Check our Newsroll below for periodic updates.  You may also want to check out some of the social sites:  

 Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 2010  -  Facebook group  

 Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 2010  - Facebook event  

 Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 'Opio (youth) program  -  Facebook group

 HOSW2010 - Twitter 

September 7, 2010

CANADA DAY FEATURED CHIEFS

August 28, 2010

PRE-GATHERING EVENT INFORMATION 

International Indigenous Culture and Arts Festival at Waimea Valley

When you pick up your packets at the registration desk, be sure you have your tickets for the Festival, which you will get only if you have signed up for this event. The registration desk opens Thursday, September 2, 2010 from 8:00am - 4:00pm. You may add guests (up to four) at $40.00 per person (round-trip transportation, lunch scrip) by signing them up at the Registration desk.

Buses leave Waikīkī at 8:00am.  Please check your shuttle bus schedule to see if the bus stops at or near your hotel.  The maps are online and inside the cover of your conference program.

Opening Ceremony at Kualoa

The drumming ceremony and arrival by voyaging canoes will commence at 10:00am.  Traditional dress is appropriate for the official opening when you are with the rest of your delegation.  There will be a Kupuna tent, food booths, music, cultural presentations and demonstrations throughout the day.

Buses leave Waikīkī beginning at 7:30am.

You must pick up your meal tickets with your registration packet.  If you want to add guests (up to four) you may pay for them at the registration table ($50.00 per person).  

For those able to get out to Kualoa earlier in the morning, a sunrise greeting will be chanted just before dawn. 

August 25, 2010

HOSW TAILGATE & FOOTBALL GAME:  UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I vs. UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Early birds can join us on September 2, 2010

Touchdown in Hawai‘i!  You can be a Warrior for a night as you and 40,000 of your Warrior friends open up the UH football season against the Trojans of Southern California.  Begin in the parking lot of Aloha Stadium for a good-times tailgate party full of barbecue, burgers and soft beverages.  Once inside the stadium, we sit together to cheer on our favorite team,, pumped up for the rest of the week.

Check here for more info and how to sign up.

August 24, 2010

UPDATES

Airport shuttles and updated programs 

In two short weeks the Hawaiian community will begins our welcomes as the first of more than 2,000 people from Indigenous communities around the globe arrive into Honolulu.

Updated information on transportation has been posted.  If you'll be seeking a ride from Honolulu Airport to Waikiki, or vice versa, check here for more information.

Have you seen the printed program, yet?  You'll get a copy in your HOSW bag, but if you want to review it now, click here.

Additional workshops and panels are being added every day.  One new session that's confirmed for Wednesday, September 8 at 11:00 AM is on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Disorders in Native Communities.

Keep checking back!

August 20, 2010

HOSW LOGISTICS NEWSLETTER

Countdown:  13 days to HOSW 2010

Airport Shuttle.  Transportation can be aranged for groups of 10 or more that is more cost-efficient than taking taxis.   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Manly Kanoa at  +1-808-591-6650.  Smaller groups can contact Speedi Shuttle at 1-877-242-5777 (U.S. and Canada) or by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Tours.  Tours to additional sites other than those designed for HOSW participants are always available.  Here are just a few:

• *  Polynesian Adventure Tours have tours going to Pearl Harbor, Polynesian Cultural Center and Punchbowl Crater.  HOSW registrants and guests have a discount on all tours.  Go to: http://hosw.top-hawaii-tours.com/
• *  Kualoa Park offers horse back riding, ATV road trips, movie set tours and tram tours deep into mountains.  Mention HOSW for your discount.  Go to:  www.kualoa.com.
• *  SeaHawaii offers boat trips to areas where you can swim with the turtles and during the season, you can swim with the whales.  Mention HOSW for your special price.  Go to:  www.seahawaii.com\english\

Golf Tournament.  Scheduled for Wednesday, September 8, expect a fun day of golfing, prizes and a dinner event at the end of the tournament.  The deadline has been extended. Please click here for an entry application.  For more information, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Sandi Halualani at +1-808-753-0280.

‘ŌPIO (YOUTH) CORNER.  The schedule of activities for youth between the ages of 13-24 is posted on the website, and also in the newly posted HOSW 2010 Program.  Check it out!  For more info, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Makanani Parker at +1-808-591-6650.

Exhibitors & Vendors.  Indigenous artists, cultural practitioners, health organizations and service providers interested in an exhibitor booth are invited to apply online at:  www.regonline.com/HOSW2010Vendors  or at www.hosw.com.  For more information, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Charlene Hazlewood at +1-808-591-6650

August 9, 2010

VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED

Fill out the Volunteer Survey

August 9, 2010

REGISTRATIONS

Credit cards still accepted

Payment by credit card is currently being accepted.

Kama'aina (resident) registration discounts now available. Go to HOSW 2010 Registration.

August 2, 2010

KAMA'AINA ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER

Also seeking local vendors, artisans, health providers, traditionalists and tons of volunteers.

July 23, 2010

COUNTDOWN to HOSW 2010

Group names due, credit card payment ending soon, schedule updated weekly

We in Hawai'i are so looking forward to welcoming the thousands of participants to HOSW 2010 in a few short weeks.

A few deadline reminders:

• *  Groups.  If you registered a group earlier, now is the time for the group contact to submit the names and completed applications for all members of the group by July 31.
• *  Credit card payment.  Registration may stay open, but credit card payments may be made through July 31.  After that, certified checks will be welcomed.
• *  Choral festival.  Groups planning to participate in the choral festival shall submit their list of songs by July 31.

Volunteers are welcomed!  Your time & talents would be so helpful.

Kama'aina rates exist.  The code is 'kamaaina.'

A hui hou...See you soon!

DAILY WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS ARE POSTED

September 6-9 schedule online

The daily schedules for the presentations and workshops are posted by day here. 

Tracks include:

• *  Alcohol & Substance Abuse
• *  Educations, Training & Capacity Building
• *  Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
• *  Community Health
• *  Cultural & Traditional Healing
• *  Indigenous Research
• *  Leadership & Self-Determination &Governance
• *  Environmental Health
• *  Mental Health

Check the listings and start planning your daily schedule.

June 29, 2010

HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE OFFERS KAMA‘ĀINA RATES FOR HOSW

Free shuttle transportation to opening events and Hawai'i Convention Center

Proof of Hawaii Residency Required.  Click here for details.

 June 1, 2010

May 26, 2010

MORE TIME TO REGISTER

Registration extended to June 30, 2010

Last chance to register using current registration rates!  HOSW is extending registration through June 30, 2010.  Late registration rates will be in effect on July 1st.

Whe you're finished there, visit our Travel page to book your air and accommodations.  And take a good look at our Huaka'i (O'ahu and Neighbor Island excusions), too.

Regular registration won't be extended again.  Be part of the Healing Our Spirit Worldwide movement!

May 10, 2010

WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS

First glimpse at tracks

A draft schedule of workshops and presentations is now available for your convenience to help you plan your time and resources.

This is a draft that will certainly be updated and modified several times between now and August.  The final program will be in your Sixth Gathering packet.

 LINK  

May 8, 2010 

INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COUNCIL IN HONOLULU

Committee reports

The IIC is currently in Honolulu meeting with local planners and updates in all areas are being presented.  Stay tuned for updates on all pages here.

You should see the t-shirt designs! 

April 28, 2010 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

Register by May 31, 2010

To accommodate all who are scrambling to get your presentations finalized and registrations turned in, HOSW 2010 is extending the deadline to May 31, 2010.  Mahalo for your patience as we try to reply to each of you.

 As of June 1, Late Registration rates will be in effect.

April 8, 2010 

HOSW INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS HEALING FESTIVAL

Waimea Valley Park on Saturday, September 4, 2010

Before the opening sessions, HOSW will welcome all registered attendees to Waimea Valley Park for the International Indigenous Healing Festival on Saturday, September 4th.

Waimea is a historic valley with many cultural and botanic resources.  There will be arts and craft demonstrations, food booths, vendors, musical demonstrations and a powwow in the upper meadow.

April 7, 2010 

REGISTRATION RATES GO UP JUNE 1, 2010

Register now!

Current registration rates are in effect through May 31, 2010.  This is also the deadline to pay by personal check or credit card.  After this date, late registration will be in effect.

 We want to see you in September.  Register now!

April 7, 2010 

INDIGENOUS CULTURE & ARTS MARKETPLACE

Vendor applications are now available

Mahalo for your interest in the Indigenous Culture and Arts Market. We have three levels of participation. Vendor applications are now available online.

Shipping and handling of all merchandise and/or art pieces is the sole responsibility of the vendor. The vendor will also assume the responsibility for clearing customs and complying with other regulations that apply to interisland, US continental and/or international shipping. Your local contacts will be HOSW, the Hawai'i Convention Center, and International Convention and Event Services (ICES). 

If you have any questions about this application, please e-mail or call Char Hazlewood at 808-591-6650.  

March 12, 2010

CHECK WITH YOUR IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

Do you need to apply for a visa waiver?

January 10, 2010

UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF ABSTRACTS RECEIVED

Letters will be issued by end of January

We know you are anxiously waiting to hear about your submitted abstract(s) for the upcoming Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 2010, The Sixth Gathering.  We have received more than 450 abstracts from all over the world--mahalo!

Members of the HOSW International Indigenous Council gathered in Hawai'i last week to do a final review.  Letters will be issued by the end of January.  We ask for, and appreciate, your patience.

Mahalo,

Vicky Holt Takamine
HOSW 2010 Coordinator

 January 11, 2010

 YOUTH MANA'O 

 Why are Indigenous youth excited about HOSW 2010? 

 Johnny Seve of Aotearoa says...

 Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 2010 -- ‘Opio (Youth) Program 

December 23, 2009

NA HUAKA'I

Site visits to healing centers and sacred places

HOSW 2010 is happy to be announcing huaka'i, site visits, to various locations around O'ahu and following The Sixth Gathering, to the neighbor islands.  Absorb the history, the culture of Hawai'i.  Visit healing centers and share wise practices.  Pay tribute at sacred sites and storied places.  Honor the ancestors by serving the land.

Sign up as soon as more information is posted at the end of January.

December 9, 2009

GRANTS FOR ARTISTS TO ATTEND HOSW

Native Creative Development Program grants - submit letter of inquiry by April 1, 2010

Artists interested in attending HOSW 2010 can submit a letter of inquiry into this Native Creative Development Program for support to attend.  Eligibility includes presentations in visual, performance and literary arts.  Once notified of award on or about September 7, 2010, the grant will reimburse grantee for expenses already incurred.

See the website for more information and additional resources! 

December 4, 2009

MASTER HAWAIIAN QUILT MAKER GUSSIE BENTO

Talk story and demonstration

Aunty Gussie Bento invites you to talk story about quilt making during HOSW 2010.  She will be available Monday & Tuesday from 10 AM - 12 noon during the Sixth Gathering.  Come learn about Hawaiian quilt making and share your stories. 

More details soon about putting together a Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 2010 quilt and how you can participate! 

HOSW CHORAL FESTIVAL  - September 8, 2010

Calling all choral groups

Choral groups are encouraged to bring a 15 minute selection of songs to share at the festival and during daily choral sessions. Each group will have an opportunity to present their selection at least once during the week at the daily Choral Sessions and if interested at the Village and Marketplace.  Participation is limited. Please submit your presentation early.  Link here for an online application or here for more information.

La la la la la ... 

December 1, 2009

INDIGENOUS RESEARCH & EVALUATION SUMMIT  - September 1-2, 2010

HOSW 2010 Pre-Sixth Gathering event

When it comes to research and evaluation in Indigenous communities, what constitutes a best practice? What are the cultural, ethnic, and linguistic factors that make research and program evaluation in Indigenous communities unique? What ethical codes should apply? Join us for this unique gathering of leading academics and researchers from inside and outside Indigenous communities as we tackle these issues and raise the profile of research and evaluation in Indigenous communities. For further information, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

November 3, 2009

AUSTRALIA PORTAL IS ONLINE

Travel info is available for HOSW 2010 participants traveling from Australia.

Participants traveling from Australia are encouraged to contact Mick Gooda, HOSW International Indigenous Council member from Australia.  Diverse Travel Australia has been named the official travel partner for you. Be sure to register for regular news updates on the travel packages from Sydney and other locations.

REGISTRATION

Regular registration rates through May 31, 2010. LATE registration rates increase effective June 1, 2010.

Register now for the The Sixth Gathering.

We look forward to welcoming you in September. E komo mai! 

ABSTRACT DATES

Mahalo to all who have submitted abstracts

The program committee is sorting through them now. Notification as to the status of the presentation will be made by January 15, 2010.

Presentations may include wise practices, program successes, traditional and cultural programming and research in health, healing, addictions and self determination. We also seek traditional sharing via cultural workshops or demonstrations, visual and performing arts.

Whatever your area of expertise or talent that you plan to share, an abstract must be submitted. For your convenience and a conscious effort to reduce paper use, abstracts may be submitted online. We look forward to hearing from you!

AOTEAROA PORTAL IS ONLINE

Travel info is available for HOSW 2010 participants travelling from Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Barry Bublitz, the HOSW International Indigenous Council member from Aotearoa, has gone live with a site just for the Aotearoa Whanau planning to attend HOSW 2010. Navigator Tours has been named the official travel partner for you. Be sure to register for regular news updates on the travel packages from Auckland and other NZ locations. Kia ora.  

DATES and DEADLINES

Schedule of HOSW 2010 deadlines to keep you on track

Now that the Call for Abstracts has been posted and online Registration is available, a schedule of Dates and Deadlines has been posted for your convenience. Please synchronize the important dates with your calendar to ensure your participation in Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 2010. Mahalo nui (many thanks).

VOLUNTEERING FOR HOSW 2010

Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 2010 needs kokua

Healing Our Spirit Worldwide welcomes the assistance of volunteers all ages and skill sets, including students with service obligations. If you are able to serve HOSW 2010 in a volunteer capacity, we'd like to learn more about your time and talents. Please complete the attached survey and send it back to us. Your kokua (assistance) will help to assure the success of HOSW 2010. Mahalo nui.

 For more information, please contact Papa Ola Lokahi
894 Queen Street Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 597-6550
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