Contributed by Rika Otsubo
A group selfie from their first Ohana Talk!
“Ohana means Family. Family means that no one gets left behind.” This is a quote from Disney’s Lilo and Stitch. We chose the word Ohana for our CARP event “Ohana Talk” because our vision and motto for our chapter is to create a family-like environment where the participants are able to feel a lot of love and a place where they would want to come back to. Just like the great state of Hawaii, CARP Hawaii greatly treasures family.
We have Ohana Talk bi-weekly on Fridays from 4:00pm-5:00pm at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Center. We do readings of words from CARP founders, Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, and discussions in small groups. The experience has been amazing so far. The people that come have been vulnerable, sharing their thoughts on the topic, and connecting it with the questions that we asked them when we first met them. We have already seen some positive changes in the people that have joined our Ohana!
Share your story to ryota@carplife.org.