www.peaceforumhawaii.org
ROTARY GLOBAL PEACE FORUM
HONOLULU, HAWAII, JANUARY 25-27, 2013
The Green Path to Peace
Empowering a new generation’s vision of Peace
The Honolulu, Hawaii Global Peace Forum focuses on the special importance of conserving and protecting our shared
environmental resources, encouraging young adults to take a global perspective and to believe that they can be catalysts
for peace.
Venue: Hawaii Convention Center
JANUARY 25, 2013 (Friday)
09:00-18:00
Registration, tickets and special activities at Hawaii Convention Center
09:00-12:00
Workshop/Activities See Appendix for details
Rooms 302-304 A/B
All facilitated workshops will be interactive and thought-provoking and will focus on
providing each participant with concepts and ideas for action.
The four conceptual categories are Service, Communication, Collaboration, and Action.
Please see the Appendix for current offerings.
Service Workshops
Communication Workshops
Collaboration Workshops
Action Workshops
12:30
House of Friendship Opens
12:30-15:00
Lunch, on own
Room 306A/B
15:00-17:30
17:30-18:00
18:30-21:30
Rotary Global Peace Forum - Opening and Session I
Hawaii Convention Center
Presider Luis Vicente Giay, RGPF Convener.
Ballroom A
Aloha! Introduction to Hawaii
National Anthems
Introduction of special guests
“Why we are here today” by PRIP Luis Vicente Giay
Greetings by Governor Neil Abercrombie
Introduction of Sakuji Tanaka, RI President, PRID T.D. Griley.
“Peace Through Service”, Message by RI President Sakuji Tanaka
“The Hawaiian Culture of Peace”
 Pua Kanahele – Hawaiian Storyteller
 Henk Rogers – Blue Planet Foundation
 Nainoa Thompson – Voyage of the Hokule’a
Rotary Moments Book Signing by RI President Sakuji Tanaka
Mixer/Reception
Heavy Pupus
Entertainment
Ticketed Event – Cash Bar
Rooftop
Ballroom B/C
JANUARY 26, 2013 (Saturday)
09:00-18:00
Registration, tickets and special activities at Hawaii Convention Center.
09:00-11:00
Rotary Global Peace Forum – Plenary Session II
Ballroom A
Peace Through Communication
Presider: PGS Edwin Futa, Rotary Global Peace Forums Committee, Vice Chair
My Rotary Moment by RI Director Ken Boyd
Peace Through Technology
 High Tech Company panel Discussion – Bert Lum, Ryan Ozawa, Heba Yacout
International Communication
 Peace Scholar Alumnus Marios Antoniou
 Peace Scholar Alumnus Bryn Cain
 Peace Scholar Alumnus Cherine Badawi
11:30-13:30 Rotary Global Peace Forum-Plenary Session III-Ticketed Event Ballroom B/C
Peace Through Service
Presider: PRD T.D. Griley, Global Peace Forums, Committee member.
Lunch
Peace Video
My Rotary Moment by RI Director Ann Matthews
GSE Alumnus Wes Wong – Engineers Without Borders
Benefits for Peace of a Polio Free World by PRIVP Robert Scott, Chairman of
International Polio Plus Committee
The Role of The Rotary Foundation as a Peace Maker, by TRF Chairman PRIP Wilfrid
Wilkinson
14:00-16:00
Workshop/ Activities See Appendix for details
Rooms 301-313
Service
 Offsite/Hands on Service Project at USS Missouri
Communication
Collaboration
Action
18:00-21:30
Rotary Global Peace Forum – Plenary Session IV-Ticketed Event-Cash Bar
“Celebration”
Hawaii Convention Center Ballroom B&C
Presider: 5000 District, Governor 2012-13 Chester Dal Santo.
Reception
Dinner
Rotary Moment by RI Director Bryan Styles
RI Secretary General John Hewko
Keynote Speaker Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
JANUARY 27, 2013 (Sunday)
09:00-12:00
Workshops / Activities
Rooms 301-313
Hawaii Convention Center
Service
Communication
Collaboration
Action
12:00-13:30
Rotary Global Peace Forum -Plenary Session V Ticketed Event – Cash Bar Ballroom B/C
Peace Through Collaboration
Presider PDG Steve Yoshida, HOEC Chair
Lunch
Peace Videos
Rotary Moment by RI Director Jose Antonio F. Antiorio
Opportunity for Problems Solving – Dramatization by T Shirt Theatre
Social Entrepreneurship – Holly Mosher
14:00 –16:00
Rotary Global Peace Forum - Closing Plenary Session VI
Peace Through Action
Presider PRIP Luis Vicente Giay, Rotary Global Peace Forum, Convener
Ballroom A
Rotary moment by RI Director Juin Park
Muslims and Jews Together – Amanda El Dakhakhni
Panel of Rotary Leaders addressing questions formulated from Workshops (Sakuji
Tanaka, Ron Burton, Gary Huang, Wilf Wilkinson, Steve Brown, John Hewko)
Nonviolent Peaceforce - Ann Frisch
Call to Action - What’s next – Ron Burton
Honolulu Declaration on Peace Adoption
Presentation to Polynesian Voyaging Society to take around the world
Remarks from RI President Sakuji Tanaka
Acknowledgements by Convener PRIP Luis Vicente Giay
Closing Chant
Closing Song
Note: Official translations available during the meeting will be: TBD
Location of plenary sessions and workshop/activities in Hawaii Convention Center