Welina mai, Halo olketa, Ni sa bula vinaka, Ran anim, Talofa lava, Iokwe yuk, Malo e lelei, Kia Orana, Mogethin, Taloha ni, Alii, Ko na mauri, Len wo, Hafa adai, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kasalehlie…warm Pacific Islands greetings!

The Center for Pacific Islands Studies is pleased to invite you to join us for our upcoming anniversary conference titled, Pacific Islands Studies Continuity & Community: 75 Years at Mānoa!

The conference will run from 5-7 November 2025 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The conference will feature discussions about the present, past, and future of Pacific Islands Studies, with attention to shifting currents and emerging tides. We particularly encourage community, students, and alumni to join us in shaping conversations as we navigate forward.

We invite submissions of abstracts for conference presentations from scholars, students, community members, and alumni which engage questions relevant to the past, present, and future of Pacific Islands Studies with particular attention to continuity and community.

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Registation now open!

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Conference Details

The conference will be 5-7 November 2025 at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa campus in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

More information on the venue, parking fees, and public transportation coming soon.

Registration & Presentation Submission

We welcome all to join us in conversation and community as we celebrate and conitinue to envision Pacific Islands studies! We particularly encourage community, students, and alumni to join us in shaping conversations as we navigate forward.

However, space is limited due to on campus venues, so we encourage you to register your attendance and/or interest in presenting as soon as possible.

Please register your interest in attending or presenting here.

Costs of Attendance

Unfortunately, we do not have funding available to support travel costs for attendees. However, we are pleased to offer coffee and breakfast, as well as lunch to all conference attendees. We are also awaiting news on funding for the conference and so the registration fee has yet to be finalized. We will be in touch with all registered attendees with more information as soon as possible.

In addition, we have reserved a block of rooms at East-West Center that attendees are invited to reserve at their own cost (available at a modest $113-$139/night). To register your interest in a room at East-West Center, please fill in the registration form linked in the "Registration & Presentation Submission" section.

Program

The theme of this year's conference is Pacific Islands Studies Continuity & Community: 75 Years at Mānoa. We invite submissions of abstracts for conference presentations from scholars, students, community members, and alumni which engage questions relevant to the past, present, and future of Pacific Islands Studies with particular attention to continuity and community.

In exchanging ideas, we seek to explore how Pacific Islands Studies creates collaborative relationships with communities locally, regionally, and globally; provides innovative strategies for teaching and program development; facilitates job preparation and leads to meaningful careers for graduates; envisions a future for the field and university; and celebrates Pacific studies accomplishments over the last 75 years!

The program committee will review submitted abstracts and notify presenters in the fall and we will then share the conference program with all registrants.

Planning Committee

The 2025 CPIS Conference planning committee is comprised of Lola Quan Bautista, Michelle Harangody, Tarcisius Kabutaulaka, Alexander Mawyer, Jennifer Mercado, Foley Pfalzgraf, Candi Steiner, Tammy Tabe, Ron Vave, and Julie Walsh. We are grateful to our funders including the Student Activity & Program Fee Board and the CALL Deanʻs Office.

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