Last week I shared an electronic copy of a notarized Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Mr. Kachutosy Paulus (Chairman, Chuuk Political Status Commission), Ms. Marilyn Manibusan (convicted ex-Senator from Guam), and some Chinese companies involving $200 million dollars worth of investment in Faichuk. Clearly, there was a Faichuk – Chinese – Manibusan connection in that MOU.
But did the Faichuk secession movement reflect the actual aspirations of the average Faichukese people? Or was it simply a front by a few politicians and businessmen to benefit financially at the expense of the average citizen? What role, if any, did the leaders of the Faichuk secession movement (e.g. Kachutosy Paulus, Karsom Enlet, Pandinus Suzuky, Tadasy Wainit, and many others) play in these Chinese deals? Frankly, I don’t know, but I do wonder…
Is the Chuuk secession movement simply an extension of a more secretive strategic plan for power grab by the Chairman and other members of the CPSC who may have vested interest in an independent Chuuk?
Another notarized MOU obtained by this author has even more disturbing secretive arrangements that extend beyond the Faichuk geographical and political jurisdictions. This time the Faichuk Capital Improvement Programs & Infrastructures arranged to develop a power plant in Southfield on Weno to provide power to Southern Namoneas specifically the islands of Toloas, Fefan, Eten, and Uman. Senator Kachutosy Paulus from Faichuk was specifically named to identify and mange the local arrangements while Manibusan & Associates would serve as contractors to deal directly with a group of Chinese investors in a company called Beijing Hua Yin Industrial Development (Group) Company.
How did the then Senator Kachutosy Paulus from Faichuk manage to negotiate a $25 million dollar deal with the Chinese investors on behalf of the people of Southern Namoneas? Were the people aware that Faichuk was representing their interests in China? Were Southern Namoneas leaders aware of this and if so what was their share of the deal?
The MOU further specified that $5 million US dollar would be paid by the Chinese investors in the form of a Cashier’s Check made payable to Marilyn & Associates which represents the interests of Senator Paulus. Was that money shared with other landowners in Southern Namoneas for the power poles that would have surely been part of an electrical grid? Or did the $5 million dollars go into some deep pockets of certain politicians and leaders in Faichuk or Southern Namoneas?
Again why weren’t the Chuuk State and the FSM National governments informed or party to these multimillion dollar investment deals? Are these deals with the Chinese companies laying dormant until Chuuk becomes an independent nation separate from the FSM government? Are these the economic packages that the CPSC members are alluding to in their public hearings? And who stands to benefit and lose from these type of secret deals with the Chinese?
If these two MOUs represent a pattern of secretive business deals with the Chinese by the chairman of the CPSC, then we call on the Governor and Chuuk State Legislature to do their due diligence to ensure that the common good of the Chuukese people are not being manipulated and compromised. Perhaps Chuuk should do the right thing and slow down to properly address the questions raised.
MOUs:
- “Memorandum of Understanding For Subcontract of Chuuk Lagoon Islands Power System.”
- “Memorandum of Understanding” for Faichuk Capital Improvement Programs & Infrastructures
Dr. Vid Raatior
Dr. Vid Raatior is a proud Chuukese parent, educator, citizen blogger, and social entrepreneur living in the US.
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How much greed do these people need? Is money what they are looking for? Get a job and get paid that way, poor civilians, just falling for every lies, not knowing about those Lupe holes. All because of money.
Thanks again Vid for sharing.
It is all the more reason to vote “NO” on this hasty secession movement this upcoming election. Little by little these seemingly secretive arrangements are surfacing and who knows what else is yet to surface.
We can defeat this secession movement folks only if we can put our heads and hearts together and vote “NO”.
In the words of the great French General Napoleon Bonaparte, “”If it’s possible it can be done, if it’s impossible it MUST be done”.
Stan, Are the Stan Sablan who was my roommate at Oregon College of
Education?
Thank u for sharing this, it is revealing more facts that lead to the reason to strongly encourage Chuukese to Vote, NO!
Chuuk is not for sale but some leaders are! Communists???? Dictatorship????
Ifa ii ewe tongen Chuuk ikenai?? Ese chuen wor?? Mwa met..speechless !! Now we are really in the last days of the coming!!
Speechless with tears !!! Thank You so much Vid for all the information.
I had been praying for God’s will. From my reading of this dailogue, ua kuna me weweiti ean God mwochen. Pwun nepwopwutaan God aa fori mettoch meinisin. Murin iteitan ean fori fonufan me masowan, aa ara “aa fokkun mwurinno”. Ina minne, sipwe ioteki mefian ewe “Creator” nge esapw mefian ekkewe “created”. Pwe mettoch meinisin epwe point back ngeni God nge esapw ekkewe leaders ren ewe Chuuk State Political Commission.
Thanks Vid. We owe this explanation to the people who know not of the details entailed in this movement. Ennetin Kinisou Chapur.
Thank you Vid for exposing this Southern Nomoneas MOU. I am so shocked that Mr. KachutosyPaulus and Company are selling off SNED sovereign rights to the Chinese without due process and/or having the decency to hold public hearings and community outreach discussions with the people of SNED to get their approval. Who gave him and Manabusan the right to trade on my behalf and that of all my people of SNED?
So arrogant, so evil this Faichuk-led Chuuk Independence movement and I agree with Vid that this movement is the brainchild of those political HAS BEENS and WANNABES who are willing to sell their people out for the sake of personal power and wealth. Shame of them, the CPSC, the SNED leaders and all who support this evil and greed and who have the gall to falsely trade on mine and SNED’s behalf. ..
Ina pungun reomw,eii cpwene jok pwal ngni asan ach tingor fan asengesin ei kokot
Kinisou vid mwa met mwa .
what are they trying to do lead us to a sinkhole? THanks Vid for da tip .
Kich chon Chuuk ouse mochen sipwe Hang up Yes Vote No
Lol@hangup
Ever heard the saying, “Money is the root to all evil?” Its sad that these people will except money, do what they want with it and not even think about putting it back into where we came from. Selfish much? I guess I can’t be one to judge these people but one day, the All Mighty Man above will. There, they will lose. Ouwe jemeni ewe mwan mi pisekisek oh, ekena ouwa jk opono ekena moni.
Mei pung reom, nge money in itself is not evil, rather its the LOVE of money that has created all these selfish and greedy behaviors. People kill for the love of money, iwe usun iei met sipwene tonong non. .
Chechchech faan mwarei, non chommong Un kapas ei is. ..i vote no. ..
Pwipwi, ifa usum? Kete pwal mochunguchung ren ekkena mekimek an nouch kana nouwis. fori chok wisom, gather all your relatives and make sure you tell them to vote no ika ena metoch e tota won March ballot. I miss you waiooo.
Thanks for this..new update we name this people the chuukese illuminates…
Southern Namoneas is in the deal.??
Don’t be surprised; Sabino and congressman [ Bonsiano Fasi Nethon ] and company are the grassroots of the freakin corrupted deal.!!!
To Kachutoshy and company, keep your freaking kirimwas in faichuuk..don’t freakin bring to my SNregion…
Sabino and company should join you in faichuuk with all your kirimwas..you guys konakekemi chok..!!
Somebody needs to go home (chuuk) and educate our people on why we should vote NO on Chuuk being independent. This greedy people.
Thank you Vid for the facts. I wanted to congratulate all the new members of the educational board of Chuuk. Hoping for all the best and let Chuuk shine across the globe. I’m from Faichuuk, I vote NO!
Ika u wewengaweitiw,pwe ieo eh ura pwe am chon Uman ai need an epwe wor ena on fonuwem nan.fokun kinamwe the way it is.
“Peaceful island”.
Omusano nge I vote no.
Kachutoshy and your corrupted, ignorant, greedy, mocheniangawen-moni, Firiokich followers, including those idiots SN region filthy politicians who secretly support that f**k deal,you guys take that deal stuff it up your own butts.-holes,so you realize how freakin terrible it is..
Wth is wrong with your filthy brains.???
Kinisou chapur vid for the facts…ai kapong me omusomu ngeni meinisin ren mefiei…mwa kanan retenginion me mwasan ami angang…tipàjem nón sonà…iwe ina jok….omusanó nge ojâmi uuj me rei kanan neuwis nón ei article mei kirimwas…amwo ouwa akútu foun sunii mei pwaj…lol..
Speechless, what ever happen to “impeachment”…
Mwa met mwa!! Semei we m kan pin Hawaiian punchini nan kachutosy paulus.. So f**** greedy!!
#politics kanan seitiwen
Vid, thank you for all your efforts! It is time you do some Chuukese version of your work~ the least educated (by western standards) is where your biggest influence e nomw ia. Also consider providing hard copies to the general public and distribute to churches and other nonprofits! I do not mean to tell you what to do but since you seem to have the resources to reach aramas~ I am kindly encouraging you to take it to the next level and do a MASS PSYCH OP~ provide chuukese translations and distribute to the general public who have no internet access and know how…. fairo and stay blessed
Thank you, Joxezfine, for your great idea to translate these body of works into our beloved language as an extension of my volunteer service to our people. I really wish I have the time and resources to go out to my region of the Northwest and meet with the communities there to share all this stuff. But the truth, sadly, is that I can’t as I’m holding down a fulltime job at UH Hilo, working on a doctorate at UH Manoa, and helping to raise a family of 2 kids. So, I’m going to have to ask you and others to help the movement by doing just that…translating and disseminating in our language for our people. Tirow wom.
Thank you Vid for all the facts
Thank you very much Vid for exposing the hidden agenda of the so called Chuuk movement. No wonder the commission along with members of legislature are desperately using all lies blaming the national government, the United States, who are our guardian angel of being ignorant of Chuuk.
that is why we should vote NO comes March. again, please sign the petition as well as talking to our families in Chuuk and educate them about this very thread we are facing today.
My godd..!! This is insane..!
Can we allow capital punishment in Chuuk, so we get rid of people like these.??
Sabino, kopwe ( asor) ngeni Kot.!
Kachutoshy, kopwe iotek ngeni John (Paulus )II.!
Johnson, remember (elmo) is a cartoon..!
Johnny, seeks Maria ( meippin) pwe kopwe stay w/one wife..!
Karsom, kopwe ( enlet) pwe enlet epwe set you free.!!
Mark, ( malo) mi annoninen.!
Wiliplat, is ( bisalem) a saint from the bible ?
Onneisom, are you really that ( innocent)
Who else.??
Joe, amputation is a feiengawn (suke)
Julio, remember you can’t date your own ( marar)
Redley, obey God’s commandment; thy shall not ( kill)
Cindy, it’s illegal to ( sir-high ) down in toilet
Pintas, ewer ( ke-enet) ke kinamw
Pwan ion?
LoL… uwa jok fen freakout ren angechun emonei ne mina kei iit me lastnames…
NICE THOUGH
Lol..sia fen maa make it a joke pwe metei ra ekieki..rese tongei fonuwach Chuuk… Ina ina achocho ne takir pwe ewer ina wesen katakatom ina..ehehe…
LMFAO ! @ INN Southern N ! OMG, that was hella funny !
Lol…well..sometimes we need to smile to ease this kapachangaw ekiek ren ekkei politicians…laughter is the best medicine…
To hell with the seccesion!! I vote no!
Go ahead and vote for osuwpang Chuuk status quo. Go ahead and let the other states keep you in the mud. Go ahead and let them know that everyone of you is worth nothing that school children in Kosrae or medical patients in Pohnpei are worth more then each of you Chuukese.
May you be more detailed and crystallize my world.? A bit blurred..!
Thank you.!
What exactly is your point here @reYap???
ahahahha OH PLEASE RE YAP…. 🙁
What the hell you’re saying man…?
Anyway, thanks VID for your contribution to Southern Namoneas.. May be that`s the kind of person our nation need to take to put plan into motion and build for all.. anon chok emon ewe nge era epwe Walk the Talk.. ina ina pwuri ngeni angangan.. sipwe fetan fan saramen omw angang ngeni kich… Ika met oo pwipwis meinsin….
May you be more detailed and crystallize my world.? A bit blurred..!
Thank you.!
Mwa met ren ekei sokun aramas,nonomono chàn sou kuop rese sinei pwe toleisom a kini fotar kewe maii epwe àni iasai meioch uwa sinei sa sinei kinisou chapur ngonuk brother vid,samen kinisou reom pwe sa sinei oh vote NO.
Vote NO but if it turns out yes or if it pass in the election then I’m going to need a rifle and train my self to be a badass sharp shooter SNIPER and then……you know the rest baam! one down! plenty more to go baam!!
Ukan retin ne achocho ngeni ai usapw wau ai namanam tekia won ei mecha pwun ngang mi sinei nge ai ei chok mwo nge oppose-uni ei Secession nge mi jomong aramasei ir mi chou ren ai kei concerns. Nge fokun fan iten nei kan me punuwei me ngang pwisin ren ai noninen ai upwe kan towaw senir. Nge ita upwe fokun ifa ne kan engino ngeni ei? Ka wato me ian omw pwung mwa enan mwaan? Ka ekieki nge met? Pwokiten ita omwna ekiekin money, me kuna ena ukukun money non na “drug deal”, iwe ka ekieki nge ita ka met? SouKuop? Enlet kaneto neimw Nefanemwo Nukanap Uman.
first off all tirou womi ren met upwe era, Pokiten ami kei leaders oukan owed China money, ina pwata ouwa atoura ngeni ke.m Aramas meinisin pwe ina omwusomusen ami kana niwinimang ngeni na muun China.. IWe iei ouwa ekieki met ei pwe sipwene nom fan tumunuwen China.. Pokiten ami sonakich!!
Mwa met mwa…..
mwa met mwa….
Mettoch meinisin sipwe chok ngeni Kot , sisap aitengaw pwe site kuna itengaw..Tongeni Chuuk, kosap Niieno Chuuk.
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Ika ke wesen nuku pwe epwe ngaw ngeni Chuuk ei ekiek, Vote No, nge ika pwe ke nuku pwe Chuuk epwe eoch ren Vote yes.
How simple is that ?
Oupwe emou ne eitengaw. ew tipis wachemuk.
Kepwan Efich
Kepwan Oput.
Thank you all for the suports that you given but I wish that all of us from our region will work togrther for the goods bur not for the corupted of our gov’t.
Faichuk epue ekiekoch ren china look carefully at the deals I think Faichuk should hired a lawyer to look thru the deals before sign it
Rongorong pungun Chuuk sipue kuna pungun masowen ekei Epungupung ngeni China ach aramasen repue kuna masowen ekkei Epungupung nge epue maketiw non kappas in Chuuk pue aramasen chuuk repue weweiti ika nouch kena neuwis rese mochen iwe Koch aramas sipue ( rally young people to make a movement to protest any secret deals to the Chinese government)
Ke mochen Chuuk epue imuna seni federated states of Micronesia why? Ifa feiochun ach sipue imu seni federated states of Micronesia
Ach ennetin Sufon me meniin womii samach kana nouwiis me pwan womii eminisin chon chuuk. Ikenaii sai kuna me kuna an United states aniniss ngeni muun fonuach. Non ei atun epwene 80 isom ieerin an merika aninis ngeni kiich seni fansoun kiich mei Trust territory torei ei fansoun sia ew nation, merika mei chok awora ngeni kiich sokopaten aninis. Tori this year when the thypoon hits YAP and CHUUK.. Merika mei cxhok pwan fokun aninis ngeni kich iwe met ei siapwan anii plan.Chechemenii nge a chok fitu year nusun iwe a TORI 100 YEAR YEARIIN AN MERIKA ANINIS NGENI KIICH ESE FOKUN UKUTIW. iWE MET EI NOUWIIS OUA MOCHEN OUKATIW REN?
MY FELLOW FSM CITIZEN, LETS ALL WORK TOGETHER TO BRING IN A GOOD CHANGE TO OUR NATION. WE HAVE OUR RIGHTS AS WELL AS THE LEADERS BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THEM IS THAT, THEY ARE OUR LEADERS BECAUSE WE ELECTED THEM TO BE OUR LEADERS. BUT WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO STOP WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO OUR NATION OR TO US ALL “CITIZEN”. IF WE WANT THE CHANGE THEN WE ALL HAVE TO BRING IN THAT CHANGE BEFORE ITS TO LATE. THESE MEN ARE OUR LEADERS BECAUSE THEY CONVINCED US THAT THEY ARE SMART ENOUGH TO GUIDE THE NATION DESTINATION TO A BETTER WORLD. BUT FOR NOW I REALLY DON’T THINK THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. LETS DO SOMETHING. PLEASE BUT YOUR COMENTS ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE BERTHA DAIMOND KACHITA.