Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Ran annim, or hello in Chuukese!
Chuuk is the largest and most populated of the four states that make up the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The Chuukese community is one of Hawaii's newest and fastest growing populations, faced with many challenging adjustments.
This page is dedicated to Hawaii's Chuukese population for access to resources, as well as a showcase of HPIRC's Chuuk related projects. Stay tuned for more, including You-Tube webcasts and radio programs in Chuukese!
Partners
Chuukese Women's Group
This group of Chuukese women have come together to provide leadership and information to their growing community. Currently, HPIRC works closely with the Chuukese Women's Group to produce skits on parenting and health issues for radio and television broadcast.
Chuukese Faith-Based Leaders Group
HPIRC and church elders from the 4C's Church of Kailua are currently partnering in the Sundays Project, in a capacity-building effort among Chuukese parents. Together, important parenting issues within the Chuukese community are identified, around which workshops and discussions are planned and implemented.
Projects
The Sundays Project
The Chuukese make up one of Hawaii's newest and fastest growing populations. As religion plays a huge role in Chuukese culture, HPIRC is currently partnering with a faith-based organization to extend its reach to Chuukese parents. As a team, HPIRC and and Chuukese church elders and translators from the 4C's Church of Kailua are identifying family issues important to this community, and implementing workshops and linkages accordingly. These workshops take place for 8 Sundays following church services, and provide Chuukese church members and elders with opportunities to attend parental involvement activities. Together, our ultimate goal is to increase the academic achievement of Chuukese families in Hawaii.
Learn More about The Sundays Project
Chuukese Radio Programs
Imagine arriving in a foreign land and finding your usual social support network gone or turned upside down. HPIRC is currently partnering with Chuukese and Marshallese women's groups, the Department of Health, Olelo Television, and KNDI Radio to broadcast Marshallese and Chuukese skits that address health and education issues. Members of these women's groups are are newcomers to the Hawaiian Islands, dedicated to motivating their communities to become more active in their families' future.
Acculturation Book
Voyaging Together To A New Life: A Handbook for Newcomers to Hawaii
As with other ethnic group newcomers, the Chuukese and Marshallese populations are faced with exciting yet challenging adjustments in their new home. The intent of this handbook is to provide an acculturaion tool for those from the Freely Associated States. The handbook includes:
- The important role of the family in the home and at school;
- Caring for children
- Child safety in the home and in the community;
- Hawaii laws; and
- Low-or no-cost resources
This project is a partnership between: Department of the Attorney General, Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Office of Community Services; Department of Health; Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City and Country of Honolulu; and Goodwill Industries of Hawaii.