2025 Gathering, Hawaii - Registration Closed

Monday, April 14, 2025

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Arrivals at Camp Pālehua (Welcome)
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Official Conference Opening & Welcoming Feast (Welcome) with Food demo kuʻi kalo (pounding taro traditional Hawaiian staple) to have poi for every meal in the coming week
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Open Market (Makeke) Kitchen (Welcome)

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast (Cultural Exchange)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Clean-up / Break (Free Time)
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Sweat Lodge Ceremony (Cultural Exchange)
- 4 rounds: 1 - children, 2 - women, 3 - men, 4 - prayers.
- Women wear long skirts. Bring songs.
- Leave Palehua by 8:15 AM. Drink lots of water.
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Lunch Break (Meal @ Haleiwa)
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Beach/free time
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Site Visit: Kūkaniloko 4,000+ Year-Old High-Born Birthing Stones (Waihiawa) (Off-Site, Cultural Exchange)
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Dinner (Meal)

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast (Meal)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Clean-up / Break (Knowledge Sharing)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Pua - Opening Presentation and Welcome (Knowledge Sharing)
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Morning Talk / Circle (Knowledge Sharing)
- Health Workforce Planning
- Training & Education
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Lunch Break (Meal)
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Evening Talks / Circles (Knowledge Sharing)
- Clinical Learning
- Perinatal Yoga (Body Movement Session - Tentative)
1pm-5pm (Cultural Exchanges lomilomi sign ups begin 45min blocks)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Clean-up / Break (Free Time)
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Dinner (Meal)

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast (Meal)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Clean-up / Break (Free Time)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Karen - Opening Presentation and Welcome (Knowledge Sharing)
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Morning Talk / Circle (Knowledge Sharing)
- What do Indigenous midwives desire?
- Restoring belief and desire
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Lunch Break (Meal)
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Evening Talks / Circles (Knowledge Sharing)
- Addressing data needs and building Indigenous midwifery networks
  - Sustaining Practice
  - Preparing for the future
  - Funding
1pm-5pm (Cultural Exchanges lomilomi sign ups begin 45min blocks)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Clean-up / Break (Free Time)
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Dinner (Meal)

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4:30 AM – 7:00 AM | Sunrise Closing Ceremony (Knowledge Sharing, Cultural Exchange)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast (Meal)
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Departures (Travel)
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM | GCIM Business Meeting (Knowledge Sharing, Post-GCIM)