Commission on Community Building
2010 Awards Celebration Photo Gallery
A progressive voice in Hawai'i promoting the positive healing role of religion in public life by encouraging dialogue, challenging extremism, and facilitating nonviolent community activism
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Honpa Hongwanji Hawai‘i Betsuin
Ronald C. White, Jr., Keynote Speaker
Healing Role in Hawai‘i
This award seeks to recognize a Hawai‘i based organization or institution that – through its witness and actions – has provided a positive healing role in Hawai‘i during the past year.
American Friends Service Committee Hawai‘i Area Program
Encouraging Non-Violent Civic Participation
This award seeks to recognize a Hawai‘i based organization or institution that – through its witness and actions – has encouraged exemplary, non-violent civic participation during the past year.
Nakem Youth
Facilitating Community Activism
This award seeks to recognize a Hawai‘i based organization or institution that – through its witness and actions – has facilitated community activism during the past year.
Faith in Action for Community Equity (FACE)
Challenging Religious or Political Extremism
This award seeks to recognize a Hawai‘i based organization or institution that – through its witness and actions – has effectively challenged religious or political extremism in Hawai‘i in the past year.
The Parish of St. Clement, Episcopal
Flame of Hope Award
This award seeks to recognize a Hawai‘i resident, who through his or her witness and actions has ignited or fanned a flame of hope in Hawai‘i.
Reverend Yoshiaki Fujitani
Special Recognition
Mary Adamski
2004 - October 16 at the Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin
Keynote: Dr. Gwynne Guibord, Being Faithful in a Time of Hate and Violence
Healing Role in Hawai‘i – Hina Mauka
Encouraging Nonviolent Civic Participation – Clean Elections Hawai‘i
Facilitating Community Activism – Hawai‘i Juvenile Justice Project
Challenging Religious and Political Extremism – Equality Hawai‘i
Flame of Hope – Hawai‘i Citizens for the Separation of State and Church
2005 - October 15 at the Nu‘uanu Congregational Church
Keynote: Rev. Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson, Another World is Possible
Healing Role in Hawai‘i – Hawai‘i International Forgiveness Project
Encouraging Nonviolent Civic Participation – Project Dana
Facilitating Community Activism – Veterans for Peace, Hawaii Chapter
Challenging Religious and Political Extremism – American Civil Liberties Union
Flame of Hope – Grace Furukawa
2006 - October 21 at Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin
Keynote: Utu Langi, The Truth About Homelessness
Healing Role in Hawai‘i – H-5, Hawaii Helping the Hungry Have Hope
Encouraging Nonviolent Civic Participation – Kokua Council
Facilitating Community Activism – Life of the Land
Challenging Religious and Political Extremism – ACLU Hawai‘i
Flame of Hope – Lt. Ehren Watada
2007 - October 7 at Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin
Keynote: Honorable Mazie Hirono, How Safe Are Our Nation's Freedoms?
Healing Role in Hawai‘i - Counseling and Spiritual Care Center of Hawaii
Encouraging Nonviolent Civic Participation – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i
Facilitating Community Activism – The Japanese American Citizens League –
Honolulu Chapter
Flame of Hope – Ann Wright
2008 - October 12 at Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin
Keynote: Jerry Burris, How Free and Fair is the Press?
Healing Role in Hawai‘i – Shinnyo-En Hawaii (Annual Floating Lantern Event for Peace)
Facilitating Community Activism –
The Church of the Crossroads and The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu
Flame of Hope – Rob Hail
2009 - October 11 at the Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin
Keynote: Professor Jon Van Dyke, Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis
Healing Role in Hawai‘i – Pacific Health Ministries
Encouraging Nonviolent Civic participation – Interfaith Round Table Kaua‘i
Facilitating Community Activism – Hawai‘i People's Fund
Challenging Religious or Political Extremism – Family Equality Coalition Hawai‘i
Flame of Hope – Hakim Ouansafi, Muslim Association of Hawai‘i