July
16 event to be live-streamed, replayed on ʻŌlelo
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The fifth and
final Daniel K. Inouye Distinguished Lecture at the Library of Congress will
feature political strategists David Axelrod and Karl Rove discussing leadership,
public discourse, political parties, and campaigns in a changing world, in a
conversation moderated by former White House correspondent Ann Compton.
The event, “Leadership in an Age of
Political Conflict,” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, in the
Coolidge Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
Hawaiʻi
Representatives Scot Matayoshi and Val Okimoto, along with other young
lawmakers across the county, have submitted video questions for the discussion.
"Our country is terribly divided
right now and part of that is due to people not talking to those with differing
viewpoints," said Democrat Representative Matayoshi
(Kāne‘ohe, Maunawili, Olomana). "Having friends across the aisle helps us
to see that we agree on a lot of the end goals, even if we disagree about how
to get there. As young leaders, we need to find a way to refocus on the
goals and not waste time vilifying the opposition."
"As a member of the minority party in
a blue state, it is important to have the voice of the people heard," said
Republican Representative Val Okimoto (Mililani Mauka, Mililani, Waipio
Acres). "There are issues we agree and disagree on, but respectful
dialogue with aloha is necessary to effectively serve and represent the people
of Hawai‘i who may have differing points of view and opinions."
The conversation will be live-tweeted by
both the Kluge Center and the Inouye Institute: @KlugeCtr and @DKIInstitute
(#Inouye), and live-streamed on the Library of Congress' YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MKgZrC6_cA.
The program will also be shown locally on
'Olelo Community Media on channel 49/1049 July 26 at 6 p.m., July 28 at 10
p.m., July 29 at 2 p.m. and July 30 at 8 a.m. It will also be archived at www.olelo.org.
The lecture series is made possible
through a generous donation from the Daniel K. Inouye Institute. The full
lectures can be found on the Library of Congress website, and more information
can be found here: dkii.org/lectures/.
The Daniel K. Inouye Institute was
established in 2013 and has been working to preserve Senator Inouye’s papers in
collaboration with the University of Hawai‘i and the Library of Congress,
support civic engagement, community connections, and cross-cultural exchanges,
and is focused on establishing a School of Public Policy and Government at the
University of Hawai‘i. To learn more about the Inouye Institute and Senator
Inouye, visit dkii.org/.
The Kluge Center’s mission, as established
in 2000, is to “reinvigorate the interconnection between thought and action,”
bridging the gap between scholarship and policymaking. To that end, the Center
brings some of the world’s great thinkers to the Library to make use of the
Library collections and engage in conversations addressing the challenges
facing democracies in the 21st century.
The Library of Congress is the world’s
largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United
States—and extensive materials from around the world—both on-site and online.
It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S.
Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs
and plan a visit at loc.gov; access the official site for
U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov; and register creative
works of authorship at copyright.gov.
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