Oceania is vast...
Oceania is us.
-Epeli Hau‘ofa, “Our Sea of Islands”
We sweat and cry salt water,
so we know that the ocean is really in our blood.
-Teresia Teaiwa
The quest should be for a new Oceania.
-Albert Wendt
Welina mai, Halo olketa, Ni sa bula vinaka, Ran anim, Talofa lava, Iokwe yuk, Malo e lelei, Kia Orana, Mogethin, Taloha ni, Alii, Ko na mauri, Len wo, Hafa adai, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kasalehlie…warm Pacific Islands greetings!
The Center for Pacific Islands Studies, in the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa School of Pacific and Asian Studies, is a larger home for initiatives that bring together people and resources to promote an understanding of the Pacific Islands and issues of concern to Pacific Islanders. The center partners with the Department of Pacific Islands Studies which offers an innovative instructional program that is regional, comparative, and interdisciplinary in nature. The university’s Pacific Collection, one of the most comprehensive collections of Pacific materials in the world, attracts a worldwide audience, as do the center’s international conferences, its Web-based resources, its Pacific Islands Monograph Series, and its award-winning journal, The Contemporary Pacific. Working with scholars at institutions in the region and elsewhere, faculty at the center are seeking new ways to encompass a deeper understanding of a region whose boundaries are constantly expanding.
NEWS
Submit your work to Hawaiʻi Review “Our Sea of Islands” Issue 97!
Calling all Pacific Island creatives, we are now accepting submissions for our upcoming issue 97! Surrounded by themes of “Our … continue reading
Congratulations to Dr. Tara on his selection as a Transpacific and Asian Dialogue on China Fellow!
The fellowship brings together scholars from the U.S., Asia and the Pacific, to examine changing geopolitical dynamics due to growing … continue reading
Visions & Voices – EWC Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP)
Calling all Pacific Island storytellers! Your voice matters. Share your unique perspective in our next issue of Visions & Voices, … continue reading
The Contemporary Pacific announces Professor Brij V. Lal Award and first winner, CPIS affiliate Monica C. LaBriola
Our colleagues at The Contemporary Pacific are pleased to announce the Professor Brij V. Lal Award, in memory of Dr. … continue reading
Peter J. Rappa Resilient and Sustainable Coasts Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Peter J. Rappa Resilient and Sustainable Coasts Fellowship at the University of … continue reading
EVENTS
IGSC, keynote address
The Ecotone – IGSC 2026 Keynote Address by Professor Katerina Teaiwa
The Ecotone Scholarly Forum Series Presents a Keynote Address in Honor of the 25th Anniversary International Graduate Student Conference 2026 featuring Professor Katerina Teaiwa.
TIDES, community event, loʻi day
TIDES Loʻi Day at Kānewai
Calling all our TIDES colleagues and network for a day of mud, sweat and community at the lo’i with our friends at Kānewai!
75th Anniversary, arts & culture, community, environmental justice, language, literature, oral history
Pacific Islands Studies: Continuity & Community **REGISTRATION OPEN**
The Center for Pacific Islands Studies is pleased to invite you to register and submit abstracts for our upcoming 75th anniversary conference. Registration is open until August 20.
Indigenous Knowledge, public talk
The Ecotone – Weaving Knowledge(s): Addressing Climate Change through Epistemic Crafting with Manuhuia Barcham, PhD
Please join us for an ecotone session with Dr. Manuhuia Barcham, Associate Professor of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. The last half century has seen a dramatic shift occur in Western academia and practice around the recognition of Indigenous Knowledge (IK). We see examples of this shift …
Pacific research, public talk
Indigenising research: Moanaroa a philosophy for practice with Dr. Lefaoali’i Dion Enari
The Mellon AAPI EHEJ presents: Growing interest in Pacific issues has meant a surge in Pacific research across the globe. Sadly, some research on Pacific people has been done without Pacific knowledge, wisdom and culture. As Pacific researchers, we understand the importance of outputs that interweave our ancestral and cultural …
