Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution

07/03/2026

Know any incoming UHM freshmen committed to building more peaceful, just and collaborative communities? Please pass on this award opportunity sponsored by Conflict Resolution Alliance!

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06/18/2026

In partnership with the Office of the Chancellor, we are honored to welcome Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr. to UH Mānoa for a special public lecture.

As Dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Martin Luther King Jr. Int’l Chapel Assistants at Morehouse College Morehouse College and a globally recognized scholar of ethics and nonviolence, Dr. Carter will share insights on Moral Courage and Nonviolent Transformation.

📅 Wednesday, July 15, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Architecture Auditorium, UH Mānoa

A panel discussion moderated by Dr. Maya Soetoro will follow the lecture.

🎟 Free and open to the public
🔗 Register through the link in our bio

05/14/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Brien Hallett on his upcoming retirement.

Brien has been our premier scholar on war, peace, and ethics. We will miss his warm presence and humor and wish all the best to this inspirational educator.

If you were a student of Dr. Hallett's, you can share your mahalos here!

02/28/2026

“If we are demonstrating kindness, helping kupuna or keiki, that’s an act of peace-building,” Soetoro said. “If we are working in the fish pond or nourishing the farms for food security, that is peace building.” Read this beautiful profile of Dr. Maya Soetoro as she reflects on being honored with the Long Live and Prosper Tribute Award: https://manoamirror.org/5247/showcase/a-conversation-with-dr-maya-soetoro/ #

Ceeds of Peace The Peace Studio Institute for Climate and Peace's Community Conversation Page Obama Foundation

02/18/2026

🖖✨We are over the moon to share that our very own Dr. Maya Soetoro is a 2026 recipient of the Live Long and Prosper (LLAP) Tribute Award!

Presented by the Nimoy-Knight Foundation, this honor celebrates those who carry on the legacy of the legendary Leonard Nimoy—championing diverse voices, serving others, and building bridges through peaceful dialogue. Dr. Soetoro joins an incredible "crew" of past honorees like LeVar Burton, Bill Nye, and George Takei. 🚀

https://sci.manoa.hawaii.edu/boldly-going/

Ceeds of Peace The Peace Studio Institute for Climate and Peace's Community Conversation Page Obama Foundation

By Sophia Kim-O’Sullivan Dr. Maya Soetoro, Faculty Specialist in the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, has been named a 2026 recipient of t

02/06/2026

Inspired by the 2,300 mile Walk for Peace by the Theravada Monks, Wake Up Honolulu with support from the Honolulu Mindfulness Community are organizing a Walk for Peace in Downtown Honolulu. The walk will take place this Sunday, February 8th, 2026, with the intention of showing gratitude to the monks and to practice peace within ourselves and our community here in Hawai'i.

The “Walk for Peace Honolulu” will be in the same spirit as that of monks walking to D.C. It will be a silent, mindful walk, without signs or chanting. Gather outside of the Kuan Yin Temple on Vineyard Blvd at 10:30 am. The walk will begin at 11:00 a.m. and will end at the State Capitol Building around 12:00-12:30pm. It is approximately a one-mile walk.

01/29/2026

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from three experts on China's extractive industries and Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia! Join us next week as Carolyn Gruber (Stimson Center), Jessica Liao (US Army War College) and Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia (Universitas Indonesia) unpack how Chinese activities are changing Southeast Asian economic networks, environmental security, and societies.

🗓 Wednesday, February 4, 2026
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM HST | 5:00–6:30 PM EST
📍 Online-only webinar
🔗 Register now: https://go.hawaii.edu/RmD

This webinar is cosponsored by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Chinese Studies, Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, and Office of Global Engagement.

12/04/2025

Join us in person at the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center in Ali'iolani Hale on December 6 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM to listen to December's keynote speaker Dr. Kelli Nakamura! Her talk "The Invasiveness of Martial Law and Japanese Incarceration in Hawai'i" will be followed by the Judiciary History Center's grand opening of their temporary exhibit Relics of War: Justice, Culture, and Community in Times of Conflict. On display will be the Honouliuli pop-up exhibit, artifacts and art from Japanese held in military camps during WWII, and more.

Reception with food to follow.

RSVPs to this event are required and are still being accepted. Please RSVP using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_JXnEYQqFb8Bbp0ul9Yp8zI2pLcz7KVB9wvtflKJRqCfkMw/viewform

Can't make the event in person? It will be livestreamed via Zoom. (located in the RSVP form, so please RSVP and access the Zoom link using the form).

Public parking is available for $2/hr.



EVENT DETAILS:
December 6, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center's Ali'iolani Hale
417 S. King St, Honolulu, HI

Historic photo courtesy of Hawaii's Plantation Village