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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