We believe language is one of the most powerful but unseen tools for change.
who we are
Formed in the Spring of 2017, PONO is a professional volunteer group that seeks to take real action through language analysis skills. Language is all around us, and PONO is dedicated to closely inspecting what reality is constructed from that language.
PONO students alongside translated signs and magazines
MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
Aloha! Thank you for taking interest in PONO. Through language, we aim to…
Critically examine the stories we live by and reshape them from harmful ones to helpful ones, in an effort to protect our environment
Create our own new stories, to further improve our ecological systems
Demonstrate that language can be a powerful force for change, in both environmental protection and in larger society.
Our vision for PONO is to bring about positive change through active participation in discourses about the environment and social justice. We hope you’ll consider joining!
- Maiko Ikeda, PONO Founder and President
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