Hawai`i
Forgiveness Project

Hawai`i International Forgiveness Day

Sunday, August 4, 2024: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Rose Street Church, Kalihi; 2319 Rose St, Honolulu, HI 96819

Honoring Heroes of Forgiveness: Trish Ellis, Kumu Aaron Mahi, Merritt Sakata,
Laurie Arial Tochiki, EPIC `Ohana

Roger Epstein, Aloha Happiness Project, mission to Bhutan
Ryan Kealii Souza: Host, oli, pule protocol; music: Hawai`i Aloha

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"Rebirth"

August 6, 2023

Family Festival, Complimentary to All
Forgiveness Heroes
Lokahi Center, Waianae Mountains, O'ahu

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for full information

Ho'omau ke Aloha

Returning to our Natural Self
Through Aloha Forgiveness

Conference, February 2024

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early registration

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Past Events:

Hawai'i International Forgiveness Day
20th Annual Family Festival

August 7, 2022

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A great friend of the Hawai'i Forgiveness Project,
Bishop Stephen Randolph Sykes
passed away April 21, 2022 at Queen's Hospital, Honolulu
surrounded by his family and much love. He was 71 years old.

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Overcoming Prejudice
with Aloha

A special event hosted with
United Nations Interfaith Harmony Week

February 15, 2022

19th Annual
Hawai'i International Forgiveness Day

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of the 2021 Forgiveness Festival

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easy to print and share

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about this event

Hawa'ii International Forgiveness Day 2020

was held on Sunday, August 16, 2:00 pm.
Public Zoom Conference

Zoom to Forgiveness

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to download brochure/flyer
(PDF)

Complete Event Description
with guests, themes, details, links

Hawai'i International
Forgiveness Day
2018

"Live and Live Well"

Our 16th Anniversary celebration of Forgiveness as a lifestyle,
skills and ideas that can be learned and taught.

Lessons anyone can use, to make transformation in life possible -- regardless
of religious, philosophical or political persuasion.

Heroes of Forgiveness:
Joy Alboro and Hercules Huihui

Host:
Aaron Mahi
Music Master of 'Iolani Palace

Special Musical Guest:
Roy Sakuma

Sunday, August 5, 2018, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
at Living Life Source, Manoa

Hawai'i International
Forgiveness Day, 2017

The full annual program, courtesy of 'Olelo Community Media
Ho’oponopono with Kahu Kauila Clark
Forgiveness Qigong with Master Qing Chuan Wang
Practice to forgive ourselves with WCCC Pastor from New Hope Windward
Forgiveness Hula with New Hope’s Element Halau
Dances of Universal Peace with John Sausedo, dance leader,
Tao Forgiveness Practice: Ambassadors from the Love Peace Harmony Foundation
and Master Calligrapher Orlena Wong-Sambueno

Special Memorial Excerpt:
Kahu Kauila Clark
exploring the depths of ho'oponono and traditional Hawaiian practice

Photo Gallery 2016

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August 7, 2016
Community Church of Honolulu
2345 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu Hawai'i

2:00 - 6:00 pm
free festival, open to all

Video Gallery

Hawai'i International Forgiveness Day
2015

Photo Gallery

held at historic Kawaiaha'o Church, Honolulu
957 Punchbowl Street, near 'Iolani Palace

marking the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Complete Program Description

Press Release

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on the second Friday of every month in Honolulu)

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Silence and Forgiveness
2014 Program

Detailed Information
about Forgiveness Day 2014

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Photo Gallery: Silence and Forgiveness
The Rose Oratory, Chaminade University

The complete video record
of Hawai'i International Forgiveness Day 2013

All the events, performances and ideas
at the State Capitol Rotunda, Honolulu

Mahalo to all who made it possible...

Photo Gallery:
September 1, 2013
The 175th Birthday of Queen Lili'uokalani
111 photos of a special day at 'Iolani Palace

Introduction to the Program
for the 11th Annual
Hawai'i International Forgiveness Day

The Making of Ti-Leaf Lei

In honor of the Queen, people at Forgiveness Day made scores of
traditional ti-leaf lei, a mark of respect. Expert kupuna were there to teach...
and the lei-making continues:

• in honor of the 175th Birthday of the Queen on September 1...
• as part of United Nations Peace Day on Sept.21...
• included in the celebration of the Five Principles of Peace in Beijing...

You can participate today!

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Gallery: Forgiveness Day 2012

A collection of images from Forgiveness Day 2012
in the Capitol Rotunda, Honolulu Hawai'i

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Kahea
A Call from the People of Hawai'i
at the State Capitol, Honolulu, 2012

"From this place of honor and shared voices, we, the people of Hawai’i Nei, issue this Kahea to our own souls, to each other and to the world for a renewal of forgiveness in our lives."

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a not-for-profit community organization, celebrating forgiveness in all its forms
part of a network of festivals in more than 80 countries

“Behold not with anger the sins of man, but forgive and cleanse.”
--Queen Lili'uokalani

Hawai’i is a multicultural society whose people deeply respect
the values of the first people who first settled our islands, long ago.
A life of forgiveness is demonstrated clearly by traditional
Hawaiian culture, through the spirit of Aloha (welcome, love)
and the practice of Ho`oponopono (balance, understanding).

We support forgiveness in all its religious, artistic,
personal, judicial, educational, social and political forms.
Hawai'i is an example for the world, both small in size
and large in significance, of what is true and possible.

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Gallery of Forgiveness Arts
a book highlighting
winners of the Images and Poetry Awards

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to browse and read this fine-quality full-color book

Visions of Forgiveness
Three full 30-minute programs produced in partnership with 'Olelo Community Television

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to view free, full-length streaming video clips

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