Enjoy Kapi‘olani Community College’s 

Kaiāulu Webinar Series

Back in the Day: 1946 Facts and Throwback

When: Thursday, September 30, 2021

Time: 5:30-6:30PM (HST)

Virtual Webinar (via Zoom)

Cost: Free, but registration is required

View the recording below:

For those of you who appreciate history, nostalgic moments and fun activities, you are bound to enjoy Back in the Day: 1946 Facts and Throwback, a talk story virtual webinar hosted by Kapi‘olani Community College (KCC).  To commemorate its 75th anniversary, the college is hosting a series of webinars and welcomes the public to participate.

On September 30th, special guests Bob Sigall, published author and historian; Kiersten Faulkner, Executive Director of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation; and Keith Kashiwada, speech professor at Kapi‘olani Community College will take a look back at KCC’s beginnings in the year 1946. World War II had just ended and Hawai‘i was experiencing dramatic shifts in economics, politics, education, labor, technology and culture.  The lively discussion will explore some of those changes that have shaped the Hawai‘i we know today.

Thursday, September 30, 2020, 5:30 PM

Bob Sigall, author, The Companies We Keep

Bob Sigall is the author of The Companies We Keep books and writes the popular Rearview Mirror column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser each Friday.  Bob is Hawai‘i’s “business historian.” His books and columns tell amazing stories about well-known Hawai‘i people, places, and companies.  Bob taught marketing and management at Hawai‘i Pacific University for 15 years, and with the help of his students, has researched and written the five bestselling The Companies We Keep books. Since April 2011, he has written a weekly column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser called Rearview Mirror.

Kiersten Faulkner
Executive Director, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation

Faulkner is the chief executive of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and oversees all aspects of its preservation programs, strategic planning, business lines and operational matters. Prior to joining HHF in 2006, Faulkner was a Senior City Planner for the City & County of Denver. She holds a Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy from Tufts University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Keith Kashiwada
Facilitator

Keith Kashiwada is a speech professor at Kapiʻolani Community College.