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Holiday Brunch || Holiday Closures + This Week’s Newsletter

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Member Announcements

Please join us for a Member Brunch on December 18 from 11AM-1PM. The Hub team will be making homemade pancakes, waffles, and have lots of yummy toppings for both! Everyone is welcome to bring a favorite brunch dish to share.

Please note our Holiday closure: Impact Hub HNL is closed from December 24 and will reopen January 2. During the closure, we’ll be open to Unlimited members and Office holders, but closed to Part-Time, Starter, and Meeting Room Members. If you have any questions, please contact us.

December + January Events

Pono Home Pop-Up

Stock up with products from this lovely zero-waste body care company.

December 17, 12PM-2PM
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Greener Reader: The Green Bookclub

Meet, mingle, & help build 2020’s Greener Reader list.

December 17, 6PM-8:30PM
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Handling HER Business: A financial movement

Join the feminine money movement & secure your financial future.

January 8, 12:30PM-1:30PM
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Smart Tax Strategies for Small Biz + Freelancers

Get tips for managing 2019 taxes and preparing a better 2020.

January 9, 12PM-1:30PM
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Women’s Speak Introduction

Find your voice with this powerful group of women.

January 13, 6:30PM-7:30PM
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Community Notes

Impact Partner Feature with Murray Clay of Ulupono Initiative

Learn more about this cool impact investment firm + Impact Partner in our blog feature. Read it here.

 

Happy Thanksgiving + This Week’s Newsletter

 

ImpactART Happens December 5

Join us next week for ImpactART. This free event features the comic, video, and sequential art of Aria Villafranca. In these images, Aria has created an alien world for the viewer to enter, examine, and inhabit… to escape reality to enter a world of fiction. Learn more about the artist & the event here.

Member Announcements

Happy Thanksgiving from our team to yours.

We’ll be closed Thursday and Friday (November 28 and 29) for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Unlimited member & office holders still have 24/7 access. We will not be open to the public, Part-Time, nor Starter members.

Giving Tuesday: This annual giving event encourages everyone to support the organizations they love. If you can give this year, take a peek at our newest blog about some of our Member organizations that are doing awesome & impactful work on the island and around the world.

In the spirit of giving, we are also participating in the Toys for Tots gift giving program till the end of the day, Monday, December 2. New unwrapped toys, cash or credit card donations are accepted at the host desk.

Upcoming Events

Monthly Live Kirtan Event

Meditative singing and live music.

November 29, 7PM-9PM
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Panel Discussion: Advertising Achievers

Three of Hawaii’s young and influential leaders in marketing and advertising.

December 3, 6PM-7:30PM
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Indie Lens Pop-Up Film Series

The first of this FREE film series, about race relations in Chicago in the 1960s.

December 4, 5:30PM-8:15PM
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Pono Home Pop-Up

Stock up with products from this lovely zero-waste body care company.

December 17, 12PM-2PM
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Happy Thanksgiving + This Week’s Newsletter

Happy Thanksgiving from our team to yours.

We’ll be closed next week Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Unlimited member & office holders still have 24/7 access. We will not be open to the public, Part-Time, nor Starter members.

Featured Event: ImpactART with Aria Villafranca

We’re hosting Aria Villafranca for our last ImpactART of 2019 for comics, videos, and very cool interpretations of humanity. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us December 5 at 6pm. Learn more.

Member Announcements

What We Stand For: Read about our official commitment to sustainability in our newest blog.

Welcome our newest members: Dr. Darragh O’Carroll, Aubrianna Kohon, Nathalie Champion, Görkem Hayta, and Nadia Barulich.

Upcoming Events

Indie Lens Pop-Up Film Series

The first of this FREE film series, about race relations in Chicago in the 1960s.

December 4, 5:30PM-8:15PM
Learn More!

 

Pono Home Pop-Up

Stock up with products from this lovely zero-waste body care company.

December 17, 12PM-2PM
Learn more.

Community Announcements

Intern with Elemental Excelerator Companies

Intern with mission-driven businesses! Cohort 8 of the Elemental Excelerator has 5 intern positions available in Hawaii and 2 in California.

Learn more.

Startup Grind Happens Tonight + This Week’s Newsletter

Startup Grind Honolulu Hosts Mai Lieu Tonight

Today, November 14, 2019 from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Mai Lieu is an inventor, best selling author, & inspirational speaker, and is now a real estate investor and entrepreneur! Learn more and register ($15)

Some Holiday Notes! 🍂

Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch: Wednesday November 20, 12PM- 1PM. Sign up in the kitchen for what foods you can bring and share with members! All foods are welcome, and you don’t need to bring food to join.

Holiday Giving with Toys for Tots: From 10/23-12/2/19: We are accepting toys and funds for local children ages 0-12. Gifts must be new and unwrapped. Cash and Credit donations are accepted at the front desk.

Early heads up for Holiday hours! We will be closed Thanksgiving Day and the following day (November 28 and 29). In December, we will be closed starting Christmas Day, December 25, until January 2. As always, we’re open 24/7 for unlimited members and office holders.

✨UPCOMING EVENTS✨

Film Screening: She Started It

Friday, November 15, 2019 at 5:30 PM – 8PM. Meet & Greet Screening of “She Started It” with Hawaii Society for Technology in Education. Free! Learn more and register here.

Drawdown Deeper Dive Solutions Series!

Project Drawdown is a coalition of more than 200 researchers and other experts from 22 countries led by author, environmentalist, visionary and entrepreneur Paul Hawken. Learn more and register here.

Pono Home Truck Show

Tuesday, November 19 from 12PM-2PM. Stock up on sustainable, zero-waste body care for your holiday giving. Come try samples, learn more about natural body care, and shop! Free! Learn more here.

 

ImpactART: Vox with Aria Villafranca

Thursday, December 5, 6PM – 8PM. ImpactART happens in December with artist and illustrator, Aria Villafranca, featuring comic book-style sequences, standalone pieces, and animations, Aria invites us to examine the familiar through an unfamiliar lens. Learn more and register here.

✨COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS✨

17th Annual John Kelly Awards

This beautiful event awards environmental leaders in our local community while benefiting Surfrider Oahu to support their ongoing work to protect our ainaʻs ocean, beaches, and waves! Featuring music headliner Henry Kapono, along with a silent auction, ‘trashion’ show, and the environmental awards ceremony! Register here!

Each year, the Impact Hub network surveys a number of our 16,500 change-makers in 100+ locations across 55+ countries. We want to find out how being part of our network has helped them achieve their goals. Check out the results here, and find out how Impact Hub members around the world are working together for change.

Ka Maka ʻĪnana: Indigenous Worldview Project Design

This forthcoming design and venture ideation program is for students and adults interested in creating solutions that positively impact the pae ʻāina with our friends at Purple Prize.

In an intense 16-week program, you’ll learn design through a maoli worldview, connect with amazing people, ideate social enterprises, technologies, and sustainable consumer products that solve local problems, and positively impact your community and future generations. Learn more and apply at www.purpleprize.com/inana 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Climathon Events + This Week’s Newsletter

In partnership with Member organization Zero Waste Oahu, we are excited to announce the schedule for our Climathon on October 26. With leading climate experts and organizations, you’ll be sure to find something awesome, engaging, and inspiring.

There will be three public workshops during the day and a pizza & film night for everyone starting at 6pm. Thanks to Hawaii Business Magazine for being our media partner. If you would like to help sponsor or support the event, please reply to this email to connect with George Yarbrough.

Not sure if the event is a fit? We’ve put together two articles explaining what, exactly is a hackathon, and how your local action has global impact.

Everyone is welcome at all the events! Click here to register and learn more!

✨UPCOMING EVENTS✨

IMPACT HUB HONOLULU WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY OCTOBER 14TH IN OBSERVATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY. As usual, members with unlimited plans, offices and designated desks will have access.

Vegan Dinner & Kirtan

Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 5PM – 7PM. Join us for a fun evening of good food, music, and company. Free! Learn more here.

 

 

Pono Home Essentials Trunk Show – Monthly Event

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 12PM – 2PM. Come sample and purchase locally-made zero-waste body care from Pono Home Essentials. Learn more here.

 

Wellness Wednesdays: Sound Healing with Bryan Jordan

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM. Sound healing is a deeply meditative practice that anyone can enjoy! Bryan plays crystal singing bowls & the didgeridoo to help clear your energy field and prepare you for deep relaxation. $15. Learn more here.

Freelancer’s Network: Grow Your Inbound Funnel with Digital Marketing

Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 12 PM – 1:30 PM. Improve and transform your Inbound Marketing funnel using the latest field-proven strategies. Free!

Click to learn more – currently sold out – but, we almost always have space. Click the link sign up for waitlist. 

Civics & Plastics Workshop: City Council Bill 40 Reboot

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 5 PM – 7:30 PM. Get your voice heard in the fight against single-use plastic. Free. Learn more about founder of ZWO Nicole in our blog feature here.

Learn more and register here.

How to Improve Hawaii’s Business Climate

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 5 PM – 6:30 PM. An important discussion about improving Hawaii’s business climate with Steve Petranik, editor of Hawaii Business Magazine & Kam Napier, editor-in-chief of Pacific Business News. $15.

Learn more an register here.

✨COMMUNITY NEWS✨

Elemental Excelerator Town Square + Cohort Demo

Friday, October 11, 2pm-7pm: Our Impact Partner Elemental Excelerator is hosting a Town Square event to announce their new cohort companies and an awesome lineup of featured guests. Learn more and register here.

What the Heck is Climathon + This Week’s Newsletter

Climate Action is happening all over the world! Citizens are marching in cities, and watching as a young woman from Sweden takes on the global leadership at the UN to make real commitments in taking action

This movement is a global imperative AND it’s a local movement. This is why we’re so excited to host our upcoming Climathon Honolulu Hackathon in October. We realized some people might not be familiar with the Hackathon concept behind this event, so we wrote an explainer here.

TL;DR: we’re gathering the community together for a full-day of solutions building on October 26, and we’d love for you to get involved. Event registration forthcoming! 

We’re also VERY excited to announce that these events will be hosted in partnership with Zero Waste Oahu! Learn more about this great organization here.

Zero-Waste & Sustainability Marketplace

TONIGHT, September 26, 2019 at 5:30PM. As part of the pre-programming to Climathon Honolulu, we’re gathering for a Marketplace to help you vote with your dollars for local businesses making zero-waste, sustainable products. You’ll find food, gifts, activist booths and MORE! Potluck pau hana. BYO utensils, plates, and bags. Learn more here.

✨UPCOMING EVENTS✨

Be The Change ~ Impact Travel Gathering

Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 6 PM – 8:30 PM. Mix and mingle as you rotate through travel stations & meeting new friends as you explore the hot new world of group impact travel by Thrive Global. Learn more and register/$3-$5.

Pono Home Essentials Trunk Show – Monthly Event

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 12PM – 2PM. Come sample and purchase locally-made zero-waste body care from Pono Home Essentials. Learn more here.

Freelancer’s Network: Grow Your Inbound Funnel with Digital Marketing

Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 12 PM – 1:30 PM. Improve and transform your Inbound Marketing funnel using the latest field-proven strategies and techniques in Digital Marketing. Learn more and register.

✨COMMUNITY NEWS✨

Meet Tippi, the ‘travelatarian’ behind social travel group Thrive Global. Tippi leads adults on service trips around the world and gives back to local Hawaii organizations too. Learn more about her cool organization and WHAT’S UP with Anne’s wacky costumes here in our most recent member feature.

Hawaii’s Changing Ocean

THURSDAY, October 3, 6:30PM-8pm: Mark Hixon is one of the most cited scientific author on coral-reef ecology in the US. In this talk, he will summarize the many gifts our ocean provides us, describe human-caused threats to our coastal ecosystems, and review solutions he believes we must implement. Presented by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation. Learn more and register here.

HANOCON

THURSDAY/FRIDAY, October 10-11. HANOCON, from the Hawaii Alliance for Non-Profit Organizations (HANO), is the largest annual gathering bringing together nonprofit professionals–as well as sector allies, supporters, and advocates – to network, learn, share ideas, and collaborate. Learn more and register here.