GIFF JOHNSON Twenty-five Marshallese young people are mid-way through a life-changing training program — following a path that hundreds more have followed in recent past years. The Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) program operates a six-month life- and vocational-skills training program that is unlike any other in the Marshall Islands. For […]
EVE BURNS Families, friends and supporters gathered at the Waan Aelon in Majel program last month to witness the latest successful graduation for the program’s long-term life and vocational skills training program. The WAM vocational training is known for helping young adults getting back to school or getting into the work force. The program combines […]
The Marshallese dance group Bukon Labod participated in the Pasiwali Festival in Taiwan last week. They performed lively songs and dances at the indigenous cultural festival. “Pasiwali” is a word from the Amis tribe in Taiwan, and translates as “going east” in the direction of the sunrise. The eastern side of Taiwan is home to […]
“Nuclear Justice and Transitional Justice” was the focus of a side event held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland last Friday attended by President Hilda Heine and a team from the Marshall Islands. The President delivered the keynote address emphasizing the enduring impact of the Marshall Islands’ nuclear legacy and the urgent need for […]
A large number of VIPs and supporters of the Waan Aelon in Majel program turned out in force Tuesday this week at the still-under-construction canoe building facility. The occasion was recognition of WAM for its work in the “lagoon component of the Low Carbon Sea Transport Project,” which is funded by the German government’s international […]
Journal5/8/1987 P18 Wally’s ‘grander’ tops Jackpot Fishing DerbySports fishermen often use the term “grander” to describe a fish weighing 1,000 pounds or more. In Saturday’s Jackpot Fishing Derby, though,Wally Milne and the Lanai team pulled in a “grander” of a slightly different type. Wally’s 485 pound Pacific Blue Marlin was the highlight of the derby […]
A visit to Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) last week allowed a College of the Marshall Islands Marshallese class to immerse themselves in the traditional knowledge of navigation and canoe building. The trip was led by college instructor Risi Matthew. Director of WAM Alson Kelen and expert canoe builder Binton Daniel […]
Journal 1/30/1987 P11 Jack replaces RalphFormer Peace Corps Volunteer and Kili school teacher Jack Niedenthal has been appointed as acting liaison officer for the Kili/Bikini/Ejit local government. Mayor Tomaki Juda announced the appointment last week. He said that Niedenthal is very familiar with Bikini programs having lived and worked on Kili for the last three […]
A well-attended graduation ceremony last week celebrated the completion of three new boats built locally for remote outer atolls. Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) completed its fourth Low Carbon Lagoon Transport Boatbuilding Workshop. Last week’s graduation showed off the work of Timius Torelik (Namu), Waihee Hanchor (Wotje) and Job Jibok (Maloelap) […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Feeling slightly apprehensive of how the next few days would go, a family arrived at the graceful campus of Saint John’s University near Minneapolis, Minnesota, with their adopted 10-year-old Marshallese daughter. “They parked and were hardly even out of the car when the Dad turned around to see his daughter running off with […]
