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...]
Interview with AG Sabino Asor on Chuuk Secession
During his last trip for community meetings in Hilo, Mr. Sabino Asor, the Chairman of the Public Education for the Chuuk Political Status Commission (CPSC) agreed to a one-hour, one-on-0ne interview with me. We had agreed for that interview to take place on January 7, 2015, at 2:00 - 3:00 PM at my … [Read more...]
President Mori Begins Official Campaign Against Chuuk Secession
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=85114404&x-yt-ts=1422579428&v=WIfmxOFuhQ8#t=41 His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel "Manny" Mori, President of the FSM, and members of his cabinet held a forum at COM-FSM National Campus to kick-off the national government's official campaign against the Chuuk … [Read more...]
FSM President Mori to Meet with Chuukese Citizens and Leaders on Oahu
His Excellency President Manny Mori is coming to Oahu to hold two important meetings with Chuukese citizens and leaders, according to FSM Consul General Kandhi A. Elieisar. The sole purpose of the meetings is to discuss Chuuk's political future in light of recent events concerning the Chuuk … [Read more...]
US Ambassador Rosen Speaks Out
Today, finally, the United States Ambassador to the FSM Dorothea-Maria (Doria) Rosen, released a short statement in response to the Chuuk State Attorney General Sabino Asor and members of the Chuuk Political Status Commission who have been claiming on the Micronesia Forum and in other public … [Read more...]
Why Chuukese Citizens Living in the US Should be Alarmed
Last night, members of the Chuuk Political Status Commission (CPSC) aka Chuuk Separatists returned to Hilo to lead another community meeting with about 20 Chuukese citizens. I was hoping they would bring new information, strategies, reports, data, and all pertinent information to help the citizens … [Read more...]
2015 Resolutions for Chuuk Political Status
As we begin this New Year, let us renew our commitment to find the best solution for Chuuk's political status. Perhaps we should pause now and review the facts of a troubling 2014 and work harder in this new year for enlightened solutions. For if we did not work hard to be part of the solutions in … [Read more...]
Take Action: Write Your Leaders
The Political Status Commission (CPSC) better known as the Chuuk Separatists are proposing to travel yet again to Hawaii, Guam, and other communities outside of Chuuk for another round of "public education" on their proposition to separate Chuuk from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). They … [Read more...]
FSM President Mori Opposes Chuuk Independence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNpeASDdrHc&feature=youtu.be On December 10, 2014, FSM President Manny Mori and a delegation held a meeting with approximately 60 FSM citizens at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Co-sponsored by the Pacific Islander Student Center, Micronesians United - Big … [Read more...]
Public Hearing Raises More Questions than Answers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkpe85uW1oc On November 25, 2014, two members of the Chuuk Political Status Commission (CPSC) traveled to Hilo, Hawaii to lead a public hearing with over 60 members of the Chuukese community on Hawaii Island. Led by Sabino Asor, the Chuuk State Attorney General … [Read more...]