Past Events
Join us to help design and implement a reusable foodware system for Hilo!
Tuesday, October 24th – Saturday, October 28th, 2023
All members of the public are invited to attend one of multiple workshops and provide their thoughts on a system design that is accessible and convenient for everyone. The workshops will offer participants the experience of borrowing, using, and returning a reusable cup, to obtain their perspectives on how a reusable foodware system would work best for them. There will be questions about system design, materials, and return incentives, with the goal of designing a system rooted in the Hawaiian values of Kanaka, ʻĀina, and AkuaConnections (Humankind, Land, and Spirit).
Food and drinks provided
$40 cash gift for participants facing financial hardship (limited)
Drop in whenever you can to share your experience and ideas
The “Full Circuit” workshop takes 20-30 min
Workshop materials available in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, English, Japanese, and Tagalog
Flyer for full week
October 24 (Tuesday)
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
UH Hilo Community Connections Fair - Drop-in Design Full Circuit Workshop on the University of Hawaiʻi Library Lanai happening in tandum with the UH Hilo Community Connections Fair (Flyer). Free pizza and drinks provided while supplies last.
October 25 (Wednesday)
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Full Circuit Workshop in Downtown Hilo - Drop-in Design Workshop at Moʻoheau Bandstand near the bus terminal and farmer’s market. Sandwiches, musubi, sushi, cookies, and drinks provided, while provisions last (Flyer).
October 26 (Thursday)
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
October 27 (Friday)
1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Kuʻi & Kani Panaʻewa - Panaʻewa Community Center at Panaʻewa Park Come kuʻi kalo, and hoʻokani pila with ʻohana Panaʻewa. Bring your papa and/or pohaku kuʻi ʻai down to Panaewa Park - even if you don’t know how to use them! Following a full-circuit presentation by Zero Waste Hawaii Island and Perpetual, we’ll kuʻi and kani - We’ll pound some kalo and jam some ʻono music! BRING YOUR PAPA AND PŌHAKU!!! BRING YOUR UKULELES/GUITARS/PAKINI BASS! (Flyer)
October 28 (Saturday)
12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center Lanai - Drop-in Design Mini Workshop as part of the Downtown Halloween festivities. Free cookies while supplies last and Halloween crafts for the keiki.
We provide access to our activities without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, or disability. If you require reasonable modifications due to disability, please call Jennifer Navarra at 808 657-5972 ten working days prior to our event.
