FESTPACHawaii

Kalani Kaʻanāʻanā, chairman of the Temporary Commission on the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture issued a statement today regarding the series of devastating natural disasters that hit the Kingdom of Tonga over the past twenty-four hours.

Hoʻomaikaʻi to Aaron J Salā for being named as the Festival Director for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture. Aaron will be responsible for planning, coordination and execution of the Festival that will be held in Honolulu in June 2024! #FESTPAC2024

Next up on our Festpac Language features are the languages of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Nauru! #FESTPAC2024 #MahinaʻŌleloHawaiʻi

Aloha and Mauri! Featured below are some of the common phrases in Hawaiʻi and Kiribati. #FESTPAC2024 #Hawaiʻi #Kiribati #MahinaʻŌleloHawaiʻi

Kaselehlie and Ni Sa Bula. Here are some common phrases in Fiji and the Federated States of Micronesia - Pohnpei! #FESTPAC2024 #FSM #Fiji

Happy Aloha Friday! Helping to commence our language series are the wonderful native languages of Rapa Nui and Tahiti! #RapaNui #Tahiti #MahinaʻŌleloHawaiʻi

Our first post features the beautiful native languages of American Samoa and the Cook Islands! Follow along for more of our language features! #AmericanSamoa #CookIslands #MahinaʻŌleloHawaiʻi

In celebration of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, over the next couple of weeks, we will be sharing how to say hello, thank you, and a common phrase in each of the selected Festpac languages. Stay tuned as we will be posting our first part of this series tomorrow!

FESTPAC Commission Meeting – February 8, 2021 fb.watch/3xAyHw5-sI/ via @FacebookWatch

Here in Hawaiʻi, February is celebrated as Hawaiian Language Month! Over the next few weeks, we will be celebrating and sharing the native languages of the Pacific! E ola ka ʻōlelo ʻōiwi o ka Pākīpika! #FESTPAC2024 #ʻŌleloHawaiʻi #NativeLanguages

Thinking of our cousins in Fiji in the aftermath of #cycloneyasa.

Our thoughts are with our cousins in Tonga, Rarotonga, and Fiji in the path of two powerful storms. #CycloneYasa is expected to hit Fiji tomorrow. #CycloneZazu (anticipated Cat. 2) is expected to hit Rarotonga and Tonga. cnn.com/2020/12/15/asi…

Big progress is being made at each planning meeting. Join us next Tuesday! #festpachawaii instagram.com/p/CHOSdrTjdvQ/…

20 years ago, The 8th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture was underway in New Caledonia. Mahalo to Jef Frantz for sharing this memory of Aunty Moana Eisele sharing the art of Hawaiian kapa. instagram.com/p/CG8QvBmjg3h/…

FestPAC Hawaiʻi Commissioners are dedicated to making the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts in 2024 an experience to remember. The public is welcome. #festpachawaii

Keeping culture and tradition alive: A shell money maker says something he learned when he was just six is now his life's passion. #FestPACHawaii solomontimes.com/news/gregory-s…

You are welcome to take part in our second strategic planning meeting. #festpachawaii instagram.com/p/CFSvcqDD8fp/…

Sending our aloha to the people of Vanuatu.

Planning for an unforgettable 2024. The public is invited. #FESTPACHAWAII instagram.com/p/CEuXUmEjTYX/…