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9:30am HST

Oli Wehena at the Skygate 2. Main StageKumu Samuel ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon III

10:00am HST

Kristi Yamaguchi Olympic Skater and Author 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerKristi Yamaguchi Kumu Hula Maile Beamer Loo 7. Keiki StageKumu Hula Maile Beamer Loo Heiau, ‘Āina, Lani: The Hawaiian Temple System in Ancient Kahikinui and Kaupō, Maui 4. Alana Hawaiian Culture PavilionPatrick V. Kirch • Clive Ruggles Norm Winter—The Saga of the Mighty Valentine Cosmos Upon the Tower of Time 3. Authors PavilionNorm Winter The Royal Hawaiian Band 2. Main StageRoyal Hawaiian Band From Paper to Pixels: Remaking Journalism in the Digital Age 5. Humanities Pavilion / Breaking NewsSandee Oshiro • Joel W. Kight • Suevon Lee • Mary Vorsino Marijuana/ Cannabis: Gateway or Gatekeeper? 6. Wellness PavilionIra Zunin • Thomas Cook • Brian Goldstein • Pallav Pokhrel

10:30am HST

Edna Cabcabin Moran: Honu and Moa 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerEdna Cabcabin Moran Mr. Steve 7. Keiki StageMr. Steve

11:00am HST

Mayor Kirk W. Caldwell 2. Main Stage Christin Lozano, Author/ Librarian 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerChristin Lozano Uncle Wayne & The Howling Dog Band 7. Keiki StageUncle Wayne & The Howling Dog Band Hawaii Literary Arts Council -- 2018 Elliot Cades Awards For Literature 3. Authors PavilionD. Nandi Odhiambo • Jean Toyama • Susan M Schultz • Joseph Stanton Pulitzer Prizewinner William Finnegan: The Deep Dive: Slowing Down for the High Stakes Story (In the Mission Memorial Auditorium) 5. Humanities Pavilion / Breaking NewsDon Wallace • William Finnegan Haumea: Transforming the Health of Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wahine Wellbeing 6. Wellness PavilionKealoha Fox, Ph.D. • Nai‘a Lewis • Lisa Watkins-Victorino, Ph.D. Niuhi-Shark: Honoring Kamehameha the Great in Paint and Prose 4. Alana Hawaiian Culture PavilionLeonard F. Ke‘ala Kwan, Jr. • David Kawika Eyre • Carl Franklin Ka‘ailā‘au Pao Pulitzer Prizewinner William Finnegan-- The Deep Dive: Slowing Down for the High Stakes Story 1. Mission Memorial AuditoriumWilliam Finnegan • Don Wallace

11:15am HST

Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang 2. Main StageKumu Hula Michael Pili Pang

11:30am HST

Brooke Alcuran, Miss Chinatown, and Court 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerBrook Lynne Alcuran Erik Orton Family: Seven At Sea 7. Keiki StageThe Erik Orton Family

12:00pm HST

Darah Dung, Host of the Pet Hui 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerDarah Dung Mr. Steve 7. Keiki StageMr. Steve Elmer Omar Bascos Pizo—Leaving Our Shadow Behind Us 3. Authors PavilionElmer Omar Bascos Pizo • Juliet S. Kono Kawika Kahiapo 2. Main StageKawika Kahiapo Hawaii Homelessness: Status Report 6. Wellness PavilionIra Zunin • Lt Gov Josh Green • Kimo Carvalho • Jay King Kōkua Aku, Kōkua Mai Five Transformations of the Hawaiian Kingdom 4. Alana Hawaiian Culture PavilionThomas A. Woods • Ralph Thomas Kam • Kapali Lyon • David Keanu Sai • Albert J. Schütz Prison Writings: Try Think: “I am more than…” 5. Humanities Pavilion / Breaking NewsRobert Chang • Tammy Jones

12:30pm HST

Ed Chevy, Deaf Entertainer 7. Keiki StageEd Chevy Tanya Jaoquin, Host, Living 808 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerTannya Joaquin The 2019 Nēnē Award 1. Mission Memorial AuditoriumDavid Kawika Eyre

1:00pm HST

Margaret MacDonald 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerMargaret Read Macdonald Uncle Wayne & The Howling Dog Band 7. Keiki StageUncle Wayne & The Howling Dog Band Kumu Hula Leimomi Maldonado 2. Main StageKumu Hula Leimomi I-Maldonado Considering Agency and Consequences: No Ke Kalaiaina and William Richards’ Seminar for the Aliʻi 4. Alana Hawaiian Culture PavilionThomas A. Woods • Puakea Nogelmeier • David Keanu Sai Housing Is Healthcare 6. Wellness PavilionIra Zunin • Lt Gov Josh Green • Kimo Carvalho • Jay King • Jill Omori Micronesian Writers 3. Authors PavilionKisha Borja-Quichocho-Calvo • Mary Hattori • Josie Howard • Craig Santos Perez William Finnegan: Writing Workshop & Q&A--What makes a good story? 5. Humanities Pavilion / Breaking NewsConnie Hale • William Finnegan

1:30pm HST

Jeff Gere, Storyteller 7. Keiki StageJeff Gere Kristi Yamaguchi 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerKristi Yamaguchi

2:00pm HST

Kathy Collins, Storyteller 7. Keiki StageTita Kathy Collins Ryley Hu: The Girl with Dreams 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerRyley Hu Brickwood Galuteria 2. Main StageBrickwood Galuteria Fearless: Creative Media and Telling Courageous Stories 5. Humanities Pavilion / Breaking NewsKimberlee Bassford • Inez Anderson • Jessie Hearther • Robert Pennybacker • Phoenix Maimiti Valentine Imagining Other Places, Other Cultures 3. Authors PavilionLinda Watanabe McFerrin • Sonia Patel Palapala Journal #2, 2019 4. Alana Hawaiian Culture PavilionJane Au • Charles “Kale” Langlas • Kapali Lyon • Avis Poai Sleep Deprivation 6. Wellness PavilionIra Zunin • Christine Fukui • Joni Kroll • Jeff Stern, PhD Alan Brennert-- Daughter of Molokai: A Novel 1. Mission Memorial AuditoriumAlan Brennert • Pamela Rotner Sakamoto

2:30pm HST

Kathy Colllins, Storyteller 8. Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading CornerTita Kathy Collins Leon and Malia, Music 7. Keiki StageLeon & Malia

3:00pm HST

Margaret Read Macdonald, Storyteller 7. Keiki StageMargaret Read Macdonald Ken Makuakane 2. Main StageKenneth Makuakane Cane Fires: Plantation Kids at the End of An Era Talk Story 3. Authors PavilionBob Sigall • Kaui Philpotts • Wanda Adams • George Tanabe • Connie Hale Confronting MicroAggressions in Island Media: Advocating for our Micronesian Communities 5. Humanities Pavilion / Breaking NewsJames Viernes • Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp • C. (Sha) Merirei Ongelungel Death with Dignity 6. Wellness PavilionRev. Bodhi Be • Jeannette Koijane • Rae Seitz, MD Partners in Change: A Biographical Encyclopedia of American Protestant Missionaries in Hawaiʻi and their Hawaiian and Tahitian Colleagues 4. Alana Hawaiian Culture PavilionThomas A. Woods • Ralph Thomas Kam

3:30pm HST

Kapolei PACKids, Music Medley 7. Keiki StageKapolei PAC Leesa Clark Stone-- Paradise to Paradise: The Rap Reiplinger Story 1. Mission Memorial AuditoriumLeesa Clark Stone • Jon de Mello • Ed Ka‘ahea • Leon Siu

4:00pm HST

Uncle Wayne & The Howling Dog Band 7. Keiki StageUncle Wayne & The Howling Dog Band Kumu Hula Cynthia Bernard 2. Main StageKumu Hula Cynthia Makalapua Bernard Arting and Writing to Transform Education 3. Authors PavilionMiki Maeshiro • Meleanna Meyer • Anna Sumida Nā Kahu: Portraits of Native Hawaiian Pastors at Home and Abroad, 1820–1900 4. Alana Hawaiian Culture PavilionCraig Howes • Aaron Mahi • Kenneth Makuakane • Nancy J. Morris Regenerative Medicine 6. Wellness PavilionIra Zunin • Scott Acree, PA-C • Ric Custodio • Bradley Wilcox • David G. Watumull Weaving Our Stories Together 5. Humanities Pavilion / Breaking NewsAiko Yamashiro • Chad Blair • Tolua Samifua

4:30pm HST

Mr. Steve 7. Keiki StageMr. Steve