On-Line Registration!
Registration is FREE but required; we need a correct count since we will be serving lunch to all attendees. Please try to register by July 26th. MAHALO
All information is subject to change.
Friday, July 28th • 2006
Malama o Na Ki'i (Conference Reception )
Caring for Native Hawaiian Cultural & Artistic Expression
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Kamakakuokalani, Center for Hawaiian Studies
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
E Pa'ina Kakou! Come for Music & Mea 'ai.
Keynote: Manulani Meyer
Guest Speakers: Maui Solomon & Rebecca Tsosie
Musical Performance by Jon Osorio
Poetry & performance by Imaikalani Kalahele & Band
Conference will be taped and broadcast by 'Olelo
Saturday, July 29th • 2006
Native Hawaiian Trademark Conference
Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law
William S. Richardson School of Law, Univ. of Hawai'i at Manoa
Click here for a map and directions
8:00am: Sign-in & Continental Breakfast
8:45am - 9:00am: Protocol
9:00am - 11:55pm: Opening & Morning Plenary Sessions
11:55pm - 1:15pm: Lunch & Presentations
1:20pm - 4:35pm: Afternoon Plenary Sessions & Closing
• Registration will begin promptly at 8:00am and close promptly at 8:45am. Please allow at least 10 to 15 minutes to park and walk to the auditorium.

• A continental breakfast will be available from 8:00am to 8:45am. Coffee, tea, juice and water will be served throughout the entire conference.

• All-day parking will be available for $3.00 in the parking structure adjacent to the Stan Sherrif Center and the Law School. There may also be limited parking in the Law School Parking lot as well. A map is available on-line at: HawaiianTrademarkStudy.org

MORNING SESSIONS
Part I: Trademark Study Findings & Analysis
Presentation of the findings of the OHA-funded study conducted by Hale Kü'ai Study Committee and PA’I Foundation of the needs of Native Hawaiian artists in traditional and contemporary settings. 20 minute video summary.
Part II: Model Trademark Programs
Discussion and sharing of insights on cultural trademark programs to protect native arts. Program successes, failures and lessons learned will be presented by Maori and Native American traditional knowledge experts.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Part III: Protection of Traditional Knowledge
Discussion on framing a Native Hawaiian cultural trademark model for protection of traditional knowledge and cultural expressions. Copyright protection under U.S. & international intellectual property law will be presented.
Part IV: Native Hawaiian Cultural Trademark
Based on outcomes from the day's discussions and the Study findings, particpants will be asked to strategize and prioritize activities to use a trademark program to protect Native Hawaiian arts and artists, and to support the future of Native Hawaiian arts by address issues of continuity, change, innovation and adaptation in a globalized arts market place. Discussion to explore educational and cultural venues for promoting the transmission of Native Hawaiian arts knowledge to the up-and-coming generations of young artists through public education programs, mentoring programs, development of venues for exhibiting arts, and arts curriculum development will also be discussed.
For more information, please contact
the Trademark Study Coordinator at:
Post Office Box 967, Kailua, Hawai‘i • O‘ahu 96734
Phone (808) 778-4030 • Fax (808) 440-4515
E-mail malamaonakii@hawaii.rr.com