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Dancers from American Samoa performed Thursday at the Capitol Modern as part of the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture.
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Congratulations and mahalo to every single person from Hawaii and the rest of Oceania for the extraordinary Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture. My family and friends immersed ourselves in it: performances at the Hawai‘i Convention Center (a beautifully designed hall), in Kakaako and beyond; learning and sharing at the wa‘a ceremony at Kualoa; hearing the brilliant Jamaica Osorio speak on a nonstate conception of sovereignty; meeting the warm and friendly delegates in the convention hall hale with their beautiful crafts.
What a joy to celebrate the Pacific community!
Elisa Johnston
Manoa
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