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We celebrate our many rich connections across time, place, and ocean, showing that while the pandemic presents barriers to being together, we continue to maintain connections, share cultural art, performances, poetry, stories, and resources of the islands of Micronesia. We invite you to join us in this celebration of Micronesian cultures and connections.This will be a hybrid

What to Read This May: 5 Hawai‘i Book Picks Recommended by Local Experts It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We reached out to our friends at Da Shop: Books + Curiosities to ask their community of writers and readers for their picks honoring AAPI voices. May 4, 2021 by Joakim Peter and James Skouge Coconut Ratz & Kung Fu Cowboys is not simply a book—it is an experience. Readers are transported to Jojo Peter’s home of Ettal in the Federated States of Micronesia’s M...

  share HONOLULU (April 7, 2021) -- Most Pacific Island nations have done a remarkable job of keeping COVID-19 levels low by closing themselves off, an analyst said during a recent discussion on pandemic recovery in the Pacific, but the cost has been severe economic damage that will require billions of dollars in external support and perhaps a decade to repair. Others speakers said that for the region’s recovery to succeed, it must also be guided by equitable policies and built on traditiona...

Menu Written by diliaurPosted on March 3, 2021 The Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) and the East-West Center (EWC) are pleased to launch the Development Research for Oceania Pipeline (DROP) program, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The purpose of DROP is to increase awareness and understanding of the development challenges of the Pacific. This program was established to provide support for graduate (Master and Doctoral) thesis and dissertation research related to p...

While the U.S. presidential election was garnering much of the worlds attention, another acrimonious election was roiling the Pacific, causing the entire Micronesian bloc of nations to exit the regions leading policy-making body, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). This is an opportune time to re-think the PIF and possibly realign Pacific regional architecture in preparation for future challenges. The Republic of Palau left the Forum on February 5, followed three days later by the Federated States...

Through storytelling, readings, photography, and personal reflections, Mary Therese Perez Hattori, a native CHamoru of Guam, will share her unique and profound perspective on caring for someone with d

Wallis And Futuna Remains Cut Off Amid Airport Row Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/30/2015 - 00:00 Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i Pushing local employees as airport built on customary land WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, November 27, 2015) – Wallis and Futuna remains cut off as the only international airline flying there has cancelled todays and tomorrows fli...

PNG Police And Opposition Meet Over Blocked Forum Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/04/2015 - 00:00 Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i Forum was for public interaction with opposition leaders WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, November 3, 2015) – Papua New Guineas police commissioner has met the Opposition leader after the police yesterday blocked a planned public for...

SPC Hosts Pacific Energy Advisory Group Meeting Submitted by piradmin on Wed, 12/11/2013 - 00:00 Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i News Release Monday, December 9, 2013 The Pacific Energy Advisory Group (PEAG) met in Suva 3–4 December to discuss the implementation of the Framework for Action on Energy Security in the Pacific (FAESP) 2010–2020, the development of new regional projects...

Australia Recruiting Seasonal Workers From Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/17/2015 - 00:00 Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i Employees can now stay 9 months to help recoup cost of flights TARAWA (Radio Kiribati, Nov. 17, 2015) — The Australian High Commission here in Kiribati says it will work closely with the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources Development to m...