Today, April 13, arts advocates from around the country are descending on Capitol Hill to tell Congress to support the arts. Your performing arts colleagues will be joining other arts supporters to carry the message to support the arts to the offices of their Representatives and their Senators. Every member of Congress, in every state, needs to hear from the performing arts organizations in their community and from those who support the arts.

Contact your members of Congress today and communicate the value of the performing arts, especially Southeast Asian performing arts in Hawaii! Your voice makes a difference!

Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono
5-104 Prince Kuhio Bldg.
300 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawai’i 96850
Phone:(808) 541-1986
Fax:(808) 538-0233
Email: http://hirono.house.gov/ContactMe/Email.htm

Office of former Congressman Neil Abercrombie (currently vacant)
Prince Kuhio Federal Building
300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 4-104
Honolulu, HI 96850
(808) 541-2570 (phone)
(808) 533-0133 (fax)

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The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is a recipient of the 2009 Constant Contact All Star Award.  This award is given to email newsletters that reach the highest standard in online communication.

The entire staff at CSEAS is grateful for this award and we all look forward to delivering the most up-to-date and relevant information for Southeast Asia!

The University of Hawaii’s 10 campuses will be officially closed to the public during the non-instructional days of March 22-25, 2010. Friday, March 26, is Kuhio Day, a state holiday. The closure, which is the university’s normal spring break period, is in accordance with collective bargaining agreements and to recover energy savings to meet the budget shortfall.

Certain critical or time sensitive functions or specialized facilities, such as research laboratories, will continue to operate. Athletic events at UH Manoa and UH Hilo will also be held as scheduled. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies will also be closed during this time.

For more details and specific information on how the closure may affect individual campus functions and activities, visit the campus closure website at http://www.hawaii.edu/news/closures.html.