Micronesians United – Big Island
Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the 7th Annual PacYES Conference at UH Hilo will not be in-person this year. However, we have designed a new website where you can still find relevant information, video messages, resources. Our keynote speakers this year including Maui Policy Chief Tivoli Fa’aumu, Alvin Radford, Eva Abraham, and others will be interviewed and posted on our …
If you are looking for an informative article(s) on the experiences of the Micronesian immigrant community in Hawai’i, then check out Chad Blair’s 7-part Special Report called “The Micronesians” in the Civil Beat. Part 1: An Untold Story of an American Immigration : First we nuked their islands and then we took control of the whole region. In exchange, Micronesians …
MU-BI has formed a team to begin the long process of establishing a Micronesian culture-based charter school on Hawai’i Island called Navigating Success Academy. The idea was based on the MU-BI co-sponsored study entitled, “Feasibility Study to Establish a Micronesia Culture-based Charter School & Educational Programs,” conducted by a consultancy team from UH Manoa’s College of Education doctoral progrm. School …
The MU-BI co-sponsored research entitled, “Feasibility Study for a Micronesian Culture Based Charter School & Educational Programs,” led by our great consultancy team from UH Manoa’s College of Education’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D) program is one step toward becoming a reality. The final presentation was presented to MU-BI members at the Pacific Islander Student Center at UH Hilo on November …