History Workshop: Professor Peter Hoffenberg presents on Friday, Oct. 4

Please join us for next week's session of the History Workshop where Professor Peter Hoffenberg will be presenting, "Judah I. Abrahams: The 'Pilgrim's Progress' of a Georgian Convert and Traveler, or 'At that, she tore the hair from her head.'" The workshop will take place at 2:30pm on Friday, October 4th in the Dept. of History Library (Sakamaki A201).

Phi Alpha Theta Annual Meeting - Thursday, Sept. 12

Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) will have the first meeting of the new school year on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 at 5:30 pm in the History Department Lounge (SAK B210). A light dinner of pizza and beverages will be served, and all current and prospective members of Phi Alpha Theta are encouraged to attend. Officers for the year will be announced, and plans will be made for upcoming conferences, including the biennial conference in New Mexico in January 2014.

Professor Matteson Post on the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society Blog

Professor Kieko Matteson has made a guest post, titled Nice Weather (If You’re a Newt): Chaos and Resilience in Human and Natural Ecosystems on the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society Blog.

Volume 46 - The Hawaiian Journal of History launch

You are invited to the launch of Volume 46 of the Hawaiian Journal of History, on Feb. 7, 2013 in Hālau Haumea, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies.

Please see below for details.

Maritime Heritage Symposium (coming in February)

Aloha!

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are hosting the 24th Maritime Heritage Symposium on February 16-18, Presidents' Day weekend.

Please see the attached flyers for details about the symposium and the keynote speaker, Dr. James P.

Keynote Address:

WHEN: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 6:30-7:30 PM

WHERE: NOAA’s Marine Sanctuaries’ Hawai`i Kai conference facility
6600 Kalaniana`ole Hwy suite 302
(Roy’s Restaurant building 3 floor) POC 271-4187

Free and open to all.

For additional information please see:

www.mahhi.org
www.hawaii.edu/mop/site/2013symposium.html

Professor Arista Post on the Legal History Blog

Professor Noelani Arista has made a guest post, titled I ka ʻōlelo nō ke ola: In speech there is life on the Legal History Blog.

12pm today - Professor Jordan Sand talk in the Tokioka Room, Moore Hall 319

Jordan Sand, Associate Professor of Japanese History and Culture at Georgetown University will present "Tokyo as an Imperial Capital" from 12:00-1:30pm today in the Tokioka Room, Moore Hall 319.

This event is co-sponsored by the Japanese section of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, the Department of History, and the Center for Japanese Studies.

Please see the attached flyer for more information.