Voices, stories and conversations with criss-crossing currents between the past, present and future that flow deep and across Oceania, and beyond. Brought to you by the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Since 2004, the International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) in Tahiti has showcased stories of the Pacific and promoted Pacific filmmakers. In 2023, a selection of past FIFO films were brought to Hawaiʻi for the first time, including Heretu Tetahiotupa's film "Patutiki: The Guardians of Marquesan Tattoo" (2019 Audience Prize Winner). In this episode, we are joined by filmmaker Heretu Tetahiotupa, FIFO President Miriama Bono, and CPIS MA student Hetereki Huke (2024 FIFO Juror) to discuss the film, the festival, and their importance to the region.
Part 3 of a mini-series with guest host John Taukave (CPIS). "Rotuman Identity Through Storyliving" takes you along for a journey of reconnection through storytelling and music with Jon Kafoa, a Rotuman musician based in California. "Part 3: Reconnecting in Diaspora" shares Uncle Jon's experiences after his move to the U.S.
Part 2 of a mini-series with guest host John Taukave (CPIS). "Rotuman Identity Through Storyliving" takes you along for a journey of reconnection through storytelling and music with Jon Kafoa, a Rotuman musician based in California. "Part 2: Life in Rotuma" continues with Uncle Jon's musical influences on the island.
Part 1 of a mini-series with guest host John Taukave (CPIS). "Rotuman Identity Through Storyliving" takes you along for a journey of reconnection through storytelling and music with Jon Kafoa, a Rotuman musician based in California. "Part 1: Life in Rotuma" begins with Uncle Jon's early life in Rotuma.
A short bonus episode with Katerina Teaiwa discussing Project Banaba, a traveling exhibition that brings together rare historical archives and multimedia works to shed light on the history of phosphate mining on Banaba and the ongoing impacts on Banabans. Project Banaba most recently traveled to the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.