Celebrate Micronesia Festival 2022
Schedule
Sat May 21 2022 at 09:00 am to 02:00 pm
Location
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum | Honolulu, HI
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Location: Bishop Museum & onlineTime: 9am - 2pm (HST)
CELEBRATE MICRONESIA FESTIVAL 2022: BELONGING
We celebrate our many rich connections and points of belonging across time, place, and ocean. During the festival we will 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. There will be live-streaming of events-on-the ground as well as virtual components. Programming to be announced.
Co-sponsored by:
Bishop Museum
Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center
East-West Center Arts Program
Center for Pacific Islands Studies at UH Mānoa
Micronesian Community Leaders
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Discounted Museum Admission for kamaʻāina and military, with ID - $5 per person
Bishop Museum Members: Free with pre-registration and member card
Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Limited hourly admissions; without pre-registration, walk-ins will be admitted on a space-available basis.
To register for the event, visit: https://www.bishopmuseum.org/calendar/celebrate-micronesia-festival-2022-belonging/
Parking on campus: $5 per vehicle
PROGRAM
9 a.m. Introduction/ Traditional Protocols
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Discover the Collection
Discover objects from Micronesia from the Bishop Museum collection in the Atrium of Hawaiian Hall
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Native Garden Tours
Enjoy a walk at your own pace through Nā Ulu Kaiwiʻula Native Hawaiian Garden and use our QR code-accessible audio tours to learn about what endemic plant species are only found in Hawaiʻi and which indigenous Oceanic plants are shared between our islands and Micronesia
9:30 a.m. Pacific Voices
9:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., & 1 p.m, Storytelling Sessions
Listen to stories from across Micronesia at the Bess Press tent
10 a.m. BYUH I-Kiribati Club Performance
10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., & 4 p.m. Wayfinders in the J. Watumull Planetarium
Enjoy a 45min full-dome program that puts you on the deck of the voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa. The recovery of traditional navigation in Hawaiʻi would not have been possible without Mau Piailug from the Micronesian island of Satawal. Seating is limited, tickets must be reserved at Admissions or Hoʻokipa Desk
10:30 a.m. Nohnon FSM oh Serin Ihn Katengenioar (Youth Dance Group Pohnpei)
10:45 a.m. I-Kiribati Association of Honolulu
11:00 a.m. Carol Ann Carl Poetry Performance
11:30 a.m. BYUH I-Kiribati Club Performance
11:45 a.m. Palauan chant with Leea Mengidab
12:30 p.m. The Revitalization of Fais Maak Tattoo
Join us for a panel discussion and presentation in the Atrium of the Hawaiian Hall to learn about tattooing traditions in Micronesia. Speakers include Su’a Sulu’ape Aisea, Jermy Uowolo, and Rodney Ni Powell. In conjunction with the talk, see the exhibit Tatau: Marks of Polynesia on view in the J.M. Long Gallery
1:30 p.m. Chamoru Poets: Ifit & Angela Hoppe-Cruz
2 p.m. Closing
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