.UNJVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRARY Pacific News from Manoa NEWSLETTER OF TIIE CENTER FOR PACIFIC ISLANDS STUDIES, UNIVERSI1Y OF HAWAl'l information, visit the conference WEB site at MULTI-ETHNIC LITERATURE http://www.lll.hawaii.edu/web/conferencc/melus97, CONFERENCE AT UH or contact Ruth HSU at the UH Department of English, 1733 Donnagho Road, Honolulu, HI 96822; University of Hawai'i at Manoa and East-West Center tel (808) 956-3058; email [email protected]. will host the first international and eleventh national conference of MELUS (Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature in the United States), 18-20 FEATURING PARADISE: April 1997 on the UHM campus. The conference on THE PACIFIC IN FILM "Exchanges, Contestations, and Alliances," will bring "Featuring Paradise: Representations of the Pacific in together teachers, critics, and writers from Hawai 'i Film" is the title of the center's annual conference, and the rest of the United States, as well as from the which will be held in Honolulu, 11 - 13 November Pacific, the Pacific Rim, and Asia. Topics include the 1997. Planned to coincide with the Hawai'i historical, economic, social, and philosophical International Film Festival, this academic conference concerns that underpin literary and other textual will address how the Pacific and Pacific Islanders production, such as film, drama, and television. have been portrayed in feature film for the past Guest speakers include Pacific writers Konai Helu hundred years. Concerned primarily with a historical IBAMAN, Haunani-Kay TRASK, SUBRAMANI, and overview and general patterns rather than isolated Albert WENDT. Opening in conjunction with the and individual films, the five panels planned for the conference is Ho'okO' e, an important exhibition of conference will focus on the themes of paradise, work by Native Hawaiian visual artists. Inspired by gender, race and class, violence, and indigenous the theme of "resistance," twenty contemporary artists filmmaking. Screenings of significant films will be a address problems of colonialism, race, genocide, and part of this conference. Those wishing to be ethnocide as well as rights over language, land, considered as panel speakers should send abstracts of natural resources, and history. TI1e exhibit will be their papers to Vilsoni HERENIKO, UH Center for held in the East-West Center Gallery from 18 April Pacific Islands Studies, 1890 East-West Road, Moore through 6 Jone and will include a series of panels 215, Honolulu, HI 96822, fax (808) 956-7053. The and informal discussions with the artists. deadline for abstracts is 2 April. Registration for the three-day conference is $60 for students and $85 for non-students. For more NEWS IN BRIEF fa-::: EWC Seeking Funding Support :'-:':; .=:):)=,t.:=,.,·;· :· .., · .. := J~I!~~ ,(::-·= . ·~t::y===\.;: Preliminary figures from the federal Office of ·· ePlS ·Weleilmes ''New ·$iii.dents·:.:·;;...•. .;:. .... ~ •.•....••.. Management and Budget propose a reduction of Edtnographlc Fibn and·f4hit1an Drumining ..... ~ .• ) =·,,. East-West Center funding to $7 million in fiscal year ;· Alu1nni 'News ................ r .... , ....... ....................... ... J ·= 1998, $4 million in 1999, and $1 million in the year ;P(lcuUy Atttvities ..........~ ! . ........ ........... .,:··.··········· .. •• 3 2000. In response to the budget cuts it suffered last t~eminars ·and Ta lies ,. , . :~!~:~::.~ · ~·... ~ .. ,...... J~.~'.ili{] i·~~~:~{~ .;~ · .,.). •~ ··:4;:~:l:< year, the center is diversifying its base of support and ~\:.·.::: ...... ,: .:; <\ -:::~: ;•-:· ' ':·:: ,-;.' -:· ;.;··:· ' ;';..;. ··::·:}:;::~:::.::.'.·}._::·'· ":;>··.:·.:::·:::::>;::.. ·.·::::::.:::· /Ctntti:· VtstJqrs .:• •=~ ~ ..... ; ..,. ~ .....~ ...... :• •~ ~~:; .;;~;~ ...~ •• ;,; •• ~. ..,, .... has been able to attract approximately $10 million in '' New Publications and Resources ........................... 5 support from foundations such as Luce and Conferences.,··~····o·········~~;.;:....... ....... ~ ....'· ~ .......... .. 6 Rockefeller and federal agencies such as AID and ,;.Bulletin BoOTif·: ..... ~· ~'" ..... ~·:~ .~ ................ ~ .. :;:~:~:.~ ........... .,. 7 ~::-.::> . ' . ,•,·_ ... ,,.. ,. ·-· Pacific News from Manoa October-December 1996 Energy, as well as development funding from local NRC Directors Meet in Santa Fe foundations. On 10-12 November 1996, Center Director Roben C The center's 45,000 member alumni association KlSTE attended a meeting of over fifty other has launched a letter-writing campaign on behalf of directors of the nation's National Resource Centers lhe center. Although dramatic reductions are being (NRCs) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The NRCs are lhe proposed by the OMB, the budget must still go language and area study programs that receive Title through congressional review where the outcome VI grants from lhe Department of International may be a restoration of some or all of the center's Education, US Department of Education. Fundlng budget. There is evidence of a bipartisan initiative for Title VI is authorized by the US Congress, and on behalf of lhe center in some pans of Congress, the legislation is scheduled for review and and center spokeswoman, Karen KNUDSEN, says the reauthorization by lhe new congress when it center administration is encouraged by the support it convenes in early January 1997. The NRC directors has received so far. met for the purpose of reviewing the existing Title VJ Pacific Island Legislatures Mission to Hawai'i legislation and suggesting revisions for congressional A delegation from lhc Association of Pacific Island consideration. The Center for Pacific Islands Studies Legislatures (APil..) took part in the association's has bad NRC status since the early 1970s. fourth mission to Hawai'i, 12-21 December 1996. In addition to CPIS, the School for Hawaiian, Legislators included in the delegation were Asian, and Pacific Studies (SHAPS) was also representatives and senators from Commonwealth of represented at Santa Fe by Dr Leonard ANDAYA, lhe Northern Marianas, Pohnpei, Yap, Palau, and Director of lhe Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Guam. The purpose of the mission, which was hosted and Or Sharon MINICHIELLO, Director of lhe Center by Hawai'i State Senator Richard MATSUURA and for Japanese Studies. Southeast Asian Studies, East the Department of Business, Economic Development Asian Studies (including Japan), and Pacific Islands & Tourism (DBEOT), was to learn about economic Studies, submitted proposals in November for the initiatives in Hawai 'i lhat might have application in next three-year NRC funding cycle (mid-August the islands. The delegation also visited organizations 1997 to mid-August 2000). The results should be with strong regional connections such as PREL announced in March or April 1997. (Pacific Resources in Education and Learning), Lawrence Johnson Appointed to US-Pacific Pacific Basin Development Council, and Tripler Trade and Investment Commission Hospital and met wilh Center Director Robert C Lawrence M JOHNSON, Chaim1an and Chief KISTE to learn about programs at lhe University of Executive Officer, Bancorp Hawaii and Bank of Hawai'i. Hawaii, is one of fifteen members of the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Published quarterly by Policy appointed by President Bill CLINTON. The The Center for Parific ls/ands Studies commission's task is to identify initiatives that the Sc"/wol of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Stw:li.es United States should take to increase trade with '' · .... Untversily of Hawai'i at MmtQ(!, nations of Asia and lhe Pacific. The commission is : \ ''. ,· i.&!l.t/ Jt~'sf,!'West RQad ·i ·"-<·;~·:", scheduled to submit its report to lhe White House ; "·:, : . Holioiqlu, 'H/'96822 USA ....., : : sometime in early 1997. Johnson is the only member .4·,i Phone: '(808) 956· 77tiii::{in · of the commission wiUt experience in the region. His Fax: (808) 956-7053.,,· . selection reflects lhe Bank of Hawaii's long email: [email protected] involvement in lhe Pacific Islands, He is being assisted by WaU MOSMAN, Regional Economist, Robert C. Kiste, Director.. ·"· Bank of Hawaii. Letitia Hickson, Editor ·. CPIS WELCOMES NEW ltaf!~ in this newsletter may be freely reprinted. STUDENTS _Acknowledgment of the source .,P~uld be appr~gii;tted. ro receive the newsletWr ·~.le:ftroraically, The center is pleased lo welcome three new students :: ·.,' f."i?.i/4it the edit()r at t#e 'email addr.etsl#Jove. to lhe MA program for 01e spring semester: 2 Pacific News from Manoa October-December 1996 Irene CALIS was born in Lebanon, attended the special concert and lecture demonstration on Friday, University of Pennsylvania, and graduated from the 1 August, at 8 pm in the Music Department University of Maryland with a BA in anthropology. Courtyard. Ms Calis worked as an intern at the Embassy of the In addition to these two special courses, the Music Republic of the Marshall Islands in Washington, DC, Department will be offering Music of Polynesia and is interested in sustainable development (MUS4781) and Tahitian Ensemble (MUS311J), initiatives in the islands. featuring Tahitian dance and dance songs, during Kealalokani C LOSCH is from Hawai'i and Summer Session I , 19 May-27 June. For information attended Windward Community College, Boston about Music Department offerings, contact Jane University, and the US Coast Guard Academy, before MOULIN, UH Department of Music, 2411 Dole graduating from University of Hawai 'i at Manoa wilh Street, Honolulu, HI 96822; email a BA in liberal studies. He has longstanding