https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_e54_iYYCQ On January 12, 2016, Congresswoman Madeline Z. Bordallo from Guam introduced legislation in the US Congress seeking help for Guam, CNMI, and Hawaii for social services impacted by Compact migrants from FSM, Palau, and the Marshall Islands. While this … [Read more...]
Give our Micronesian Youth in Hawaii a Chance to Rise
As we prepare for the new year amidst climate change summits and anti-immigrant sentiments from Republican presidential candidates, we pause to reflect on our lives as Micronesians in these United States. In this season of giving, our community continue to suffer from a deficit narrative that … [Read more...]
Kich Chuuk – Voter Registration 2017
"You cannot control the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sail to reach your destination." The recent mid-term elections in Hawaii was an eye-opener in much needed overhaul of our national and state voter registration process for citizens living overseas. Far too many Chuukese … [Read more...]
Chuuk Secession Plebiscite Postponed – Let’s Organize
We have been informed that Governor Johnson Elimo has issued an Executive Order officially postponing the plebiscite on Chuuk independence until further notice. We will publish the actual wordings of the Governor's Executive Order, but apparently it will not be on the March 3rd ballots until the … [Read more...]
President Mori’s Message of Unity for the Chuukese People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV5fKPN4BoY&feature=youtu.be I am grateful to President Manny Mori for granting me the opportunity to sit down with him during his last visit to Honolulu. The hour-long conversation took place in his room at Pagoda Hotel on February 5, 2015. At the closing of … [Read more...]
FSM Attorney General Issues Response to Tadasy Wainit’s Rebuttal
Last week we published a memorandum from Mr. Jim Stovall, the leading legal expert on the Compact of Free Association (COFA) between the FSM and the United States. In that document entitled, "Compact Implications of Chuuk Secession," Stovall listed eight (8) points explaining the impact of the COFA … [Read more...]