Dan and Maggie Inouye Chair in Democratic Ideals
Poet and activist Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner is a climate envoy for the Marshall Islands Ministry of Environment and co-founder of the youth climate nonprofit Jo-Jikum. Her poems, performances, videos, and art installations explore her culture’s storytelling traditions as they confront external shocks, from U.S. nuclear testing to the climate crisis. She is the author of Iep Jāltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter.
Public Lecture
Our Kapijukinen: Climate Adaptation Policy and Poetry in the Marshall Islands
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 6:30 PM
Orvis Auditorium
UH Mānoa Campus
Lead Event Sponsors: Department of American Studies and the William S. Richardson School of Law
