The East-West Center is following the State of Hawai'i's emergency order currently in effect. We have suspended public access to our facilities, and all EWC in-person events have been cancelled or postponed until further notice. EWC housing remains open to current residents. More information and updates here.

Volunteers from the Friends of the East-West Center put together a weekly food donation drive to stock a free food pantry for EWC residents and paricipants affected by the pandemic lockdown. More than 30 households have dropped off grocery donations during the Friday pickups. View a photo gallery.

Hawai'i Governor David Ige has appointed former Gov. John Waihe'e III and iQ 360 communications executive Lynn Miyahira to three-year terms as members of the East-West Center Board of Governors. They succeed outgoing BOG members R. Brian Tsujimura and Richard Turbin. ...more...

A study by EWC researchers on bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam helps shed light on links between urbanization and outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases, especially in the transitional 'peri-urban' areas at the outskirts of cities. Photo: A duck market in Vietnam. ...more...

Congratulations to EWC media seminars alumnus Mike Baker, who along with a team of other Seattle Times reporters recently won a Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting for their yearlong coverage of the Boeing 737 MAX jet disasters. Mike has since joined The New York Times. ...more...

Watch a bilingual discussion by distinguished US and Korean journalists and media experts on news coverage and the impact of disinformation in the COVID-19 crisis. View the special video forum presented on April 9 by East-West Center and the Korea Press Foundation.

UH economist Sumner La Croix and EWC epidemic tracking expert Tim Brown detail how increased testing, comprehensive contact tracing, and isolation of exposed individuals can lead to a rapid reduction in Hawai'i's new infections and restart the state’s economy. …more…