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2nd Annual HO‘OKELE HONUA PACIFIC UNITY VIRTUAL SUMMIT

Kaʻiwakīloumoku Pacific Indigenous Institute presents
PACIFIC CONVERSATIONS

2nd Annual HOʻOKELE HONUA PACIFIC UNITY VIRTUAL SUMMIT
“World Oceans Day: The Sea Roads that Connect Us”

*NOTE: use the blue dots located on the video progress bar to easily navigate between chapters

Please enjoy this special video presentation of the 2022 Hoʻokele Honua: Pacific Unity Virtual Summit sponsored by the ʻAha Moananuiākea Pacific Consortium. This 2nd annual virtual gathering of Pacific leaders, culture-bearers, students, and heads of indigenous-serving institutions took place on June 8, World Oceans Day. Representing Tahiti, Alaska, Micronesia, Taiwan, Aotearoa, Rapa Nui, and Hawaiʻi, these inspiring leaders share about their efforts to protect the ocean and ancestral waterways, address issues of climate change in their communities, and strengthen our connections as Pacific people.

You can launch right into the full show, or you can quickly skim over the easy-to-use video index below and locate the chapter of your choice:

Pacific Unity Summit - Video Index
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2nd Annual Hoʻokele Honua Pacific Unity Virtual Summit
“World Oceans Day: The Sea Roads that Connect Us”

TIMECODESPEAKER / FEATURECONTENT
CHAPTER 1 — OPENING
0:00:00Introduction and Opening Protocols: Snowbird Bento and Lāiana Kanoa-Wong
Ceremonial Welcome
Pū Kani – Sounding of Conch
Ke Welina Mai Nei – Chant of welcome honoring Kāne
ʻAwa Akua – ʻAwa for Guiding Elders
Pule Hoʻomaikaʻi – Opening Prayer

0:03:55Jack Wong, CEO, Kamehameha Schools
Words of welcome and comments on "sea roads" theme.
0:05:28Dr. Randie Kamuela Fong, Executive Culture Officer, Kamehameha Schools — Host
Introduction of Pacific partners and goals of the Summit.
CHAPTER 2 – TAHITI & RAʻIĀTEA
0:08:28VIDEO: Kealaikahiki a Marae TaputapuāteaThis 11-minute video features the ceremonial arrival of the Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia in Papeʻete, Tahiti and Taputapuātea Marae, Raʻiātea during the Kealaikahiki Voyage in May 2022.
0:19:58Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, Minister of Culture and the Environment, French Polynesia
Minister Heremoana promotes the protection of marine life as ancestral entities, celebrates islanders as “resilient and resistant” in character, and reminds us that the size of our oceanic footprint makes Polynesia the largest “continent” and very powerful and influential.
CHAPTER 3 – MICRONESIA
0:32:06VIDEO: Hawaiʻi-Micronesia Virtual Student Exchange
This 3-minute video features highlights from a virtual conference on sea level rise involving students from Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, Xavier School in Weno, Chuuk, and Yap Catholic High School, Colonia.
0:35:22Xavier High School, Weno, Chuuk
Margie Carl, Instructor; Isabella Kostka, Student; Melorisa Mori, Student		Representatives of Xavier High School in Chuuk express concerns as climate change poses serious threats to their island environment and the future of their people.
CHAPTER 4 – ALASKA
0:40:16Liz La quen náay Kat Saas Medicine Crow (Haida/Tlingit), President/CEO, First Alaskans Institute
Liz Medicine Crow shares about traditional canoe paddling along the Alaskan waterways, ancestral connections to the environment, and indigenous wisdom that informs solutions for climate change.
CHAPTER 5 – RAPA NUI
0:54:44VIDEO: Aloha Rapa Nui
This 11-minute video features a tour on board the Hōkūleʻa in Hawaiian, celebrates the kinship between the native peoples of Rapa Nui and Hawaiʻi, and expresses support and goodwill on behalf of the Hawaiian voyaging family through song and dance.
CHAPTER 6 – TAIWAN
1:06:09VIDEO: Introduction to Indigenous Tribes of TaiwanThis 1 ½-minute video provides a quick overview of the indigenous Austronesian tribes of Taiwan.
1:08:15VIDEO: Kaviyangan Paiwan Tribe & Kamehameha SchoolsThis 7-min video captures the exchange of ceremonial items that represents the strong sense of Austronesian kinship between Native Hawaiians and indigenous Taiwanese.
CHAPTER 7 – AOTEAROA
1:15:10Stanley Conrad (Te Aupouri), Captain, Te Aurere, Hekenukumai Busby TrustMāori voyaging leader and legacy keeper of the late Sir Hekenukumai Busby recounts his role as a crew member of the Hōkūleʻa when it landed at Waitangi in 1985 sparking the rekindling of Māori voyaging and the birth of Ngāti Ruawāhia, the Hawaiian tribe.
1:16:59Sir Hector Busby Kupe Waka CentreThe latest developments on the construction of this traditional voyaging center at Aurere are shared, including graphics.
CHAPTER 8 – NAINOA THOMPSON
1:24:52Nainoa Thompson, President, Polynesian Voyaging Society
This inspiring World Oceans Day message was shared from the deck of Hōkūleʻa as it sailed from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi on the Kealaikahiki Voyage.
CHAPTER 9 – CLOSING
1:30:38Jamie Mililani Fong, Manager, Kaʻiwakīloumoku Pacific Indigenous Institute
Summit participants from throughout the Pacific are acknowledged on behalf of the host, the ʻAha Moananuiākea Pacific Consortium.
1:32:24Expressions of Commitment and Closing ProtocolsCeremonial Closing
Paʻakai – Partaking of sea salt
ʻAwa – Partaking of ceremonial drink
Pū Kani – Sounding of Conch



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