Gatherings

https://youtu.be/Xpxl3ZbluTo Moderated by East-West Center President Suzanne Vares-Lum and featuring PICL Chair, His Excellency President David W. Panuelo of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Honorable Governor David Ige of the State of Hawaiʻi The Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), a council of 20 member governments, was founded in 1980 by…

HONOLULU (Sept. 16, 2022) – The 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), titled Puʻuhonua: The Pacific Way Forward, featured a robust three-day schedule of dialogues, plenary sessions, meetings, and side events. View photos from the Sept. 12-14 summit on Flickr. Pacific Island leaders seated at the 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders held at…

HONOLULU (Sept. 13, 2022) – As Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), the Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) yesterday welcomed sixteen leaders from Pacific Islands nations and territories to the East-West Center in Honolulu for the opening of the 12th PICL summit meeting. View photos from the opening day of the three-day summit on…

The Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) at the East-West Center will convene “Puʻuhonua: The Pacific Way Forward,” the 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), September 12-14, 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The PICL Standing Committee, a body of senior officials from member countries and territories, met virtually on August 8, 2022 to confirm arrangements for the September…

The second event in the Carrying Culture: Micronesia series features young and emerging Micronesian poets including Carol Ann Carl, Resida Keller, and student poet Ifit Hoppe-Cruz.

A virtual panel on Palauan artists with Sam Adelbai, Anthony Watson, and Margo Vitarelli.