KPress Vol. 10 Iss. 17

Jaynes, Bill (2010-07-26). KPress Vol. 10 Iss. 17 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.

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Abstract: KPress Vol. 10 Iss. 17: NEWS: This issue features an extensive tribute to legendary master navigator Pius “Mau” Piailug, tracing his life, training, and enduring legacy as a traditional Pacific navigator who used only stars, sun, winds, and ocean swells, was selected in childhood by his grandfather on Satawal for navigation training beginning at age six, and went on to transmit ancestral knowledge to navigators across the Pacific, including Nainoa Thompson, ensuring the survival and revival of traditional voyaging practices across multiple island nations; governance and accountability reporting covers release of a performance audit of Pohnpei identifying persistent management deficiencies and lack of clear leadership responsibility for ensuring timely progress on corrective actions; judicial reporting details a ruling holding unconstitutional a statute requiring congressional approval of FSM Exclusive Economic Zone access agreements, arising from Civil Action No. 2009-001 filed by Pacific Food and Services against NORMA, the FSM, and the FSM Congress, with background noting an expired fishing license agreement that remained in effect until congressional action in September 2006 and subsequent motions by Congress seeking amendment of the ruling to allow an interim appeal to the FSM Supreme Court Appellate Division; OPINION / EDITORIAL: editorial content includes a response letter addressing findings of the Pohnpei management audit and disputing aspects of the auditors’ conclusions.