MICRONESIAN VOICES IN HAWAI`I
EWC Imin Conference Center, 1777 East-West Road
Pre-conference Talk
“Determinants
and Dynamics of Micronesian Emigration: A Discussion”
by
Ben Graham, Management & Development Consultant
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
12:00 noon
UHM Center for Korean Studies Auditorium
Program
THURSDAY, 3 APRIL
Building Programs, Strengthening Community, and Increasing Communication—Characteristics of Successful Programs
8:00–8:30
am Registration
8:30–8:45 am Oli – Mehana Hind
Opening
Prayer – Reverend Akendo Onamwar
8:45–9:00 am Welcoming Remarks
Virginia
S Hinshaw, UH Mānoa Chancellor
David
Hanlon, UHM Center for Pacific Islands Studies
9:00–10:00 am “Micronesians’
Contributions and Challenges in Hawai‘i”
Dr
Hilda Heine, Director of the Pacific Comprehensive Center Program,
Pacific
Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
Moderator:
Canisius Tkel Filibert, PREL
10:00–10:15 am Break
10:15–12:00 pm Strengthening Communities – Moderator: Joakim Peter, Director, Chuuk Campus, College of Micronesia–Federated States of Micronesia
Jocelyn (Josie) Howard, Program Coordinator, Imi Loa Program—Immigrant Employment Service, Goodwill Industries of Hawai‘i
Canisius Tkel Filibert, President, Micronesian Community Network, and Program Director, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
Justin Lani, Director, Marshall Islands Medical Referral Office, and member of the Marshallese Education Day Committee
Joanna Jacob, Bilingual School/Home Assistant, Hawai‘i Department of Education: Honolulu District English Language Learner’s Program and member of the Micronesian Cultural Awareness Project
Dionisialynn (Dion) Bernard, Hawai‘i Department of Education Behavioral Counseling Research Center and a former leader of Boys and Girls Club Pilot Programs
12:00–1:15 pm Bento Lunch—garden level of the Imin Conference Center
1:15–2:45 pm Increasing Effective Communication – Moderator: Richard Salvador, McKinley Community School
Aenet Rowa, Founder of Yokwe Online (www.yokwe.net)
Pastor Robert Lorin, Case Manager/Housing Specialist, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, and host of the Chuukese-language Program on KNDI 1270 AM
Lillian Sepe Segal, University of Hawai‘i, Pacific Voices
Hilda Heine, Director of the Comprehensive Center Program, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) and co-founder of Small Island Networks (SINET)
2:45–3:00 pm Break
3:00–4:30 pm Building Programs in Education and Health – Moderator: Jocelyn Howard, Imi Loa Program—Immigrant Employment Service, Goodwill Industries of Hawai‘i
Joanna Jacob, Bilingual School/Home Assistant, Hawai‘i Department of Education: Honolulu District English Language Learner’s Program
Mary Milne, Part-Time Teacher (Central Middle School), McKinley Special ELL Project, and Employment Counselor with the Goodwill Industries Imi Loa Program
John S Ishoda, Paramedical Assistant, Bilingual Health Services, Ala Moana Health Center, Hawai‘i Department of Health
Richard Salvador, Teacher, McKinley Community School
Nia Aitaoto, Coordinator, Papa Ola Lokahi–Pacific Programs
FRIDAY, 4 APRIL
Rights, Responsibilities, and representation
8:30–9:00 am Opening Remarks: Senator J Kalani English, Hawai‘i State Legislature
Welcome Back – Looking Ahead: Jocelyn Howard, Imi Loa
Program—Immigrant Employment Service, Goodwill Industries of Hawai‘i
9:00–10:00 am “Compact
Negotiations, Expectations, and Hopes”
Mr
Andon L Amaraich, a negotiator of the first Federated States of Micronesia
Compact of Free Association
Moderator:
James A Naich, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia
Danny
Rescue, Acting Consul General for the Federated States of Micronesia, Honolulu
10:00–10:15 am Break
10:15–11:45 am Educating about Rights, Responsibilities, and Representation – Moderator: Lillian Segal, University of Hawai‘i, Pacific Voices
Brengyei R Katosang, Staff Attorney with the Housing Unit, Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i
Emma Reimers, Case Manager, Lighthouse Outreach Center
Elfriede Suda, Committee on Court Interpreters, The Judiciary–State of Hawai‘i,
Catherine Leilani Aubuchon, formerly an Assistant Attorney General with the Federated States of Micronesia Department of Justice and now an Associate Attorney with Bronster Hoshibata, in Honolulu
11:45–1:00 pm Bento Lunch—garden level of the Imin Conference Center
1:00–2:15 pm Breakout
Sessions—Preparation for Policy Makers’ Session
Meet in assigned breakout rooms
2:30–3:30 pm Pastors’ Panel – Moderator: Pastor Robert Lorin, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i
Rev Radigan David, Pohnpeian Fellowshp/Ministry at Central Union Church
Pastor David Samuel, Waikiki Marshallese Assembly of God
Rev Akendo Onamwar, Senior Pastor, First Chuukese Congregational Church of Hawai‘i
Lay Minister Steven Sigrah, Kosrae–Honolulu Congregational Church
3:30–4:10 pm Recommendations
for Policy Makers
Moderator:
Ben Graham, Management and Development Consultant, Republic of the
Marshall Islands
A
summing up of discussions over two days, emphasizing recommendations that emerged
across panels
4:10–4:45 Response by The Honorable Linda Lingle, Governor of the State of Hawai‘i
4:45–5:00 pm Thanks – David
Hanlon, UHM Center for Pacific Islands Studies
Closing
Prayer – Pastor David Samuel
5:00–6:00 pm Reception—garden level of the Imin Conference Center
The Center for Pacific Islands Studies would like to thank the UHM School of Pacific and Asian Studies and the Sidney Stern Memorial Trust for their support of this conference. The conference was made possible by the Center for Pacific Island Studies’ US Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center Grant. We are also indebted to the conference advisory committee members, who have generously contributed their time and energy to the conference: Nia Aitaoto, Margarita Cholymay, Canisius Filibert, Hilda Heine, Jocelyn Howard, Joanna Jacob, Emelihter Kihleng, Rodrigo Mauricio, Richard Salvador, and Lillian Segal.
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.