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The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum will be hosting a special event from September 16-21. The USP (University of South Pacific) Marshall Islands' Jaki-Ed Revival Program will have 5 weavers from the Marshall Islands, along with
Students working at Yap Catholic High School. YCHS is one of eight schools across Yap, Chuuk and Pohnpei where Habele supports students through it's tuition scholarship program.
US-based charity Habele has announced issuance of its annual tuition K12 scholarships to students across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) this week. The scholarships are awarded to low-income and high-performing students to attend the K-12 school of their family’s choosing.
The scholarships cover
(Government Accountability Office)
“The Government Accountability Office is the audit, evaluation, and
investigative arm of the United States Congress”, and they reported recently that current Compact Impact estimates were unreliable.
Hawaii, Guam, and CNMI estimated that they spent a combined $1 billion to support COFA (Compact of Free Association) migrants from 2004 to 2010. Out of this cost, they only received
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When Ormita Jorelang first received training as a peer educator in a 1992 Majuro Youth Health Leadership seminar with Darlene Keju, she recalls the harrowing first time experience of being forced to recite a prayer in front of a group of strangers. Darlene, leading the training session, wouldn’t be satisfied with a mumbled and half-heard prayer. Instead, she forced Jorelang into reciting the prayer two more times – a tall order to be expected
Please share this one page factoid that addresses common misconceptions about COFA citizens and taxes, as well as misunderstandings about certain benefits and programs.
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Introduction:
MM: The business is owned and operated by us, Ceasar and Hiromi Hadley—originally from the island of Pohnpei. We both graduated from Pohnpei Seventh-Day Adventist High School 1986. Hiromi went to the University of Walla Walla and me to Easter Arizona College. I later transferred to Walla Walla as well, 1987. She studied business and I engineering. We were married in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1990. The fiscal challenge to support
Non-profit organizations Habele and Waa’gey conducted a workshop for parents interested in obtaining tuition scholarships for their children in the 2013-2014 school year. The workshop was held in the afternoon at the community center in Colonia in Yap, Micronesia. Interested parents arrived throughout the day,Celebrating "Micronesian Islander Day" in Oregon.
Date: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013. 1pm - 8pm.
Location: Bush Pasture Park Ampitheatre, Salem, Oregon.
Fr. Francis Hezel to hold presentation on "Cultural Dilemmas in Development".
Location: John A. Burns Hall; Room 3012 (3rd floor) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Date: Monday, July 15, at 12:00 - 1:30pm.
Please visit his blog site: Where's Fran?
Forum on immigration reform, featuring Bishop Minerva Carcano at Harris United Methodist Church this Saturday from 1-2:30 p.m. Representatives of Colleen Hanabusa and Tulsi Gabbard will attend and provide a quick Q&A which could be enlightening with respect to S.744, the immigration reform bill that includes Medicaid for COFA citizens in the U.S.
The weekend of June 22nd to the 23rd was a time everyone in the world was looking forward to seeing the supermoon. A supermoon is a ntural phenomenon where the moon is closer to earth than usual, causing to it to appear larger and brighter. Though this phenomenon is very interesting and wonderful to look at, it has its side effects.
As many of you may know, the moon is also linked to the tide. Depending on the moon, the tide may be higher or lower. This, mixed with the ongoing issue of sea level rise, becomes a threat for some of the islands in the Pacific. On June 24th (June 25th in the Marshalls), we saw what the mixture of the two can do to the islands. A Supermoon caused the tide to rise by up to one inch higher. This caused the water to reach land level in certain parts of Majuro, resulting in a tsunami like result. Though no casualities were reported, it is clear that it is only a matter of time before events such as these become normal in the low land areas.
From Joakim "Jojo" Peter:
"There are key issues that we need to identify [] to help push forward and share strategies to sustain them. One of those key factors is to continue building a broad grassroots support base among key stakeholders. And the same time, there is mounting momentum in the immigration reform that requires support in our local, state, and national networks because of the timeliness and narrow window of opportunity."
Saturday, June 8 at 12 noon at the KKV Wellness Center.
Directions to KKV Wellness Center:
The Kokua Kalihi Valley Wellness Center is located at 2229 N. SCHOOL STREET.
Directions by BUS:
From downtown area, Bus #2 stops at the gas station directly across the street from KKV. Coming from the west side, it stops right in front of the KKV Main Clinic. Check google maps for specific directions.
Driving Directions from UH/downtown:
Take H-1 to the LIKELIKE HWY EXIT. Stay left at the off-ramp and take your first left onto N. SCHOOL STREET. (This is the big Kam Shopping Center intersection.) At about the 4th light, the KKV health center will be on your left side. Turn left at AHONUI STREET (between the two KKV bldgs) and you can park in the parking lot immediately on the right, behind the KKV Main Clinic. (The KKV Wellness Center has a street-level entrance with sliding doors.)
Driving Directions from Ewa/West:
Take H-1 to the MIDDLE STREET EXIT (towards Dillingham Blvd.) and turn left onto Middle Street. Follow Middle Street for about 1 mile until it curves right and becomes N. SCHOOL STREET. Turn right at AHONUI STREET (just after Jack In the Box!) and park in the parking lot immediate on the right.
"The Japanese American Citizens League is a national organization whose ongoingJACL Honolulu (click image for website link) mission is to secure and maintain the civil rights of Japanese Americans and all others who are victimized by injustice and bigotry. The leaders and members of the JACL also work to promote cultural, educational and social values and preserve the heritage and legacy of the Japanese American community."
This short film documents Hawaii's latest group of migrants who
(Yap, Micronesia) Over 100 students, teachers, and parents convened in Colonia at the Yap Community Center in late May to support student robotic teams from Yap Catholic High School and the Yap SDA School. The inter school robotics league –and its end
For Hawaii Residents
Excerpt: A Resolution:
"Instructing the Yap State Foreign Investment Board pursuant to 8 YSC 304 (c) to cancel the Yap State Foreign Investment Permit issued to the Exhibition and Travel Group (ETG), because the issuance of the Permit by the Director of the Department of Resources and Development violated the State Government Ethics Act and is therefore not valid to allow ETG to engage in business in the State of Yap."
The resolution states that the Director of the Department of Resources and Development violated
(Weno, Chuuk) Students attending Chuuk High School have sent their thanks to Habele for donating English language dictionaries. The US-based charity provided the texts when approached by Vice Principal Jason Reiong.By: Henry K.O. Norman
Chinese Exhibition & Travel Group (ETG) promises all the following, if they are only granted use of Yap land for 99 years: To convert the island of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, to a “mega-gambling-resort,” in phase one including:
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