, C. Kenneth Quinones. For more information, click here.

Feb. 1

Online Mediation Tools for Face-to-face Mediators 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Mediation Center of the Pacific, 680 Iwilei Rd., Suite 530, Honolulu.
SPEAKERS: Giuseppe Leone and Cindy Alm. For more information, click here.

Jan. 24

Iraq Policy Options 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, UH Manoa Kuykendall 204 & UH Hilo UCB 122 SPEAKERS: Carolyn Stephenson, Farideh Farhi, and Elton Daniel. For more information, click here.

Jan. 23

Lessons from the Ok Tedi Mine -- Environmental Dispute Resolution in Papua New Guinea 12 noon - 1:00 pm, Supreme Court Conference Room, Ali`iolani Hale, 417 S. King St.
SPEAKER: Peter Adler, President and CEO of The Keystone Center. For more information, click here.

Oct. 18

Mediator Education: Models, Cases, Goals and Approaches -- Perspectives from Denmark. 4:30-6:00pm at Queen Lili'uokalani Center for Student Services, Room 412
SPEAKERS: Pia Deleuran & Sisse Jarner. For more information click here.

Sept. 28

Fall Forum.  Nonproliferation & Iran/India/Pakistan/Israel/North Korea . 12:00-1:30pm at Campus Center 310
MODERATOR:  Carolyn Stephenson (Political Science)
SPEAKERS: Farideh Farhi (Political Science)  -- Iran; Ralph Cossa (President, Pacific Forum CSIS) -- North Korea. Click here for more information.

Sept. 21

Fall Forum. Hiroshima and Peace. 12:00-1:30 pm  at Campus Center 308.
MODERATOR: Brien Hallett (Matsunaga Inst. for Peace)
SPEAKERS: Brien Hallett and UH students who visited Hiroshima
SPECIAL GUESTS:Hiroshima survivors Izumi Hirano and Dorothy Motoyama. Click here for more information.

Sept. 14

Association for Conflict Resolution, Program on Conflict Resolution and the Mediation Center of the Pacific presents: Mediation Forum: What Mediation Users Have to Say About Mediation and What Mediators Should Do About It, 5:30-8:30pm, UH Manoa Campus, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Auditorium/Halau.

Sept. 14

Fall Forum. NSA Eavesdropping .12:40-2:00 pm at Law School Classroom 2. MODERATOR:  Aviam Soifer (Law)
SPEAKERS: Jon Van Dyke (Law) and Sylvia Law (Law) – The Legitimacy of   Warrantless Eavesdropping of US Citizens Under the US Constitution: Gerald Kato (Communications) – media issues. Click here for more information.

Sept. 5

Free Public Forum. Collaborative Practices . Noon - 1:00pm. Supreme Court Conference Room, Aliiolani Hale, 417 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI.
SPEAKER: Annelle Amaral and Susan Chandler.

Aug. 24

Peace in Pieces: Afghanistan and the Search for Peace . Registration 11:30am. 12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch and Program. $20 member/$25 non-member. East West Center Imin Conference Center, Wailana Room, Garden Level, 1777 East West Road, Honolulu, HI.
SPEAKER: Angelito Nayan
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Aug. 11

Free Public Forum. Aelike: A Decision-Making Process. Noon - 1:00pm. Supreme Court Conference Room, Aliiolani Hale, 417 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI.
SPEAKER: Kuumeaaloha Gomes

Aug. 5

Book Signing. Culture, Conflict, and Mediation in the Asian Pacific - Bruce E. Barnes. 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Kahala Mall, 4211 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816.

Brown Bag Lunch Presentation. Stories of Transforming Conflict and Healing Divided Societies - John Paul Lederach. 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm. Campus Center Executive Dining Room.

Free public forum. Hurricane Relief Effort in the Gulf Coast. 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm.
Campus Center Room 308.
MODERATOR: Brien Hallett (Matsunaga Institute for Peace)
SPEAKERS: Edward Boudreaux (UH Manoa Law Student from New Orleans), William Carwile (Adjunct Professor, Naval Postgraduate School), and Ester Lau (Hawaii Red Cross)

Free Public Forum. Earthquake Relief Effort in Pakistan. 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Campus Center Rm. 308    

MODERATOR: Brien Hallett

SPEAKERS: William Cole (Honolulu Advertiser), Richard Ambo (Honolulu Advertiser), and Major Richard Gordon (U.S. soldier from Hawaii who was in Pakistan)

Fall Forum. Terrorism & Current Conflicts in Asia. 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Campus Center Rm. 310    

MODERATOR: Bruce Barnes (Matsunaga Institute for Peace)

SPEAKERS: Fred Magdalena (Philippine Studies) - Mindanao/ S. Philippines, Leonard Andaya (History) - Indonesia/ S.E. Asia.

Fall Forum. Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review, Iran & Northern Korea. 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Campus Center 307.

MODERATOR: Carolyn Stephenson ( Political Science)

SPEAKERS: Farideh Farha (Politcal Science) - Iran, Ralhp Cossa (President, Pacific Forum CSIS) - North Korea, Michael Jones (Physics & Astronomy) - NTP Review

Fall Forum. Peace Work by Students. 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Campus Center 307.

MODERATOR: Brien Hallett (Matsunaga Institute for Peace)

SPEAKERS: Greg Eckart - 75th Anniverseray of Salt March in India, Sirote Klampaiboon - Non-violence and Conflict Resolution in S. Thailand

Fall Forum. 60th Anniverseray of Hiroshima Bombing. 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Campus Center 307.

MODERATOR: Brien Hallett (Matsunaga Institute for Peace)

SPEAKERS: Brien Hallett and UH Students who visited Hiroshima

SPECIAL GUESTS: Hiroshima Survivors Izumi Hirano and Dorothy Motoyama