Many Voices

Join us in singing our unity anthem, “We Are Oceania,” inspired by the strength of our Pacific Island ancestors, the hopes of our elders, and the dreams of our youth. This song was composed by students from the Pacific Islander Student Center at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo as an anthem of unity for all Pacific Islander youth in Hawai‘i to live with pride, peace, and harmony and dedicated to the We Are Oceania organization.

Gratitude…

Students: John Alokoa, Joseph Anastacio, Bonaventura Ayin, Aku Costa, Axel Defngin, Buster Fritz, Joshua, Joctan Lopes, Erbiland Mandira, Calvin Myazoe, Fagalima Paleafei, Peter Ramofolo, and Bill Yang representing Chuuk, Kosrae, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Yap, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

Arrangement & Music: Buster Fritz

Advisor: Vidalino Raatior

Collaborators: Pacific Islander Student Center at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Pacific Students Media

Recording Completed: October 24, 2014

We Are Oceania

We are one people, many cultures
We are one ocean, many islands
We wish no other home than ours.

Our differences enrich us,
Our islands sustain us,
Our ocean binds us together.

Having displaced no one, we welcome you,
Having been divided, we seek unity,
Having been ruled, we seek freedom.

Together, we renew,
Our hearts with love,
Together, we renew,
Our minds and souls,
To be ourselves,
To live in harmony.

CONTACT US

Admin Phone: (808) 754-7303

Services Phone: (808) 913-1364

Fax: (808) 441-0133

Email: contact@weareoceania.org

Address: 720 North King Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817

WE ARE OCEANIA (WAO)

We Are Oceania (WAO), a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity serving the Micronesian and Pacific Island communities throughout the State, is aimed at centralizing the support system for all Micronesian communities, families, and individuals in Hawai‘i.

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