Girl Fest 2010 Festival Program by Hawaii Women's Journal

The 7th Annual

GiRL FeST Hawaii

Brought to you by... SPONSORS

VOLUNTEER STAFF Non-Executive Director Kathryn Xian Director of Development Shonna Hammon Glenn Art Gallery Chairs Christina Soo Hoo Rita Coury Conference Chairs Aiko Yamashiro Veronica Garcia

Sojourner Truth Sponsor - $5,000 - $9,999 Hawaii Community Foundation Sacagawea Sponsor - $2,000 - $4,999 Hawaii Self Storage Honolulu Weekly Rell Sunn Sponsor - $500 - $2,000 Soroptimist International of Waikiki Foundation Mico Mechanical Securitas Aung San Suu Kyi Sponsor - $100 - $499 Copy Hut Hawaii Honua Consulting Wailua Soda Works

Performance Chairs Sarah Miller Michelle Grondine Film Chair Valerie McDougle Media & PR Chairs Abigail Dameg Courtney Daniels Monique Wheeler

WHAT IS GiRL FeST? GiRL FeST Hawaii’s mission is to prevent violence against women and girls through education and art. OUR GOAL is to change peer culture in order to prevent increasing violence against women and girls through education, art and positive representations of women. The festival incorporates film, music, art, spoken word, and dance complemented by a conference involving panels, lectures, outreach workshops for children and adults that address themes such as body image, identity, empowerment, social change and methods on how to prevent violence in relationships. GiRL FeST is a program of the Safe Zone Foundation a Hawaii nonprofit 501(c)3 run by a committed all-volunteer staff.

Workshops Chairs Macey Luo Veronica Garcia Volunteers Kim Allen Anna Besch Gina Cardazone Theresa Falk Shannon Fera Julia Fortin Ingrid Friedberg Carmen Golay Sylvia Gray Elizabeth Gregory Jaimie Gusman Chelsea Haina Annie Haser-Kamiya Jennifer Hee Amy Herchig

Amanda Johnson Carrie Lau Julia Luck Maggie Lui Macey Luo Skye McDougle Taryn Miyashiro Mandy Morris Loreen Nakama Janise Nise Joanna Noh Sara Ortiz Pat “Spike” Park Cristine Reeves Noukahauoli Revilla

Jessica Ross Tanya Smith-Johnson Gina Snowden Ali Stewart-Ito Lauren Valle Monique Wheeler Tina Williams Vera Zambonelli

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photo of poet Issil Yi Park by Alecia Hoyt

TICKET INFORMATION 1) You may purchase tickets at the venue as much as 30 minutes prior to the start of each event. 2) You may purchase all access festival badges at any time. Call us at 808.599.3931 or email info@girlfesthawaii.org

WORKSHOP & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFO Registration for both workshops and for the conference is On-Site, via telephone, and via email, unless otherwise advised in the program. For more info, please contact us at:

CONTACT INFO

Table of Contents

Sponsors..................................................................................... 2 Ticket/Conference Info............................................................ 3 Art Gallery Info........................................................................... 4 Weds, Nov 10th- Opening Day/Night..................................... 5 Thurs, Nov 11th- Workshops...................................................... 6 Thurs, Nov 11th- Film Premiere & Girl Slam Bam..................... 7 Fri, Nov 12th- Film Screening & Concert................................. 8 Sat, Nov 13th- Workshops......................................................... 9 Sat, Nov 13th- Interisland Down and Derby II...................... 10 Sat, Nov 13th- Charlyne Yi and Concert.............................. 11 Sun, Nov 14th- Workshops...................................................... 12 Sun, Nov 14th- Closing BBQ.................................................... 13 Workshop Instructors’ Bios ..................................................... 14 Conference Speakers’ Bios.................................................... 15 Anti-Violence and Safety Resources.................................... 15

GiRL FeST sends a BIG Mahalo to: Coleen Knudsen Main Squeeze Smoothie Truck Lynn Mayekawa Soroptimists International of Waikiki Foundation Tiffany Tanaka ...and all the last minute volunteers who joined us after this program was printed. You all ROCK! - GiRL FeST Crew

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info@girlfesthawaii.org 808.599.3931 www.facebook.com/girlfest www.twitter.com/girlfesthawaii www.girlfesthawaii.org www.girlfest.onsugar.com

GiRL FeST Hawaii Salutes Its Philanthropic Community Supporters

ART GALLERY

Nov. First Friday

All Ages

ART GALLERY 6PM - 8PM

“Transformation” Art Gallery Reception Bambu Two 1144 Bethel Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 FREE - ALL AGES BEFORE 8PM

Featured Artists Nathalie Boutin Rita Coury Justin Chun Nicole Gilmore Kris Goto Serena Hashimoto Neilson Ishida Corryn Jackson Karen Jones Karen Kiefer Marina Miller Jen May Pastores Christina Soo Hoo Ali Stewart-Ito Jade Sunouchi Royr “RZone” Urbano

ome join us in celebrating some of the best young women artists in Hawaii. Artists have created work on the theme, “Transformation of society or transformation of self” and how this is perceived in a creative sense. Inspired by the idea of the caterpillar transitioning from a “belly crawler,” isolated and alone—taking shape in a cocoon of her own protection or the protection of others—into a magical creature able to fly free with a changed perspective on her own life and potentialities. Gallery runs through November and December at Bambu Two - 1144 Bethel Street.

Ali Stewart-Ito Corryn Jackson

Nathalie Boutin

Royr Urbano

Rita Coury

All Ages

CONFERENCE 3PM - 6PM “HI ISSUED”

Contemporary Explorations of Hawaiian Women’s Issues Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at U.H. Mānoa 2645 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 FREE - ALL AGES Co-sponsored by the Center for Biographical Research and the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities.

OPENING NIGHT 8PM - MIDNIGHT “Girls Night Out” Opening Night Concert Doors Open at 7:30pm

The Venue at Bambu Two 1144 Bethel Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Admission: $10

Ages: 21+

oin the conversation. Women writers and activists discuss domestic violence, homelessness, prisons, and Hawaiian sovereignty. How do these issues intersect with and interrupt each other? What challenges and opportunities are there, how can change happen, and what can we do right now?

OPENING EVENTS

Wednesday Nov.

Featuring Kat Brady, Meda Chesney-Lind, Susan Hippensteele, Trisha Kehaulani Watson, and ‘Ilima Long, Moderated by Mehanaokalā Hind. Light refreshments will be provided by MANA and the Women’s Studies Department, and a number of community organizations will be running educational tables throughout the event. A conference co-organized by Girl Fest Hawaii and The Value of Hawai‘i. *SEE PAGE 15 FOR SPEAKERS’ BIOS For more information, visit: www.girlfesthawaii.org or email info@girlfesthawaii.org

iRL FeST kicks off its festival with a conscious concert for a great cause and a great time. Emi Hart and Hope Mayo start the show with Shopping List following with their unique sound. Simple Souls, one of our island’s favorite, perform with friends and seasoned sister musicians Tiffa Garza, Carly Smith and Lei Melket. Special appearance by award-winning poets Mindy Nettifee and Natasha “T” Miller. This will no doubt be a grand time had by all. Join us to celebrate a more peaceful world! (For full performers bios, visit: www.girlfesthawaii.org)

Shopping List Lei Melket SHOPPING LIST

Tiffa Garza

Emi Hart EMI HART

Hawaii born singer & songwriter Emi offers listeners a fresh viewpoint into the mind of a real girl stuck in a plastic world. Her songs reflect on a life full of lame ex-boyfriends, lessons in self-acceptance, female moodiness and a sincere love for nerdy boys. A champion for real beauty and underdogs everywhere, Emi will touch your heart with laughter, honesty and love.

Hope Mayo Simple Souls HOPE MAYO

Hope has been penning songs for over a decade, many of which have been recorded and performed by award-winning musicians. She has quickly become a mainstay in Honolulu’s emerging Chinatown art and music scene, and is considered to be one of Hawaii’s most sought after performing songwriters.

SIMPLE SOULS & FRIENDS

Simple Souls holds it down with a killer list of songs. Both members add flavor to the group. Zaysha, with a voice that was destined for rock ‘n’ roll, is the duo’s powerhouse. Jenn adds a little fun with her creative singing style and zany personality. Their music selection is so extensive you’ll never tire listening to the sound that is Simple Souls.

Carly Smith

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In early 2007 architect Guy Jennings was diagnosed with brain cancer. Upon word of his father’s illness, Guy’s son Grey returned to the house where he grew up to help his family. In the nine months that followed, Grey watched the father who had fed him as an infant, struggle to hold a spoon; the mentor who had taught him draw, lose his ability to design; his hero who shared the secrets to mending a broken heart, fail to form cognitive thoughts. Songs began to appear in Grey’s notebooks and served as a release and an escape from this period. In an attempt to disguise these notebooks that held his

ugly recollections of brain cancer, Grey labeled them Shopping List. Soon, a group was formed. Eric Pecoraro’s fierce skill on percussion and Toni Wong’s feverish techniques on bass, seamlessly integrated into these songs, emphasizing their meaning. Understanding how ineffective preaching to an audience is, Shopping List practices subtlety on the topic when performing and let the songs do the speaking. The band plays music with no interest in any capital growth, but rather takes anything they make and applies it to organizations funding the research and treatment of brain cancer. Shopping List destroys cancer with music.

WORKSHOPS

Nov. Thursday Super Fun Workshops!

All Ages

HEALING DANCE WORKSHOP 11AM - 1PM

POETRY WORKSHOP 11AM - 12:30PM

“Healing Through Authentic Movement”

“The Art of the Poet Crush”

(how to be a better writer and have

with

more fun by loving other poets and their work)

with

Fresh Cafe 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

$3 - ALL AGES

$3 - AGES 15+ reat writing stems from great reading. This workshop explores the strange alchemy of how crushing hard on other poets will make you a better writer -- helping you identify what is unmistakably unique about your own voice and your own story and unlocking the secret poet ninja tools you need to express it. Catch this Poetry Workshop with award-winning poet Mindy Nettifee while she’s in town. Like the spawning of blooming algae, you’ll only experience photo by Tommy Shih this phenomenon unexpectedly! www.tommyshihphoto.com

Art of the Poet Crush IMPROV COMEDY WORKSHOP 1PM - 3PM

“You Funny!” with

B-GIRL WORKSHOP 1:30PM - 3PM

Healing Through Authenitc Movement

COUNCIL SESSION 4PM - 7PM

“Voice of the Circle” with

Bonnie Tamblyn

Diverse Art Center 1024 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

FREE - WOMEN & GiRLS ONLY - ALL AGES

Voice of the Circle

FREE - WOMEN AND GIRLS ONLY - ALL AGES

$3 - AGES 16+

easoned local comedian Chris Riel brings his improvisational genius to Girl Fest in this YOU FUNNY! workshop. Participants will learn the basics of comic improv and will walk away with an aching belly from laughing so much and solid techniques for creating laughter out of thin air. The elements of Improv not only help you maintain a straight-face while telling a joke but also help you become better at speaking, partying, and generally, breaking out of your shell or normalcy. Find life boring? Let funny man Chris Riel bust you out!

B-Grrl BADASS!

hip-hop breakdancing

Fresh Cafe 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

his fun, transformational workshop is a guided creative dance journey that brings healing and balance to our essential energy centers. Our authentic movement and expression is our medicine, our truth, our power. Held in a safe, judgment-free space, this workshop is open to people of all ages, abilities and physical shape. Dance experience is NOT needed. Everyone is a natural. We will learn ways to heal and empower ourselves through greater self-awareness. We will cycle through an exploration of our sensuality, power, heart, self-expression, intuition and connection with the divine. Inspiring world beat music takes you on a deep inner journey to greater self-love.

“B-GRRL Badass”

Chris Riel

You Funny!

Ecstatic Dance

Diverse Art Center 1024 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

Mindy Nettifee

For Instructors’ Bios, see page 14

his year’s Hip-Hop workshop competitions. Her speciality presents a growing is the new school style of collective of Hawaii’s B-Girls. Hip-Hop which includes fast B-Girl Yoda LaneSki, Ola Pop fancy footwork and funky and Remedee will each share fresh freezes and she is Dope! their own specialty. Ola Pop is They will challenge the class one of Hawaii’s original B-Girls with moves like the backspin, and appeared on Breakin the helicopter and the turtle Hawaii. She teaches Hipby showing some of the Hop dance to students with secrets and necessary skills to special needs and engages obtain these moves. Come her classes with a wide and be a part of Hawaii’s variety of international Hip- growing Hip-Hop collective. Hop music. Ola Pop is one of You don’t really need to bring the few breakers who is also anything to class, but a thick a skilled Popper and Locker sweatshirt and knee pads so she will be teaching that are very helpful because part of the class. Remedee they are a protective device. is Hawaii’s premier B-Girl. She No charge, but we will have has been dancing since the items to sell, so bring money late 90s and is the go to girl if you want some original on Hawaii’s Hip-Hop history. Hawaii Hip-Hop items. All Remedee is often featured age, no size limit. All are in Hawaii’s Hip-Hop films and included in the circle of Hipperformances and judges Hop. For Yoda LaneSki’s bio, most of Hawaii’s Hip-Hop see page 14. www.girlfesthawaii.org | 6

n its fourth year at Girl Fest, this incredibly popular workshop explores matters of deep significance through the practice of Council. Learn the simple and beautiful tools of heartfelt communication for lovers, family, friends and more. Council is a time-honored means of authentic and heartfelt communication. This circular dialogue has been practiced throughout the ages. Its modern application can be found in many places where a deeper conversation is desired. From intimate relationships, to family gatherings, from classrooms to boardrooms, Council creates community. It offers its participants a safe and sage environment in which to open up and share thoughts and feelings. This extraordinary exercise in the art of listening holds the key to being heard. Please join Bonnie Tamblyn in a Council circle and share your story. We will explore the basic principles of listening and speaking from the heart, creating community, and reconnecting to the power of the Voice of the Circle.

All Ages

Salt of This FiSea lm Synopsis FILM PREMIERE 6PM - 7:30PM

“Salt of This Sea”

Starring Suheir Hammad Art Auditorium University of Hawaii at Mānoa 2535 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 $5 - ALL AGES Parking Fees may apply

All Ages

FILM PREMIERE & GIRL PARTY

Thursday Nov.

Soraya, born in Brooklyn in a working class community of Palestinian refugees, discovers that her grandfather’s savings were frozen in a bank account in Jaffa when he was exiled in 1948. Stubborn, passionate and determined to reclaim what is hers, she fulfills her lifelong dream of “returning” to Palestine.

Once there, slowly she is taken apart by the reality around her and is forced to confront her own anger. She meets Emad, a young Palestinian whose ambition, contrary to hers, is to leave forever. Tired of the constraints that dictate their lives, they know in order to be free, they must take things into their own hands, even if it’s illegal. This is a Hawaii Premiere you won’t want to miss

Spit n Spin ~ DJ & Poets Party

“Salt of this Sea is absolutely one of the best films I've seen in years"

~ Michael Moore, filmmaker of Bowling for Columbine

Historical Context 2008 marked the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. In May 1948, Israel was declared a “Jewish state” despite the fact that the majority of the indigenous population consisted of Palestinian Arabs, Christians and Muslims. Zionist leader David Ben Gurion instituted Plan Dalet in order to change the demographic makeup of historic Palestine and secure physical control over the territory. As a result, thousands were killed and approximately 75% of the total Palestinian population, over 780,000 people, was expelled and dispossessed of their homes and land. More than 530 Palestinian villages were depopulated and/ or completely destroyed, either bulldozed to the ground or bombed from the air. And, the world’s largest and longest-standing refugee population was created. To date, Israel continues to refuse the right of the refugees to return home, in violation of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194, and legitimizes the dispossession of Palestinian lands, houses, property and businesses offering no compensation for what was lost in 1948.

The

Ladies of KTUH

PARTY & POETRY 7PM - 2AM

“SPIT -N- SPIN” a

Poetry Pow & DJ Party Doors Open at 6:30pm

Fresh Cafe 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

DJ DLUX

DJ TIMO

DJ ZILLA

DJ ADHD

Admission: $7 General, $5 Under 18

iRL FeST offers you a gathering of not only incredible poets and writers but KTUH’s best female DJs to get you moving after massive amounts of inspirational words! Festival Favorite Mindy Nettifee performs with a “Special Guest” (if this ‘guest’ isn’t off taping another episode of House), and Michelle Myers (half of YellowRage) performs pieces from her new book. Newcomer to the islands, Natasha “T” Miller throws down and hard against inequality and local favorites such as Issil Park, Lyz Soto, and Brenda Kwon bring down the rest of the house. KTUH DJs Iriesistable, DJ Zilla, DJ ADHDJ, DJ Timo and DJ Dlux spin till close with their awesome sets. Don’t miss this party. Read all the performers FULL bios at www.girlfesthawaii.org

Poets & Writers

T MILLER

You may already have heard of Natasha “T. Miller” because among many other accomplishments, she took the world by storm in the 2008 and 2009 Women of the World Poetry Slams. T. Miller placed 3rd in 2008 and 5th in 2009, nationally. This amazing poetess reigns supreme and is leading the 2009 Detroit Poetry Slam team, as their Captain.

Photo of DJ Zita (Girl Fest 2006 DJ Party)

MINDY NETTIFEE

Mindy has competed at hundreds of venues across America and Europe, opened for indie rock acts the Cold War Kids and Meiko. She is the author of Sleepyhead Assassins (Moon Tide Press) and Rise of the Trust Fall (Write Bloody Press), which is a nominee for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

MICHELLE MYERS

Michelle is a spoken word poet, community activist, and educator. She is a founding member of the spoken word poetry group Yellow Rage, a dynamic duo of Philly-based Asian American female spoken word poets; the group is best known for appearing on the first season of the criticallyacclaimed HBO television series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry.

ISSIL YI PARK

Issil is a poet & singer from Queens, New York, but she is blessed to have made Hawaii her new home. She is a former poet laureate of Queens, NY and has performed poetry and music on stages across the U.S. and also in South Africa, Corea, Singapore, and Aotearoa.

ENCORE FILM & CONCERT

Nov. Friday Salt of This Sea

ENCORE SCREENING 7PM - 8:30PM

See Previous Page for Film Synopsis

“Salt of This Sea”

Starring Suheir Hammad Art Auditorium University of Hawaii at Mānoa 2535 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Winner of the International Critics Award FIPRESCI Prize (2008)

$5 - ALL AGES Parking Fees may apply

Bands Against Violence!

CONCERT 9PM - 1AM “BANDS AGAINST VIOLENCE” Doors Open at 8:30pm

Anna’s (formerly Anna Bannana’s) 2440 S. Beretania Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 $7 General

AGES 21+

ands Against Violence (BAV) is a GiRL FeST tradition. Every year we invite our brothers and sisters to join us in speaking out against violence and supporting our cause at one of the oldest bars in town, Anna’s.

Black Square

Hell Caminos

Hip-Hop artist Nickie P. throws down with a special showing by Natasha “T” Miller, champion slam poet. Then hold on to your knickers while Dirty Genes, Hell Caminos, and Black Square, our conscious brothers, get you off your booty- in a platonically respectful rock-n-roll-type way, of course. And, they step up! Girl Fest once witnessed lead signer Mike Camino actually halt the set at a BAV show for a minute to call out a jerk harassing a girl in the audience. The jerk split, the concert rocked on. Pretty cool in our “book of cool.” If you don’t have fun at this concert, there’s something wrong with you.

About the Artists

NICKI P.

Nickie P. (a.k.a. Sick Nick) has pleased crowds all over the midwest. Nickie was primarily trained in classical, Broadway and Italian Opera, but Nickie found her true passion in Hip Hop music at the young age of 14. In 2002, Nickie became a member of her brother’s Hip-Hop crew and, in 2009, Nickie signed with Daleth music group from Southfield Michigan and put most of her focus and drive into finishing her first solo project “The Glitter Wars” (2009). Nickie is currently recording and performing around the U.S. For more info on Nickie P., visit: www.myspace.com/nikkipakasicknick www.myspace.com/sevenchakraz7c www.dalethmusic.com & www.nickiep.com

Nickie P.

“T” Miller

Dirty Genes

“Hold tight to what is right, you gotta use your voice and follow through. Time and knowledge and shifting masses will sway attitude, and those bigots will be hanging their head real soon.” ~ from the song Red Tide by 86 List, written by Josh86 (also lead singer of Black Square) BLACK SQUARE

Black Square’s sound is a blend of ska and reggae delivered with the urgency and intensity of punk rock. As reggae music was the backdrop for these Hawaii raised punk rockers, the sound of Black Square came about organically from their musical and geographical upbringing. The band’s name comes from the Russian artist Kasimir Malevich’s 1915 painting of a black square. The theory behind the painting was that the material matter of art was without value and the true value in a work of art was in the feeling it expressed or provoked— without leading the viewer to a specific object based reflection. Black Square seeks to do the same with their music. The band includes Josh86 on guitar, Taylor on Bass, Brian Kim on drums, T.R. on alto sax, and G-Bone on the trombone, Babyface McEvan on tenor sax, and Jonny Boto on trumpet.

DIRTY GENES

A Honolulu-based collective who have no limit to where they take their music. They started writing original music 4 years ago in the UH Manoa dorms with a gamer headset and computer program to record guitar, bass, melody, pretty much any musical idea that came to their heads. They have since infused HipHop, Dub, Roots/Foundation, Drum N Bass, Rock, Jazz/Fusion, Funk, Dubstep, Progressive, and Electronic elements with their music. Don’t be surprised if they have a 30 second disco or country breakdown within a Hip-Hop song. Dirty Genes is a 5-piece band consisting of: Spitzberg (MC, percussion), ADD (Bass), Dr. Dubnstein (Guitar), Ranking K. (Drums), KoKey (Keyboard, Sax).

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HELL CAMINOS

Following countless U.S. tours, he Hell Caminos have returned home. For 6 years, The Caminos have constantly pushed barriers and torn down walls in Honolulu’s underground music scene. Easily moving from swing to rockabilly to punk, they show you what its like to live on caffeine and sleep deprivation. Their music is astounding. Profound, Dark, Imaginative, all abound with the energy they use to convey their message. Best known for their manic live shows, they embrace showmanship like no other. They will burn a hole through the stage and a hole through your brain. The band includes: Michael Camino - Upright Bass, Nick Danger - Guitar, Handsome Jack - Standup Drums.

*See previous page for T Miller’s bio

WORKSHOPS

More Super Fun Workshops! Saturday Nov. reate your own custom designed clothes in this awesome workshop with super cool artist, Sierra Dew of artists collective 808 Urban. Participants will have a chance to create their own stencils or use our pre-made templates to create original artwork on clothing. So don’t throw away those jeans or old t-shirts! Bring them in so that we can add some art to it. Fun for all ages. If you don’t have a blank t-shirt, don’t worry, we’ll provide one for you for $7 per shirt.

“Using Your Stencil Pencil” with

Sierra Dew

Fresh Cafe, Performance Area 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 $5 - ALL AGES (Bring you own blank T-shirt or jeans, whatever, or purchase a T-shirt for $7 at the workshop)

SPOKEN WORD WORKSHOP 11AM - 12:30PM

Using your Stencil Pencil

From the Page to the Stage

All Ages

For Instructors’ Bios, see page 14

Zine Making!

ZINE WORKSHOP 1:30PM - 4:30PM

“Mean Zine”

“From the Page to the Stage”

with

T-SHIRT ART WORKSHOP 10AM - 1PM

with

Ara Laylo

Fresh Cafe 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Natasha “T” Miller

Fresh Cafe, Upstairs Loft Area 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

$5 - ALL AGES Pays for your Zine Copy

$3 - AGES 15 AND UP

hampion slam poet Natasha “T” Miller imparts her knowledge of taking written poetry and making it suitable and comfortable to perform on stage. Sometimes a poem well written might not transfer well to a “performance.” If you are the ready to start polishing your stage skills, this is the workshop for you.

SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP 1:30PM - 3PM

Escrima!

with The Pedoy School of Escrima

However, performances at this workshop are not required. If you just want to learn how you can express yourself better verbally or through poetry, this lesson still applies. You’ll have a great time learning from one of the nation’s rising stars in the spoken word community.

his all-ages workshop is one of Girl Fest’s most popular. You will learn how to get your voice and message out to the public without having to spend an arm and a leg for printing costs. This is all about independent media at its glorious basic reality.

Escrima!

MOVEMENT WORKSHOP 3:30PM - 5PM

“Muve Workshop” with

FREE - ALL AGES

FREE - WOMEN AND GIRLS ONLYAGES 10 AND UP

ne of the great equalizing forces in a fight, for a woman, between her and a stronger assailant, is the use of a weapon, whether it be a pen, a pencil, a key, or a pocket knife. The art of Escrima teaches the age old knowledge of self-defense with weapons. Whether you are armed or un-armed, Escrima offers women and girls practical techniques in defense when weapons such as knives, guns, or sticks are involved. HISTORY: Great Grandmaster Pedoy was born on October 16, 1900 in

Maggie Kunkel

Diverse Art Center 1024 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

Attendees will get to make and keep their own Zine. Led by instructor Ara Laylo, students will see how fun and empowering it can be for anyone wanting to learn how to do simple layouts, get creative with art, write and publish articles, and other basics in zinemaking.

ome and dance with Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines. At Maggie and friends. MUVE the age of six, he ran away from an is danced for joy, and provides abusive home and traveled into the great exercise! Learn how to let mountains of the Southern Visayas loose, connect to the rhythm, where he was taken in by General and use the power of the music Faustino Ablen. The General was to move you without having to a leader of the independence rely on choreography. You’ll movement against the occupying have a smile on your face as American forces on the island of you: create exciting dance Leyte. For eleven years, the Great moves on the fly, overcome Grandmaster lived and trained shyness about dancing, explore under the General in the art of movements outside your usual Derobio Escrima. To read more routine, release physical and about this great history, visit: mental stress (if you have www.pedoysescrima.com www.girlfesthawaii.org | 9

Muve! any), learn how to turn your dancing into effective exercise, and inspire your friends and family with the MUVE Dancing Games and Tools. More info at www.muve.com. All ages are welcome!

You can pre-register for workshops! See page 3

ROLLER DERBY

Nov. Saturday INTERISLAND

All Ages

ROLLER DERBY 3:30PM - 6PM

“Interisland Down & Derby” Kamilo’iki Park -Hawaii Kai 7750 Hawaii Kai Drive Honolulu, HI 96825 off Lunalilo Home Road FREE - ALL AGES

ou love them, we love them, people who’ve never met them love them. They’re Hawaii’s Roller Derby ladies and they’re coming together from across the state to show you just how down and derby they can get. These ladies mean business! Don’t think they’re beer swigging, flannel burning, truckdrivers you may fear take to the skates (though we dig them,

photo to left courtesty of Erinie T. Photography

DOWN & DERBY

too); these gentle women are lawyers, doctors, school teachers, single mothers, and other hard-working women of Hawaii. You don’t want to mess with this female fight club, who send the message to keep the bruisers in the rink. They’ll take care of business. FUN for the whole family!

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group photo by Jessica Mallari

CHARLYNE YI & FRIENDS IN CONCERT All Ages

Saturday Nov.

CLOSING PARTY 7:30PM - 2AM

“GiRL FeST Closing Night Party” Doors Open at 7:00pm Fresh Cafe 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 ALL AGES Admission: $10 General, $7 Under 18 photos by Tommy Shih www.tommyshihphoto.com

CHARLYNE YI, COMEDIAN/ACTRESS

In October 2004, Charlyne Yi broke into the comedy world by performing at AA meetings, Veteran’s homes, and biker bars throughout the little dirt town of Fontana, CA (aka The Home of The Hells Angels). Since then, she has performed in numerous shows at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, The Steve Allen Theatre, The Improv and The El Cid. She was also a finalist in The Andy Kaufman Awards in New York City. Last year, Charlyne performed a solo show at HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. That same year, Daily Variety recognized her as one of comedy’s “Ten To Watch”.

Charlyne’s acclaimed stage show, THE DOO DOO SHOW, was developed for television for NBC/Universal with her cowriter, Zach Paez. Her other television credits include 30 ROCK, MISS GUIDED, HELP ME, HELP YOU and COLD CASE. Charlyne made her film debut in Judd Apatow’s KNOCKED UP for Universal. She went on to also appear in SEMI PRO for New Line and ALL ABOUT STEVE for Fox 2000. Charlyne’s latest project, PAPER HEART, which she co-wrote and stars in, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and received the festival’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film was released in August 2009 by Overture Pictures.

Mani-Pedi

MINDY NETTIFEE, POET

Mindy is a Pushcart Prize nominated writer and accomplished performance poet. She has competed in five National Poetry Slams, performed across America and Europe, opened for indie rock acts the Cold War Kids and Meiko, and curated events for the Smithsonian, the acclaimed poetry concert series the Drums Inside Your Chest and more. She is the author of two books of poetry, Sleepyhead Assassins (Moon Tide Press) and Rise of the Trust Fall, (Write Bloody Press), which is a nominee for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is currently the executive director of the nonprofit Write Now Poetry Society, a national organization working to connect audiences with mind-blowingly great poetry. She writes from the foggy shores of Long Beach, California and can be easily stalked at www.thecultofmindy.com

Badenyaa & Sewa Fare

iRL FeST’s Festival may be coming to a close tomorrow but it’s not the end, only the beginning. Spend the night with us and our favorite musical and lyrical performers in a night you won’t forget. We won’t forget you either! Come check out comedian Charlyne Yi in her first performance in Hawaii, along with fest fav, Mindy Nettifee with a “Special Guest.” Then, we dance. And, if you don’t like to, that’s cool, too. Badenyaa, Sewa Fare, and Hawaii’s B-Girl Crew will inspire you to move even if you physically cannot. Perfection ends the night with the music of our very lovable DJs Miki Mayhem, DJ Spike and Hawaii’s newest ALL-GIRL BAND, ManiPedi!

Special Thanks & Major Love to HAWAII’S B-GIRL CREW

DJ Miki Mayhem DJ Spike

Hawaii’s B-Girl Crew

DJ MIKI MAYHEM

DJ SPIKE

Miki Mayhem loves playing a variety of Groovy Beats from Deep House to World House with a Hindu influence, Jazz (more Mushroom than Acid) Jazzy Breaks, Progressive House, and Funky Electro Breaks. Anything that makes her want to jump on the dance floor all night long! And, she’ll get you there, too. www.DjMikiMayhem.com

MANI-PEDI

Sick of talking about blow-jobs and balls, Mani-Pedi arose in the midst of Chinatown. ManPedi is a Black Zapote, Narwhal, Persian Excursion, and Shopping List female combo formed with the sole intention of making you move. Girl Fest is totally amped to bring you one of Hawaii’s newest and one of Hawaii’s few ALL-GIRL bands. Grrls rock!

Patrick “Spike” Park has been performing from an early age, ranging from Classical to House, and in places like Amsterdam and Ibiza. Apart from entertaining, Spike is trying to make sure that Hawaii becomes truly sustainable and self sufficient. Come by and start your weekends with him and friends at PRÆ every Friday evening at Nobu.

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BADENYAA & SEWA FARE

Badenyaa & Sewa Fare are dancers and musicians, dedicated to the dance and music of the peoples of the African continent and the African Diaspora. They educate, perform traditional music and dance and engage in creative expression to foster respect and appreciation of black cultures everywhere.

Hawaii’s B-Girl Crew includes: Remedee, Ola Pop, Yoda Laneski and others who will be performing an amazing freestyle set. Niki Kealoha, the leading lady from Diverse Art Center, will be preparing a short choeographed intro for the B-Girls prior to our freestyle set. Niki is a modern Hip Hop dancer who recently danced at the Baby Phat Fashion show and performs regularly. Her center provides the fundamental facility for Hawaii’s Hip Hop along with a list of events, workshops and performances for Hawaii’s dancers and artists. www.myspace.com/ diversearthi

WORKSHOPS

Nov. Sunday Last Day of Super Fun Workshops!

YOGA WORKSHOP 9AM - 10:30AM

“Yoga Yourself” with

Melanie Lee

Diverse Art Center 1024 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

For Instructors’ Bios, see page 14

FREE - ALL AGES

Yoga Yourself

DE-STRESS WORKSHOP 11AM - 12:30PM

LEGAL WORKSHOP 11AM - 12:30PM

“Know Your Rights”

“Being Stressless”

Lauren Valle & Manmeet Rana

with

his workshop is offered for women who would like to learn more about domestic violence and where it relates in the legal system. An overview of the elements of an abusive relationship and information on how to file a temporary restraining order (TRO) will be reviewed, as well as information on other areas of the family court system. A domestic violence advocate

and family law attorney will lead the workshop and answer questions about safety, services available to survivors of domestic violence, and court information. Participants will gain a better understanding of the options available to them if they are in an abusive relationship, and safety will be a major focus throughout the workshop.

Women’s Self-Defense

ppreciate yourself, find balance and purpose, as well as connect with others through this workshop on emotional wellness. Information will be provided on improving one’s mental health and strategies used to de-stress us. This includes practice on

relaxation techniques. An overview of mental illnesses and signs/symptoms will be discussed during this workshop. There will also be information on local resources available. Relax your mind, body, soul, and join us.

Being Stressless

TENNIS WORKSHOP 1PM - 3PM

“Play Tennis!”

with

Leilani Magee

Mid Pacific Institute Tennis Courts 2445 Kaala Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (If it rains, class will be at the gym on campus) FREE - ALL AGES

2600 South King St. Second floor of Puck’s Alley, Ste. #205 FREE - WOMEN & GIRLS ONLY AGES 13 AND UP

aekwondo Honolulu has its roots in traditional taekwondo, with the main curriculum focused on practical self defense tools. These tools incorporate how to escape from hand grabs, chokes, head locks, shoulder grabs, being backed up against a wall, to being pinned on the floor, and to multiple attackers. We believe it isn’t enough to know the technicalities but to truly believe you can protect yourself. Taekwondo Honolulu’s main goal is to create a helpful, encouraging,

The Full Body Chess of Sports

with TaeKwonDo Honolulu

FREE - AGES 16 AND UP

Know Your Rights

SELF-DEFENSE 11AM - 12:30PM

Bud Bowles

Fresh Cafe 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Diverse Art Center 1024 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 FREE - WOMEN ONLY

photo by Steve Tanizaki

oga holds many physical and mental benefits. This age-old practice has been known to stop chronic pain, decrease stress, and increase blood circulation and overall health and physical wellbeing. Join Girl Fest’s Yoga Yourself workshop with certified instructor Melanie Lee and see just how flexible and strong you can be.

and supporting atmosphere for our participants. We help each other to build confidence and to become comfortable with being put into semi-physical situations. Instructors: David Ippen, Karisa Yoshida, Amanda Kamp and Crystal Hatch

our arms and legs are designed for ACTION and creative expression. Join Na Kohola, “The Whales” of Hawaiian Isles Tennis and enjoy an afternoon of play and an in-body experience of running, hitting, busting a move and gettin in a sweet groove, playin’, scorin’ and being a part of an orchestrated bee hive of tennis activity. The tide is surging for this life long sport and this is your chance to ride the tsunami with a bunch of girlfriends in

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Play Tennis! a beautiful environment, the green grounds of the Mid-Pac Institute tennis courts. There’ll be hitting and games with tennis instructors. Class size limit: 24. Leilani Magee, the leader of HIT (Hawaiian Isles Tennis) at HITennis.net, a 1,100 plus member HI tennis network and statewide educator is your guide, along with Na Kohola, the Whales, a group of women at the Open level who compete and serve the community. WINNAH!

CLOSING BARBEQUE

Sunday Nov. th

BBQ 2PM - SUNDOWN

“Stone Soup BBQ!” Potluck BBQ

Find out where by friending us on Facebook! FREE - ALL AGES

iRL FeST’s tradition at the end of each festival is to throw a BBQ. That’s just how we roll. We offer our wonderful supporters and audience goers the opportunity to grill some mean BBQ...veggie options available as well. Get to know us a little better, sign up to volunteer for future events, or just hang out. We welcome you to our ‘ohana gathering. This BBQ is an informal relaxed tribute to the hard-working volunteers, past and present, who put together the wonderful annual event that is: GIRL FEST HAWAII! Find out where the BBW will be by friending us on FB at: www.facebook.com/girlfest

Looking for storage? For new rentals at Hawaii Self Storage, Girl Fest will receive 50% of your first month’s rent! To take advantage of this partnership and support Girl Fest Hawaii, call your local Hawaii Self Storage at 808-949-SAFE, or 808-949-7233. Mention the “Girl Fest Fundraiser” and the Hawaii Self Storage Crew will work out the best deal they can for your locker rental and donate 50% of your first month’s rent to Girl Fest and its mission

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WORKSHOP Instructors’ Bios BUD BOWLES, MSW, CPRP, HCPS

Bud Bowles is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and a Bachelors d e g r e e in Marketing. He is also a Certified Psycho Social Rehab Practitioner (from USPRA) and a Hawaii Certified Peer Specialist. He is also a retired Major in Public Affairs in the Hawaii National Guard where he served for 23 years, mostly in Public Affairs. Currently he has been the executive director of United Self help for 9 years, and has won the Weinberg Foundation’s top Achievement in Management Award once, and sub awards three times.

SIERRA DEW

Artist and Designer S i e r r a Dew was born in Hawai’i and grew up on the north shore of M a u i . Sierra is an Eco-Textile Print Artist, Fashion, and Jewelry Designer with a degree from the Polimoda Fashion Institute in Florence, Italy. She has worked for Betsey Johnson in New York. Today she is the artist behind Sierra Dew Designs and also works as a freelance graphic artist. She is a member of the artist group 808 Urban, which works with Hawai’i’s youth to promote social change through urban art.

DAVID IPPEN

Master David Ippen was born and raised in Germany. He is a licensed Physiotherapist from the Physiotherapy School in Regensburg, Germany. He has been practicing Traditional Taekwondo for 20 years and teaching for 15 years. In addition to his Martial Arts training he studied Kahuna Bodywork under Kahu Abraham Kawai’i. This style of Bodywork is based on principles of Hawaiian martial arts. He has had extensive training in recognition and balancing energies in building structures and generating mana.

MAGGIE KUNKEL

Dancingfreely has been Maggie’s passion since childhood. Her goal is to help others realize that dancing is not only an artform, but in fact, accessible to anyone; a perfect vehicle to share joy, while getting the exercise we need. She has been teaching MUVE in Hawaii since 1998 to all ages from preschoolers to seniors. You can catch her at her weekly MUVE sessions or at her “Live MUVE-along Show” with Tiny Tadani on OC 16, Thursdays at 7am. www.muve.com

YODA LANESKI

Once a part of the Seattle Circuit Breakers of the 1980s, Y o d a LaneSki is one of the old school female pioneers of the B-Girl movement. Battling among the likes of the NYC Rock Steady Crew, LaneSki remembers a time when HipHop had its roots in community building and social change. She brings that history to her workshops in an effort to educate younger generations about the true essence of Hip-Hop and the B-Girl/B-Boy movements. Yoda is one of the few educators teaching youth about the true roots of Hip-Hop. www.LaneSki.com

ARA LAYLO

Ara Laylo is the Art Director for FLUX Magazine. She has been conducting Girl Fest’s h i g h l y popular Zine workshop for the fourth year in a row and has also taught design at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Ara is one of Hawaii’s longtime rock stars. She has been promoting conscious events, inciting change, as well as performing in numerous bands throughout the years. Music has always been Ara’s passion. She is currently performing with Clones of the Queen. For more info, visit: www. theenterpriseparty.com

MELANIE LEE

Melanie first found yoga in the year 2000 while she was pregnant with her daughter. The lifechanging experience of giving birth naturally made her realize what a wonderful and powerful tool the breath is. This realization led her to delve more deeply into yoga and meditation, and to begin to bring the lessons she had learned on the mat into her daily life. Melanie went on to become a certified yoga teacher through Aloha Kula’s Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program. Her goal is to share a challenging, yet safe practice that allows students to use the breath to explore the body and Yoga.

MINDY NETTIFEE

M i n d y Nettifee is a Pushcart Prize nominated writer and accomplished performance poet. She has competed in five National Poetry Slams, performed in hundreds of venues across America and Europe, opened for indie rock acts the Cold War Kids and Meiko, and curated events for the Smithsonian, the cities of Los Angeles, the acclaimed poetry concert series the Drums Inside Your Chest and more. She is the author of two books of poetry, Sleepyhead Assassins (Moon Tide Press) and Rise of the Trust Fall, (Write Bloody Press), which is a nominee for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. www. thecultofmindy.com

LEILANI MAGEE

MANMEET RANA, ESQ.

NATASHA “T” MILLER

CHRIS RIEL

L e i l a n i Magee, l o c a l maven of all things tennis in Hawai’i, is the Principal of Hawaiian Isles Tennis aka HIT, a tennis teaching professional, founder of Play Tennis! and Tennis Sisters, Open competitor, consultant, networking and technology pioneer, and writer. Check out her site at www.hitennis.net and her Star-Advertiser blog at www.hawaiianislestennisline. honadvblogs.com Nickname: Mageevum The 25 yearold Natasha “T” Miller, is a writer, performance p o e t , dedicated activist, and an aspiring motivational speaker. Since her debut just over 3 years ago, Natasha has proven to be a poetical powerhouse. In 2007, she was crowned Detroit Poetry Slam team’s Grand Slam Champion, and has been a member of 3 National Poetry Slam teams. She has also been a Women of The World Poetry Slam finalist 2 years in a row, ranking as the third female slam poet in the world in 2008. She is currently finishing her first book titled Rape, Suicide, God, and Poetry. www. facebook.com/tmillerpoetry

Manmeet Rana is an attorney that has represented domestic violence v i c t i m s in Family Court. He graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law and continues to advocate for social justice for Domestic Violence Victims. He understands that violence against women is a prevalent issue that needs to be addressed head on by grassroots action, and he looks forward to working with Girl Fest Hawaii. Chris Riel fell in love with Improvisational Comedy in the seventh grade when he first saw the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” It shaped his destiny and he began performing in High School and has been entertaining audiences with short and long form comedy for nine years. Working with the best performers in Hawaii, he is a member of Loose Screws, In Your Face Improv and other groups. He has been teaching short-form improv to students at LCC and UH. Chris has been called “a comic genius” and his gift is in creating a wide range of characters “with a twisted twist.” www.iyfifun.com

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HEERAA SAZEVICH

Heeraa grew up dancing in SanFrancisco. She has a BA in Theater Arts from UCLA. She studied classical Japanese dance and theater in Kyoto, Japan for six years, spent seven years in India studying meditation and emotional release therapies. She combines her knowledge of dance, meditation, theater and emotional release to create her own unique dance experience, providing a safe and creative space for participants to let go through movement. www.ecstaticdancehawaii.com

BONNIE TAMBLYN

B o n n i e Tamblyn has been a teacher and Council facilitator for 15 years. She practices C o u n c i l at home, with her friends, colleagues, students and in the community. She has conducted workshops and trainings sponsored through the Ojai Foundation in California. (ojaifoundation. org). Bonnie currently is on the Human Development Faculty of Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica California. Bonnie is also a multimedium artist. As a recording artist and performer she takes great pleasure in collaborating with her daughter, Amber Tamblyn. Bonnie’s passion is the voice of the human story, whether told in the Council Circle, or shared on stage with a guitar in her arms.

LAUREN VALLE

Lauren is a Court Outreach Advocate at the Domestic Violence ActionCenter, where she has worked for the past 2 years. She provides guidance and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence as they go through the protective order process at family court, or the State process at criminal court. She has been an advocate for the rights of women and other oppressed groups since her undergraduate career at Hawaii Pacific University, where she founded the organization Students for Essential Equality in 2005. She continued to develop her advocacy during her time as a Legislative Analyst for the Hawaii State Legislature, where she discovered an interest in working with people from the community and learning about their concerns.

KAT BRADY

Kat is Coordinator of Community Alliance on Prisons, a community initiative promoting smart justice strategies to address wrongdoing in Hawai‘i for more than a decade. As a justice advocate who has been working to create a society where every person is equal, has enough to eat, a safe place to live, and finds meaningful work, Kat is actively engaged in bringing the community’s voice into venues where it has rarely been heard. Her daily work for justice includes increasing civic literacy and public participation, and promoting sound public policy. Her areas of focus include social justice and environmental issues.

MEDA CHESNEY-LIND, Ph.D.

M e d a ChesneyLind is a professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Nationally recognized for her work on women and crime, her books include Girls, Delinquency and Juvenile Justice, The Female Offender: Girls, Women and Crime, Female Gangs in America, Invisible Punishment, Girls, Women and Crime, and Beyond Bad Girls: Gender Violence and Hype. She has just finished an edited collection on trends in girls’ violence, entitled Fighting for Girls: Critical Perspectives on Gender and Violence that was just published by SUNY Press.

SUSAN HIPPENSTEELE, J.D., Ph.D.

Susan is a faculty member with the Women’s S t u d i e s Program at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and a licensed attorney. She has worked in the area of victims advocacy for more than twenty years at the University and as co-founder of the Hawaii Women’s Law Center which was based in Chinatown. She also conducts research on related issues.

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SPEAKERS’ Bios ‘ILIMA LONG

‘Ilima is a graduate student at Center for Hawaiian Studies. She worked in women’s reproductive health for three and a half years but has recently begun a graduate research assistantship with Kokua a Puni, an initiative of Native Hawaiian Student Services at the U.H. at Mānoa. She is an active member of MANA, a valuesbased Hawaiian Independence group and is a co-organizer of the MANA women’s hui, a group whose aim is to educate and inform on the relationship between the U.S. occupation of Hawai‘i, violence against women and other patriarchal institutions. Ilima is also enjoying her new role as mother to her three-monthold daughter, Kahelekaiaulu.

TRISHA KEHAULANI WATSON, J.D., Ph.D.

T r i s h a earned her degrees from Washington S t a t e University and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. A lifelong M ā n o a resident, she works as a community advocate and private consultant. She particularly enjoys working with Hawaiian nonprofit organizations and other cultural organizations. She is President of Honua Consulting. and specializes in environmental issues, historic preservation, fundraising/grantwriting, evaluation, research, and policy matters. She is a member of numerous community organizations, including ‘Ahahui Ka‘ahumanu, the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, the Daughters of Hawai‘i, and the Native Hawaiian Bar Association.

irl Fest is a preventative program which seeks to change peer culture to stem the tide of men’s violence against women. We are different than a Direct Service because we focus on prevention to change the systemic problem of gender-based violence. In our work we often collaborate with exceptional Direct Services that focus on everything from legal aid for abused spouses and children, homeless youth, factual advice for rape survivors, and long term counseling.

SATC HOTLINE: 808-524-7374 (24-Hour Hotline)

If you or someone you know has endured sexual assaut by a stranger, family member, domestic partner or spouse, there is no shame in asking for help. The road to recovery and personal safety can often be an uphill climb but there are services and people in the community who are out there to help. When you are ready, consider calling:

Hilo: 959-8864

PACT (Parents and Children Together) www.pacthawaii.org 808-847-3285

Maui/Lanai: 579-9581

Domestic Violence Action Center - www.stoptheviolence.org 808-531-3771 Sex Abuse Treatment Center - www.satchawaii.com

Kauai: 245-6362 Kona: 322-SAFE (7233)

Oahu: 841-0822 (Town/Leeward) v 526-2200 (Windward)

The Family Peace Center offers programs for adults and children in order to provide peace to Hawaii’s families by offering safety, support, empowerment and accountability to survivors, offenders, and child witnesses to domestic violence. Domestic Violence Intervention Services Men: 808-535-0159 Women: 808-535-0161

If you are in a crisis and require immediate assistance, dial 911 or the 24-hour shelter hotline:

Molokai: 567-6888

Family Peace Center 808-832-0855

Catholic Charities Hawai`i - Family & Therapeutic Services

Ohia Domestic Violence Shelter 808-526-2200 Ohia Shelter located in Windward Oahu is a 24-hour shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children.

OTHER RESOURCES: National Anti-Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888 Local Honolulu (Oahu) 24-Hour Human-Trafficking Hotline 808-343-5056 Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery (PASS) www.traffickjamming.org Legal Aid Society www.legalaidhawaii.org 808-536-4302 (HOTLINE HOURS: Mon-Fri 9am to 11:30am & 1pm-3:30pm) Provides free or low cost legal services to low- to moderate- income communities.

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