Gratitude for my doctoral journey
Life has been one giant roller coaster since my dissertation defense, graduation celebrations, family vacation back on the Big Island to bid farewell to friends …
Graduating with Humility
I’m deeply grateful for the friends, students, and community leaders who came to support me for my doctoral defense presentation. On July 22, 2017 I …
My Dissertation Abstract
After 3 years of coursework, research, writing, I didn’t realize how hard it would be to synthesize the dissertation into a maximum 350-word abstract. Here’s …
Life lessons from seafaring Micronesians
Recently, I was asked to introduce my friend and pwo (master navigator) Raigetal who was the closing keynote speaker at the Center for Pacific Islands …
Thoughts on Hanlonʻs Making Micronesia
This morning I was blogging about leadership and David Hanlonʻs “Making Micronesia: A Political Biography of Tosiwo Nakayama.” Inspired, I decided to write a “product …
8 Behaviors of Truly Abundant Leaders
Iʻve been reading Dr. David Hanlonʻs book, “Making Micronesia: A Political Biography of Tosiwo Nakayama,” about my uncle who became the first president of my …