PILPWeek One‘Wayfinding’Synopsis

Aloha mai kou and welcome! We launch PILPG5 by building a sense of place (Hawaii and theEast-West Center), a sense of people involved inour voyage (self-introductions and G5 as a cohort),and a sense of purpose – why we are here andwhat we hope to achieve together as a learningcommunity. The fourth ‘P’ is program. We willintroduce the specific elements and format of PILPand discuss the potential they hold to help usachieve our individual and collective goals. To usea voyaging metaphor, this week is about‘wayfinding.’

Week One OverviewWayfinding encompasses all the ways we orient ourselves in physical space andnavigate from place to place. To help us begin, Week One focuses on building afoundation to maximize PILP G5’s vast potential. This includes creating a ‘manifest’ – alist of the resources on a ship (including the crew), and a plan for travel. We will learnabout each other and our community and begin to get a sense of the ‘adjacent possible’.

The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the presentstate of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself.

Steven JohnsonWhere Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

Week One, like every week of PILP, includes time in and out of the classroom, large andsmall group discussions, active experimentation, case-studies, site-visits, problem-solving and innovation, and time for analysis and reflection. PILP is designed to helpyou discover, enhance and expand the possibilities for your leadership and action in theworld. To start the process, we will develop a deeper understanding of G5’s manifest:who we are, what talents, expertise and experience we can each offer to the group, andwhere we can go together. As a cohort engaged in collective learning, we can all benefitfrom the diversity each one of us brings to G5. Together, we expand everyone’sadjacent possible.

Week One DetailOn Monday we’ll launch the program with tea/coffee and pastries, and a quick round ofinformal introductions within G5. Then Professor Keala Losch will provide an initial sense

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of people and place in Hawaii via the arc of history. After lunch, Dr. Scott MacLeod,Associate Director of the Leadership Program, will focus and extend this sense of placeto the East-West Center, including our history and purpose as an institution, and the rolethe Leadership Program plays in our wider mission. Then the staff of the Pacific IslandsDevelopment Program (PIDP) at the East-West Center will say aloha and introducethemselves. Later in the afternoon, we have a business session with PILP staff, LoriConcepcion, to cover important logistical information.

TB tests at UH Health Services are from 8:00-9:00am every day this week. Please seeLori if you have questions. Tuesday kicks off with our first round of Kaha'i ' lelo Self-Introductions (there are three sessions in total). The goal is to develop a holistic senseof who we are – the unique individual people that comprise PILP G5. Then, throughoutthe week, we will map connections and expertise within the cohort to identify andharness our collective potential. You have already received instructions on Self-Introductions on Basecamp, our communications platform. If you have questions, seePILP staff, Philippe Lemonnier. After the Self-Introductions, we will do a short overviewof PILP as a program to give you a concrete idea of what lies ahead. The more you canreview program documents posted on Basecamp ahead of time the easier this will be.

In the afternoon we will start to explore leadership in the Pacific. How is leadership athome different and how is it similar to leadership in other parts of the world? Through aseries of conversations, exercises and reflection, we will begin to question ourunderstanding of leadership in the Pacific (and beyond). Please re-read your PILPapplication essay on leadership and your Planning for Success (P4S) response on amodel leader you know before this session. PILP staff, Lance Boyd, will also launch theLand in Hawaii case study this afternoon.

On Wednesday morning we embark upon our first field study. Case Study #1 involves avisit to the Supreme Court (transport is provided) and the Judicial History Center. Seebelow under Case Studies for full details. In the afternoon, we will stay downtown andrun the second Self-Introductions session at the Courthouse. Closing the day, there is anoptional talk on ‘Dismantling Mass Incarceration’ in the late afternoon.

On Thursday morning, EWC President Dr. Richard Vuylsteke will kindly welcome PILPG5 to the East-West Center and engage in Pacific/Taiwan dialogue. Then we will havea third round of Self-Introductions. After lunch, PILP staff, Gretchen Alther, will lead a‘generative writing’ workshop (no preparation is required). The first session is mandatoryfor everyone, then later sessions are optional. Afterwards, Lori will host us in a Hawaiianworkshop off-site at the PA’I art gallery in Ala Moana (shopping center) whichshowcases visual arts as well as verbal arts from Native Hawaiian artists. Transport willbe provided to take us there, and The Bus is conveniently available to bring you home.Ala Moana has a Food Court with a wide range of restaurants.

On Friday morning, Philippe will introduce PILP ‘Toks’, inspired by TEDx presentations.You will sign up for one Tok, plus choose which of our six weeks in Hawaii your Wakagroup will host. We will then discuss the role of humor in leadership, continue to weavethe G5 network, and reflect on our initial sense of arrival, transition and the awesomepotential of G5 as a cohort. Friday afternoons involve time set aside for ‘Wellness’ toemphasize the importance in leadership of a healthy mind, body, and spirit, as well asdeveloping good habits. How you participate and spend this time is up to you. Popular(optional) activities include volleyball near Friendship Circle. Late Friday afternoon, there

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is an EWCA Potluck designed to bring together participants across all Education andProfessional Development Programs. This will require shopping expeditions and foodpreparation, showcasing your home cuisine. Be warned: standards are high and theEWCA is the best restaurant in town! We will post details on Basecamp when wereceive them.

On Saturday, the Friends of the East-West Center are generously hosting a picnic for allnew participants at the EWC in Kapiolani Park (near Waikiki), under a large banyan tree.Transport will be provided on the way there. Please make you own way back on TheBus at your convenience. Kapiolani Park is near Waikiki beach at the foot of DiamondHead.

Wherever possible, we try to avoid weekend activities in PILP. If you have importantreligious commitments on Saturdays or Sundays that clash with scheduled programactivities, we support you and this should come first. Please see Lori or Philippe if youhave questions and, so we don’t worry about you, please always let us know in advanceif you will not attend a program event.

ObjectivesIn Week One, you will (among other things):

Develop a sense of place in Hawaii and purpose at the East-West Center

Connect with your peers in PILP G5 by introducing yourself and mappingconnections within the cohort

Reflect on your personal links to place and what belonging and identity mean toyou

Understand the why, how and what of PILP – including the elements, flow,expectations, and opportunities of the program, and begin to identify your role(s)within the community

Handle important administrative and practical requirements

Start to explore and question individual and collective understandings ofleadership

Formulate positive intentions around learning, wellness, habits, and participation

Key Ideas and WordsWayfindingHawaiiEast-West CenterPILPG5Place‘AinaConnection

Network weavingLeadershipChangeHabitWellnessSovereigntyLegacyPILP Toks

WakasGenerative WritingPotluck________________________________________________________

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Key Questions1. What are your first impressions of Hawaii and initial sense of place? Do you think

these impressions are accurate and reliable?2. What cultural values do you identify with and why? Are these values connected to

your place of belonging (where you are ‘from’)?3. How connected is PILP G5? More or less than you expected at this stage?4. Do you have a clear sense of PILP as a program and your role within it? If not, what

questions do you need to ask? When and to whom will you ask them? (Please actnow!)

5. What are your goals during the program? How will you measure your progress andmotivate yourself?

6. How will you help G5 realize its full potential as a cohort?7. How do you know what you know about leadership?8. What is distinctive about leadership in the Pacific?9. What ‘futures’ do you envision for the Pacific region and how will you contribute?10. Why should anyone be led by you?11. What is free or generative writing?12. What habits would you like to create and break? How will you do this?13. What is the role of wellness in leadership?14. How did you contribute to the success of this week? Are you satisfied with your

contribution?15. What has surprised you the most about this week?

GuestsDr. Richard VuylstekePresident, East-West Center

Areas of Expertise: Strategic and operational leadership ofmulticultural organizations; Asia Pacific business and trade;Asian and Western history and philosophy.

Dr. Richard R. Vuylsteke (pronounced VUL-stek) took office asthe East-West Center’s 11th chief executive on 1 January 2017.A former EWC grantee and staff member, he rejoins the Center

after several decades living in Asia and serving most recently as president of theAmerican Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

Previously he served as president of the American Chamber in Taipei, editor-in-chief ofthe Taiwan Review, and area studies coordinator for the US Department of StateForeign Service Institute in Taipei. Earlier in his career, he was a research fellow in EastAsian Legal Studies at Harvard Law School as well as a Fulbright scholar at theUniversity of Rajasthan, India.

Originally from Illinois, Dr. Vuylsteke was an East-West Center grantee in the 1970swhile he earned MA and PhD degrees from the University of Hawaii at M noa,specializing in Western and Chinese political philosophy. While still a graduate studenthe joined the Center’s staff as a research assistant to the director of the CultureLearning Institute, and later worked as a special assistant to the EWC president with afocus on Pacific community topics. In addition, he taught courses at the University of

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Hawaii and Chaminade University in Asian history and social, political, and legalphilosophy. He also worked at the Pacific Forum (now Pacific Forum/CSIS).

Prior to graduate school, he served three years in the US Army, leaving active duty as a1st Lieutenant. While in the service, he was stationed in Hawaii at the US Army PacificCommand (USARPAC) as chief of the China Desk and later seconded to CINCPAC(now PACOM) as chief of the Soviet Far East Desk.

Dr. Vuylsteke is married to Josephine Wu Vuylsteke, a former broadcast journalist; theyhave three sons.

Dr. Allen ClarkDirector, Professional Development Program, East-WestCenter

Areas of Expertise: Disaster management and humanitarianassistance programs; Policy and institutions in support ofsustainable national and regional development; Social, culturaland environmental impacts of large-scale resource developmentAllen Clark previously served as executive director of the East-West Center/Pacific Disaster Center Managing PartnerCooperative Agreement. He is a founder and former director -general of the International Institute for Resource Development

and chief at the US Geological Survey’s Office of Resource Analysis, and a consultantfor the Agency for International Development, World Bank, Asian Development Bankand United Nations. Clark has worked directly in more than 50 countries and is theauthor/co-author of more than 250 publications and consultant to numerous national andinternational aid agencies and private industry. He holds a Ph.D. in geology from theUniversity of Idaho.

Dr. Kealal kahi Losch

Kealal kahi “Keala” Losch was born in Honolulu and raised inKailua, O ahu. His family traces their roots to Maui and O ahu, aswell as to China, Tahiti, and various parts of Europe. He is part ofa family of educators, including his mother, who taught Hawaiianlanguage and culture for 40 years in the the University of Hawaii(UH) System; his wife, who teaches Hawaiian and Pacific IslandsStudies at Leeward Community College; his sister, who is anAcademic Coach at Hawaii Tech Academy Public Charter School;

and many other relatives who have made education the “family business.”

Keala is currently an Associate Professor of Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Studies atKapi olani Community College. He earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Pacific Islands Studiesfrom UH M noa, the East-West Center’s Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Leadership,and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California. Hisacademic interests include International Education, Leadership Development, andHapahaole (aboriginal Hawaiian half-caste) identity and history. He has been affiliated

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with the East-West Center (EWC) as a Graduate Degree Fellow (Education, ’97-’99), anofficer for the Hawaii Chapter of the EWC Association (’01-’03), a Visiting Scholar (PIDP,’07), and as a member of the Selection Committee for the U.S.-South PacificScholarship (2011-2016). He has also been a Leadership Fellow in various programs,including the National Pacific American Leadership Institute (NAPALI), the UHCommunity Colleges Leadership Champions (CCLC) Program, and the UH President’sEmerging Leaders Program (PELP). In 2014, he was the UH System’s representative toattend the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership’s (APHERP) LeadershipInstitute at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan.

Case Study #1: Supreme CourtDate: Wednesday, August 16, 8:45am-5:00pmSite: Supreme Court and Archives Building, downtown (transport provided)

Case overviewWhat’s Going On?Hawaii’s wayfinding process has always been a work in progress. However, in 1993 the‘Apology Resolution’ issued by the United States Congress gave internationalrecognition to our process.

Timed exactly one hundred years after the overthrow of the sovereign Hawaiian Nationby American plantation farmers, this resolution signed by US President Bill Clintonacknowledged that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred “with the activeparticipation of agents and citizens of the United States.” The United States has onlyapologized 5 times in its history.

Hawaii residents began to ask questions. Should the land be returned and to whom?Should reparations be offered and to whom?

There are no easy answers to our dilemma. However, it is clearly evident that Hawaiimust engage in learning about how we got to this place in time to inform our futuredecisions.

What actions are being taken?Today Hawaii wayfinding is occurring in many places. One such place is Ali’iolani Hale indowntown Honolulu.

In past, the building was the site of the Hawaii State Legislature and location of theoverthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy. Today this building houses the current HawaiiSupreme Court and the King Kamehameha V Judicial History Center of Hawaii (JHC).The JHC of Hawaii believes that to understand current events in Hawaii and discernwhere we are headed, we must look to the time before us (nana i ka wa mamua).

Through successive Polynesian migrations, Western contact and subsequentimmigration, the concept of justice has undergone a transformation in Hawaii. TheJudiciary History Center, through its exhibitions, research, and educational programs,explores this transformation. How has a legal system combining both Hawaiian andwestern cultural values developed? Where does our unique legal system place us intoday’s world?

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Since the Center opened in 1989, a growing body of scholarship has emerged andcontinues to expand, revealing previously untold elements of Hawaii's legal history,including an array of indigenous and non-western immigrant voices. As more is revealedabout the past, the Center will strive to improve the experience of current and futurevisitors and continue to serve as a bridge between the Judiciary and the community.

Where do you and your community fit?To facilitate a discovery of where you and your community fit, the JHC of Hawaii willimmerse PILP into a mock trial from 1858. For Hawaii’s next generation of decisionmakers, the process of re-assessing and re-analyzing the past is occurring in therestored Supreme Court of Hawaii through this mock trial of Oni vs. Meek (1858). Thelandmark decision of this trial finalized the end of communal land management in theseislands.

Students from primary to Law School now engage in this mock trial. From thisexperience they reflect on questions such as: Was this the right decision? Why didHawaii’s leaders seek to end communal land management in the first place?

After the mock trial, we will discuss where you fit with Keahi Agena from the JudicialHistory Center of Hawaii and Mr. Kippen de Alba Chu, the executive director of IolaniPalace, the former official residence of the Hawaiian monarch. Since the overthrow in1893, Iolani Palace has served as the US Territorial Government of Hawaii, US militaryheadquarters during WWII, and the State Government of Hawaii until 1978 when it wasrestored and turned into a museum. In addition, we will learn how Hawaii’s currentleaders are addressing the legacy of Oni vs Meek.

Case Objectives and Key Questions

Objectives Learn about the methods used in Hawaii to support wayfinding Learn about the people who shaped the place we call Hawaii Learn about the timeless impact leaders’ decisions can make on generations

after them Learn about the impact of decisions made in Hawaii to other parts of the Pacific

Questions What lessons can emerging Pacific leaders learn from the response to dilemmas

of past Hawaiian leaders? How do the legacies of Hawaiian Ali’i impact your legacy vision? Can leaders look to the past to guide the future?

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Case Bio

Mr. Kippen de Alba Chu, Executive Director, Iolani PalaceKippen de Alba Chu worked for many years in the Hawaii StateHouse of Representatives, then spent two years at the HawaiiInsurers Council as Assistant Executive Director beforeassuming his present position in 2006 with Iolani Palace. Agraduate of the American University of Paris, France, he hasalso studied in Urbino and at the University of Bologna, Italy. Hesits on the board of directors of the American Alliance ofMuseums, the Western Museums Association, the Chamber ofCommerce of Hawaii, and the Native Hawaiian HospitalityAssociation. He is also a member of The Royal Order ofKamehameha and the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu.

http://www.consularcorpshawaii.org/associate/chu/

LogisticsIf possible, do not bring bags & laptops to simplify security. Please limit metal (jewelry,belts etc.). Water bottles and phones are authorized.

Week One Milestones and ActivitiesAloha and a warm welcome to you all, PILP G5 fellows – 27 leaders from 10countries, professionals and new learning partnersIndividual Self-Introductions (3 sessions)Supreme Court visitThroughout the week: TB Tests and TB ResultsMeet the EWC President, Dr. Richard Vulsteke and other distinguished guestsMeet EWC alumni and graduate degree fellows at the EWCA Potluck and hostedpicnic

AssignmentsComplete all paperwork and administrative responsibilitiesPrepare and present your Self-IntroductionReview and understand all PILP materials and ensure all documents are in orderbefore the week closes. If in doubt, please ask usStart your leadership philosophy (MLP)

Sign up for a PILP Tok and Waka host weekRe-read your PILP application essay on leadership and your Planning forSuccess (P4S) response on a model leader you knowSay mahalo to the EWC alumni for hosting us at the Saturday picnic!

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Resources and Readings for Week OneRequired Reading

Review PIDP online Pacific Island Report (Sign up for their weekly emaildigests): http://www.pireport.org

King Kamehameha V Judicial History Center: http://www.jhchawaii.net/Iolani Palace History:http://iolanipalace.org/SacredPlace/History/APalaceforRoyalty.aspxOni vs. Meek (1858) Guide: http://www.jhchawaii.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/teacherguide.pdfActors memorize lines from Script of Oni vs. Meek case (will print fordistribution) http://www.jhchawaii.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/onimeek1012.pdf

Watch/Listen (Optional)“New Flags Flying” (Radio New Zealand Broadcast). Features extendedinterviews from past leaders of Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tonga, Fiji, Niue,Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu, MarshallIslands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.http://www.radionz.co.nz/collections/u/new-flags-flying “Where Good Ideas Come From” – Steven Johnson (“Adjacent Possible”):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFUExplore The Power of Habit website: http://charlesduhigg.com/Chris Anderson, « TED’s secret to great public speaking » :https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_anderson_teds_secret_to_great_public_speakingNancy Duarte, « The secret structure of great talks », TED Talk :https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_duarte_the_secret_structure_of_great_talks

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Hawai‘ian Words

Definitions are provided via Ulukau: The Hawai‘ian Electronic Library(http://wehewehe.org/)

These words may have similar meanings to concepts in your culture and language. Howdo they differ from the words found in your communities, or offer similarities with yourterms?

Ahupua‘a - Land division usually extending from the uplands to the sea …

ina - Land, earth … Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘ ina I ka pono (motto of Hawai‘i ), the life ofthe land is preserved in righteousness

Aloha - Love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace,charity; greeting, salutation, regards …

‘Ike - To see, know, feel, greet, recognize, perceive, experience, be aware, understand

Kai ulu - Community, neighborhood, village

Kuleana - Right, privilege, concern, responsibility, title …

Laulima - Cooperation, joint action; literally: many hands

kahi - unity, agreement, accord, unison, harmony

Mahalo - Thanks, gratitude; to thank. Mahalo nui loa, thanks [you] very much. ‘ lelomahalo, compliment

Mai Poina – Never forget

kaukau - Able, competent, capable, handy, efficient, proficient …

lama - To take care of, tend, attend, care for, preserve, protect …

Mauka/ Makai – Inland, toward the Mountains / Toward the Ocean

‘Ohana - Family, relative, kin group; related

Pau - Finished, ended, through, terminated, completed, over, all done; final, finishing …

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Calendar Week One, ‘Wayfinding’, (August 14-19, 2017)

Week One : Wayfindings Time Activity Location Lead M/O/P/S

Monday, August 14

8:00-9:00 TB Tests / Results UHS G5 S

9:00-9:15 Coffee / Tea / Pastries Imin Center, KoiRoom Team PILP M

9:15-10:15 Aloha & Welcome to PILP Koi NB / TeamPILP M

10:15-12:00 Hawai'i: A Sense of Place (KealaLosch) Koi KL M

1:30-2:30 EWC: A Sense of Place (ScottMacLeod) Burns 3015 SM M

2:30-3:45 PIDP Meet & Greet Burns 3015 PIDP M

3:45-5:00 PILP Business Burns 3015 SK / LC M

5:00 Self-Intros Prep & Waka Week OneHost Check-In with Lance Boyd Various G5, LB M

Tuesday, August 15

8:00-9:00 TB Tests / Results UHS G5 S

9:00-11:00 Kaha'i ' lelo (Self-Intros 1) Burns 3015 PL M

11:00-12:30 PILP G5 Program Overview Burns 3015 NB / TeamPILP M

2:00-4:30 Pacific Leadership & Wayfinding InHawaii Case Study Launch Koi NB, PL & LB M

Wednesday, August 16

8:00-9:00 TB Tests / Results UHS G5 S

9:00-12:00 Case Study: Wayfinding in Hawaiiwith Judicial History Center

Hawaii SupremeCourt(downtown)

LB / LC +Waka 1 M

12:00-1:30 Lunch & Talk Story TBD LB & LC M

1:30-4:30 Kaha'i ' lelo (Self-Intros 2)Hawaii SupremeCourt BuildingRm 101

PL, LB & LC M

5:30-7:00 Expert Talk: Dismantling MassIncarceration

Downtown(return on yourown)

LB O

Thursday, August 17

8:00-9:00 TB Results UHS G5 S

8:45-10:00 EWC President, Dr. RichardVuylsteke Burns 3015 NB M

10:00-12:00 Kaha'i ' lelo (Self-Intros 3) Burns 3015 PL M

1:30-3:30 Generative Writing 1 (GretchenAlther) Burns 2063 GA M

4:15-6:30 PA'I Arts Gallery at Kalia (return onyour own) Ala Moana LC/PL M

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Week One : Wayfindings Time Activity Location Lead M/O/P/S

Friday, August 18

8:00-9:00 TB Tests / Results UHS G5 S

9:00-12:00 Setting Sail Burns 3015 PL & Team M

PM Wellness Various PL & Waka 1 O

5:30-8:00 Intercultural Welcome Potluck FriendshipCircle EWCPA M

Saturday, August 19 10:30-1:30 Friends/Alumni of the EWC Picnic(return on your own) Kapiolani Park LC & G5 M/O

* KEY: M = Mandatory, O = Optional, P = Pick (at least one is mandatory), S = Sign-Up

AlohaTeam PILP