Current EWC News Releases
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HONOLULU (Sept. 23, 2022) – The East-West Center, in partnership with the Government of Palau, The Pacific Community (SPC), the Global Environment Facility, the Nature Conservancy, the US Office of Insular Affairs, and the US Forest Service, is co-...
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Taiwan Deputy Representative to the US Liang-Yu Wang speaks at the Taiwan Matters for America / America Matters for Taiwan launch event in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 20, 2022) – The East-West Center (EWC) has officially launched...
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Pacific Island leaders seated at the 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders held at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi HONOLULU (Sept. 16, 2022) – The 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), titled Puʻuhonua: The...
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David W. Panuelo, Chair of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders and President of the Federated States of Micronesia, speaks at the Opening Ceremony of the 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders held at the East-West Center in Honolulu,...
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2022 PROJECT Governance graduate scholarship recipients (left to right): Charles Olovikabo, Alice Areori, and Moia Afoa HONOLULU (Sept. 6, 2022) – The first three recipients of PROJECT Governance scholarships for graduate students from the Pacific...
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Based on extensive stakeholder input, plan builds on Center’s historical strengths to foster leadership on regional priorities HONOLULU (Aug. 25, 2022)—The East-West Center has released a new five-year strategic plan, covering the years 2023 through...
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HONOLULU (Aug. 9, 2022) — 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....
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HONOLULU (July 21, 2022)—During last week’s Pacific Islands Forum summit events in Fiji, East-West Center President Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum presented Tonga Red Cross Vice President Drew Havea with a check for $20,000 raised by the Center community...
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Partnership will explore the intersection between climate change, water pollution, and socio-economic transformations that threaten human and ecological health in the region’s critical river deltas Flooding in Thailand's Chao Phraya Delta region....
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HONOLULU (June 30, 2022) – The East-West Center launched the Asia Matters for America Public & Elite Opinion Poll Report and the fourth edition of the Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia publication on June 30 in Honolulu,...
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HONOLULU (June 30, 2022) -- At an awards banquet held as part of the East-West Center’s International Media Conference this week in Honolulu, the Center recognized seven journalists on Tuesday evening who exemplify the impact that EWC media program...
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HONOLULU (June 28, 2022) — Nobel Peace Prize winner and press freedom champion Maria Ressa announced today that her online news organization Rappler was hit with a shutdown order yesterday from the Philippines Security and Exchange Commission....
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WASHINGTON, DC AND MANILA, PHILIPPINES (June 21, 2022) – In celebration of 75 years of US-Philippine Relations, the East-West Center launched the premier Philippines Matters for America/America Matters for the Philippines publication and website on...
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HONOLULU (June 6, 2022) – A new project underway in Pakistan seeks to support influencers who work to promote community cohesion through practicing pluralism and tolerance at the local grassroots level, with a particular focus on the role of women...
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US $4 Million Awarded to EWC and University of Montana to Resume Youth Leadership Program in Environmental Issues HONOLULU (June 1, 2022) – The East-West Center last month welcomed its first group of international exchange participants to the...
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Indo-Pacific journalism conference at Hawai‘i Convention Center June 27-30 is open to public both in person and virtually, with early registration discount through May 15 HONOLULU (May 11, 2022) -- Discounted in-person registration is still...
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HONOLULU (May 7, 2022) – The East-West Center honored more than 50 student participants completing their EWC programs May 5 at the Center’s first in-person spring completion ceremony since 2019. (View a photo album.) The honorees at the Ho‘...
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More than 500 EWC students and community members celebrated East-West Fest on April 10. HONOLULU (April 19, 2022) – After a two-year pandemic pause, the East-West Center is delighted to be resuming in-person public events. On Wednesday April 20, EWC...
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WASHINGTON, DC (March 8, 2022) – The East-West Center (EWC) has officially launched a premier publication and website on US-Pacific Islands relations, The Pacific Islands Matter for America/America Matters for the Pacific Islands. The...
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First woman and Native Hawaiian to lead the Center tells online audience that challenges can be met with ‘solutions rooted in authentic, people-to-people understanding and culturally informed expertise.’ Honolulu (Jan. 10, 2022) – The East-...