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Pacific Island cultures showcased at Celebrate Micronesia Festival

The Celebrate Micronesia Festival was held at Bishop Museum on Saturday.

By Jamm Aquino

May 20, 2023

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Georgina Langley Bing weaves coconut leaves into traditional fabric used for roofing and serving trays during the Celebrate Micronesia Festival at Bishop Museum on Saturday. Bishop Museum, in partnership with the Pacific Islands Development Program and the East-West Center, hosted the event showcasing traditional and contemporary art, dance, poetry, fashion, stories, music, and food of the people and cultures of the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Guahan (Guam), Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kiribati, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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Youth with the Chuuk Language and Cultural School perform a Chuuk stick dance.
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Seven-year-old Moana Su’esu’e-Johnson, bottom left, mother Ana, top, and brother Moeaputia Su’esu’e-Johnson, 4, share a laugh with Liana Hofschneider, right, of the Matua Council for Chamorro Advancement.
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Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy crew member Hulukoa Nunokawa, bottom right, educates people about wa’a.
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Georgina Langley Bing weaves coconut leaves into traditional fabric used for roofing and serving trays.
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Youth with the Chuuk Language and Cultural School bow after performing a Chuuk stick dance.
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Richelle Erakilur performs a Chuuk stick dance with fellow youth from the Chuuk Language and Cultural School.
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Pacific Islands educator Richard Hofschneider, right, talks about the Mariana Islands to three visitors from South Korea.
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A finished lauhala basket is seen during the Celebrate Micronesia Festival.
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Six-year-old Davey Jones, left, learns about wa’a from Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy crew member Hulukoa Nunokawa, right.
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Georgina Langley Bing weaves coconut leaves into traditional fabric used for roofing and serving trays.
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