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Our Region 18 and Region 19 Comprehensive Centers put out a new newsletter! Get a recap of our busy summer along with resources to support your efforts on family / community engagement, promoting youth voice, and more.

R18CC & R19CC August 2024 Newsletter The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and the Student Engagement and Attendance Center (SEAC) are pleased to invite states to join State Supports for Student, Family, and Community Engagement, a virtual learning series for state educational agencies (SEAs), local educational age...

Our team is in American Samoa this week for the annual ASDOE Educational Equity Institute. We're grateful for the invitation to work alongside such a group of loving, dedicated educators to strengthen access and equity for all students!

Exciting news! WE Are Kalihi is back!! Join us on Saturday, August 24, 2024, 10am - 2pm at Kapālama Elementary School Cafeteria for WE Are Kalihi • Celebrating US! This event is FREE and open to everyone!

Join us for a day filled with:
Cultural Crafts
Snacks
Health Resources
Kids Activities
Fresh Produce
Entertainment
And MUCH MORE!

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn and connect with the community. Bring your friends, family, and neighbors—we can’t wait to see you there!

🗓️ WE Are Kalihi • Celebrating US
Kapālama Elementary School Cafeteria
Saturday, August 24, 2024
10am – 2pm

Questions/Vendor Inquiries:
Kim Golis Robello, [email protected]
Lorrie Kanno, [email protected]

Mahalo to the Hawaiʻi Department of Education (Schools and Homeless Concerns Liaison), Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Kōkua Kalihi Valley (KKV), Parents and Children Together (PACT), W**d & Seed Hawaii.

WE Are Kalihi • Celebrating US is proudly sponsored by Kalihi Connection Coalition

Happy to see the theater production, Nothing Micro About Micronesia, and PRELster Kathy Martin featured by University of Hawai‘i News this week!

"Through her work as a social worker and her volunteerism in community theater, Martin aspires to highlight the wisdom, strength and resiliency of Micronesia, fostering a sense of familial unity akin to her island upbringing." 😍

Social work alumna shines spotlight on Micronesian culture | University of Hawaiʻi System News Kathlina’s Martin's connection to theater emerged from her desire to preserve Micronesian cultural narratives.

Did you know that INPEACE is hosting their interactive STEM exhibits at Ka Makana Aliʻi in Kapolei? If you're on Oʻahu, let's go check it out!

These pop-up exhibits in West Oahu is intertwining STEM and Native Hawaiian culture

We are closing out Women's History Month by celebrating the Courageous Women of FSM in this beautiful video series by Micronesian Productions

Courageous Women of Pohnpei - Kiyomi Albert Continuing with this project we want to share with you our next courageous woman featuring Kiyomi Albert from the State of Pohnpei. Keep tuned to our Youtub...

It's always a joy to work in the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 This week, our CEO Paul Hadik met with Her Excellency Dr. Hilda Heine, as well as PRELsters Evelyn Joseph and P**n Thanasin, to discuss PREL's ongoing work to support the development of career pathways that value and cultivate skills needed to support the economy and way of life in the Marshall Islands.

Fifteen HIDOE schools are participating in this year’s Young Entrepreneurs Program, which is designed to empower students in grades 6-12 to develop real-world profitable businesses that feature original locally sourced agricultural products.

The online marketplace is open until March 31. Products can be picked up at the KCC Farmer's Market on April 6, 2024 or at the specific school you are ordering from.

Read more at: https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HAF-young-entrepreneurs-program.aspx

Get your tickets!🤩

It was great to be with colleagues at the National ESEA Conference! Dr. Melly Wilson contributed to the "Supporting Multilingual Learners through Regional Comprehensive Centers" panel and met up with CNMI leaders Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Camacho, Dr. Yvonne Pangelinan, and Principal Naomi Nishimura 🇲🇵

See you at the National ESEA Conference in Portland, OR this week! Come visit us at the National Comprehensive Center booth and at the session on "Supporting Multilingual Learners through Regional Comprehensive Centers."

TeAda Productions is up to something new! "Nothing Micro About Micronesia" - a new theater production is in the works - is elevating stories of Micronesian community members is Hawaiʻi, explores themes of a sense of belonging and cultural adaptation. Tickets are on sale now for March 22, March 30, and April 7 at Honolulu Theatre for Youth in Honolulu.

Local play 'Nothing Micro About Micronesia' combines magic with social justice "Nothing Micro About Micronesia" is TeAda Productions' second play. It was inspired by stories and experiences from Hawaiʻi's Micronesian communities. The play will premiere on March 22, with three showings at the Honolulu Theatre for Youth.

Local play 'Nothing Micro About Micronesia' combines magic with social justice "Nothing Micro About Micronesia" is TeAda Productions' second play. It was inspired by stories and experiences from Hawaiʻi's Micronesian communities. The play will premiere on March 22, with three showings at the Honolulu Theatre for Youth.

Our TASIK project launched a new website to feature more about the foundations of the project, highlight our partners, and share the journeys of our participating youth through the next several years. Visit the new site and join the TASIK newsletter for more.

TASIK Newsletter: Holiday Wishes Happy holidays from our team! In this issue, TASIK is launching our new project website to share the stories and experiences of our partners and youth as we explore local technologies featured in Indigenous stories impact youth engagement and interest in science, technology, engineering, art, and ma...

As we welcome 2024, the staff at PREL wants to express our sincere gratitude to all who have been a part of our journey. We look forward to our continued partnership ahead. Wishing you all joy, good health, and success in the new year!

Motivated by the love of their island home and the lack of Micronesian literary works, Innocenta Sound-Kikku and Lissette Yamase wanted this book to help Micronesian children in the US struggling with identity and belonging. "Mwa Machang" (translation: "Hey Birdy") is the latest Chuukese childrenʻs book by Sound-Kikku and illustrated by Yamase.

Check out the rest of the article/conversation by Cassie Ordonio for HPR in our Linktree https://linktr.ee/picpacific

Palolo Prediction

UPDATE!

What an amazing example of students using their voice to effect big changes and the power educators have to help our students open doors! Binabati ko kayo!

Hawaii to be first to offer Filipino History Culture course in public school curriculum

Our Community School Coordinators are participating in the ʻAha Lōkahi CommUNITY Conference with Hawaii Afterschool Alliance! Wishing all conference attendees and presenters a productive and fulfilling week of learning and sharing 🤩

Faʻafetai to our colleagues in American Sāmoa for the warm welcome back! We're excited to be here and support the growth of equitable services with the Department of Education.

Our hearts and prayers are still with our kaiāulu in Lāhainā, Olinda, Nāpili, Kā'anapali, Kapalua, Kula and all of Maui.

Among the many resources arising from the broader community is a book titled “There was a fire: A story for young children on Maui” by Honolulu Community College early childhood assistant professor Elizabeth “Liz” Hartline. This resource helps caretakers and keiki find ways to acknowledge that it’s normal to feel sad, scared, or worried after events like the Maui fires.

Short story helps keiki deal with trauma from fires | University of Hawaiʻi System News Honolulu CC’s Liz Hartline wrote There was a fire: A story for young children on Maui to help children and their caregivers.

Once again, our congratulations to the recent graduates of the University of Hawaii Pacific Master in Education (PACMED) program! 🎓🥳

Pacific island students earn master’s degrees through UH’s PACMED program Twenty-four students from the Republic of the Marshall Islands graduated with their master’s degrees in education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Pacific Master in Education Program, PACMED, this summer.

Jeraaṃṃan to PRELster, Yshiwata Lomae , on your graduation from the College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa Master of Education in Curriculum Studies, Place Based Curriculum (PACMED) program!

Yshiwata, we are so proud of your hard work and dedication to your education and especially your work for your community. You are truly one of the RMIʻs agents of change, etōreen ṃadṃōd, ukōt bōkā eo 💚

PREL also extends a special congratulations to the whole UH PACMED cohort in Hawaiʻi, American Sāmoa, Republic of Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia! 🎓🥳

The Library of Congress is hosting "Atomic Legacies: A Roundtable Discussion" on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 12:00pm-1:30pm EDT on Zoom. Panelists will make brief presentations on current research and discuss the afterlives of atomic bombings in America, Oceania, and Japan.

Panelists will include:
Holly M. Barker, Curator for Oceanic & Asian Culture, Burke Museum and Teaching Professor of Anthropology, University of Washington
Perry H. Charley, Professor Emeritus, Diné Environmental Institute Research & Outreach, Diné College, Navajo Nation
Kalena Kattil-deBrum, Research Scientist, University of Washington, and formerly Chief Research Scientist, Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority
Ryo Morimoto, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University
Ila Nako, undergraduate student in sociocultural anthropology, Princeton University

Atomic Legacies: A Roundtable Discussion | Unfolding History Join the Manuscript Division and an interdisciplinary panel of scientists and scholars on August 1, at 12:00pm (EDT) to reflect on the global legacies of the atomic bomb.

We at PREL are thinking of everyone in Guam and CNMI as they prepare for Typhoon Mawar. We're especially grateful the first responders and volunteers who are working around the clock to prepare - including Guam Department of Education that has opened emergency shelters at 12 schools.

'Grim' outlook for Guam as Typhoon Mawar strengthens Editor's note: This story has been updated with positioning and speeds as of 11 a.m.

A heartwarming interview with Rosey Asher - a daughter of Kosrae, graduate of Kealakehe High School, and teacher at Keoneʻula Elementary. Rosey is one of a few Micronesian teachers in Hawaiʻi classrooms and we hope to see more representation in years to come. Kuloh na ma luhlahp, Rosey, for sharing your story! 🇫🇲

Leaders From Within - Rosey Maruko Asher

Come join us at the Celebrate Micronesia Festival at Bishop Museum tomorrow, 9 am to 3 pm 🌺

(Watch to the end of the video in the link for a beautiful performance by Ikelau Misech, UH student and Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) intern. Mesulang e Ikelau! 🇵🇼)

Celebration invites the public to learn more about the diverse cultures of Micronesia