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Stay Safe and Be Prepared

We have rescheduled our 1 Year Hubbiversary to Thursday, 9/20, from 5-7:30pm. Wellness Wednesday with Wildkraft Herbs is postponed until November 7. Further event rescheduling will be announced as we receive more information.

We will be closed Thursday and Friday, 8/23-24. Unlimited members and office holders will have access as usual. You are encouraged to shelter in place, but here is a list of available shelters:

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To help you prepare, here is an emergency preparedness guide published by the Hawaii State Civil Defense:

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Why I Teach: Civil Beat’s Speaker Series Featuring our Community Manager, Anne Weber

***Update: This event has been rescheduled to Friday, 9/28 due to Hurricane Lane. Tickets for this event will be valid for the new date.

It’s back to school time for many of us, and to celebrate this time of year, Civil Beat is hosting another Hawaii Storyteller event called Why I Teach.

This event features a group of local teacher leaders telling stories of how they became educators. We’re extra excited about this event because our very own Community Manager Anne Weber will be one of the storytellers!

Anne Weber Impact HubMost of you know Anne as the person that keeps Impact Hub HNL running smoothly on a daily basis, but she is also a writer and educator. Anne was a state teacher fellow and she serves on the Advisory Council for the Native Alliance Initiative for Teach for America nationally. Prior to joining Impact Hub HNL, Anne taught elementary school in Waianae at Ma’ili Elementary for four years.

About her calling to teach, Anne says “the work was more rewarding than I could have ever imagined. Teaching indigenous students is close to my heart because I never had native teachers growing up. Students that have teachers they can relate to and see themselves in makes a significant difference in their learning. The rest of the story you’ll just have to come next Friday and hear for yourself.”

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This Hawaii Storyteller’s event, part of a larger series produced by Civil Beat, will feature a group of local teachers offering up a diverse range of storytelling experiences, with each storyteller sharing personal challenges, triumphs, and insights as to what makes teaching in Hawaii so unique.

The featured storytellers for this Moth Radio Hour-style show includes the following storytellers:

  • Hokulani Holt, Kumu Hula of Pau O Hiiaka and Director of Ka Hikina O Ka La and Coordinator of
  • Hawaii Papa O Ke Ao at the University of Hawaii Maui College
  • Douglas Kiang, Computer science teacher at Punahou School
  • Keil Oberlander, English Language Arts teacher at Waianae High School
  • Mahina Paishon-Duarte, Principal of Kanu o ka Aina New Century Public Charter School
  • Christina Torres, English teacher at Punahou School
  • Anne Weber, Community Manager at Impact Hub Honolulu and former teacher at Maili Elementary School

This event will be held at Arts at Marks Garage in Chinatown. Arrive at 6:00 p.m. to enjoy interactive activities and a no-host bar. The event will start promptly at 7:00 p.m. Register here for this event (registration is $10).

Happy International Coworking Day!

In 2010, Google Coworking Group in Rio de Janiero made up a holiday, and the rest is history!

Read all about how it got started and 8 other recent articles about how coworking boosts the economy, productivity, AND happiness!

  • 2018 marks the 8th year of International Coworking Day
  • It was started by a workspace operator in Rio de Janeiro and is now gaining traction with coworking operators all over the world
  • We’ve rounded up 8 popular articles that tell the story of coworking’s growth, and how its future might unfold

Catch the rest of the story on AllWork’s blog…

Healthy Living Cooking Classes at Impact Hub HNL with Down to Earth!

If you are interested in learning more about natural foods and healthy eating, Sisi and Maddie from DTE are hosting 2 more classes over the coming months (August 28 and September 25, both at 6pm). This free class gives the community an opportunity to explore simple vegetarian recipes that can be enjoyed as weeknight meals or shared at office potlucks. And there are always yummy samples!

The August 28 class will feature Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels, which are made by wrapping pretty rainbow salad in tortilla smothered with beautiful hot pink beet hummus! Upcoming classes are FREE but do require reservations. Please register in advance here.

Our Kakaako neighborhood is full of awesome places to eat, drink, and be merry. A few months ago we were happy to see that Hawaii-based company Down to Earth opened their largest Oahu store just a few blocks from us.

Down to Earth operates four stores on Oahu and one on Maui, offering a huge selection of organic and natural foods, local produce, and fresh deli offerings. The Kakaako location offers made-to-order sushi, pizza, sandwiches and more, great for a quick bite to eat before, during, or after work.

You can reach the DTE team for questions or to learn more: (808) 947-3249.

Event Spotlight: Trash 2 Treasure Festival

Join us 8/18 from 12-3pm for a free community art project. RSVP for free here. 

Trash into Treasure is a collaboration between Pena People and Impact Hub HNL to create public art from marine debris found on the Trash To Treasure Beach Clean-up on August 11th from 8-11am at 2 convenient locations in Kailua and Diamond Head.

 

 

Join Pena People’s 1st art public art event featuring live music by Kelandy, pupus provided by GRYLT, local vendors and an art creation station where the public is invited to help us create art using marine debris!
Pena People’s mission is to make art more accessible to the public. Anyone can not only make art but also do some good for the environment at the same time. Raising money through selling our original t-shirts, we are able to fund this event and create recycled public art installations using marine debris from beach clean ups.
The artwork will be in permanent display at the Impact Hub Honolulu after the event.
We will have 9 vendors including:

 

  • Atmo Systems
  • Innovation Planner
  • Pono Home Essentials
  • Playground Art Crew
  • Educ8
  • Hawaii Wave Images
  • Local Artist Eri Irwin
  • Pena People
  • SAAC
You are welcome to bring your own CLEAN trash to add to our art installation. Please wash is with dishsoap and dry in advance of the project. All ages are welcome, join us in beautifying our aina!