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What is ANNO?

The ʻAhahui Noiʻi Noʻeau ʻŌiwi – Research Institute of Indigenous Performance (ANNO) is an initiative stimulating scholarship in Hawai‘i and the global Indigenous community that highlights the artistic practices of aboriginal peoples. ANNO was established through the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Provost’s Strategic Investment Initiative, a campus-wide competition designed to increase cross-unit and cross-disciplinary collaboration, in Fall of 2022. 

“Ka lamakū o ke aloha ʻāina: A leading light of aloha ʻāina for Hawaiʻi and the world.”

Nā Maʻawe

The work of ANNO embodies three strands or maʻawe to achieve its goals: Maʻawe Mua (Scholarship and Publication), Ma‘awe ‘Elua (Curriculum and Archive), and Ma‘awe ‘Ekolu (Outreach and Recruitment). The three ma‘awe work in concert to position ANNO as the leading research institute of Hawaiian and Indigenous Performance, thus elevating our university on a global scale.

Scholarship & Publication

Scholarship & Publication

Key features of Ma’awe Mua include: guest scholars from across Hawaiʻi and Oceania, an anthology, and the ANNO Conference on Indigenous Performance.

Archive & Curriculum

Archive & Curriculum

Key features of Ma’awe ʻElua include: professional development workshops, hana keaka curriculum, and an archive of ANNO events and materials.

Outreach & Recruitment

Outreach & Recruitment

Key features of Ma’awe ʻEkolu include: graduate assistantships, recruitment across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific, and a Hana Noʻeau Workshop Series.

Upcoming Events

ANNO'26: Bridging Generations

The ʻAhahui Noiʻi Noʻeau ʻŌiwi – Research Institute of Indigenous Performance (ANNO) hosted its second biennial conference at the Kennedy Theatre at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, February 5–6, 2026.

The conference celebrates the power of passing knowledge from generation to generation within Indigenous and Hawaiian cultures. The two-day event will host scholars and artists from UHM and Ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina. Through panels, workshops, film screenings, and networking sessions, ANNO’26 stimulated conversations about Indigenous performance, and the importance of intergenerational transference of knowledge, language, and artistic practices.

Click here for the official conference page!

ANNO in the News

For more additional features, please visit the page Ka Nūhou | News.

Free conference celebrates Hawaiian and Indigenous cultures at UH Manoa

A research institute of Indigenous Performance (ANNO) is hosting its second biennial conference.

ANNO is led by Tammy Hailiopua Baker, J. Lorenzo Perillo, and Associate Professor Maile Speetjens. The institute works through three strands of Scholarship & Publication, Curriculum & Archive, and Outreach & Recruitment…

Read the Hawaii News Now article here.

Free UH conference celebrates Indigenous artists, scholars

The ʻAhahui Noiʻi Noʻeau ʻŌiwi – Research Institute of Indigenous Performance (ANNO) will host its second biennial conference at Kennedy Theatre at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Feb. 5–6.

Titled ANNO’26: Bridging Generations, the free conference celebrates the power of passing knowledge from generation to generation within Indigenous and Hawaiian cultures…

Read the Maui Now article here.

New UH production celebrates connection with ancestors through Hawaiian music

A new play celebrating 1930s Hawaiian music and its influence on contemporary Hawaiian music premieres at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Kennedy Theatre on Friday, Sept. 27. “Puana” was co-written by professor Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker with contributions from a creative team that included celebrated Kumu Hula Keawe Lopes and award-winning musician Zachary Alaka’i Lum. HPR had the chance to attend a rehearsal earlier this week…

Listen to the HPR story here.

Contact Us!

For ANNO, email anno@hawaii.edu

For Hana Keaka, email ktkeaka@hawaii.edu

Address
Kennedy Theatre
1770 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822

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