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srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_01.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_01.jpg\" alt=\"Group of eight standing in library reading room with President Brotherson, center.\" width=\"2396\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">(L-R): Sarah (Herenui) Mietlicki, Eleanor Kleiber, Stu Dawrs, Bruno Peaucellier, President Moetai Brotherson, Teavanui Teiefitu, Keanu Rochette-Yu Tsuen, and Mareva Lechat-Kitalong<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_02.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_02.jpg\" alt=\"Two men and a woman stand in a library talking to each other.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">University Librarian Clem Guthro, left, and Pacific Collection Librarian Eleanor Kleiber, center, welcome French Polynesia President Moetai Brotherson to Hamilton Library on Feb. 25, 2026.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_03.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_03.jpg\" alt=\"Two men stand facing camera, smiling. One holds a green tote bag that was a gift from the other.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">French Polynesia President Moetai Brotherson and University Librarian Clem Guthro<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_04.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_04.jpg\" alt=\"Woman gestures to old book on table with other old books, explaining it to five people, who are all standing.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Pacific Collection Librarian Eleanor Kleiber shows President Brotherson and others an old Bible in the Tahitian language.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_05.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_05.jpg\" alt=\"Tahitian language Bible\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Tahitian language Bible<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_06.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_06.jpg\" alt=\"Woman turns pages of old book on a table, as man takes photo with smartphone, while five people around them observe.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Kleiber shows off the Pacific Collection&#8217;s oldest Tahitian language volume from 1770.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_07.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_07.jpg\" alt=\"Man gestures to group of seven people standing next to table that holds a large old book and several smaller ones, some in boxes.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Pacific Collection Librarian Stu Dawrs describes the large picture atlas from Captain Cook\u2019s first voyage, published in 1784.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_08.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_08.jpg\" alt=\"Engraved image of woman in traditional attire.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Picture atlas detail<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_09.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_09.jpg\" alt=\"Group of eight people stand around table with books, as woman with white gloves handles very old book. Three take photos with their phones.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Kleiber shows President Brotherson and the group the Shaw Tapa Book (1787), which contains tapa cloth samples collected during Captain Cook&#8217;s voyages.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_10.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_10.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup 1 of white-gloved hands turning pages of old book bound with tapa cloth samples.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_11.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_11.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of tapa cloth samples.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_12.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_12.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup 2 of white-gloved hands turning tapa book pages.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_13.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_13.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup 3 of white-gloved hands turning tapa book pages.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_14.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_14.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup 4 of white-gloved hands turning tapa book pages.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_15.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_15.jpg\" alt=\"Woman speaks to group standing around table looking at old books and ephemera, as man takes photo of one book.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Hawaiian Collection Librarian Jodie Mattos shares resources from the collection.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_16.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_16.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of old book opened to page with handwriting.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Queen Lili&#8217;uokalani&#8217;s signature above the book\u2019s intended recipient.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_17.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_17.jpg\" alt=\"Eleven people surround long table with books and papers, listening to one woman talking with her arms outstretched.\" width=\"2396\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Mattos shows three copies of Queen Lili\u2018uokalani\u2019s book, \u201cHawai\u2018i\u2019s Story by Hawai\u2018i\u2019s Queen,\u201d which she inscribed and sent to people over the years.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_18.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_18.jpg\" alt=\"Man reaches across table to take picture with phone of two books with their spines up.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">President Brotherson snaps a photo of his books from the library\u2019s collection.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_19.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_19.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of two book spines, one red, in French. The other blue, same title in English.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">&#8220;Le Roi absent&#8221; \/ &#8220;The Missing King&#8221; by Moetai Brotherson<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_20.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_20.jpg\" alt=\"Woman bends over table with posters to point to one as eight people around the table stand, listening to her.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Kleiber shows political posters and flyers from the Pacific Collection.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_21.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_21.jpg\" alt=\"People stand around a cabinet with skinny drawers. One is open and shows an old protest poster.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Kleiber shows the group archival posters from the 1970s Save Our Surf protests in Hawai\u2018i as they tour the Hawaiian &amp; Pacific Collections stacks.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_22.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_22.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of protest poster in an open drawer surrounded by people.\" width=\"2396\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">&#8220;Hawai\u2018i\u2019s Waves are Not for Sale\u201d poster from \u201970s Save Our Surf protests.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_23.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_23.jpg\" alt=\"Woman pulls document from open filing cabinet drawer, shows it to three people.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">Kleiber shows an anti-nuclear leaflet from the Pacific Ephemera Collection.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" single-item-fade \">\n<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n<div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_24.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brotherson-Visit_24.jpg\" alt=\"Man stands between library stacks facing woman, whose back is to camera, gesturing up to a book. Shelves, many of the books, and clothing are blue.\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1600\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \">\n<h2 class=\"wpcp-image-caption\">President Brotherson in the Hawaiian &amp; Pacific Collections stacks.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-prev-button swiper-button-prev wpcp-nav\"><i><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcp-next-button swiper-button-next wpcp-nav\"><i><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper-scrollbar wpcp-pagination-scrollbar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French Polynesia (M\u0101&#8217;ohi Nui)\u00a0<strong>President Moetai Brotherson<\/strong>\u00a0toured UH M\u0101noa Hamilton Library\u2019s\u00a0Hawaiian and Pacific Collections (HPC) on Feb. 25. Pacific Collection Librarians\u00a0<strong>Eleanor Kleiber<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Stu Dawrs<\/strong>, and Hawaiian Collection Librarian and HPC Department Chair\u00a0<strong>Jodie Mattos<\/strong>\u00a0shared materials related to French Polynesia and its cultural and political ties with Hawai\u02bbi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brotherson was in Hawai\u2018i for&nbsp;<em>The Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security, and Shared Prosperity Summit<\/em>&nbsp;on Feb. 23-24 at the East-West Center. The U.S.-led forum&nbsp;convened regional leaders from 16 Pacific Island nations, executives from 80+ U.S. companies, and officials from U.S. government finance agencies to discuss key issues shaping the Indo-Pacific. Brotherson also made time to build connections at UH M\u0101noa, including his visit to the library.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompanying Brotherson on the tour were <strong>Mareva Lechat-Kitalong,<\/strong> Delegate of International, European and Pacific Affairs, and <strong>Bruno Peaucellier, <\/strong>Delegate of International Affairs, for French Polynesia.\u00a0The tour group also included UH M\u0101noa graduate students\u00a0<strong>Teavanui Teiefitu<\/strong>\u00a0(Center for Pacific Islands Studies) and\u00a0<strong>Keanu Rochette-Yu Tsuen<\/strong> (oceanography), along with <strong>Sarah (Herenui) Mietlicki,<\/strong> a parent of another UH M\u0101noa student from French Polynesia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was an honor to welcome President Brotherson, and a joy for us to share items from our collections that highlight the historical and cultural connections between Hawai\u2018i and French Polynesia,\u201d said Kleiber. \u201cPresident Brotherson himself is part of this literary tradition, as the library holds his novel,\u00a0<em>Le Roi absent<\/em>\u00a0[<em>The Missing King<\/em>], in our Pacific Collection.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the items on display for the President\u2019s visit included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the<em>&nbsp;Catalog of the different specimens of cloth collected in the three voyages of Captain Cook,&nbsp;<\/em>a.k.a. Shaw Tapa Book, created in 1787 using tapa collected during Cook\u2019s voyages;<\/li>\n<li>an atlas of illustrations from Cook\u2019s first voyage, published in 1784;<\/li>\n<li>communications from the Queen of Tahiti to King Kamehameha III, sent in 1844;<\/li>\n<li>three editions of&nbsp;<em>Hawai<\/em><em>\u02bbi<\/em><em>\u2019s Story<\/em>&nbsp;by Queen Lili\u02bbuokalani, each signed by the Queen at various points in her life;<\/li>\n<li>French Polynesian political ephemera; and<\/li>\n<li>two editions of Brotherson\u2019s own&nbsp;<em>Le Roi absent<\/em>, one in the original French and the other an English translation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe seemed to appreciate seeing these items our library has curated to represent the strong connections between our islands,\u201d Kleiber said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brotherson\u2019s visit provided a valuable opportunity for Hamilton Library to highlight the relevance and importance of its internationally-recognized collections beyond the university.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur collections are vast, global, and contain a multitude&nbsp;of treasures that support research, scholarship, and teaching. Welcoming visitors from abroad to our collections extends their global&nbsp;reach,\u201d said University Librarian&nbsp;<strong>Clem Guthro<\/strong>. \u201cVisitors like President Brotherson become our ambassadors; sharing their experiences with our library when they return home, and knowing we are a resource to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brotherson&nbsp;has served as President of French Polynesia since 2023. A former member of the French National Assembly and longtime advocate for greater autonomy, he is known for promoting sustainable development, cultural preservation, and strengthened regional cooperation across the Pacific. He is also an author and storyteller whose work reflects a deep commitment to Polynesian culture and identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French Polynesia (M\u0101&#8217;ohi Nui)\u00a0President Moetai Brotherson\u00a0toured UH M\u0101noa Hamilton Library\u2019s\u00a0Hawaiian and Pacific Collections (HPC) on Feb. 25. Pacific Collection Librarians\u00a0Eleanor Kleiber\u00a0and\u00a0Stu Dawrs, and Hawaiian Collection Librarian and HPC Department Chair\u00a0Jodie Mattos\u00a0shared materials related to French Polynesia and its cultural and political ties with Hawai\u02bbi.\u00a0 Brotherson was in Hawai\u2018i for&nbsp;The Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security, and Shared &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":5164,"menu_order":56,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-15199","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Library welcomes President Moetai Brotherson - University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa - Hamilton Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/library\/news\/library-welcomes-president-moetai-brotherson\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/manoa.hawaii.edu\\\/library\\\/news\\\/library-welcomes-president-moetai-brotherson\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/manoa.hawaii.edu\\\/library\\\/news\\\/library-welcomes-president-moetai-brotherson\\\/\",\"name\":\"Library welcomes President Moetai Brotherson - 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