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Today's Featured Biography
Marsha Abney Joyner
President of The Hawaiian National Communication Corporation
Coordinator: “We Are All Downwind”
Minister: Aloha Celestial Circle
Vice-president, Mombasa-Hawaii.com (City & County Liaison sister city project)
Former President, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Coalition
Annual Black History Month Speaker:
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
U.S. JIPAC – Pacific Region
International Committee of Artists for Peace
Publisher, Ke Aloha Aina Newspaper
Founder, Minority Sailors Memorial Association, Inc.
Co-owner, Hair Fair Beauty Salon, Ohana Edgewater Hotel
Marketing Director: Honolulu Downtown Jazz Festival
Media Coordinator: The Native Hawaiian Convention
Executive Producer: ALOHA-RADIO.NET
Co-chair Coalition for Human Rights Education
Co-chair The Duke Ellington Society Hawaii
Producer: “Live” Television coverage of the Democratic Party of Hawaii’s 50th Bi-annual Convention
Producer: The 3 hour “Live” television broadcast of the December 7th events at the USS Arizona Memorial, December 7, 1999.
Producer: The ceremony honoring 50th Anniversary of the Integration of the Armed Services, 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights & The 63 Minority Sailors that died at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1945. The Arizona Memorial Park
December 7, 1998.
Producer: The 50th Anniversary of the Universals Declaration of Human Rights. The opening celebration at the Nagasaki Peace Bell, grounds of Honolulu Hale. December 10, 1998.
Chair: The Annual “Gift of Reading” project sponsored by the Oahu County Committee of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Purpose is to ensure that every underprivileged child is presented with an opportunity to read.
Honored by: The Japan Congress Against Atomic & Hydrogen Bombs, GENSUIKIN, Committee of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture Hibakusha. Trip to Japan to unveil the Bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The only one in Asia. (1998 & 2000)
Producer: Governor's Media Group (State of Hawai`i)
MAMM Magazine (National Magazine for woman, cancer & community) Saluted Marsha Joyner as one of 4 “Earth Mothers” women making a difference”
Outstanding Woman, 1999 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Nominee 1997 President's Service Awards (U. S. President Bill Clinton)
Nominee 1997 Hometown Film Festival Award (Government Profile)
Nominee 1997 Emmy Award for PSA (Minute of Silence)
Nominee 1997 & 98 Martin Luther King Peace Prize
Producer, "Music of Hawaii" with Peter Apo (Radio- Hawaii Public Radio)
Producer, "Ho'o Mau" (TV series)
Producer, "Detweiler Foundation, Computers For Schools Program" (TV documentary)
Producer, writer: "The Queen & Dr. King" (Live, TV & Radio)
Producer: "Come Sunday" a tribute to Sister Betty Shabazz ("Live" & TV)
Producer/Director: "July 4, 1884" A re-enactment at 'Iolani Palace (Radio)
Producer/Director/member "Of Sacred Times & Sacred Places.
Member, The only non-Hawaiian selected to serve on the elections committee for Ha Hawai'i , the Hawaiian Vote. 1998-99
Member, Friends of 'Iolani Palace
Member, Friends of the Royal Hawaiian Band
Creator/Director: "Memorial Tree Planting for Ron Brown"
Producer: "The Black American Odyssey"
· Winner of the Baltimore Publishing Company, Inc. FELLOWSHIP
· Winner of the 1992 WGBH/Television & Radio PRODUCERS FELLOWSHIP.
· Winner "The MultiCultural Producers" by CPB in 1992 &1993.
· Media coordinator for Pacific-Asia Council of Indigenous Peoples.
· Certified Producer for `Olelo: the Corporation for Community Television.
· Member of State Central Committee, Past District Chair, Democratic Party of Hawai`i. Co- chair of Democratic Party bi-annual convention.
· Elected to Electoral College (4 times).
· One of the founding members of the International Citizens Chemical Weapons Working Group and a participant in authoring the Kentucky ACCORD
· Past Vice-president of The United Nations Association of The United Nations, Hawai`i.
· Former Commissioner of the Governor's Aquatic Life and Wildlife Advisory Committee, City & County of Honolulu Representative. and the first woman in the State of Hawai`i, appointed to serve on this committee.
· Former Commissioner on THE STATE OF HAWAI`I COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. Public Relations chair.
· Faye Kennedy who along with Marsha was the co-founder of "The Friends of The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday." Together they created the petition and lobbying activity that resulted in the celebration of the holiday in Hawai`i."
· Formerly Managing Consultant for PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN COMMUNICATIONS, one of the five minority consortia funded by the Corporation For Public Broadcasting.
· Member of the original Director/Community Relations Specialist of the Satellite City Halls.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS (present & past membership)
Rotary International, Metropolitan club of Honolulu
Friends of the Royal Hawaiian Band
Friends of the Iolani Palace
HOKU-Hawai`i Academy of Recording Arts
ALOHA FESTIVALS-Aloha Week
HISTORIC HAWAI`I FOUNDATION
HCANT-Hawai`i Coalition against Nuclear Testing
Chemical Weapons Working Group, Hawai`i
Chemical Weapons Working Group, International
The Peoples Fund
Angelica Global Support Fund
Hawai`i Literacy
Assistant, Hawai`i Area Center Forum
Guest speaker, U.S. Navy, Black History Month
Chairperson, U.N. Ecumenical Service
Coordinator, Lantern Parade, Chinatown
Coordinator, Downtown/Chinatown Parade (Christmas)
Chairperson, Lt. Governor Jean King's Campaign Victory Celebration
Executive Committee/Director, Ethnic Relations, Congressman Cec Heftel
Board Member, ACLU, NAACP, UNICEF, UNA-USA HAWAI`I,
Kalihi Palama Hawaiian Civic Club.
Honorary Samoan Chief
Girl Scout Leader
Brownie Leader
Cub Scout Den Mother
AWARDS
MAMM Magazine (National Magazine for woman, cancer & community) Salutes Marsha Joyner as one of 4 “Earth Mothers” women making a difference”
Outstanding Woman, 1999 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Nominee 1997 President's Service Awards (U. S. President Bill Clinton)
Nominee 1997 Hometown Film Festival Award (Government Profile)
Nominee 1997 Emmy Award for PSA (Minute of Silence)
Nominee 1997 & 98 Martin Luther King Peace Prize
African-American Association of Hawai`i Service Award
WGBH-TV & RADIO Fellowship.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) "Multicultural Producer" 1992 & 1993.
Senate Resolution 397, House Resolution 679, 9th State of Hawaii Legislature (Work with Samoan Awareness Month)
ACLU Distinguished Service Certificate
American Red Cross Big Foot Award
Dr. Martin Luther King Commission Certificate of Appreciation.
NAACP Outstanding Citizen Award
Girl Scouts of America Appreciation Certificate
Brownie Leader Outstanding Award
The City & County of Honolulu Appreciation Certificate
Hollaman AFB Air Force Outstanding Leadership Award
National Council of Municipalities Outstanding Model Project Award
Internal Revenue Service Certificate of Appreciation
Leadership Award Makakilo Community Association
Publications
Publications include books, radio & television productions, newspaper & magazine articles, convention & conference books, marketing materials & ad campaigns, and annual reports.
Books:
"Million Man March" A personal journey. Dec. 1995
"Ken-Sara Wiwa" Dec., 1995
Annual (5) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition Book
“About Us” 2002
Author: “Bachi!”
Author: Nuclear Nomads – for conference of Mayors for Peace- United Nations 2004
Author: "The Million Man March, A personal Journey"
Author: "Ken Saro-Wiwa, a noble spirit"
Author: Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Book
Co-Author: “Divine Appointment – A Caregivers Guide”
Contributing author: “Follow The Trade Winds”
Newspaper:
Ka Aloha Aina 2000
Personal
Married, no dependents
8 children, & 8 grandchildren
Hawai`i resident
Reference and recommendations available
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