Warm aloha to our colleagues Dr. James Viernes and Keoni Williams as they depart PIDP and embark on their next career journeys! The PIDP Family wishes you every success and extends a heartfelt mahalo to you both for your contributions and service over the years. A hui hou!

"Hope is not a strategy; but strategy gives hope." In the latest Visions & Voices, David Spring calls for a coordinated transitional strategy in the Pacific to implement circular economy principles in its waste management. pireport.org/2025/05/14/con… #PIReport #VisionsAndVoices

Mahalo to the faculty and students from Jefferson Elementary for inviting us to be a part of your Multicultural Festival! We had a wonderful time sharing East-West Center Education programs and the cultures of the Pacific with you all. #PIDPintheCommunity

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.University of Hawaii at Manoa alum, Axel Defngin, writes in the latest Visions & Voices the balance of power is symbolized by the Yap belief that a cooking pot (the island) sitting on three cooking stones requires stirring to keep balance. pireport.org/2025/05/22/sti… #PIReport #VisionsandVoices #Yap

In the latest Visions & Voices, EWC GDF, Elizabeth Yen Tzu Liew, master’s student, University of Hawaii at Manoa, writes how sports diplomacy has deepened China's people-to-people diplomacy, in Papua New Guinea and across the Pacific. pireport.org/2025/05/28/exp… #VisionsandVoices #PIR #sportsdiplomacy

Please join us in wishing our Pacific Research Intern, Hetereki Huke, a warm aloha as he departs from the Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP). We are excited as he takes his next steps in his career. A hui hou!

In the latest Visions & Voices, Lloyd Loji, publisher/managing director, The Island Sun News, Solomon Islands, writes about the importance and challenges of a free and vigilant Pacific media. pireport.org/2025/06/04/the… #VisionsandVoices #PIR #Pacific #media #journalism #watchdogs

Please join us in wishing Dr. Jerelyn Watanabe a warm aloha as she departs from the Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP). A hui hou!

In the latest Visions & Voices, Hawaiʻi's Law School student, Andrew Taylor Awa of Honiara, calls for open dialogues between government officials and rural communities in the Solomon Islands to enhance healthcare access. #VisionsandVoices #PIR #SolomonIslands bit.ly/3IyIx0D

PIDP would like to invite alumni from the Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP) with Taiwan, Generations 1 to 9, to submit a proposal to participate in the 2025 PILP Alumni Conference, 15-17 Sept 2025, IDIA in Taipei. Submit by July 31 For more info: bit.ly/3GPbdC1

PIDP would like to invite alumni from the Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP) with Taiwan, Generations 1 to 9, to submit a proposal to participate in the 2025 PILP Alumni Conference, 15-17 Sept 2025, IDIA in Taipei. Submit by July 31 For more info: bit.ly/3GPbdC1

Please join us in welcoming Generation 10 of the 2025 Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP) with Taiwan to the East-West Center! And for the first time, three indigenous Taiwanese fellows are joining PILP! bit.ly/3UP7nvW #PILP #PILPG10 #PIDP

Opening tonight, Friday, August 8 at 7:30pm! Join our friends at the Manoa Valley Theatre as they present Hamlet by William Shakespeare! Directed by 'Ihilani Cho. Through August 17. manoavalleytheatre.com/hawaii-shakes-…

Join our colleagues at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum this Saturday, August 9 at 10am for a Ceremony in Honor of the Return of the Latte Stones. Click for more information: bishopmuseum.org/calendar/cerem…

Enjoy highlights from week 1 of the 2025 Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP) with Taiwan! Follow us as the Honolulu residency for the 23 Fellows of Generation 10 (G10) continues! #PILP #PILPG10 #PacificIslands #leadership #Taiwan

Enjoy highlights from week 2 of the Pacific Islands Leadership Program (#PILP) with Taiwan! Follow us for more updates as the G10 cohort completes their Honolulu residency before heading off to #Taiwan!

TOMORROW! Join our friends, the 40 members of the 2025 International Youth Ambassadors from Taiwan for a very special cultural performance at the Center Stage at Ala Moana Center! Friday, August 22 from 7:00-7:45pm alamoanacenter.com/en/events/perf…

Enjoy highlights from week 3 of the Pacific Islands Leadership Program (#PILP) with Taiwan! Follow us for more updates as the G10 cohort continues the program in #Taiwan!

Congratulations to our new friends, the 40 members of the International Youth Ambassadors from Taiwan, on an entertaining cultural celebration at Ala Moana Center!