In September 2016, members of the IWBN participated in the IUCN World Conservation Congress that was hosted in Hawaiʻi on the island of Oʻahu.
Learn more about our members that participated in the IUCN WCC by downloading the IWBN- IUCN WCC 2016 Profile.
While in Hawaiʻi, the IWBN was also hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. On Friday, September 2, 2016, a presentation and reception to meet the women was held at Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. Each of the women shared a little about the work that they are doing in their communities.
On September 6, the IWBN members were also hosted in the moku of Waiʻanae by community partners- KS Kapua, INPEACE, Maʻo Farms, and UH Mānoa Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. The IWBN members spoke at the Hulikoʻa Kaiāulu Scholar Series at the KS Maʻili Learning Center.
Here’s the videos of the presentations done by the IWBN at the Hulikoʻa Kaiāulu Scholar Series-
The IWBN also visited a Hawaiian Language Immersion School called Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau located in Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu.
