ʻO kēia mahina i hala iho nei ka hopena o ke alakaʻi a ka Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Micronesia Chapter no 2017 - 2018. I loko o ʻehā mau makahiki i hala (ʻelua mau makahiki o ka makahiki ʻelua mau makahiki), ua alakaʻi ʻo Pilar Laguaña i ka Mokuna Micronesia ma ke ʻano he Kīwahine me ka Hope Pelekikena Bermance. Aldis, Kakauolelo Faustina Marugg, Puʻukū ʻO Judy Torres, a me ka lālā o ka papa ʻo Paula Monk.
He ʻelima mau kōmike kū i ka Mokuna. ʻO alakaʻi ʻo Mark Manglona a me Hope Hope Kadoi Ruluked i alakaʻi i ke Kōmike Hoʻolaha; ʻO ka luna wahine ʻo Barbara Taitano i alakaʻi i ke Kōmike Hui Pū ʻIa; Ua alakaʻi ʻo Lunahoomalu Casey Jeszenka i ke Kōmike Hoʻonāʻauao; ʻO Chairwoman FaustinaMarugg a me Hope Pelekikena ʻo Don Evans i alakaʻi i ke Kōmike moʻomeheu, hoʻoilina a me ke kaiapuni; a ʻo ka luna ʻo Catherine Perry ka mea i alakaʻi i ke Kōmike Pili Pili Aupuni.
ʻO kēlā me kēia lālā o ka papa a me ke alakaʻi komite i hana nui i ka hoʻāʻo ʻana e hoʻokō i ka PATA ʻO kā Mikiona mikiona, ʻo ia hoʻi "E kōkua i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i kā mākou ʻoihana hoʻokipa kūloko me nā hoʻolālā i maʻalahi i ke kaiapuni, mahalo i nā moʻomeheu Micronesian, pili i nā kūlana hana kiʻekiʻe a hāʻawi i kahi manawa kūpono no ka hoʻonaʻauao, hoʻomaʻamaʻa a me ka loaʻa hana ma waena o nā poʻe noho o ko mākou lālā Micronesian." Ua mālama maikaʻi ʻia ka mokuna nā hālāwai ʻekolu makahiki ma nā mokupuni like ʻole o Maikonesia; i mālama ʻia me ke kākoʻo kākoʻo e pili ana i ka mākaʻikaʻi e pili ana i ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana, nā hālāwai aʻo a me nā seminā; a hana e noi iā United Airlines no ka hoʻolimalima manuahi a hoʻemi uku paha no ka mea hoʻomaʻamaʻa, haʻiʻōlelo a mea hāʻawi paha, ma waena o nā kuleana ʻē aʻe.
Hoʻohui like, ua hana lākou i kahi hana koʻikoʻi i nā makahiki ʻehā i hala e noʻonoʻo nei i kahi o ka Mokuna i kēia lā. Makemake nā lālā e lawe i kēia manawa kūpono e hoʻomaikaʻi i ko lākou alakaʻi alakaʻi no kā lākou hana nui, hoʻolaʻa, manaʻo hou, noʻonoʻo noʻonoʻo, a me kā lākou hana nui a hoʻokō hoʻi e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka ʻāina ʻo Micronesia.
I kēia manawa, ʻoluʻolu ka PATA Micronesia Chapter e hoʻolaha a hoʻokipa i ko lākou Papa Hoʻokele a me nā Noho Kōmike e hele mai nei no 2019 - 2020. E hoʻokipa aku mākou i ka luna wahine ʻo Stephanie Nakamura, ka luna o ka wā ma mua, ʻo Pilar Laguaña, ka Hope Pelekikena Paula Monk, kākau ʻōlelo. ʻO Marstella Jack, ka Puʻukū Mark Manglona a me ka lālā o Alternate Board Perdus Ehsa Jr. nāna e alakaʻi i ka Mokuna mai Ianuali 1, 2019 - Kekemapa 31, 2020 ʻO ka luna hoʻomalu o ke kōmike lālā ʻo Lou Aguon-Schulte a me ka Hope Pelekikena ʻo Vicotria Blas-Toves; ʻO ka luna hoʻomalu o ke kōmike aʻoaʻo ʻo Denise Mendiola a me Hope
Lunahoomalu Don Evans; ʻO ka Luna Hoʻomalu Kōmike moʻomeheu, hoʻoilina a me ke kaiapuni ʻo Rita Nauta a me ka Hope Luna Nui ʻo Sandra Okada; a ʻo ka mea hope loa, ʻo ka luna hoʻomalu o ke kōmike pilina lehulehu ʻo Judy Torres a me ka Hope Pelekikena Catherine Perry.
Makemake ka PATA Micronesia Chapter e hōʻike i ko lākou mahalo i United Airlines no kā lākou kākoʻo mau me ke ala mokulele a no nā mea aʻoaʻo a pau i hāʻawi manawaleʻa e hoʻolako i ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa aʻo mai 2015 - 2018. E hele i mua ka Mokuna e hoʻomau i ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka mākaʻikaʻi a mai nā mokupuni nani o Maikonekia!
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Each board member and committee leader took an active role in trying to achieve PATA Micronesia's mission, which is “to assist in the development of our regional tourism industry with strategies that are environmentally sensitive, respect Micronesian cultures, adhere to high operational standards and provide an opportunity for education, training and gainful employment among the resident populations of our Micronesian membership.
- At this time, the PATA Micronesia Chapter is pleased to announce and welcome their incoming Board of Directors and Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs for 2019 – 2020.
- For the past four years (two-year consecutive terms), Pilar Laguaña has led the Micronesia Chapter as the Chairwoman alongside Vice Chairman Bermance Aldis, Secretary Faustina Marugg, Treasurer Judy Torres, and alternate Board Member Paula Monk.
