Bob Sigall, a longtime entrepreneur and business consultant, will speak about unusual people, places and things in Hawaii at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Temple Emanu-El, 2550 Pali Highway.
Sigall writes the "Rearview Mirror" column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and "The Companies We Keep" book series.
To order lunch, call Evelyn Davis at 561-0408 by 5 p.m. Monday.
Mormons mark sesquicentennial
The Mormon community in Laie will celebrate the 150th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a parade and pageant today.
The public is invited to attend these events:
>> A community parade at 9 a.m., starting from Brigham Young University-Hawaii’s parking lot at 55-220 Kulanui St.
>> "Behold Laie," a 90-minute pageant performed by almost 800 community youth, who will re-create the Windward area’s history and heritage in hula, song and dance. Performances are set for 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Also, the inauguration ceremony for new BYU-Hawaii President John S. Tanner will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the BYUH Cannon Activities Center.
Group to present faith foundations
Seicho-No-Ie Hawaii will present a free introduction to the main beliefs of the faith from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Ala Moana Hotel’s Garden Lanai.
Seicho-No-Ie "teaches that all people are children of god with infinite potential for fulfilling their earthly mission, and that our health, relationships and environment are reflections of our mind," according to a news release.
The theme of this year’s introductory program is "Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life." The featured speaker will be the Rev. Yoshiko Teshigawara, bishop of Seicho-No-Ie U.S., who will make his presentation in Japanese, accompanied by an English interpretation.
Alvin "Pops" Okami, ukulele artist, singer and founder of KoAloha Ukuleles, will perform.
Professor explores Tunisian history
A University of Hawaii professor specializing in Islamic and Renaissance philosophy will give a talk titled "Tunisia’s Arduous Path to Democracy: From Jasmine Revolution to Islamism and Back" on Thursday at the UH-Manoa campus.
Tamara Albertini, who serves as director of the undergraduate certificate of Islamic studies, grew up in Tunisia, the northernmost country in Africa, where she learned Arabic and attended Quranic classes.
In the free lecture, set for 12:30 p.m. in Sakamaki Hall D-201, she will talk about the country’s 19th-century dynamics as well as "Arab Spring," the democratic uprising that spread across the Arab world and which began in Tunisia in 2010.
The event is presented by the Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics and Swiss Academics of Hawaii.
Workshop looks at racial reconciliation
The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu will host a racial justice workshop and discussion session featuring a Unitarian Universalist Association anti-racism and anti-oppression consultant.
Paula Cole Jones, who serves as the racial and social justice director for the Joseph Priestley District of the Unitarian Universalist Association, will give a talk titled "Building the Beloved Community, Racial Justice: Our Unfinished Business," during the church’s regular Sunday service Nov. 15. It will be followed by the free workshop, 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The dialogue on racial reconciliation and engagement will continue at a potluck event, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 17 at the church, 2500 Pali Highway.
Child care will be provided at both events. Donations for the workshop and child care will be accepted.
Jones, a lifelong member of All Souls Church, Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C., has worked as a UUA anti-racism and anti-oppression consultant for the past decade.
