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The Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) at the University of Hawai'i promotes understanding of the Pacific Islands and Islander lives.

Join us for a Pacific Islands Studies Occasional S Join us for a Pacific Islands Studies Occasional Seminar with Ron Vave on "Building a Home for Indigenous Pacific Scholarship: The iTaukei (Fijian) Scholar Database and Dashboard, and a Model for the Region" on Monday, 28 September 2026 from 12:00-1:15 PM in Moore 319.

For the 25-26 year we will be featuring our faculty, staff, and affiliates as well as visiting scholars every 2nd and 4th Monday of the academic year from 12-1:15 PM in Moore Hall 319. Come enjoy community, coffee, and snacks (when budgets allow!)! Future seminar dates are Oct 12 & 26, and Nov 9 & 23.
Please join us at the grand opening of the "Ocean Please join us at the grand opening of the "Ocean of Peace" exhibition at the East-West Center Art Gallery this weekend on Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 2:00 PM. If you can't make it this weekend, the show will be on view from 20 September 2026 - 10 January 2027.

Inspired by the historic 2025 declaration by Pacific Island leaders, Ocean of Peace anchors a vision of the future in the enduring harmony, cooperation, and ancestral wisdom of Pacific peoples. Pacific Island leaders declared the Blue Pacific Continent as an Ocean of Peace.

The Ocean of Peace exhibition features eleven contemporary artists whose visual storytelling spans carving, painting, drawing, photography, poetry, sculpture, weaving, and digital rendering. Exhibited alongside select treasures from the East-West Center Collection, these dynamic offerings bridge cultures and communities, inviting us all to look beyond geopolitical divisions and collectively realize a unified ocean of peace.

This collaborative exhibition is organized into thematic areas of Story, Restoring and Re-story-ing; Generations, Responsibility to Community; Renewal, Resilience, and Protection.

Featured artists: James C. Bamba, Carol Ann Carl, Manny Crisostomo, Gillian Dueñas, Kainoa Gruspe, Amber Khan, Marques Hanalei Marzan, Kalany Omengkar, Saumolia Puapuaga, Anthony Watson, and Lissette Yamase
Curators: Annie Reynolds, Mary Hattori, Eric Chang, Jonathan Clark
Event of Interest! Attend Kaiāulu Ā Pa‘a, a commun Event of Interest!
Attend Kaiāulu Ā Pa‘a, a community convening to accelerate climate action with an emphasis on affordability, energy democracy, and home resilience.
The evening will feature a keynote address by Indigenous human rights attorney Julian Aguon, founder of Blue Ocean Law and author of No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies. 

📅 Wednesday, September 16, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Queen’s Conference Center
1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu
🎟️ Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kaiaulu-a-paa-keynote-and-climate-leadership-awards-tickets-1992802854984?aff=Website
Still firming up your Spring 2027 plans? Consider Still firming up your Spring 2027 plans? Consider spending Spring 2027 in Paris with UHM Study Abroad! 

Along with a diverse course offerings taught in English, you can fulfill your HAP and WI requirements with two Pacific history courses taught by Dr. Monica LaBriola:
🌴 HIST 288: Oceania Survey: France and Oceania (HAP + WI)
✨ HIST 366: Women in Oceania and the French Imaginary (HAP + WI)

Want to learn more? Join the upcoming info session:
💻 Zoom: Sept 16 @ 11:30 AM | https://go.hawaii.edu/kQv
📍 In-Person: Sept 22 @ 11:00 AM | Moore 153A

⏰ Application Deadline: October 1 at 4:00 PM
📩 Reach out to Dr. LaBriola directly at labriola@hawaii.edu with any questions!
On Monday, 14 September 2026 from 12-1:15 PM we ar On Monday, 14 September 2026 from 12-1:15 PM we are excited to bring back the Pacific Islands Studies Occasional Seminar with our first contributor, CPIS'  Michelle Harangody on "Rendering Ecological: Federal conceptualizations of coral reefs in the United States" in the Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319).

We are excited to celebrate the return of our long running PIS Occasional Seminar Series (dates all the way back to the 1980s!). For the 25-26 year we will be featuring our faculty, staff, and affiliates as well as visiting scholars every 2nd and 4th Monday of the academic year from 12-1:15 PM in Moore Hall 319. 

Come enjoy community, coffee, and snacks (when budgets allow!)!
Join us TODAY, Saturday, 12 September 2026 from 6 Join us TODAY, Saturday, 12 September 2026 from 6 - 8 PM for "Remathau: People of the Ocean" film screening and talk story at Capitol Modern. 

The event includes a screening of “Remathau: People of the Ocean” and discussion with director Daniel Lim. Synopsis: follow the journey of Nicole Yamase, a young marine biologist from Micronesia who ventures to the deepest part of the ocean and begins and even deeper dive of self-discovery as she reconnects with her people’s resilience and oceanic roots.

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-remathau-people-of-the-ocean-tickets-1999737401399?aff=oddtdtcreator
Come join us TODAY, 11 September 2026 from 4:30 PM Come join us TODAY, 11 September 2026 from 4:30 PM for an Aloha Kick Off Mixer with TIDES in the Moore Hall Courtyard. Come enjoy food, music, and kava!
What if you could study abroad in Paris and take P What if you could study abroad in Paris and take Pacific-focused courses at the same time? 

Spend Spring 2027 in Paris with UHM Study Abroad! Along with a diverse course offerings taught in English, you can fulfill your HAP and WI requirements with two Pacific history courses taught by Dr. Monica LaBriola:

🌴 HIST 288: Oceania Survey: France and Oceania (HAP + WI)
✨ HIST 366: Women in Oceania and the French Imaginary (HAP + WI)

Want to learn more? Drop by an upcoming info session:
📍 In-Person: Sept 8 @ 10:30 AM | Moore 158
💻 Zoom: Sept 16 @ 11:30 AM | https://go.hawaii.edu/kQv
⏰ Application Deadline: October 1 at 4:00 PM

📩 Reach out to Dr. LaBriola directly at labriola@hawaii.edu with any questions!
A warm welcome back to campus for all of our stude A warm welcome back to campus for all of our students, affiliates, and faculty across the university! Here's to a great year ahead!
Join us at Super Saturday & Creative Micronesia at Join us at Super Saturday & Creative Micronesia at Capitol Modern | Saturday, 29 August 2026 from 10 AM-2 PM

The event includes hands-on art activities with Micronesian and Pacific Islands artists Carol Ann Carl, Gillian Dueñas, Mary Hattori, James Bamba, Philios Uruman, and Anthony Watson leading family-friendly activities including coconut frond weaving, printmaking, drawing/coloring, and poetry; listen to music of Micronesia by Xavier Fethal; and shop from vendors selling Micronesian islands-inspired jewelry, apparel, lei, art, and more!

We're excited to join the Hawaiʻi State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, Capitol Modern, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children at the William S. Richardson School of Law, the East-West Center Arts Program, Micronesian community groups, Pacific Voices, and the Chuuk Language and Cultural Association as a partner for these events.
We are excited to celebrate the Creative Micronesi We are excited to celebrate the Creative Micronesia exhibition and event series this August and September at Capitol Modern with our students, faculty, alumni, and community! Come join us! All events are family friendly, free, and open to the public. 

🌊 Saturday, 22 August 2026 from 1-4 PM for Creative Micronesia: Fashion Show, Poetry, & Dance at Capitol Modern with a fashion show featuring traditional attire presented by the Chuuk Language and Cultural Association and contemporary apparel designed by Kalany Omengkar and Manny Crisostomo and poetry from Hawaiʻi-based Micronesian poets and traditional and contemporary dance performances!
🌊 RESCHEDULED: Saturday, 29 August 2026 from 11 AM-3 PM for Super Saturday + Creative Micronesia at Capitol Modern featuring hands on activities, local vendors, live music and food!!
🌊 Saturday, 12 September 2026 from 6 - 8 PM for Remathau People of the Ocean film screening and talk story at Capitol Modern.

We're excited to join the Hawaiʻi State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, Capitol Modern, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children at the William S. Richardson School of Law, the East-West Center Arts Program, Micronesian community groups, Pacific Voices, and the Chuuk Language and Cultural Association as a partner for these events.
CREATIVE MICRONESIA UPDATE! With the coming storm CREATIVE MICRONESIA UPDATE!

With the coming storm, please note the 15 August Super Saturday + Creative Micronesia event has been rescheduled to 29 August! Also, please be sure to follow trusted sources for storm news such as HI-EMA and prepare for possible storm impacts this weekend. 

Looking to next week, ss we welcome our students, staff, faculty, and community back to campus, please consider joining us at the Creative Micronesia exhibition and event series this August and September at Capitol Modern. All events are family friendly, free, and open to the public.

🌊 Saturday, 22 August 2026 from 1-4 PM for Creative Micronesia: Fashion Show, Poetry, & Dance at Capitol Modern with a fashion show featuring traditional attire presented by the Chuuk Language and Cultural Association and contemporary apparel designed by Kalany Omengkar and Manny Crisostomo and poetry from Hawaiʻi-based Micronesian poets and traditional and contemporary dance performances!

🌊 RESCHEDULED: Saturday, 29 August 2026 from 11 AM-3 PM for Super Saturday + Creative Micronesia at Capitol Modern featuring hands on activities, local vendors, live music and food!!

🌊 Saturday, 12 September 2026 from 6 - 8 PM for Remathau People of the Ocean film screening and talk story at Capitol Modern.

We're excited to join the Hawaiʻi State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, Capitol Modern, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children at the William S. Richardson School of Law, the East-West Center Arts Program, Micronesian community groups, Pacific Voices, and the Chuuk Language and Cultural Association as a partner for these events.
Join us at the first in the exciting series of Cre Join us at the first in the exciting series of Creative Micronesia events this Saturday, 8 August from 1-4 pm at Capitol Modern! 

Fun for the whole family and a space to celebrate Micronesian Excellence await you!

🌊 Saturday, 8 August 2026 from 1-4 PM for Creative Micronesia: Music, Movement, Poetry, & Fashion at Capitol Modern featuring a stunning array of artistry from across Micronesia! Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling through traditional and contemporary dances to poetry-inspired fashion and music from the islands.

We're excited to join the Hawaiʻi State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, Capitol Modern, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children at the William S. Richardson School of Law, the East-West Center Arts Program, Micronesian community groups, Pacific Voices, and the Chuuk Language and Cultural Association as a partner for these events.
We're excited to join our friends, students, alumn We're excited to join our friends, students, alumni, and community members for the Creative Micronesia exhibition and program of events this August and September at Capitol Modern. 

Come down with the whole family to experience song, poetry, fashion, art, dance and more as we kick off a new school year and celebrate Micronesia's diverse cultures! All events are free and open to the public.

🌊 Saturday, 8 August 2026 from 1-4 PM for Creative Micronesia: Music, Movement, Poetry, & Fashion at Capitol Modern featuring a stunning array of artistry from across Micronesia! Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling through traditional and contemporary dances to poetry-inspired fashion and music from the islands.

🌊 Saturday, 15 August 2026 from 11 AM-3 PM for Super Saturday + Creative Micronesia at Capitol Modern featuring hands on activities, local vendors, live music and food!!

🌊 Saturday, 22 August 2026 from 1-4 PM for Creative Micronesia: Fashion Show, Poetry, & Dance at Capitol Modern with a fashion show featuring traditional attire presented by the Chuuk Language and Cultural Association and contemporary apparel designed by Kalany Omengkar and Manny Crisostomo and poetry from Hawaiʻi-based Micronesian poets and traditional and contemporary dance performances!

We're excited to join the Hawaiʻi State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, Capitol Modern, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children at the William S. Richardson School of Law, the East-West Center Arts Program, Micronesian community groups, Pacific Voices, and the Chuuk Language and Cultural Association as a partner for these events.
Still looking for summer classes? Consider knockin Still looking for summer classes? Consider knocking out your HAP & DS General Education requirement this summer with our PACS 108: Introduction to Pacific Worlds for an online synchronous course in Summer Session 2!

Interested in ocean resources and management? Register for PACS 655: Community-Based Fisheries Management in Oceania for an online asynchronous course in Summer Session 2!
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