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MARYLANDPacific Fun Day Festival
September 19 The Pacific Fun Day Festival is a long-running, daylong gathering of Maryland's Pacific Islander community. This family-friendly event features workshops with renowned kumu hula and other cultural advisors, live music, dance, Polynesian cuisine, art, and much more. |
NEW YORKPacific Island Film Festival
September 17-20 The Pacific Island Film Festival is dedicated to telling rich, more comprehensive stories of Pasifika. This year, PIFF has partnered with AMC to stream indie entrants across AMC+ (use PIFF30FREE to access the streaming service for free for 30 days). |
WISCONSIN2026 Midwest Aloha Festival
September 19 The Midwest Aloha Festival is a free, outdoor, family-friendly celebration of Polynesian culture, food, and artistry. The festival boasts live music and dance, cultural demonstrations, and a marketplace with items from local, Polynesian artisans. |
SPOTLIGHT
Here's how to kākoʻo Hawaiʻi after Hurricanes Lala and Lowell
Hurricanes Lala and Lowell were back-to-back storms that severely impacted Hawaiʻi, causing severe power outages (6 in 10 households lost power for days) and major structural damage. Lala dumped an estimated 1.3 trillion gallons of rain, triggering severe flash flooding on Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu. Torrential rain and wind unearthed burials at Nāʻālehu Cemetery.
Lowell brought damaging winds and high surf, prompting rare hurricane warnings on Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. At least two people have died in connection with Lowell. About 75% of Kauaʻi was left without power following Lowell. Hawaiʻi Governor Green has declared a state of emergency; and the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority has advised visitors with upcoming plans in Kauaʻi to reschedule or consider visiting another Hawaiian island.
These hurricanes also devastated atolls of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, killing seabird chicks across a number of endangered species, stripping trees, bringing debris, and scorching vegetation along the shoreline.
Several Hawaiʻi-based organizations are stepping in to provide relief and recovery efforts. Here is a partial list of organizations to support:
Kākoʻo Mai Fund
Vibrant Hawaiʻi
O Kaʻū Kākou
ʻIewe Hānau O Ka ʻĀina
Hawaiʻi Foodbank
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation
The Lāhui Foundation
Nā Kiaʻi O Maui
Mālama Kauaʻi
Aloha ʻĀina Health and Learning Center of Luluku
Hawaiʻi Mutual Aid Network
Hawaiʻi Farmers Union Foundation
Lowell brought damaging winds and high surf, prompting rare hurricane warnings on Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. At least two people have died in connection with Lowell. About 75% of Kauaʻi was left without power following Lowell. Hawaiʻi Governor Green has declared a state of emergency; and the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority has advised visitors with upcoming plans in Kauaʻi to reschedule or consider visiting another Hawaiian island.
These hurricanes also devastated atolls of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, killing seabird chicks across a number of endangered species, stripping trees, bringing debris, and scorching vegetation along the shoreline.
Several Hawaiʻi-based organizations are stepping in to provide relief and recovery efforts. Here is a partial list of organizations to support:
Kākoʻo Mai Fund
Vibrant Hawaiʻi
O Kaʻū Kākou
ʻIewe Hānau O Ka ʻĀina
Hawaiʻi Foodbank
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation
The Lāhui Foundation
Nā Kiaʻi O Maui
Mālama Kauaʻi
Aloha ʻĀina Health and Learning Center of Luluku
Hawaiʻi Mutual Aid Network
Hawaiʻi Farmers Union Foundation
"Lei o Hilo ka ua pē i ka uahi
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