Center for Pacific Islands Studies

09/16/2026

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:

A keynote address by author and attorney Julian Aguon, followed by the Climate Leadership Awards.

09/15/2026

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 [email protected] with any questions!

09/14/2026

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, CP*S' 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 P*S 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!)!

09/12/2026

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

09/11/2026

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!

09/08/2026

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 [email protected] with any questions!

09/04/2026

A warm welcome back to campus for all of our students, affiliates, and faculty across the university! Here's to a great year ahead!

08/29/2026

Don't sleep on the amazing resources at Hamilton Library's world class Hawaiian and Pacific Collections!

08/29/2026

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.

08/21/2026