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FestPAC draws 500K attendees in world’s largest Pacific Islander celebration

By Victoria Budiono

June 17, 2024

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At top, the Tuvalu delegation was recognized at Sunday’s closing ceremony of FestPAC at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

Delegates from Rapa Nui sat in the stands Sunday at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

Above, first lady Jaime Green and Gov. Josh Green spoke at the ceremony.

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The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts &Culture — the world’s largest celebration of Indigenous Pacific Islanders — concluded Sunday evening with a sold-out closing ceremony at the University of Hawaii’s SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, distributing all 6,500 free tickets.

Inaugurated in 1972 to halt the erosion of traditional practices through cultural exchange, the quadrennial event invited Hawaii to observe in 1976 before allowing its participation in subsequent festivals.

Kalani Ka‘ana‘ana, chair of the 13th FestPAC commission, said it was an “incredibly proud moment for Hawaii, and for us as Kanaka to host the festival.”

“This has been a long journey,” Ka‘ana‘ana said. “This is the first time we’ve been able to host and return some of the hospitality we’ve received as a traveling delegation.”

Hawaii was set to host the event in June 2020 but had to postpone due to the pandemic. Ka‘ana‘ana said the state had been preparing for this event for 12 years, if not the entire 50 years since the festival’s inception.

“We’ve seen really large attendance numbers that have exceeded our goals and expectations,” Ka‘ana‘ana said. “It’s clear that our people in Hawaii definitely showed up.”

Gov. Josh Green expected a maximum of 100,000 people moving through the Hawai‘i Convention Center over the course of the entire festival, but that number was surpassed on the first day. The state saw upward of 500,000 people at the festival over 10 days.

“So many of our local families embraced FestPAC,” Green said. “It exceeded our expectations by tenfold.”

At smaller events like Our Kakaako on June 8, Green had expected 5,000 to 7,000 people to attend, but the turnout was about 35,000.

“Besides the turnout from our local community, we also had so many more delegates than we expected,” he added.

The 13th FestPAC director, Aaron Sala, said the state had limited delegations to 100 people each, but in true “Pacific way,” nobody followed that rule and over 3,000 delegates arrived in Hawaii.

Sala expressed his tremendous appreciation for everyone who came, helping to bring Pacific Islander communities in Hawaii closer together and nurture relationships with one another.

“We have a really large Pacific Island population living in this diaspora, and we saw the sheer joy on the faces of Pacific Islander people making Hawaii home,” Sala said. “Not all of them necessarily want to be here, so this opportunity to bring the Pacific to them is something I am profoundly grateful for.”

Tatiana Jackson, a 21-year-old student at UH Manoa from Samoa, attended the closing ceremony Sunday. Leading up to the ceremony, she participated in various events, including the Kaka­ako night market and activities at the Festival Village.

Jackson chose to pursue her studies in marine biology at UH to work on coral conservation back home and to run for Miss Samoa, aiming to gain a larger platform to address issues facing both Samoa and the Pacific Islands.

“Even just talking about FestPAC gets me so emotional,” she said. “It feels so much like home.”

Jackson emphasized that the Festival Village, in particular, resonated deeply with the themes of “Moananuiakea” and “Regenerating Oceania.”

She described entering the space as “stepping into another dimension; I was welcomed with the perfect representation of Pasifika shores.”

Jackson said that during her time living in Hawaii, she has experienced imposter syndrome, feeling like “a small fish in a big ocean.”

However, attending the festival reminded her that everyone is in the same boat and gave her a sense of belonging.

“Knowing that these people are here, it makes me feel whole; that’s hard to find anywhere else,” Jackson said. “It really was a bridge between the Pasifika and the Western world.”

In 2023 the state Legislature allocated $200 million in state funds to Green, granting him discretion over how to allocate and spend the money.

The initial expenditure of $5 million for FestPAC, Green said, was an “opportunity to quickly solidify our commitment” and to overcome uncertainties about the feasibility of hosting the event.

In addition to this, the Legislature allocated an additional $5 million, bringing the total state funding for FestPAC to $10 million.

However, Green said hosting FestPAC had never posed a financial problem, as it was a responsibility to gather and celebrate people and empower all cultures, encompassing 28 Pacific islands and territories.

He had also emphasized that FestPAC would serve as a celebratory comeback for the people of Hawaii, particularly following the devastation caused by the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui.

The Rapa Nui delegation was acknowledged during the closing ceremony for its gesture of carving a gift for the victims of Lahaina and the people of Maui.

Tau Mana Tuki, a dancer, painter and carver from Rapa Nui, said FestPAC played a significant role in highlighting the importance of respect and solidarity within Oceania, portraying it as a cohesive and supportive extended family.

According to Tuki, FestPAC served as a catalyst for fostering new relationships and appreciation for other cultures. The festival also was a significant motivation for him to enhance his skills as an artist.

He hopes to work harder to foster and express his culture while also evolving creatively to preserve old traditions for future generations.

Regarding environmental stewardship, Tuki emphasized the importance for young people, including himself and those younger, to take an active role in caring for the land.

“Sometimes it feels unfair that older generations bear all the responsibility for preserving cultures and traditions,” the 21-year-old said. “We should empower younger generations to take ownership and showcase our cultures, as they will be the ones leading in the future.”

During his first visit to Hawaii, Tuki described it as a “beautiful aina with beautiful people.”

He appreciated that FestPAC was hosted in a setting that combines natural beauty, like his home, with urban elements.

Being in a city environment inspired him to introduce his culture to those who may not be familiar with it.

“The bonds that have been formed between nations were powerfully visible, with nations embracing each other,” Green said. “There was no conflict.”

In addition to cultural bonds, Green highlighted that political bonds also emerged through FestPAC.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell attended the June 7 FestPAC event to facilitate new sister-city relationships between Honolulu and Avarua of the Cook Islands. Green also emphasized that Washington, D.C., recognized Hawaii’s significant role within the context of Pacific nations.

Looking ahead, Green expressed his intention to follow up on FestPAC by hosting smaller delegations — three or four at a time — for bilateral and multilateral communications to deepen engagement within the Pacific region to support the needs of this “extended family.”

“There were moments where we didn’t know whether or not our commitment was robust enough to host a festival of this magnitude,” he said.

Green said millions of dollars in revenue flowed between nations without hesitation; the bigger picture lies within the state’s commitment to forming strong bonds with Pacific nations.

“We feel that they should be embraced, be free nations and supported by the U.S. when they ask,” he said. “We feel that any nation that is wrestling with climate change or is vulnerable because they can’t survive without some extra support, we want to be there as family.”

“As an American governor I want to be supportive of that.”

During Green’s speech at the closing ceremony, there were several people engaged in political protests advocating for the freedom of West Papua and the Palestinian territories.

Jackson, who supports these movements, acknowledged the importance of bringing attention to such issues but expressed that it should have been done at the appropriate time and place.

“In a setting where we are bidding farewell, where it’s a sendoff of our ohana, it’s important for us to maintain this place of aloha and use our powers in a manner that does not create tension,” she said.

Ka‘ana‘ana said the power of the festival was to provide a platform and be a catalyst for connection.

While there were challenges faced throughout the festival, including the complexities of the festival, Ka‘ana‘ana said the festival was overall a success that has brought “incredibly enriching experiences for so many of us.”

Ka‘ana‘ana said a personal challenge he faced was “navigating two worlds at once.”

“As the legislatively created and government- created commission for the festival, I have responsibilities to ensure that the funds were spent appropriately,” he said. “But also walking with another foot in the cultural world, with the cultural protocols and processes, there were certain ways that it had to be done.”

“This was a really great learning experience for me to sort of have to walk in two worlds at the same time.”

He said it was most significant to kick off the festival with the waa arrival ceremony on June 5, “paying respect to those ancestors who braved our ocean and populated our islands,” and to continue the next day with an official opening ceremony that fit into the Western context, beginning with a parade of nations done in a cultural way.

FestPAC commissioners and directors, including Ka‘ana‘ana and Sala, expressed their gratitude for everyone involved in the festival — from those in leadership roles to thousands of delegates and the entire local community who supported the event through participation or attendance from a distance.

Sala said he’s inspired to celebrate cultures more often through festivals like FestPAC.

“We have a responsibility to our Pacific Islander communities,” he said. “What we have now done is assert that we see them, and as a result of that, we must make sure that we nurture the relationships with and within them.”

He hopes to continue collaborating with various organizations to provide opportunities, even at a smaller scale, for people to step up on a platform and showcase who they are.

“There were so many formal pieces of the festival that made it possible,” Ka‘ana‘ana said. “And then there were so many informal instances where people stepped up, identified gaps and took responsibility, showing initiative to ensure everything came together and create this amazing event that I hope will leave a lasting impact.”

“There’s no task too big when done together with many hands.”

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Honolulu District Speech Festival celebrates 26 years strong

The event helps students in grades 3 through 6 develop and showcase their verbal communication skills and techniques. This Saturday, the festival celebrates its 26th year.

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Last year's speech festival emcees: Jake Peacock and Lehualani Barfield of Kamiloiki Elementary School. They are now in the 4th and 5th grade, respectively.

HONOLULU – More than 300 elementary students are expected to participate in the 26th Annual Honolulu District Speech Festival on Saturday, May 10 at McKinley High School. The festival helps students in grades 3 through 6 develop and showcase their verbal communication skills and techniques.

More than 8,000 students are estimated to have participated in the festival over the last two decades. The event has been sponsored since its inception by Chevron. “The Honolulu District Speech Festival is a valuable opportunity for our students to expand their presentation skills,” said Ruth Silberstein, superintendent for the Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt complex in the Honolulu District. “Chevron has been a vital, worthwhile partner in this endeavor as we work to provide our students with real-world skills.”

Event categories include choral reading, oral interpretation, group interpretation, poetry reading, and storytelling. After the event, each student is awarded a medal for participation at a ceremony held immediately following student presentations.

“We are so proud of Chevron’s 26-year partnership with the Honolulu District. By helping elementary-age keiki refine their oral communications skills at this annual event, they learn the skills necessary to become Hawaii’s future leaders. It is amazing to see the quality of the student presentations and the pride the children have when presenting their pieces to our volunteer judges,” said Chevron’s Carina Tagupa, community relations specialist.

Festival judges are volunteers from The Hawaii State Legislature, Association of Chinese University Women, St. Louis Heights Community Association, YMCA, Oahu Retired Teachers Association, Diamond Head/Kapahulu/St. Louis Heights Neighborhood Board, Central Pacific Bank, Alpha Delta Kappa, West Honolulu Rotary Club, Ala Moana Rotary Club, Business Network International, the University of Hawaii (UH) College of Education Alumni Association, State Dept. of Education, UH Department of Communicology, West Honolulu Rotary Club, YMCA, and Chevron employees and retirees.

Student presentations begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the awards ceremony at 11:15 a.m. in the gymnasium.

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FestPAC opening ceremony marks beginning of world's largest Pacific cultural festival

By Seni Iasona in Hawai'i and Dan Smith

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The world's largest celebration of indigenous Pacific culture has kicked off in a blaze of colour, song and dance, with more than 2,500 delegates representing 25 nations gathering together in Hawai'i.

Over the past couple of weeks, people from across the Pacific made a lengthy trip across or over the moana (ocean) to reach Hawai'i for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture.

Delegates were welcomed to the Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Centre with songs by the Royal Hawaiian Band before the O'ahu Halau performed to rhythmic drumbeats and chants heralded by the sound of conch shells.

"It feels like a very big family reunion this evening," the MCs told the crowded stadium to the sound of cheers.

Taiwan, a special guest, was the first nation to march into the stadium, where they gave a cultural performance, followed by each of the 25 Pacific nations. 

Each group danced onto the stadium stage, accompanied by vibrant colour, cheers and music, where they were wildly applauded by the watching crowd.

Guam, the previous host of FestPAC in 2016, led the parade and were the first to offer their ceremonial gifts to Hawai'i governor Josh Green.

Wallis and Futuna was next, presenting gifts of fine mats and the roots of the kava plant, among others, followed by Tuvalu and Tonga, whose chief of tourism, Viliami 'Alamameita Takapus, helped present a gift of 100 feet of tapa, Tongan cloth.

"In an era where everything is made elsewhere, we bring ... 100 feet of handicraft made by 100 women from Tonga," he said.

"100 feet of materials from Tonga, 100 per cent made in Tonga, 200 per cent made in the Pacific.

"We are family."

Then came Tokelau, and Solomon Islands, although their full delegation is set to arrive tomorrow.

Their representatives presented a long string of shell money from the Malaita Province and a wooden carving of a tomako, a war canoe, from the western province.

They were followed by Samoa, joined by reigning Miss Pacific Islands, Moemoana Safa'ato'a Schwenke.

"We are not small island states, we are the caretakers of the largest ocean in the world," Samoa's delegation spokesman told the crowd.

"And although we are all from different parts of the Pacific, we all share one ocean ... and we will continue to show that throughout the next 16 days."

Up next was Rapa Nui, with its largest-ever delegation, and then Papua New Guinea, with dancers from the different provinces.

"The water that connects all of us brings us together ... and this is a small indication of our long relationship," PNG's spokesman said.

"We from Papua New Guinea bring greetings from our people."

Palau, Northern Mariana Islands, Norfolk Island, Niue and Aotearoa New Zealand were next.

"As we have heard here tonight, the waters do not divide our nations, they bring us together," Aotearoa's spokesman said.

Then came Nauru and Marshall Islands, whose rousing words drew huge cheers.

"You know, in the Marshall Islands, they dropped 67 nuclear weapons. They destroyed our way of life, they relocated our people. And yet we still have our culture. We still have our heritage. We are still here!"

Afterwards were Kiribati, French Polynesia, Fiji, and the Federated States of Micronesia, followed by Cook Islands, Australia, and American Samoa.

Hosts Hawai'i were the last, bringing an end to an incredible night with a series of hulas.

The festival is hosted by a different Pacific Island nation every four years — except when it took a break during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — and this year marks the first time Hawai'i has hosted.

Aiming to strengthen cultural ties among Pacific Island nations, the festival brings artists, leaders, scholars and performers together to celebrate the best of Pacific arts and culture.

Festivities unofficially began on Wednesday (local time) with a wa'a ceremony, welcoming delegates who had sailed across the moana to the shores of Kauloa Regional Park.

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The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) will now take place June 6-16, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The announcement from the FestPAC Hawaiʻi Commission and The Pacific Community (SPC), the custodian of FestPAC, follows two postponements of the festival due to Pacific-wide health, economic, and security concerns stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Students deliver speeches in ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i

For the first time in its 30-year history, the Texaco/Honolulu District Elementary Speech Festival included student speeches done in ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, continuing a trend of Hawaiian language immersion students receiving the same opportunities to participate in educational platforms as their English-speaking counterparts.

In late April, seven fifth graders from Ke Kula Kaiapuni o ānuenue joined approximately 450 other district students at Kaimukī High School to participate in the non-competitive speech event. The ānuenue students entered the speech festival’s storytelling category and presented Hawaiian language speeches on the Pele and Hi‘iaka mo‘olelo.

“The goal of the festival is to encourage students to develop their language arts and speaking skills,” said Carina Tagupa, Communications and Community Engagement Manager for Island Energy, the parent company of Texaco. “Being confident in speaking, regardless of whether it’s in English or Hawaiian, can have far-reaching, positive impacts on a child’s success in life.”

The addition of ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i to the speech festival follows efforts to include Hawaiian language projects in science fairs across the state. At least one Hawaiian language science project has advanced to the Hawai‘i State Science and Engineering Fair since 2015.

ānuenue School has been at the forefront of pushing the boundaries of ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, with its students competing in science fairs for years and now entering the speech festival.

“What we are doing is the natural progression of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement,” said Babā Yim, the po‘okumu of ānuenue. “Thirty years ago, immersion schools were established to help save what many considered to be a dying language. Now our goal is to make sure the language thrives and that Hawaiian language speakers have the same opportunities as everyone else.”

OHA has been supportive of these ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i advancements. For the last two years, OHA has provided awards to recognize the Hawaiian language immersion students who have qualified for the state science fair. For the speech festival, OHA provided three Hawaiian language judges, helping to address one of the main obstacles for the inclusion of Hawaiian language in new forums. In addition, OHA participated in a ceremony at ānuenue School following the speech festival to celebrate the achievements of these students.

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Hawaiʻi prepares to host FestPAC for the first time. Here's what you can expect

In June, Hawaiʻi will host the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, which will draw more than 2,200 delegates from at least 28 Pacific countries and U.S. territories.

It's the largest celebration of Indigenous Pacific Islanders, starting over half a century ago after a group of elders from the South Pacific raised concerns about the erosion of traditional practices.

The first festival in 1972 — once called the South Pacific Festival — was held in Suva, Fiji. Now the festival is known as FestPAC and is held every four years, rotating among islands in Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.

Festival Director Aaron Salā, who is Hawaiian and Samoan, said the festival honors traditional culture and elders while cultivating relationships with "our genealogies across the Pacific."

"It is a Pacific hosting in a Pacific way," he said. "The goal of which is to bring people from across this ocean together to celebrate ourselves and each other, and the unique identities that make up the Pacific region."

The 10-day event is set for June 6 on Oʻahu after four years of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Guam was the last to host the festival in 2016.

Hawaiʻi's FestPAC planners say they're in the final stretch of planning the Pacific celebration, which usually attracts more than 100,000 visitors and locals.

Pacific countries and U.S. territories attending the festival are American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), The Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Taiwan, and Wallis and Futuna.

A commission planning FestPAC in Hawaiʻi allows 100 delegates per island nation and territory. Cultural practitioners and artists from across the Pacific will showcase dance, poetry, carving, tattooing and other traditional practices.

"It's kind of like the Olympics of culture," said Kalani Ka'anā'anā, who chairs the commission.

Ka'anā'anā said the festival has a $20 million budget, adding that they've received private donations and fundraising. He also said the federal government granted $750,000 to help delegates attain their visas.

It's the first time the event will be held in a U.S. state that has stringent visa requirements, according to Ka'anā'anā, noting that some delegates started their visa interviews last week.

"We don't know if all delegations will be able to max out each of their delegations," he said. "So we're prepared for them, but we're not sure."

He said delegates would pay for their way to Hawaiʻi, but the state would accommodate their housing at the University of Hawaiʻi dorms and provide bus transportation and meals.

The main hub of the FestPAC will be located at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center's exhibition hall. But other venues hosting festivities include Capitol Modern and the Bishop Museum.

"We have several venues throughout Honolulu that take us outdoors and take us out into the community, which is the point of the festival," Salā said. "We're going out to UH West Oʻahu, the largest population of Native Hawaiians on that side. We're going to Windward Mall, the community on that side, as well as Native Hawaiian. Kalihi Palama Settlement has a large diaspora Pacific Islander community."

Salā said the state Legislature provided $5 million for the festival, and another $5 million came from the governor's discretionary fund. He said the state has almost closed the gap to raise enough funds for the festival.

Last week, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved $1.5 million to fund FestPAC. The money will go toward opening and closing ceremonies, an ecumenical service, a Pacific traditional leaders forum, and other event programming during the festival.

The festival has been described as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meets the Merrie Monarch hula competition.

Although the festival is primarily focused on the Pacific Islands' arts and culture, Salā said there will be discussions on how islands are tackling the impacts of climate change, tourism, geopolitics and other pressing issues facing the Pacific.

"At the end of the day, this festival is meant to celebrate the people who make up the region, and meant to bring these people together in a way that elevates what we have been doing for generations and generations and generations, and reminding ourselves that we aren't alone in this ocean," Salā said.

He quoted the late Tongan scholar Epeli Hauʻofa, "The smallness of our islands should not define us but by the greatness of our oceans."

As HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports in part two of this story , some Pacific Islanders in the diaspora will get to witness the largest celebration of themselves for the first time.

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FestPac opens with vibrant colors, strong messages

The 13 th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC) officially commenced in Hawaii last night with a colorful and rich display Pacific cultures, traditions, arts and heritage.

A packed University of Hawaii auditorium welcomed delegates and entertainers of twenty-eight Pacific countries.

The Governor of the State of Hawaii, Josh Green accompanied by the First Lady hosted the participating countries.

Representatives of every nation presented the Governor and the First Lady with unique Pacific gifts as a token a appreciation for being the host nation of the 13 th edition of the world’s largest celebration of indigenous Pacific Islanders.

Strong messages of uniting the Pacific, fighting against threats of climate change, regional cooperation and preservation of cultures and languages were shared by representatives during the Parade of the Nations.

Fiji and Samoa shared a strong message that Pacific identity and languages are not negotiable and have to be safeguarded and preserved forever.

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Office of the governor – news release – hawaiʻi announces readiness to host 13th festival of pacific arts & culture.

  JOSH GREEN, M.D.

KE KIAʻĀINA

HAWAI‘I ANNOUNCES READINESS TO HOST 13TH FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS & CULTURE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 28, 2024 

HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., First Lady Jaime Kanani Green, and festival organizers announced today that Hawai‘i is prepared and ready to host the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC), the world’s largest celebration of indigenous Pacific Islanders, which will convene on O‘ahu from June 6-16, 2024.

“Serving as host of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture is an honor and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Hawai‘i, in partnership with the U.S.,” said Governor Josh Green, M.D. “We’re pleased to announce we are ready to welcome guests and festival participants from across the Pacific to our beautiful state for this important cultural event. FestPAC embodies the spirit of unity and diversity, and we look forward to hosting a memorable and enriching experience for all.”

“This is an incredible opportunity for Hawai‘i to showcase our rich cultural heritage and to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the diverse traditions of the Pacific Islands,” added First Lady Jaime Kanani Green. “We urge kamaʻāina to gather their family and friends to take advantage of the many free events and activities that FestPAC has to offer. Let us join together to celebrate, learn, and share in this extraordinary cultural experience.”

More than 2,200 delegates from 27 Pacific nations will gather for 10 days of cultural exchange, appreciation, and celebration at various venues across the island. More than 50 festival events, including the opening and closing ceremonies, Festival Village, heritage dance and contemporary music performances, heritage arts demonstrations, visual arts exhibits, and more, will be free and open to the public. Event tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis at www.festpachawaii.org . 

Primary FestPAC events will include an opening ceremony to launch the festivities with performances, speeches, and a parade of nations; an Ecumenical Service to unite attendees in reflection and prayer; Festival Village at the Hawai‘i Convention Center where artisans will feature traditional heritage art demonstrations, including kapa making, weaving, jewelry crafting, chanting, and dancing; and a closing ceremony to reflect and celebrate. All FestPAC events, with the exception of the wa‘a arrival ceremony, some bilateral governmental meetings, and discussions among delegations, are free and open to the public.

Primary FestPAC Events :

Wa‘a — Canoe Arrival Ceremony

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Kualoa Regional Park NOTE:  the wa‘a arrival ceremony is not open to the public. 

** Arrival ceremony to be televised and livestreamed on Hawai‘i News Now 

Wehena — Opening Ceremony 

Thursday, June 6, 2024, from 4-9 p.m. Stan Sheriff Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ** Opening ceremony to be televised and livestreamed on Hawai‘i News Now

Festival Village 

Friday, June 7 – Saturday, June 15, 2024, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily

(Closed on June 9) Hawai‘i Convention Center

Ekalesia: Ecumenical Service  

Sunday, June 9, 2024, from 1-3 p.m. Stan Sheriff Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ** Ecumenical Service to be livestreamed on Hawai‘i News Now

Panina — Closing Ceremony  

Sunday, June 16, 2024, from 3-7 p.m. Stan Sheriff Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ** Closing ceremony to be televised and livestreamed on Hawai‘i News Now

Other FestPAC events will include art exhibits at Capitol Modern and the Hawai‘i Convention Center; a carving and tattoo showcase at Bishop Museum; conferences, symposia and expo at the Hawai‘i Convention Center; a wa‘a community festival at Kualoa Regional Park on June 8, and more. Heritage dance, traditional music, and contemporary music groups will be featured at venues across O‘ahu, including Ala Moana Center, Kawaiaha‘o Church, Our Kakaʻako, Kani Ka Pila Grille at the Outrigger Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort, Pālama Settlement, Polynesian Cultural Center, Royal Hawaiian Center, University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, Waikīkī Beach Walk, and Windward Mall.

The full schedule of FestPAC events can be found at www.festpachawaii.org/schedule .

“For more than 50 years, FestPAC has served as the primary stage for honoring and preserving Pacific arts and culture. It presents a rare and unparalleled chance for Hawai‘i to exhibit our cultural legacy alongside our broader Pacific ‘ohana, nurturing a greater comprehension and respect for the collective identity of the Pacific,” said Aaron J. Salā, Ph.D., festival director of the 13th FestPAC. “By offering free access to most events, we hope to provide a welcoming and inclusive space for residents and visitors to celebrate and immerse themselves in this important celebration of culture and arts.”

At today’s news conference at Washington Place, Governor Green and First Lady Green joined Festival Director Salā to also announce members of Hawai‘i’s delegation at this year’s FestPAC. These key members of the delegation also serve as program leads for the festival and have been instrumental in curating cultural programming. Hawai‘i’s delegation will be led by Kamana‘opono Crabbe.  

The 27 Pacific Island nations confirmed to attend the 13th FestPAC are American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawai‘i, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and Taiwan. 

Since its inception in 1972, FestPAC has served as an important venue for cultural conservation and revitalization, creativity and innovation, and cultural diplomacy for the Pacific community. In collaboration with the Pacific Community and the Council of Pacific Arts and Culture, FestPAC takes place every four years in a different Pacific Island nation. Hawai‘i was originally scheduled to host FestPAC for the first time in 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For more information about the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, including festival delegations, schedule of events, and attendee registration, visit www.festpachawaii.org .

Photos from the news conference including BYU-Hawaiʻi dancers representing Fiji, courtesy Office of the Governor, are here .

The slide deck presented by Aaron Salā, Ph. D. is attached.

The video depicting the Festival Village, courtesy AHL (Architects Hawaiʻi Ltd.) can be found here .

Media Contacts:

Erika Engle Press Secretary Office of the Governor, State of Hawai‘i Phone: 808-586-0120 Email: [email protected]    

Makana McClellan Director of Communications Office of the Governor, State of Hawaiʻi Cell: 808-265-0083 Email: [email protected]

Dawn L. Hirai Executive Vice President Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc . Mobile: 808-722-9445 Email: [email protected]

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83rd Annual Nā Hula Festival

Everyone is invited to enjoy the grace and beauty of hula at Kapi'olani Park as the 83rd Annual Nā Hula Festival returns to the park's historic bandstand on Sunday, August 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A wide variety of musicians, hula hālau, and their dancers will be participating in the free event, with the following schedule of performances (subject to change):

9 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Royal Hawaiian Band

10 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Nā Wāhine o ka Hula mai ka Pu'uwai

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Puanani Alama Hula Studio

12 noon - 12:10 p.m. 2024 Lei Queen and her Court

12:10 p.m. - 1 p.m. Hālau Hula o Pua 'A'ala Hone

1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Hālau Hula o Hōkūlani

Feel free to bring your hāli'i (covering, spread), mea 'ai (food) and enjoy a relaxing day of hula at the Queen's park. Admission is free for this open, public event!

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WATCH: Trump speaks at National Association of Black Journalists conference in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago Wednesday in an interview that quickly turned hostile.

Watch the event in the player above.

The Republican former president wrongly claimed that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as vice president, had in the past only promoted her Indian heritage.

“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Trump said while addressing the group’s annual convention.

Live fact check: Trump at the National Association of Black Journalists conference

Harris is the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, both immigrants to the U.S. As an undergraduate, Harris attended Howard University, one of the nation’s most prominent historically Black colleges and universities, where she also pledged the historically Black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. As a U.S. senator, Harris was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, supporting her colleagues’ legislation to strengthen voting rights and reforming policing.

Trump has leveled a wide range of criticism at Harris since she replaced President Joe Biden atop the likely Democratic ticket last week. Throughout his political career, the former president has repeatedly questioned the backgrounds of opponents who are racial minorities.

Michael Tyler, the communications director for Harris’ campaign, said in a statement that “the hostility Donald Trump showed on stage today is the same hostility he has shown throughout his life, throughout his term in office, and throughout his campaign for president as he seeks to regain power.”

“Trump lobbed personal attacks and insults at Black journalists the same way he did throughout his presidency — while he failed Black families and left the entire country digging out of the ditch he left us in,” Tyler said. “Donald Trump has already proven he cannot unite America, so he attempts to divide us.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked during her briefing with reporters on Wednesday about Trump’s remarks and responded with disbelief, initially murmuring, “Wow.”

Jean-Pierre, who is Black, called what Trump said “repulsive” and said, “It’s insulting and no one has any right to tell someone who they are how they identify.”

Trump has repeatedly attacked his opponents and critics on the basis of race. He rose to prominence in Republican politics by propagating false theories that President Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black president, was not born in the United States. “Birtherism,” as it became known, was just the start of Trump’s history of questioning the credentials and qualifications of Black politicians.

He has denied allegations of racism. And after Biden picked Harris as his running mate four years ago, a Trump campaign spokesperson then pointed to a previous Trump political donation to Harris as proof that he wasn’t racist.

“The president, as a private businessman, donated to candidates across all aisles,” the spokesperson, Katrina Pierson, told reporters. “And I’ll note that Kamala Harris is a Black woman and he donated to her campaign, so I hope we can squash this racism argument now,” Pierson said.

During this year’s Republican primary, he once referred to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, as “Nimbra.”

Later Wednesday, Trump did not repeat his criticism of Harris’ race at a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, although he called her “phony” and said she has been trying to change her image. He also repeatedly mispronounced her first name.

“If she becomes your president, our country is finished,” Trump charged.

Before he took the stage, Trump’s team displayed what appeared to be years-old news headlines describing Harris as the “first Indian-American senator” on the big screen in the arena.

Trump’s appearance Wednesday at the annual gathering of Black journalists immediately became heated, with the former president sparring with interviewer Rachel Scott of ABC News and accusing her of giving him a “very rude introduction” with a tough first question about his past criticism of Black people and Black journalists, his attack on Black prosecutors who have pursued cases against him and the dinner he had at his Florida club with a white supremacist.

“I think it’s disgraceful,” Trump said. “I came here in good spirit. I love the Black population of this country. I’ve done so much for the Black population of this country.”

Trump continued his attacks on Scott’s network, ABC News, which he has been arguing should not host the next presidential debate, despite his earlier agreement with the Biden campaign. He also several times described her tone and questions as “nasty,” a word he used in the past when describing women, including Hillary Clinton and Meghan the Duchess of Sussex.

The Republican also repeated his false claim that immigrants in the country illegally are “taking Black jobs.” When pushed by Scott on what constituted a “Black job,” Trump responded by saying “a Black job is anybody that has a job,” drawing groans from the room.

At one point, he said, “I have been the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln.”

The audience responded with a mix of boos and some applause.

Scott asked Trump about his pledge to pardon people convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol and specifically whether he would pardon those who assaulted police officers.

Trump said, “Oh, absolutely I would,” and said, “If they’re innocent, I would pardon them.”

Scott pointed out they have been convicted and therefore are not innocent.

“Well, they were convicted by a very, very tough system,” he said.

At one point, when he was defending his supporters who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, he said, “Nothing is perfect in life.”

He compared the 2021 insurrection to the protests in Minneapolis and other cities in 2020 following the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and to more recent protests at the Capitol last week by demonstrators opposed to the war in Gaza. Trump falsely claiming that no one was arrested in those other demonstrations and that only his supporters were targeted.

As Trump made the comparison, a man in the back of the room shouted out: “Sir, have you no shame?”

The former president’s invitation to address the organization sparked an intense internal debate among NABJ that spilled online. Organizations for journalists of color typically invite presidential candidates to speak at their summer gatherings in election years.

As he campaigns for the White House a third time, Trump has sought to appear outside his traditional strongholds of support and his campaign has touted his efforts to try to win over Black Americans, who have been Democrats’ most committed voting bloc.

His campaign has emphasized his messages on the economy and immigration as part of his appeal, but some of his outreach has played on racial stereotypes, including the suggestion that African Americans would empathize with the criminal charges he has faced and his promotion of branded sneakers.

Trump and NABJ also have a tense history over his treatment of Black women journalists. In 2018, NABJ condemned Trump for repeatedly using words such as “stupid,” “loser” and “nasty” to describe Black women journalists.

The vice president is not scheduled to appear at the convention, but NABJ said in a statement posted on X that it was in conversation with her campaign to have her appear either virtually or in person for a conversation in September.

Harris addressed Trump’s comments briefly Wednesday night while speaking in Houston at a gathering of Sigma Gamma Rho, a historically Black sorority in Houston.

“It was the same old show,” she said. “The divisiveness and the disrespect.”

Harris added: “And let me just say, the American people deserve better.”

— Matt Brown and Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Price reported from New York. Associated Press writers Aaron Morrison and Steve Peoples in New York, Gary Fields in Chicago and Will Weissert and Farnoush Amiri in Washington, Marc Levy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Chris Megerian in Houston contributed to this report.

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