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ASAO POD MEETUPS


We are introducing PODS for the 2026 Virtual Meeting and beyond! PODS are in person gatherings hosted by ASAO board and officers. PODS is a term we are using to describe groups of people gathering in person (no virtual, no hybrid!) to continue or create conversations around ASAO's virtual or in-person annual meetings. The list below includes ASAO board members and officers who will host PODS in different locations. We will post updates on times, dates, and locations for POD meetups on our ASAO social media pages (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn)! We hope you have time to gather with us in the PODS! 

Oʻahu Island & Hawaiʻi Island, Hawaiʻi 
Host: Line Kruse, Tammy Tabe, ‘Inoke Hafoka 

Contact: linenoue@hawaii.edu 

Oʻahu POD
22 November 2026
11:00 AM – Afternoon
Kāne‘ohe District Park
Potluck style!
Auckland & Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
Host: Barbara Andersen, April Henderson, Lorena Gibson

Contact: B.Andersen1@massey.ac.nz  

Wellington POD
5-9 February 2026
Concurrent with ASAO Virtual Meeting
Old Kirk 319 (ground floor of Old Kirk building, entrance opposite Beaglehole Courtyard) on the VUW campus
RSVP with April.Henderson@vuw.ac.nz
Sāmoa & American Sāmoa 
Host: Dionne Fonoti 

Contact: dionnefonoti@gmail.com

Sāmoa POD
3 December 2026
12:00 PM
Ofaga Research Museum, National University of Sāmoa
Inverness, Northern California 
Host: Micah Van der Ryn

Contact: f.m.vanderryn@gmail.com  
Sydney, Australia
Host: Elijah Lemusuifeaualiʻi 

Contact: Elijah.Lemusu@australian.museum
Oceanside, California
Host: Alexis Tucker Sade, Rachel Hicks

Contact: atuckersade@miracosta.edu  
Funafuti, Tuvalu
Host: Jess Marinaccio

Contact: jess.marinaccio@gmail.com  

Tuvalu POD
7 February 2026
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Sue's Kitchen
Washington, DC
Host: Jamon Halvaksz

Contact: jh2807@georgetown.edu 
 

Washington, DC POD
21 February 2026
During and after the Mother Tongue Film Festival