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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, Nisa 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
02/14/22

Pacific Studies: A Transformational Movement **CALL FOR PAPERS**

The 10th annual Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) student conference “Pacific Studies: A Transformational Movement” is scheduled for 11 …

01/25/22

Sympathy and Support for Tonga

The Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa wishes the people of the Kingdom …

11/23/21

2022-2023 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Pacific Islands Studies **NOW OPEN**

The 2022-2023 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Pacific Islands Studies competition is now open. The application deadline …

02/12/20

Dr. Katerina Teaiwa Joins #TCP as New Arts Editor

Excited to share this wonderful news about our cherished colleague and #CPISgraduate Dr. Katerina Teaiwa! We are beyond thankful that you’ve joined …

01/28/20

REMINDER: FLAS Scholarship

REMINDER: The 2020-2021 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Pacific Islands Studies competition deadline is February 3, 2020. …

EVENTS

community event, cultural animation film festival

10/08/21 –

2021 Cultural Animation Film Festival

CAFF 2021 is a free all-virtual community 4-day event that starts on October 8, 2021. See below for details. Tuesday, October 8-11Free tickets available at https://watch.eventive.org/caff2021 More information: http://caffest.comFree downloadable goodies for keiki: shorturl.at/jkzOT CAFF, the Cultural Animation Film Festival, is designed to showcase unique animated films based on our …


Blue Pacific Futures, Bougainville, webinar

09/22/21 – 12:00 pm

Blue Pacific Futures — Bougainville Independence: A New Nation is Rising in the Pacific

Please join us for the BLUE PACIFIC FUTURES webinar series this Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 12:00noon (HST). BOUGAINVILLE INDEPENDENCE A New Nation Rising in the Pacific What are the plans for Bougainville, the newest nation in the making? About this event The 2001 Peace Agreement that ended Papua New …


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2020 CPIS Student Conference **CANCELED**

With regrets, we announce that the 8th annual Center for Pacific Islands Studies student conference has been cancelled. As two COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Hawaiʻi and as the situation continues to evolve, the Center has decided to cancel all large gatherings. Our decision is informed by the university’s …


03/13/20 – 9:00am

2020 CPIS Student Conference Keynote Address: Dr. Emalani Case

The Center for Pacific Islands Studies is proud to announce the confirmation of one of our keynote speakers for the 8th annual student conference E ala mai: Awakening a New Oceanic Consciousness. We look forward to welcoming the distinguished Dr. Emalani Case of the Victoria University of Wellington! Don’t miss …


03/13/20 – 9:00am to 5:00pm

REGISTRATION for “E Ala Mai: Awakening New Oceanic Consciousness”

Registration for “E ala mai: Awakening a New Oceanic Consciousness,” the 8th annual CPIS student conference is now open! Don’t forget to register today for this awesome gathering of Pacific Islands Studies students and the powerful work they produce.   REGISTRATION LINK: http://go.hawaii.edu/AJy #CPIS70 #MakingWaves2020 #CPIStudentLife #MakeManoaYours


02/19/20 – 12:00pm to 1:30pm

“China in the Pacific Islands”

Mark your calendars for “China in the Pacific Islands,” an inter-regional panel featuring CPIS faculty Terence Wesley-Smith and Tarcisius Kabutaulaka, and #CPISfriend and SPAS colleague Cathryn Clayton. The panel will be held Wednesday, February 19 at noon in Moore Hall, room 109.


02/12/20 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Pacific Speaker Series: Delia Parker Ulima

“Exploring Indigenous Approaches to Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Rights and Legal Personhood” Join us for the next Pacific Speaker Series session on Wednesday, February 12, at noon featuring feature Delia Parker Ulima presenting “Exploring Indigenous Approaches to Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Rights and Legal Personhood.” See you there!  #CPISgraduates#CPISeminars#PacificSpeakerSeries#MakingWaves2020 #CPIS70


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