Rehearsing for Life with George Kon

Uncle George Kon is a longtime friend of the aloha cohorts as well as co-founder of the Alliance for Drama Education and T-Shirt Theater. In this episode, we are happy to welcome him to ʻAbove the Sides" to talk about the many stories from his forty years of spending time with Farrington High School students as they "rehearse for life." We hope you enjoy this conversation about bringing kindness and inclusivity to all we do and embracing those aha! moments that happen throughout the theater of our lives. Mahalo for listening.

To learn more about T-Shirt Theater productions, please visit: https://rehearseforlife.com/

Welcome to the Above the Sides podcast! Join us on our journey to uncover what it means to think, act, and live aloha. The inspiration for this podcast is the late Pono Shim, former President and CEO of the Oʻahu Economic Development Board. His stories capture the essence of what it means to live aloha. He made it known that aloha is a lifestyle. It is not a solution to problems, a marketing brand or to be used as an advantage over anyone else. Aloha is to be honored and practiced.

The name of this podcast is in reverence of Hawaiʻi's Queen Liliʻuokalani, who wrote: "To gain the kingdom of heaven is to hear what is not said, to see what cannot be seen, and to know the unknowable – that is Aloha. All things in this world are two; in heaven there is but One.” Through these episodes, we seek to find that singular perspective, the one that is "above the sides" as we strive for universal peace.

We welcome you to pause with us as we share the stories and voices of Hawai’i business leaders, educators and community members who have chosen to be lifelong students of aloha. Mahalo nui loa for listening.