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Wiekupwur Lap nan Pwungen Media oh Focal Point en Wehi 14 nan Pacific

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  Regional Pacific NDC Hub patohwen katanga doadoahk en Focal Point Meeting nan wein Fiji ni August 30 lel September 1, 2023. Oh oaralap en wiekupwur lap wet ketihtihki ni patohn wai, “A Climate Resilient Pacific: NDC Targets and the Way Forward”, me kak kawehwehdi ong ni mahsen en Pohnpei, “Deke kan nan Pacific en kakehng kiewek en nan wehwe: iei me NDC kin loaloapwoatieng koadoakoadoahke sang met patohla mwowe”.  Regional Pacific NDC Hub - de pali ieu me pato pahn epwel kaweid en Government en wein Germany, Australia, New Zealand, oh European Union - patohwen katanga doadoahk en Focal Point Meeting oh Media Dialogue, me iei wiekupwur lap ieu me kihpene weliepen ohpis de focal point en wehi 14 nan Pacific me pil ni ansouwohte wia semen kei ong palien climate change, irail partner de kempoakepahn wehi pwukat, donor kan de irail akan me sawas ong tehte oh wiepen doadoahk kesempwal akan me anahn ong wiekupwur lap wet, oh pil iangahki irail weliepen media de journalist en wehi pw...
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14 Nights with the Security Guard

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 I went to St. Stevens in Hawaii for priesthood training in the 1970’s. There I experienced something I never experienced in my entire life.  I arrived during a summer break for all the seminarians. When the place was empty. I was accompanied there by some nuns who walked past me at the airport and offered to show me this place because I had no ride and nobody came for me. After I settled in, they went home. I was left there all alone. In a huge place that looks more like a European castle....located in the mountains, isolated from people and town. I spent fourteen nights alone up there. In a huge room on the top floor. And for fourteen nights, I heard strange noises and felt weird things around me. On the first night ...…. The clock ticked eight. The large chain-door downstairs opened with a huge crack. A large thunderous sound. Oh maybe they have a security guard , I thought. With this good thought, I picked up my Bible and read. Then I heard footsteps coming up the stairs t...
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COVID did not stop her: Rabo reflects on struggles

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  Rabo holds her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the South Pacific. Picture: VAULINA RABO Graduate student Vaulina Rabo sets her sights on helping out people in her community after finally completing her five years of study at the University of the South Pacific (USP).  Rabo, who recently graduated this month, had received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Politics. Dedicating her achievement to her family and friends for their support over the years, Rabo said her final year at USP was very challenging, given that the COVID-19 had put her in a very challenging position: no laptop to do her pending assignments especially when the school library and labs were closed and she had to study from home.  “Learning in an environment outside of the university was very challenging as I didn’t have a laptop and I had to walk to the next village to look for one”, Rabo said. She said she had been using her phone, which led her to almost give up and put her final...
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From Coloring Books to Charcoal Artist: Lissette Yamase Honors Her Culture Through Art

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  “Each piece is very special to me and overall, it makes me feel happy and hopeful to see others enjoy it as well” - Lissette Yamase Lissette Yamase working in her art studio. Picture: LISSETTE YAMASE Lissette Yamase, a young Micronesian self-taught charcoal artist is making her way on the world stage. The 27-year old is known for her unique drawings that depict aspects of island cultures and stories across Micronesia. What she started now becomes a connection with her people who are inspired by her art and this urges her to pursue her art.   Lissette grew up on different islands in Micronesia: Palau, Saipan, Chuuk and Pohnpei. She attended Xavier High School in Chuuk and graduated in 2013. She moved to Oahu, Hawaii, to attend the University of Chaminade where she got her Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies. She now works for a non-profit organization that does a variety of social services towards communities across Oahu where she helps community people looking fo...
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Nicole Hokulani Yamase: Making Way for Pacific Islanders

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From snorkeling in island waters to a voyage down the Challenger Deep - Nicole proves - the sky is the limit to what one can accomplish Nicole Yamase returns to Guam’s shore from the Challenger Deep voyage. Picture: UNIVERSITY OF GUAM  Nicole Hokulani Yamase, a Micronesian PhD candidate in the Marine Biology program at the University of Hawaii (UH) made history in March this year. She became the first Pacific islander and third woman to reach the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. On top of that, she also became the second youngest person to reach the bottom.  Nicole is now an inspiring role model for young Pacific women looking to get involved in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. She is also an intelligent, hardworking, incredible and very humble person who loves to share her accomplishments with her family, friends and community.  From snorkeling in island waters to UH Nicole was born in Pohnpei, Federa...
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