{"id":31640,"date":"2014-04-07T08:33:19","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T00:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=31640"},"modified":"2014-04-07T08:33:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T00:33:19","slug":"uh-talk-focuses-marianas-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uh-talk-focuses-marianas-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"UH talk focuses on Marianas environment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Dr. Michael Hadfield, Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua, and Austin J. Shelton III discuss environmental issues of the Mariana Islands at the Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii at M\u0101noa. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Kewalo Marine Laboratory at the University of Hawaii at M&#257;noa last week hosted a discussion about environmental issues of the Mariana Islands.<\/span>
\nAustin Shelton, coordinator of the Hum\u00e5tak Project, shared his experiences with coastal community ecosystem revival efforts that began in Hum\u00e5tak, Guam after fishermen realized wildland fires and poor land-use practices were to blame for a decrease in the size and quality of their catch.<\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua of the Chamorro Studies program at the University of Guam spoke about environmental issues surrounding P\u00e5gat, Guam and community efforts to protect it from being taken over by military buildup plans in the Marianas.<\/p>\n

From the UH Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Dr. Michael Hadfield shared information about the rich biodiversity of P\u00e5gan Island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and what could be lost if the island becomes a U.S. military firing range.<\/p>\n

The event began with the Chamorro creation chant, I Tinituhon, and a Hawaiian \u2018oli (chant) led by Dietrex Ulukoa Duhaylonsod to welcome attendees and create a safe place for discussion. Marianas Club at UH officers Jesi Lujan Bennett and Kenneth Gofigan Kuper moderated the event. Chamorro poet Melvin Won Pat-Borja concluded the discussion with a poem as a final thought of inspiration.<\/p>\n

Sponsors of the event included Hum\u00e5tak Project, Marianas Club at UH, \u2018Ilima SACNAS Chapter at UH, University of Guam Chamorro Studies Program, Kewalo Marine Laboratory (Pacific Biosciences Research Center, UH), UH Center for Pacific Island Studies, and UH M&#257;noa Creative Writing Program<\/p>\n

For more information on the speakers and their work:<\/p>\n

– www.humatakproject.org
\n– www.savepaganisland.com
\n– www.minagahet.blogspot.com.\u00a0(PR)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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