The center coordinates and hosts domestic and international conferences and workshops that bring together scholars, students, and communities from around the world to discuss topics of relevance to Pacific studies and Oceania.
The center also collaborates with other academic units and/or institutions to cohost or cosponsor relevant conferences and workshops. These gatherings aim to advance knowledge in the field, as well as stimulate new research and collaboration. For more information on planning or collaborating on a conference or workshop, please contact CPIS at cpis@hawaii.edu. Recent conferences and workshops include:
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 April 2022 and will be held entirely online. It will feature student work focused on the Pacific from across …
“E ala mai: Awakening a New Oceanic Consciousness” **CALL FOR PAPERS**
Presentation proposals are now being accepted for possible inclusion in the 8th annual Center for Pacific Islands Studies student conference, E Ala Mai: Awakening a New Oceanic Consciousness. Proposals for research paper, creative/performative, or othe …
PHA 24th Biennial Conference
The 24th Pacific History Association conference is heading to Fiji🇫🇯. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information and the call for papers!
Thank You to These Students from Yap at UOG
Kammagar and si Yu’os ma’åse’ to these awesome University of Guam students from Yap. Your insight on navigating higher education as Pacific Islanders to a room full of faculty has been inspiring and eye opening at this week’s culturally sustaining educ …
7th Annual CPIS Student Conference “Blue Pacific: Reclaiming Oceania Futures”: Day 1
Today has finally arrived…Day 1 of Blue Pacific: Reclaiming Oceania Futures, the 7th annual Center for Pacific Islands Studies student conference. CPIS sends its deepest mahalo to the students of the planning committee – Joy Enomoto, Chair and Gradua …
7th Annua CPIS Student Conference: REGISTER WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!
ATTENTION: The student conference is coming up next week!!! We look forward to see you all out there!! SPREAD THE WORD AND REGISTER WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!
7th Annual CPIS Student Conference: Confirmation of 3rd Distinguished Speaker
The students of the planning committee for the upcoming Blue Pacific: Reclaiming Oceania Futures, 7th Annual Center for Pacific Islands Studies Student Conference, are pleased to announce the confirmation of a third distinguished keynote speaker. Taris …
7th Annual CPIS Student Conference: Keynote Confirmation
The students of the planning committee for the upcoming Blue Pacific: Reclaiming Oceania Futures,7th Annual Center for Pacific Islands Studies Student Conference, are pleased to announce the confirmation of Kathy Dede Neien Jetnil-Kijiner as one of our …
7th Annual CPIS Student Conference: Keynote Confirmation
The students of the planning committee for the upcoming Blue Pacific: Reclaiming Oceania Futures,7th Annual Center for Pacific Islands Studies Student Conference, are pleased to announce the confirmation of Dame Meg Taylor as one of our keynote speaker …
The China Alternative
CPIS and its partners are starting to make their way to Vanuatu for the much anticipated China Alternative – Changing Regional Order in the Pacific Islands book workshop and public symposium. Looking forward to meeting with members of the community, st …
DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!!
Ke Au Hou: Sustaining Pacific Island Knowledge Due to requests from prospective presenters, the deadline to submit presentation proposals for the Ke Au Hou: Sustaining Pacific Island Knowledge student conference has been extended to Monday, March 5. T …
2013 Waves of Change: Climate Change in the Pacific Islands and Implications for Hawai‘i
Description: Pacific Island societies are vulnerable to climate change and are already experiencing its environmental, economic, social, and political impacts. As Islanders adapt to the changing climate, they encounter challenges to economic security a …
2010 Celebrating Connections: 60 Years of Pacific Studies
Description: The year 2010 marks the 60th anniversary of Pacific studies at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM). There are now more than a dozen Pacific studies centers or programs in Oceania, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, …
2009 Pacific Alternatives: Cultural Heritage and Political Innovation in Oceania
Description: This international conference explores innovative social, cultural, and political responses to global processes in Oceania. Speakers will discuss viable local alternatives to the institutions and practices commonly advocated in development …
2008 Micronesian Voices in Hawai‘i
Description: “Micronesian Voices in Hawai‘i” is a unique opportunity to listen to and learn from Micronesian leaders and others in the community about steps they are taking to address some of the challenges faced by new migrants from the Republic of th …
2007 Hidden Treasures: Accessing the Riches in Pacific Collections
Description:This conference on Pacific library and archives collections focuses on materials that are not well known but have special value to indigenous peoples and to the general public. In highlighting these materials, speakers will also focus on is …
2005 Culture Moves! Dance in Oceania from Hiva to Hip Hop
Description: Culture Moves! is a Pacific Dance Studies resource that emerged out of a 2005 conference of the same name held in Wellington, New Zealand at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The site is maintained by the Center for Pacific Islands …
2004 Moving Islands: A Celebration of Pacific and Caribbean Literature
Brief: Dates: 2004 Location: Keynote speaker(s): Sponsors/Co-sponsors: Convener:
2003 Learning Oceania: Toward a PhD Program in Pacific Studies
Description: “Learning Oceania” featured panel presentations by invited speakers and respondents, as well as roundtable and plenary discussions of relevant themes. The themes investigated by workshop participants included the current and future state o …
2002 Myths, Terrorism, and Justice: Themes in Pacific and Asian Literature and Film
Description: What are the challenges confronting peoples of the Asia-Pacific regions, particularly indigenous peoples? How can film, writing, indigenous myths, oral literature, and other repositories of our cultural heritage shed light on the current g …
