EMA is a UH Mānoa RIO (Registered Independent Organization) which seeks to promote world music and cultures through education, service, and performance.
We use music to help others understand social differences and to encourage mutual cooperation. Although the registered organization has members who are University of Hawaii students, the registered organization is independent of the University and does not represent the views of the University. The registered organization is responsible for its own contacts, acts, or omissions.
04/23/2026
Join us at the Center for Korean Studies Auditorium this Friday, April 24 at 2pm for “Songs from the Ruins: Music, Memory, and the Reconstruction of a Nation in the Philippines Historical Data Papers, 1951-1953”
by Dr. LaVerne David C. de la Peña, Trimillos Visiting Distinguished Professor of Ethnomusicology
2:00 PM - Talk and Q&A
3:20 PM - Reception
Hope to see you there!
04/05/2026
This is going to be an amazing concert at on Sunday, April 12 at 3pm! We hope to see you there!
08/29/2021
Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition is proud to present Hawaiian History Month! In celebration of Queen Liliuʻokalani's 183rd birthday, we will be holding our 15th annual Onipaʻa Celebration virtually for its second year in a row! Whereas this is usually a one day event, we have now turned it into a month long celebration. Join us for a series of virtual events throughout the month of September with the following five themes for each week:
Week 1 - Hauʻoli Lā Hānau e Liliʻuokalani
Week 2 - Hulihia: Imagining New Possibilities
Week 3 - Hoʻōla: Hawaiian Health
Week 4 - Mele Lāhui: Songs of Our Nation
Week 5 - Hana Keaka Hawaiʻi: Stories on Stage
Catch all our programming online and on 'Ōlelo Community Media. Follow us Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition and keep checking hawaiianhistorymonth.org for more information!
Sponsored in part by Kamehameha Schools, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Iolani Palace, Kanaeokana, Liliuokalani Trust, ʻŌiwi TV, Papa Ola Lokahi, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, Pam Omidyar.
05/30/2021
Join us on May 29, 2021 for the Celebrate Micronesia Festival 2021!
Preregister for tickets at: https://www.bishopmuseum.org/calendar/celebrate-micronesia-festival-2021/
This will be a hybrid event, featuring virtual online discussions and in-person programming at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
Co-sponsored by:
Bishop Museum
Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP), East-West Center
05/25/2021
Japanese Gagaku (MUS 311 I) in 2021 Fall now is open for registering too!! ALL majors/students are welcome to join the class! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or Miyashiro Sensei (email see the poster below) Mahalo🤙
05/25/2021
Japanese Koto Ensemble in 2021 Fall now is open for registering!! ALL majors/students are welcome to join the class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or Miyashiro Sensei (email see the poster below) Mahalo🤙
We are so excited to be having ethno ensembles in-person for the Fall 2021 semester! We have a couple brand-new courses available: Steel Guitar and American Folk Ensemble. If you have any questions about ethno ensembles please DM the EMA page or email us at [email protected].
MUS 311 B - Hawaiian Ensemble - Steel Guitar - CRN: 88347
MUS 311C - Japanese Ensemble - CRN: 87602
MUS 311D - Chinese Ensemble - CRN: 87339
MUS 311F - Okinawan Ensemble - CRN: 87603
MUS 311H - Gamelan Ensemble - CRN: 87604
MUS 311I - Gagaku Ensemble - CRN: 88468
MUS 311M - Other Ensemble - Thai Ensemble - CRN: 87606
MUS 311M - Other Ensemble - American Folk - CRN: 88348
MUS 312 - Hula/Chant Ensemble - 88040, 88042
05/04/2021
Haegeum Evolution: Various Approaches to Korean Music - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Korean haegeum player Soo Yeon Lyuh showcases her musical journey in this virtual concert. The program starts with traditional Korean music and guides the listener through Lyuh’s recent collaborations with the Kronos Quartet.
04/22/2021
Exciting new class offered at UH Mānoa! Come learn how to play American folk styles by ear. Improve or develop your improvisation skills. Open to all majors. Previous instrumental experience required.
04/20/2021
