PAST EVENTS

Pillars of Peace Hawaii: Building Peace on a Foundation of Aloha works to bring global peace leaders to Hawaii in order to exchange ideas and practices that can help build peace at home and around the world. A visit to Hawaii by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in April 2012 marked the launch of the Pillars of Peace initiative. Subsequent visits included the Archbishop Desmond Tutu and John Hunter (founder of the World Peace Game for students) for small events. In January 2013, Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi visited and in August 2014, three representatives of The Elders were hosted by Pillars of Peace for events that reached out to students, community leaders and the public. 

A cornerstone of Pillars of Peace Hawaii is the opportunity to engage with prominent peace leaders and spark conversation about the roles of compassion, courage, and culture in practicing peace. Each visit also provides an opportunity to share Hawaii’s unique history, traditions and spirit of aloha with the rest of the world.

THE ELDERS VISIT HAWAII

Pillars of Peace Hawaii was host for a visit  of three representatives of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007. Former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland, Pakistani human rights activist Hina Jilani and Archbishop Desmond Tutu spent three event-filled days in August 2014 sharing their wisdom and wit on how to create ethical leaders and a global community. 

See replays of their visit here:

• Highlights of The Elders' visit to Hawaii
• Ethical Leadership in a Rapidly Changing World
• Leaders Make the Future: The Wisdom of Elders and Youngers
• A Just and Inclusive Global Community

AUNG SAN SUU KYI VISITS HAWAII

Pillars of Peace Hawaii was co-host for a visit to Oahu by Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The January 2013 trip, which was Aung San Suu Kyi’s first visit to the islands, enabled her to share a powerful message of courage and compassion while gaining an understanding of Hawaii’s unique culture, history, and tradition of multiethnic cooperation.

See replays of her visit here:

• Aung San Suu Kyi Visits the East-West Center in Hawaii
• Aung San Suu Kyi: Peace Takes Courage and Compassion
• Aung San Suu Kyi: Q&A with students
• Aung San Suu Kyi as the guest on PBS Hawaii's Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA VISITS HAWAII

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to Hawai'i in April 2012 marked the launch of Hawai'i Community Foundation's new initiative, "Pillars of Peace Hawai'i: Building Peace on a Foundation of Aloha."

See replays of his visit here:

• Educating the Heart
• Hawaiian Cultural Panel
• Advancing Peace through the Power of Aloha
• The Dalai Lama speaks to Kailua High School students

Other videos of the Dalai Lama's visit to Hawaii

• The Dalai Lama visits Bishop Museum and Iolani Palace
• The Dalai Lama's blessing of the earth and a consecration of Hokulea