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 both an academic department and 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. Its innovative instructional program 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
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 …
REMINDER: FLAS Scholarship
REMINDER: The 2020-2021 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Pacific Islands Studies competition deadline is February 3, 2020. …
CPIS Welcomes Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer!
CPIS is happy welcome Oscar Kightley to Hawai’i! Oscar is a Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer in Residence who will …
Job Opportunities: UH Mānoa Department of Languages & Literatures of Europe and the Americas, and Department of Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures
The UH Mānoa’s Department of Languages & Literatures of Europe and the Americas, and the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages & …
Congratulations to Dr. Lilikalā Kameʻeleihiwa!
Congratulations to Dr. Lilikalā Kameʻeleihiwa, senior professor at Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies and CPIS Affiliate Faculty, who has been …
EVENTS
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 …
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 …
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
“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.
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
**CHANGE OF VENUE**Pacific Speaker Series: Julian Aguon
CHANGE OF VENUE!: We are re-posting the flyer for Defending the Blue Continent to announce a change in the location for the talk. Please note that the event will now take place in the UH Manoa Campus Center, Room CC307. Mahalo!
Engendering Climate Change in Oceania: Fatalism, Resilience and Resistance
The Department of Ethnic Studies with Anthropology and the Center for Pacific Island Studies announce a colloquium to be given by Margaret Jolly, titled “Engendering Climate Change in Oceania: Fatalism, Resilience and Resistance” on January 21, 3:00-4:30pm in George 227. All are invited, and please share the announcement! #CPIS70 #MakingWaves2020 …
