Aloha,

At HTY we believe it is essential that all children have access to diverse voices and are appropriately included in the most important conversations facing our planet and their future. Even as our hearts break at the senseless and unjust killing of George Floyd and the countless others who have lost their lives to injustice and police brutality, we understand that it can be difficult to know where to begin a conversation or know how to share difficult stories with our families. We recognize that the stories we tell our Keiki (and those that we omit) play a tremendous role in the future they shape for themselves. With that in mind, we wanted to share some excellent resources from Theatre for Young Audiences/USA that may be helpful in starting conversations in your home.

We pledge that our organization will continue to fight systemic racism in our work, practice, and throughout the organization. We understand that diversity is not only our greatest strength as a community, but gives us an obligation to pursue and celebrate the multiplicity of voices and stories of Hawaii. We believe all children deserve access to diverse voices and that they are appropriately included in the most important conversations facing our planet.

Online resources shared by TYA Theatres.