The Pacific Islands Development Program partners with organizations to promote awareness and equality of Pacific communities via arts, culture, and education.

Celebrate Micronesia Festival

Bishop Museum, with the Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center, celebrates the resilience of our Micronesian cultures and Pacific communities. The annual Celebrate Micronesia Festival showcases traditional and contemporary art, dance, fashion, stories, poetry, food, and music of the people and cultures of the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Guåhan (Guam), Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kiribati and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

In partnership with the East-West Center Arts Program, Center for Pacific Island Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, and Micronesian Community Leaders.

Carrying Culture Micronesia

We are proud to partner with the East-West Center Art Program, Center for Pacific Island Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, and Hawai'i State Department of Education, to offer the summer course, Carrying Culture: Micronesia. Created by Justin Davies, Curriculum Designer, and Dr. Mary Hattori, Director, PIDP, this course provides K-12 teachers "insights into the cultures of Micronesia, context around Micronesian migration to Hawai'i, and active-learning strategies that help students sustain their cultural and linguistic heritage."

This three-day course helps teachers:

1. Integrate art into the classroom;
2. Better understand the perspectives of the Micronesian students and families; and
3. Develop an understanding of culturally responsive and culturally sustaining teaching, including strategies that support multilingualism.

Cultural Animation Film Festival

Animation, at the heart of CAFF: The Cultural Animation Film Festival, isn't just about moving images; it's a powerful storytelling tool. With animation, filmmakers weave intricate narratives that delve into the realm of emotions, abstract ideas, and cultural nuances.

This festival showcases short animated films that break down barriers, enabling stories to be told in ways that resonate across languages and cultures, creating a universal tapestry of human experiences.

In partnership with Twiddle Productions and the Honolulu Museum of Art.

The Pacific Islands Development Program partners with organizations to promote awareness and equality of Pacific communities via arts, culture, and education.

Celebrate Micronesia Festival

Bishop Museum, with the Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center, celebrates the resilience of our Micronesian cultures and Pacific communities. The annual Celebrate Micronesia Festival showcases traditional and contemporary art, dance, fashion, stories, poetry, food, and music of the people and cultures of the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Guåhan (Guam), Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kiribati and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

In partnership with the East-West Center Arts Program, Center for Pacific Island Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, and Micronesian Community Leaders.

Carrying Culture Micronesia

We are proud to partner with the East-West Center Art Program, Center for Pacific Island Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, and Hawai'i State Department of Education, to offer the summer course, Carrying Culture: Micronesia. Created by Justin Davies, Curriculum Designer, and Dr. Mary Hattori, Director, PIDP, this course provides K-12 teachers "insights into the cultures of Micronesia, context around Micronesian migration to Hawai'i, and active-learning strategies that help students sustain their cultural and linguistic heritage."

This three-day course helps teachers:

1. Integrate art into the classroom;
2. Better understand the perspectives of the Micronesian students and families; and
3. Develop an understanding of culturally responsive and culturally sustaining teaching, including strategies that support multilingualism.

Cultural Animation Film Festival

Animation, at the heart of CAFF: The Cultural Animation Film Festival, isn't just about moving images; it's a powerful storytelling tool. With animation, filmmakers weave intricate narratives that delve into the realm of emotions, abstract ideas, and cultural nuances.

This festival showcases short animated films that break down barriers, enabling stories to be told in ways that resonate across languages and cultures, creating a universal tapestry of human experiences.

In partnership with Twiddle Productions and the Honolulu Museum of Art.