EdD Alumni Talk Story Panel with Dr. Sylvia Hussey and Dr. Kāhea Naeole, Educational Doctorate of Professional Education Practice Class, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa, Honolulu, February 21, 2026
Poetry Performance with Carol Ann Carl, Activations: After Hours at the Gallery, Ocean of Peace Exhibition, Schaefer International Gallery, January 16, 2026
Remathau: People of the Ocean Documentary Screening Panel Moderator with artists Carol Ann Carl, Kalany Omengkar and Lissette Yamase, and Producer Daniel Lin, McCoy Theatre Maui Arts and Cultural Center, January 14, 2026
Moderator, Panel Discussion: Defunding Education: Challenges and Implications with Halena Kapuni-Reynolds, National Museum of the American Indian & Hawai’i Council for the Humanities, United States and Rosie Rowe, Leadership in Disabilities & Achievement of Hawai’i, United States, IAFOR International Conference on Education (IICE2026) and IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities (IICAH2026), O‘ahu Hawai‘i, January 3, 2026
Panelist, 2025 Island Health and Sustainability Conference, Gump Station (Paopao, Moorea), November 20, 2025
FIFO Hawai‘i Film Screening Panelist with Dr. Manu Meyer, Dr. William Cavert, and Dr. Kawika Winter, Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien (FIFO) Hawai‘i Screening of Te Puna Ora, UH West-O’ahu, October 15, 2025
Closing Plenary Speaker, International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation, Honolulu, March 9, 2025
Opening Keynote Speaker, Resilience in Uncertain Times: A Pacific Perspective, University of Guam, Colleges of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Annual Research Conference, Guam, March 7, 2025
Keynote Speaker, Pacific Islands Regional Approaches to Assessment, College of Education Assessment Symposium: Equity and Social Justice in Assessment, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa, Honolulu, January 17, 2025
Keynote Speaker, Global Citizenship and Education for Peace: A Pacific Islands Perspective, International Forum on Education (IAFOR) Conference on Education, Honolulu, January 3, 2025
Panelist, Transforming Hawai‘i’s Educational Landscapes, 2024 Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate (CPED) Convening, Waikiki, October 17, 2024
Poet, Micronesian Voices, Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival, Honolulu, September 15, 2024
Keynote Speaker, Hawai‘i Youth Summit, East-West Center, September 14, 2024
Panelist, Hoʻokaulike: Building Equity in Schools Summit, Hawai’i State Teachers Association. Panelist with Sen. Ron Kouchi, Rep. Amy Perruso, Rep. Jeanne Kapela, and fellow Board of Education members Kaimana Barcarse — sharing insights on building strong, equitable schools in Hawaiʻi. Honolulu, June 25, 2024
Speaker, SPC Gender and Culture Panel, part of the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture Strategic Program. Provided summary of key messages and reflections on the panel about Closing the Gap on Gender Equality with Hon. Sonya M. Talagi Minister for Social Services, Niue; Hon. Jess Gasper Jr., Minister for Culture and Internal Affairs, Republic of the Marshall Islands; Hon. Charmaine Eraidinomo Scotty, Minister, Nauru; and Mereseini Rakuita, SPC Principal Strategic Lead. Honolulu, June 11, 2024
Keynote Speaker, Pacific Area Advising Conference (virtual), Council of Academic Advisors (CAA), University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. This annual summer conference was redesigned to include academic advisors from tertiary institutions in other Pacific Islands. July 11, 2024
Weaver, Niu Now: Guahan ‘Ike Niu. Coconut Knowledges from Peoples of the Sea. Shared weaving techniques and recruited others to teach weaving for one day in a series of events focused on different weaving ‘ike from across Oceania. Pau Hana Place, Honolulu, June 11, 2024
Speaker (Opening Remarks), Indigenous Pacific Islands Film Festival, Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu, June 9, 2024
Panelist, Community & Cultural Resilience, Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture Governor and First Lady Roundtables. Served as a panelist with Hon. Frederica Lupe’uluiva Fatafhi Lapaha Tuita; Mahina Pashion, Executive Director, Waiwai Collective; and Suzanne Vares-Lum (moderator), President of the East-West Center. Honolulu, June 7, 2024
Commencement Speaker, Fañomnåkan 2024, University of Guam, May 19, 2024
Panelist, Community Strength and Healing through the Humanities hosted by the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities. The panel included Healoha Johnston, Director of Cultural Resources, and Curator for Hawaiʻi and Pacific Arts and Culture; Shelly Lowe, NEH Chair; and Aiko Yamashiro (moderator), Executive Director of Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, April 25, 2024.
Panelist for three sessions: Opening and Orientation, Genealogies of 1898 Region Activism, and Perspectives on Women’s Roles in History and Activism, 1898 Summit. The 1898 Project is a two-day summit of leading scholars and activists on American imperialism from Hawaiʻi, Guåhan, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico; the how and why, its effects, and what can be done now and in the future to cope, heal, and decolonize. Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, April 13-14, 2024
Panelist, Rapa Nui Pacific Leaders Summit 2024: Ocean Protection and the Challenge of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution in the Region, Rapa Nui, April 3-5, 2024.
Guest Speaker, Women in Pacific Studies (WIPS) Wahine Mana Session. WIPS is a grant-funded project that seeks to enhance equity for women graduate students at UH Mānoa with community building, academic support, culturally sustaining activities, and mentorship. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, February 12, 2024
Speaker, Culturally Sustaining Education to Support Micronesian Families in Hawai’i. A workshop held as part of Castle Complex Professional Development Day, Kaneohe, November 1, 2023.
Equity Dialogs – The Resilient Pacific Islands Leaders (RPIL) Program, Webinar speaker, Chaminade University of Honolulu, NSF ALL-SPICE INCLUDES Alliance Diversity, Culture and Inclusion (DCI) Laha Seminar Series, October 27, 2023
The Pacific Islands Development Program: Our Work in the Region, Keynote Address, Jon Van Dyke Institute/Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Te Ara Moana International Ocean Science, Law and Governance Conference, Moorea, French Polynesia, September 24-29, 2003
Panelist, Pacific Islander Community Development Discussion, Ethnic Media Services and Radio Tonga, July 21, 2023
Panelist, The Future of AANHPIs in Public Service- What’s Next?, Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) Washington Leaders Program Session VI, Washington, DC and Zoom, July 19, 2023
Speaker, National American Pacific Leadership Institute (NAPALI), The Pacific Way: Supporting regional development and harmony, Honolulu, Hawai’i, June 20, 2023
Welcome Address, National American Pacific Leadership Institute (NAPALI), Honolulu, Hawai’i, June 15, 2023
Speaker, Rising Powers of the Pacific: Oceania’s Growing Influence in Global Affairs Webinar, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, April 19, 2023
Panelist, Pacific Security Dynamics, Third New Zealand National Security Conference, Massey University Center for Defence and Security Studies, Auckland, April 13-14, 2023
Weaving workshop: Katupat Chamorro rice baskets, Folded Food Festival, Nichiren Mission of Hawai’i, April 2, 2023
Changing the Tides: Fostering a Restorative and Resilient Future Plenary Session, 2022 Pacific Forum Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on Marine Sustainability, November 30, 2022 https://pacforum.swoogo.com/2022-young-pacific-leaders-regional-workshop-on-marine-sustainability/home?i=tqjv6SR4H398ucIipbYDkGtDMEm_89xc
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities Try Think: Pacific Films with Michael Q Ceballos Discussion Group at Women’s Community Correctional Facility, November 21, 2022
Decolonizing the Curriculum, Presented by Teaching Guidelines and Issues for Faculty in collaboration with the Social Justice League, co-panelist with Syreeta Washington, Wayde Oshiro, Pi’ikea Hardy-Kahaleoumi, November 4, 2022 https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/decolonizing-curriculum
2022 Hawai’i Books and Music Festival: Indigenous Pacific Islander Ecopoetry. Poetry performance with Kamele Donaldson, Mahealani Perez-Wendt, Travis Thompson, and myself; moderated by Craig Santos-Perez, October 9, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He2dYdD2xp4
Carrying Culture: E Ola I Ka Wai, part of a series at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Pacific Islands Development Program. Poetry performance with Ihilani Lasconia, Ulamila Cagivanua, John Taukave, and myself, October 7, 2022 https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/carrying-culture-2022-e-ola-i-ka-wai
“Leadership Tok Stori”
Invited talk, Pacific Islands Tourism Professional Fellows Program Orientation session with East-West Center President, Ms. Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum, Honolulu, Hawai’i, August , 2022
“Youth Education and COVID-19: Implications for Education in a Post-Pandemic World”
Invited talk, The Fiftieth Urasenke Hawai’i Seminar, Honolulu, Hawai’i, July 19, 2022
Remathau Graduation Keynote Speaker, Kona, Hawai’i, May 29, 2022
Kantan Tåsi: Song of the Sea poetry performance as part of a FestPAC Exhibit opening, East-West Center, May 17, 2022
Critical Issues of Pacific People – focus on Micronesia w/Dr. Hattori (EWC) and Dr. Nico Arihood (Maui), Presentation for Maui College faculty and staff, April 22, 2022
Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Pedagogy for Pacific Islanders, Teacher Waiver Day, Presentation for Pearl City High School in collaboration with Bess Press and the Hawai’i Department of Education (literacy grant), February 18, 2022
Instructional and multilingual Pacific Islands Resources, Teacher Waiver Day Presentation for Pearl City High School in collaboration with Bess Press and the Hawai‘i Department of Education (literacy grant), February 18, 2022
Kū ʻo Wākea i ka wā: Expanding Hawaiian time and space on the Mauna by Dr. Kalei Nu’uhiwa and Dr. Ty Kawika Tengan, Vā Moana: Space And Relationality In Pacific Thought And Identity Virtual Conference, Session Chair, Keynote Address, November 23, 2021
Vā Moana: Space And Relationality In Pacific Thought And Identity Virtual Conference, with Dr. Ty Kawika Tengan and Dr. Alexander Mawyer, Welcoming Ceremony Opening Remarks, November 23-24, 2021
(En)Gendering Pacific Stories webinar series launch event, Celebrating Pacific Pride with Queer Artists Saumolia Puapuaga and Joy Lehuanani Enomoto, Pacific Islands Development Program, Opening Remarks,October 21, 2021
Our Nuclear Past Before Us, Debate and Diplomacy Series, Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities, October 14, 2021
5th Cultural Animation Film Festival (online), Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Museum of Art, Opening Remarks, October 8-11, 2021
Animation Education Panel with Dr. Vera Zambonelli, Laura Marguiles, Michael Q. Ceballos, and Celeste Endo, Cultural Animation Film Festival, Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Museum of Art, Moderator, October 9, 2021
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities Try Think: The Value of Hawai‘i Volume 3: Hulihia essay, We Are Art Discussion Group at O‘ahu Community Correctional Facility, October 7, 2021
Digital Inclusion: Equity Starts Local panel discussion with David Miyashiro, Brad Bennett, Kelley Withy and Ka’ala Souza, a webinar co-sponsored by the EWC Professional Development Program, PIDP, and the Hawai‘i Broadband Hui Co-Moderator with Burt Lum, October 5, 2021
Living with Dementia the Wabi-Sabi Way, Southern Oregon Dementia Learning Community, August 24, 2021
Overview of We Are Art, Try Think: The Value of Hawai‘i Volume 3: Hulihia essay, We Are Art Discussion Group, September 8, 2021
Try Think: The Value of Hawai‘i Volume 3: Hulihia essay, Shine Your Light Wherever You Go, Discussion Group Moderated by Seru Tagivakatini and Mara Mahoney, Opening Remarks about Jojo Peter, June 9, 2021
Pau Hana Pū Kākou Talk Story Seminar Series: Celebrate Micronesia Festival 2021: Connections, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, May 28, 2021
East-West Center Gallery Spotlight on Palauan Artists, Opening Remarks and poetry performance, May 23, 2021
1st Joint Seal of Biliteracy Ceremony – Waipahu High School and Farrington High School,
Keynote Address, May 6, 2021
Strategic Issues in the Pacific Region, Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Program (ASLSP), School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), April 2, 2021
Why It Matters Poetry Workshop: Witness / Inagofli’e / Kadehde, Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities, Co-Facilitator with Carol Ann Carl, April 10, 2021
Recovery in the Pacific, East-West Center Workshop on Strengthening Resilience, Cooperation, and Partnership in the Pacific supported by the Government of Japan, Panelist, March 25, 2021
TCC 2021 Pre-conference Plenary Address, Pandemic Challenges and Successful Responses by Pacific Islander Communities, March 17, 2021
Power & Influence Panel Presentation with Gretchen Alther & Dewardric McNeal, Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, East-West Center, February 25, 2021
Pacific Distinguished Leaders Series: Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, East-West Center, Closing Remarks, February 24, 2021
Living with Dementia the Wabi-Sabi Way, Isa Psychological Support Services Telehealth Geriatric Support Services, University of Guam, January 7 and 20, 2021
Effective Presentations Workshop for the International Graduate Student Conference, East-West Center, January 13, 2021
Cultural Resilience Featured Speaker with James McNally, Amber Makaiau, and Sela Panapasa, The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawai‘i (IICEHawaii), January 7, 2021
Malama Our History: Digital Resources About the Pacific, Hawai‘i History Day, Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities, October 16, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Pacific Islanders in Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Broadband Hui, October 14, 2020
Culturally Sustaining Online Education and Pandemic-Informed Teaching, Leeward Community College, October 9, 2020
The Role of Technology in Preservation and Conservation, The Exchange, EWC, October 5, 2020
Sunday Spotlight: Celebrate Micronesia Festival, The East-West Center Arts Program,
September 27, 2020
Careers in Arts, Culture & Storytelling panelist, 2020 South Pacific Islander Organization Virtual Summit, August 2, 2020
Building Community Partners’ panelist, Principal Certification Summer Institute, Department of Education, June 24, 2020
Healing, Reclaiming the Past, and Historic Preservation panel, 2020 National APIA Historic Preservation Forum, Honolulu, Panelist, February 2, 2020
Giving Breath to Our Words | Empowering Multilingual Learners Through the Arts Keynote Address, Department of Education Multilingualism and Art Symposium, O‘ahu, January 11, 2020
Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Teaching Through the Arts, Department of Education Multilingualism and Art Symposium, O‘ahu, Co-presenter with Justin Davies, January 11, 2020
Giving Voice to Multilingual Learners with Poetry co-presenter with Mapuana Ronda Hayashi-Simpliciano, Department of Education Multilingualism and Art Symposium, O‘ahu, Co-presenter with Mapuana Ronda Hayashi-Simpliciano, January 11, 2020
Guest Lecture: Indigenous Research & Indigenous Research Protocols, PHYS 202L Environmental Physics, Chaminade University, March 23, 2019
Seek First to Understand: Micronesians in Hawai‘i, Family Support Hawai‘i, Kailua-Kona,
February 28, 2019
Poetry Reading, “Kantan Tåsi”, Eco-Poetry with Penina Ava Taesali, University of Hawai‘i,
January 14, 2019
Guest Lecture: CHamoru Poetry, ENG 356 Poetry & Drama, Chaminade University, November 9, 2018
Seek First to Understand: Micronesians in Hawai‘i , Family Support Hawai‘i, Kailua-Kona,
November 7, 2018
Guest Lecture: Forming Cultural Identity, CUH 100, Chaminade University, September 6, 2018
Guest Lecture: Culturally Sustaining Assessment, ED 408 Elementary Education – Assessment, Chaminade University, September 4, 2018
Guest Lecture: Telling stories in 400 seconds: The art and craft of the Pecha Kucha, EDCS 769 Curriculum and Program Evaluation, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, July 5, 2018
Giving Breath to Our Words | Enabling Indigenous Narrative through Technology, Disrupt 2018 Kamehameha Schools Ed Tech Conference, Honolulu, Featured Speaker, June 5, 2018
Digital Wisdom: Mobilizing the Past to Navigate into the Future, Disrupt 2018 Kamehameha Schools Ed Tech Conference, Honolulu, Featured Speaker, June 5, 2018
Guest Lecture: PechaKucha Presentations, Elementary Education Methods Course Guest Lecture, Chaminade University, January 25, 2018
Digital Wisdom: Mobilizing the Past to Navigate Toward the Digital Horizon, Keynote Presentation,
TCCfx 2017 International Online Conference, Toward the Digital Horizon
Keynote Presenter, November 15, 2017
Leadership for Culturally Diverse Schools, Featured Speaker Presentation, Schools of the Future Conference, Honolulu Convention Center,October 26, 2017
Survive, Revive, Thrive: Cultural Animation and Coding to Engage and Empower Students, Featured Speaker Presentation with Michael Q. Ceballos, Schools of the Future Conference, Honolulu Convention Center,October 27, 2017
Guest Lecture: Micronesian Perspectives, Pacific Studies 108 Pacific Worlds, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, October 20, 2017
“Women in Comics and Animation,” PechaKucha Performance with artists Michael Q. Ceballos and Chris Caravalho of Mana Comics, Honolulu Museum of Art School, August 11, 2017
“DreamFloat Hawai‘i – Artist Float Program,” PechaKucha Performance with Geoff Sato, Nicole Woo, Boz Schurr, Honolulu Museum of Art School, August 11, 2017
Leadership Panelist, National Pacific American Leadership Institute, Honolulu, July 17, 2017
“Animation Inspirations,” PechaKucha Performance with animators/artists Michael Q. Ceballos and Matthew Kawika Ortiz, Honolulu Museum of Art School, May 5, 2017
10th Annual Marshallese Education Day Keynote Address, Honolulu, April 29, 2017
Keynote Address: “Cultural Values in the Workplace,” Chaminade University of Honolulu Staff Development Day, March 21 and 22, 2017
“The Ocean Our Ink,” PechaKucha Poetry Performance with Lee Kava and Taqi Qolouvaki, Honolulu Museum of Art School, February 17, 2017
Guest Lecture: Micronesian Perspectives, Pacific Studies 108 Pacific Worlds, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, February 2, 2017
Guest Lecture: Community-Based Research and Research as Social Justice in the UHM CPED EdD in Professional Educational Practice and Indigenous Research Methodologies, San Francisco State University, November 20, 2016
“Bridging Cultures” presentation as part of the Talanoa Speaker Series, City College of San Francisco, November 17, 2016
Ini Na Latte Opening Chant, Hawai‘i International Film Festival Pacific Showcase Shorts, Honolulu, November 8 & 11, 2016
“Bridging Cultures: Chamorro Women Academics “Home” and “Away” presentation as part of a Chamorro Speaker Series panel with Dr. Craig Santos Perez, Dr. Michael Perez, and Jesi Lujan Bennett, October 28, 2016
Culturally Responsive Educational Technology, Schools of the Future Conference, Honolulu Convention Center, Featured Speaker Presentation, October 21, 2016
Mobilizing our Past to Succeed in the Future: Culturally Responsive Leadership & Leadership Development from a Pacific Islander’s Perspective, Schools of the Future Conference, Honolulu Convention Center, Featured Speaker Presentation, October 20, 2016
Moving from Culturally Responsive to Culturally Sustaining Educational Practices, Schools of the Future Conference, Honolulu Convention Center, Featured Speaker Presentation, October 20, 2016
Guest Lecture: Technology Tools to Support Success, College Success Skills class, College of San Mateo, October 18, 2016
Guest Lecture: Micronesian Perspectives, Introduction to Critical Pacific Islands Studies class, College of San Mateo, October 18, 2016
Guest Lecture: Issues in Pacific Studies, Oceania & the Arts class, College of San Mateo, October 18, 2016
Guest Lecture: Pacific Islander Poets, Poetry for the People class, City College of San Francisco, October 17, 2016
Guest Lecture: Cultural Preservation with Technology, Oceania & the Arts (Cultural Representations in Film) class, City College of San Francisco, October 17, 2016
Guest Lecture: Issues of Intersectionality: race, class, gender, ability, Intro to Ethnic Studies class, City College of San Francisco, October 17, 2016
Guest Lecture: Micronesian Perspectives, Pacific Studies 108 Pacific Worlds, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, September 14, 2016
Leading From Where You Are (culture-based leadership), Civil Service Professional Development Day, Maui College, July 29, 2016
Tips & Tricks for MS Word and Excel/Tempted to Try Templates, Civil Service Professional Development Day, Maui College, July 29, 2016
Panelist: Indigenous Evaluation, EDCS 769 Curriculum & Program Evaluation, July 11, 2016
Guest Lecture: Telling stories in 400 seconds: The art and craft of the Pecha Kucha, EDCS 769 Curriculum and Program Evaluation, July, 2016
“Bridging Cultures” presentation on the forum Chamorro Women Academics at Home and Away, 12th Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam, Panelist, June 1, 2016
“i piluña” and “Kantan Tåsi”, A Night of Literary Stars, 12th Festival of Pacific Arts, Guam, May 30, 2016
“i piluña”, 12th Festival of Pacific Arts Literary Arts Opening Day, Hagåtña, Guam, May 23, 2016
The Micronesian Student: Moving from Culturally Responsive to Culturally Sustaining Educational Practices, Maui College with support from the Wo Speaker’s Bureau, February 5, 2016
Distance Learning Pedagogies, Maui College with support from the Wo Speaker’s Bureau, February 5, 2016
Guest Lecture: Micronesian Perspectives, Pacific Studies 108 Pacific Worlds, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, February 2, 2016
Guest Lecture: Indigenous Statistics, SOCS 225 Statistical Analysis, October 1, 2015
Guest Lecture: Micronesian Perspectives, Pacific Studies 108 Pacific Worlds, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, September 15, 2015
Authentic Leadership Development: A Chamoru Perspective, Leadership Master Class for East-West Center’s 2015 – 2016 Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan Fellowship, September 9, 2015
A Sense of Place in Leadership Master Class for East-West Center’s 2015 – 2016 Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan Fellowship (PILP), September 3, 2015
“Existential Echoes” PechaKucha Presentation, Honolulu Museum of Art School,
August 14, 2015
Opening Ceremony, National Pacific American Leadership Institute, Ka‘iwakiloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center, Chamoru Cultural Representative/Speaker, July 10, 2015
Community Engagement in Doctoral Research, CPED Convening, California State University-Fullerton
June 8, 2015The Doctor is IN, Faculty Dissertation Presentation: Culturally Responsive Educational Technology, Kapi‘olani Community College, May 1, 2015
Mary Therese Perez Hattori, EdD 