Youth Speaks Hawai'i

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01/17/2017

Interscholastic Poetry Festival

Pacific Tongues is proud to present the 2nd Annual Interscholastic Poetry Festival. We are LIVE! Check out our festival guide online at: www.pacifictongues.org
All guest facilitator info, event info, and new decolonized slam rules are posted. If you have any questions hit us up on the comments below!

http://www.pacifictongues.org/interscholastic-poetry-festival/ -booklet

Pacific Tongues is a non-profit organization that cultivates an active artistic Oceanic community of writers, spoken word performers, leaders, educators and students of all ages. Our commitment is to honor the practice of kuleana through creative workshops, public events and pedagogical development.

11/22/2016

Pacific Tongues

Due to the state holiday this week workshop is cancelled! See you November 30th with Noa Helela facilitating!!

Due to the state holiday happening this week workshop on Wednesday November 23rd is cancelled! See you November 30th with Noa Helela facilitating!!

10/04/2016

Interscholastic Slam 2015

The new school year has just begun and all the youth slam poetry squads around Oahu have already started workshops! But in the spirit of Hawai'i youth poetry, Pacific Tongues is proud to share an uncut version of the 2015 Interscholastic Poetry Slam!
Big ups to Jakob Bauwens for posting filming and posting!

P.S. more videos coming soon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuNFIxEggqQ

An uncut version of a night of poetry.

08/30/2016

Jo-Jikum - Idalia B C O'Brien

"who are you to tell me that I can't speak my native tongue on an island that is for my people?"
Man if you haven't listened to this young Marshallese poet, Idalia B.C. O'Brien, you better do yourself a favor and take 3mins out of your day to do so.

The brave, young, powerful voices of the Marshall Islands showcased their talents at the Jo-Jikum Climate Change Arts Camp this summer. Pacific Tongues was fortunate to be a small part of it. Shout out to Jo-Jikum, Kathy Dede Neien Jetnil-Kijiner & everyone else to helped to create such a beautiful event!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3me7VuztQSg

Jo-Jikum Climate Change Arts Camp

08/30/2016

Jo-Jikum - Carnie Reimers and Johnny Jobur Silk Jr

More videos from the Jo-Jikum Climate Change Arts Camp!
Check out Carnie Reimers & Johnny Jobur Silk Jr perform an original song written in the spoken word poetry workshops this past summer.
Again, Thank you Jo-Jikum, Kathy Dede Neien Jetnil-Kijiner and all the organizers, educators and community members that helped to make this possible!
Oh the power of Pacific Youth Voices getting the platform to share their own words, to be heard, to be loved, to create the important conversations that need to be had

Jo-Jikum Art and performance

08/25/2016

Without You (Original) - YouTube

What better way to start off your thursday morning than with Pacific Tongues Alumni, Sarah Daniels original song! Do your ears a favor and take a minute to listen, like and share.

The entire Pacific Tongues ohana wants to wish you the best of luck on your journey to Chicago for that college degree!



https://youtu.be/iD0kdnMHWgU

Hey there, so this is a song that I wrote a while ago, and a couple of my friends and I wanted to make a video for. I hope you enjoy and don't forget to shar...