A Conversation about Controversy & Complexity (Free)

Apr 17, 2009 from 8:00am to 9:30am UTC-10
Location: Bishop Museum, Atherton Halau
Latest Activity: Jul 30, 2021

Please join the Bishop Museum for an engaging conversation among three speakers (see below). The speakers will discuss their efforts to address a range of complex issues and controversial subjects from first-hand experiences. Conversation topics will include the history of slavery and racial discrimination in the United States, Native representations and perspectives, and the 2009 commemoration of statehood in Hawai‘i.Dwight T. Pitcaithley currently teaches at New Mexico State University. From 1995 to 2005, he was Chief Historian at the National Park Service in Washington, D.C. Pitcaithley was a contributor to the ground-breaking anthology Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory (The New Press, 2006).Noelle Kahanu is Project Manager at Bishop Museum where she has spearheaded numerous exhibits incorporating the work of Native Hawaiian artists. She is one of five people on the content development team overseeing the much-anticipated historic restoration of Bishop Museum’s Hawaiian Hall. Kahanu has devoted her efforts to finding ways to offer visitors complex and compelling information.Kippen de Alba Chu is Executive Director of ‘Iolani Palace. Within the past year, he was forced to deal with two take-overs of ‘Iolani Palace and its grounds by Hawaiian independence organizations. As a member of the important 50th Anniversary of Statehood Commission he took part in discussions on whether to allow commemorations of statehood on the Palace grounds, a source of contention for many Hawaiians.Friday, April 17, 2009, 6:00 – 7:30 PMBishop Museum, Atherton HalauFree & Open to the PublicCo-sponsored by Hawaiʻi Museums Association, Bishop Museum, UHM History Commemorative Project, and UHM Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program

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A Conversation about Controversy & Complexity (Free)

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