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Navigating Success
Pacific Islander Youth Empowerment Day
Oct. 24, 2015UH Hilo, Campus Center Plaza8:00 am – 4:00 pm
ALII!
BULA!
IAKWE!
KASELEHLIE!
MALO E LELEI!
MOGETHIN!
PAING KOM!
FAIRO!
TALOFA!
HAFA ADAI!
AL HA
Republic of Palau
Fiji
Guam / CNMI)
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Pohnpei, FSM
Yap, FSM
Tonga
Kosrae, FSM
Chuuk, FSM
Samoa
IntroductionVidalino Staley Raatior
o Chuukese / Micronesian educator, social entrepreneur
o Director, Pacific Islander Student Center, UH Hilo
o Doctoral Student, UH Manoao Founder, Fanapi Foundationo Principal, Raatior Consultingo Consultant, We Are Oceania
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Sebastian Cesar Dumont D’Urville map, 1832, “Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.”
Pacific Islanders in Hawai’i
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o Chamorros/ Carolinians
o Marshalleseo Fed. States of
Micronesiao Chuukeseo Kosraeanso Pohnpeianso Yapese
o Palauanso Tonganso Samoans
Who? Where?
“We cannot control the direction of the wind, but we can ADJUST our sail to reach our destination.”
Our challenge
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Our FocusCollege, Career, and Community Readiness
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College ReadinessCollege students as role models
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Career ReadinessRole modeling successful professionals
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Community ReadinessRole modeling community partnership
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Our PartnersSupporting success of our youth
Planning Committee 2015Jermy Uowolo - Micronesians United – Big Island (MU-BI)Tim Hansen – Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting AttorneyVid Raatior - Pacific Islander Student CenterNerie Padamada –Hilo – Waiakea Area ComplexAndrew Polloi – UH Hilo Counseling Services / Board, MU-BISteven Martin - Gongfuball Academy of Academic Development (GAAD)Eddie Yeichy – Office of the Prosecuting AttorneyLashay Masami – Highly Engaged Learning Position (HELP) Tulpe Day – Hawaii County Immigration Information Office Craig Severance – UH Hilo Anthropology DepartmentRobert Bowman – Hilo – Waiakea Area ComplexMicaela Lewis Aizawa – Micronesians United – Big Island (MU-BI)Lexi McKay – Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting AttorneyJay Ihara – Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
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Success for our youth =Good for our Hawai’i ohana
Highlights 2014
Pacific Students Media (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q98bfbQq2o)
MESULANG!
MAHALO
Republic of Palau (Palauans)MALO!
Tonga (Tongans)
SI YU’OS MA’ASEGuam (Chamorros / Guamanians)
KOMOL!Marshall Islands (Marshallese)
KALAHNGAN!Pohnpei, FSM (Pohnpeians)
KAMMAGAR!Yap, FSM (Yapese)
KULO!Kosrae, FSM (Kosraeans)
KINISOU!Chuuk, FSM (Chuukese)
FA’AFETAI!Samoa (Samoans)
Produced by Pacific Students Media, UH Hilo | Website: www.pacificstudents.org
KORABA!Kiribati (Gilbertese)
Ways to SupportFor Rotary club or individually
o Join us to share your success story
o Donate raffle prizes for our Play Fair Resource Raffle
o Grand Prize - Apple Mini ($299)?
o Donate breakfast food items
o Donate swag from your businesses or organization to
put in the students’ conference bag take away
o Visit our website: www.navigatingsuccess.org