IMUA 3-13-92 - PCC 50th Anniversary

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ESKARANEXEMPLIFIES''PERSONAL\trORTH'' THEMECultural Center master carverDavid Eskaran stood before hisfellow employees to deliver amoving, poignant speech whichcompared his personal "hurts andmemories ofthe past to theunderstanding and aloha ofthePresen!"He also paid a touching andemotional tribute to all hiscolleagues on the "Front Lines".Eskaran was keynote speaker at theCenter's monthly devitionalmeeting last Thursday at the IMAXPoll,nesia theater The theme was"Personal \Vonh."Vith literally hundreds ofemployees fighting back tears, herecalled his student days ofstruggleand sacrifice at BYU-Hawaii.raising a family with $2 paychecks(the balance went to pay advancestudent loans). He remember hk"saimin days" with his wife andyoung family where every meal fordays comprises ofsaimin, saiminend more saimin."l remember taking all night toqpe a term paper using one 6ngerbecause hiring a skiiied typist wassimply out ofthe question andgoing through the pain, worry andfrustration ofparenthood on ameager budget," he said.He said what made thingsbearable and tolerable were folkslike Barney and Marge Christy whogifted them with sweet potatoes;going fishing in the company ofothers and bringing home a catchto feed his family; secret deliveriesofgroceries and food to theirdoorstep; parents stopping byunexpectantly before Temple visitsto drop off bags of groceries and adwoted and supponive wife (Terri)who wx always at his side.Reminding the Center audiencehis story is our story he explainedhow when he first came to PCC hewould have given blood in itsservice, but that through the yearshe became weighted down wirhunhappiness and disappointmentover experiences in the workplace.Consequently, he said hischanged feeliogs became a"truckload of rocLs ofill-will."He described how he looked athis job folder one day finding onlythe things he was counselled anddisciplined for and finding norecord ofhis pasr achievements orany ofrhe good he had done.Eskaran emphasized, however, anew day and a new spirit haspermeated the Center since LesMoore was narned as Centerpresident. He admitted he now hasa change of attitude and hasreturned "emotionally" to hisoriginal commitment to the CenterUsing peninent scriptures, herecounted his r€cent e(periences asa carver with a Hawaii delega:ion toJapan where he spent five weelaand how it contributed to hispersonal discovery of self worth.Determined to prove to hishosts and other members ofHawaii's delegation that PCC's2craftsmen were as skilled as the bestofthem, he demonstrated a workethic end competency ofcraftsmanship rhat higlrJy impresr I'everyone. Eskaran recalled being vtold by a fellow delegation memberhis admirarion ofhis artistry andadmitted ro him that he, Eskaran,w,l the best carver h Hawaii thathe had seen.He encouraged employees to dorhe same in everyrhing they do,knowing they are being observed."lndividual effort can go a longway. Ve must take pride inpreserving and perpetuaring ourcultures whether inside or oursidePCC. Sometimes the greatest workfor PCC is done outside," he said.Center president, Its Moorepraises Eskaran for revealing toCenter employees what they havealways known bur sometimes losesight of- rhar working harder anproducing work ofthe highestqualirywill bring recognirion notonly to tthemselves, but also to theCenter, their families and theircommuniq4EDITOR'S NOTE:Euery Center employee can focuson and remember Etkatan's remarhsin refermce to the biblical story orPe*r attempting to ualking on watetIt b far bexer to oedit someon*forhating ma* the attempt andrcmained on top forpetiod than to dzol them for theftihre oftheir attempt Bkaran\rema*s farthet remind t the Centereaen a shortcar onll improae uben thry Praisethe good, praisc the docr afgaad an Jpraise the good prouidos

4OIOPAY RAISEANNOUNCEDFOR ALLCENTEREMPLOYEES..,WE[[, ALMOSTPCC presidenr Les Mooreannounced last week all full-timeemployees excepr the PCCOfficer Group will receive a 4percent wage and salary increasebeginning March 1.The offi cial announcemenrwes made at the Cenrer's monthlyemployee devotional meeting lastThulsday and was greeted withgrear enthusiasm. Moore alsonored a number of individualswho were promoted during recentreorganization changes would alsoreceive salary adjustments to bringthem more in line with their newjob responsibilities."\W'e are complering a study topresent For Board apprcvalreviewing new salary increxeguidelines over the next fifteenmonths rhar will hopefully bringour people in line withcompetitive Hawaii wages andsalary scales., " he said.Student employees, he added,will receive their increases inconjunction wirh fellow BYU-Haweii students in April whennew federal government minimumwage increases go into effect.*LOST:VACATION HOURS\!e are concerned that our employees wili lose vacation hours endmiss out on valuable time with their family and liiends.f)iana Hummel, PCC Paymasrer,reminds a1iemployees ofrhefollowing vacation policy stated in the Policies and Procedures manualwhich states: "Employees may carryover a ma"timum oftwo (2) weekofunused vacation beyond their anniversay date."She said rhe four employees caried more than 10 days (80 hours) ofvacation beyond their anniversary date and losr the surplus hours. Sheencouraged all employees ro check with their supervisors to dererminehow many vacation hours are credired to them. "Remember your'years' ofservice is based on your anniversary or hire date. It is notbased on che calendar year beginning January l.It is important each employee be aware ofthe following schedule:Years ofService Hourc eamed Hours earned Daysper pay period per ycar0 thru 45 thtu 910 thru 14l5 thru l920 plus3.0764.62>.t46.467.38€p80t20144168192For example, ifyou have worked 5-9 yeus you earn 4.52 hours eachpayday for a total of l5 days a year. Someone in the nexr category (10-14 years) earns 18 vacation days a year."Just remember, vacations are established in the sysrem to helpYOU. It's your opportuniry to rejuvenate yor.rrselves, vitalize yourspirit, evaluate your progression, bond with your f:r.mily and just havegood, honest fun," Hummel said.So when you're ready to head for Disneyland or a hmily reunion inNukualofa, Tonga, rememberyou must officially submir your vacationrequest three weeks irl advance to your supervisor. Bon Voyagel10t5182124

, I:,SrfsIJIfNIOR GIJIDE STIJDENTS'SHAKA' PCCGitiag t*c 'shaha' ign this grottp ofcbnottzty studznu uaoe t$eit approul oftheir tisit to PCClzst ueeh. The Juaiot Guidz Progtam gbes Oakt's yoxrg people tbe olrport trrity toetlreience the Islarr* of Pofunesia, C,anoe Pageaxt axd Imax Polynesia"HELANGELOBYPASSES PCCIIf,*e *r"." lirirg i, the ltalian Rennaissance and wediscovered Michelangelo Buonarroti(I475-1564) hadbypassed us without giving hirn our special VIP treatmcnt,mag/ questions would have been asked as to why the faux pasoccurredBut on March 6 a computer virus named Michelalgclo and \scheduled to infect computer systems all over the United States onhis bitth date, did indeed bypass our PCC computers. Our computerspecialists found themselves telieved and gratefirl when their screeningprograms prcved our hardware and software vitus-free.Lei Curnmings, pro gtammer / atalyst , reveals " Our systems ate welllrccectcd. Thanks to theefforts ofour computer users who diligendy perfotmed their data backups, Michelangelo was oneguest we happi.ly avoided."

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NEW TRAININGMANAGER ONTRACKMiller Soliai, the Center's new-lreining & DevelopmentManagel is rrn track and ready roestablish perlormance standards1'or allwork positions and to createncw rraining programs for bothmanagerial rnd supervisorypositions.He will repon to John Muaina,senior vice presideflt ofHumanResources. Soliai will also developperticipative management foremployees getting them invc,lvedin-the process ofempowerment or"ownership" of their jobs.Soliai began his college ca-reer atfucks, transferred to Southern UtahState College and finally graduatedwith a degree in govemment fromBYU-Hawaii in 1983. He fieelyadmits he became serious about hisuniversity studies after his marriageto the former Katfileen O'Donnel,cufieDdy a sound technician in theCenter's Technicd Servicesdepanment where they frrst met.They-now have three children.Born in American Samoa andraised in Oakland, California, Soliaiis rhe olde$ of 17 children- nineofwhom are his natural siblings.Eight others are adopted. His fatherEdwin is retired ftom the U.S. Narywhile his mother, Noatia, presentlyworl

t1...-gULTURALLY\ /\, .o r,81 Rubina ForestetThis week's column willaddress what we envision forCulturally Spcaking . It iswritteD to illform, direct,and inspire Ce[teremplo,"ees to seek and studytic ertensive arnount ofPolynesian research anddiscoveries arould tieworld.In doing so it is our hope thateach employee will grow with prideand fulfillment in the knowledgethey will gain, and in theunderstanding they will absorb aseach column reveals some aipect ofPolynesia.Some ideas will remind usofour own experiences in ourhomelands, others will make usrecognize our kinships with eachother Sometimes methods ofdiscovering who we are and whatmakes us unique will seem simple tounderstand, other times we will havero read the column several dmes tograrp the meaning.5?eA\(/e want to touch not only theminds ofthe employees but alsotheir hearts recognizing thacKINGo))Polynesia not only refers to a placebut to feelings ofbrotherhood ardsisterhood.Let us know what you arecurious about. We are here to serveyou in learning about what makesthe Cenre. unique. It is not thebuildings, rhe lagoon, the foliage butmainly the people. And the morethey know understand andremember--the more our guests willfeel satisfied and willing to sharetheir experiences here or to returnfor a second visit.'We invire you to join us as weexplore the story ofPolynesia ardher fellow narions.eFWENDT VISITPROMPTSMEMORYLy Eti ErcsThe piece on aurhor AibelrWendr in our last issue of IMIiAPOLENISIA took ne back manyyears to my rhird-form (freshma-r)days at Sarnoa College (high school)in Western Samoa. \Y'endt was dreprincipal there at the time ofmyenrollment,Our first meeting with him wasmemorable because our class hadbeen waiting some 20 minutes or sobefore he stormed into the Assemblyhall. After looking us over briefly heasked, "Tell me, who discoveredSamoa?"A brave studenr replied, "JacobRoggeveen"."No," was Wendt's answer"Jear Francois Laperouic, Sir,"called out anotherWendt shook hh head. Vewaited.Then with eyes shiningVendtsaid, "SAMOANS discoveredSAMOA...and don't you forget ir!"The memory of that experiencewhich I remember as sort ofcornyand cute carried me for a whileduring my younger years for it statedan early need for a cultural identity.It continues to help me putrelationships into perspective-especially in this multi-culturalworkplace and in this melting por ofnxtions called Hawai'i."(Ets worhs as a PCC musician,who:e enplolmnt was brieJlyixtertpted ltut year when he wascalled up as a rcseruist as part ofHaaaii's "Desert Storm" coningmtin the Pedan Galfconflict.)

[ET'S STARTAT THE VERYBEGINNING...Last week's PCC Devotionalwith the theme of 'PERSONAI!7ORIH' attested not only to thepersonal spiritualiry of DavidEskaran, but ir also reflected theleadership and talents ofall theothers included in the program.k began with a musical preannouncementinuoduction of thereworded "HOTI HOTI HOT!'song by Dallin Muti, Tia Muti andDorothy Fa'asou, which humorouslyaddressed pay raises with the reftainof:"Tko dollar paychecks notenough Not! Not! Not!-'We need a pay raise so Imua (LesMoorc's bestowed Hawaiian name)- lWhat?'What? What?"At the podium, Mooreresponded to the beat ofhis owndrum with:"This is the day to Bless, Bless,BlessYou've got a pay raise Yes!Yes!Yes!"In this upbeat mood, theDevotional began.The first speaker, New ZealandCultural kland Manager ColinShelford, expressed gratitude for theopponuniry to share some ofhisinnermost feelings. In rememberingthe February Waitangi weekectivities, he expressed heving hxdno idea ofthe love, dedicadon andunselfish labor ofthose under his ..:managership."Sharing their talents withpeople all over the world is theirstrength," he said. "Although theMaori worken perform the samething on the hour every day,somehow during special times theygive heartfeh performalces whichbring tears to the eyes ofour guests."Reviewing the recognitiondinner for his workers and acommuniq member, Shelfordpresented three awards for seruice toSeini Ikakoula, Milton Kaka and FayCampbell. All other employees hadpreviously received dreir awards inspecial ceremonies several weeks ago.JUNIOR GUIDEPROGRAM HOSIS SLEPPARTICIPANISSome ofour Cultural Centerparents have children in the SLEPprogram in high school which theState Department of Educationsponsors for Students of LimitedEnglish Proficiency.Iast Friday, along with theregular Junior Guide Programstudents which average between800-1200 students per visit, theSLEP panicipants culminated athree-day speech festival with anexcursion to the Center. Thefestival included categories in choralspeaking, storytelling, interpretivereading and poetry recital whichthough the students produced inEnglish, have the same imponanceas cultural skills in traditionallanguage trainiag.The 200-plus SLEP studentsincluded many fiom the outerislands who in the second year ofthe fcstival found the competitionmore challenging with moreparticipants and beoer organization.Lorrin Lee, SLEP teacher atMcKinley High School explained:"The students are basically thosewho come as immigrants and thisprogram gives them the opponunityto improv€ their English skills, sharetheir language differences andsimilarities, learn and appreciateother cultures through multiculturalactivities and become awiueof education opportunities availablefor them around the state."Patricia Park and Melvin Soongofthe rWindward District O$iceand their colleague, Ethel 'ifardftom the State Office ofInstructional Services, said that ofrhe 14-16languages spoken by theSLEP students, Polyne.sian is spokenby many who have had theopponuniry to fellowship withFilipinos, Laotians, Vietnamese,Koreans, Cambodians and Chineseftom both Thiwan and Hong Kongand many other Pacific nations.Velulu Sigavata, PCC's JuniorGuide Program coordinator, hostedthe SLEP participants along withJohn P Sofa, DOE'WindwardDistrict Supednteodent, whobriefly welcomed all pafiicipanr arthe Hale Aloha-

ON THE ROAD TOHANATEI[')' Rabina F'trcs*tl his past weelerd Lulu SigereralPCC Educarion Supervisor) and I\pent flvo days sighBeei|g on Kaurr.r\n interesting thing we discovcredon oLrr briefgera*,ry *.as thar wecould not ger away fron I,CC.\flhen we saw beautiful gardenswe wished we couid transplent ahemto our favorite corners ofthe CeDterVhen we were viewing l!'aimeaCanyon, we wished the scene couldbe erperienced by every employee.'When we were served withgraciousn€ss, w€ realized how sweerservice can turD an ordinary visitinto an extraordinary one. Indeed,came away more determined tomake employee-visitor encounters atthe Center more satisfactoryAt the Kauai Hilton we met anattentive, efficient waitress who wasalso a 6th grade teacher to whomLulu will now sendJunior Guidematerials so that she can make plansto bring her students ro Oahu andthe Center for the experience oftheir lives.Also at the Kauai Hilton Luluheard children singing from one ofthe conceft rooms. Upon closerinvestigation, we discovered a groupofgifred and talented srudents fronra local school putting on a freeperformance. IiTe thought itappropriate the show was called"Look for the Silver Lining."But the interesting thing thatccurred was that after LulLr hadsigned their guest book, a lady cameup and began a conversation sayingshe was curious about her Fi.jianname- Her name was Jean Sheldonand she had jusr returned from Laiewhere she had visited her daughrerMomi at BIU-t{awaii. ThatrrompteC Lulu to ask about SheliySheidon who had workrd as astudenr sccletary in thc VilhgeOperations office several years ago.Lulu told nre Jean Shcldon *.a,r al3elcher lrom Fiji an

Itr0ETDER AND SISTERFORD COMPTETEMISSIONOne of PCC's two missionarycouples Elder Owen Ford and SisterDoreen Ford are makingPreParations to rcturn home laterthis month to Phoenix, Arizona,where they have lived for 17 years.The couple have served a.s PCCmissionaries for the past l8 months.Prior to their PCC missioncalling in October 1990, they servedtheir first mission in theConnecticut-Hartford Mission.Before that, Elder Ford was StateEngineer for the ArizonaDepartment of Transponation,supervising more then 2,000workers.Recalling their first xsignmentto the Chapel in the MissionComplex, Doreen Ford spoke ofthemawelous experiences she and herhusband enjoyed greeting guestsfrom around the world and sharingthe history ofthe early Christianmissionaries. They constantlyexplained the special relationshipbetween PCC and BYU-Hawaiialso serving as ofticial, unoficialphotographers lor guests requestingpictures in front ofthe Chapel."l was especially delighted I wasable to play the guests' favoritehymns on the organ at the Chapel. Ihave memorized "Amazing Grace"and "How Great Thou ArC' becausethey were so often requested. Thatorgan will always hold a special placein my heart. It was built about rheturn ofthe century inBrattleborough, Vermont by theEsrey Organ Company," she saidwith a tinge ofemorion and a greatdealofaffection.They especially recall theMission Complex Christmas of1990. AII the employees ofthatdepartment shared memories oftheir binhplaces. Christmas Eve wascelebrated with a gift exchangeceremony after working hours andeach gift giver had to say nice thingsabout the gift receiver withoutgiving away the identity ofthatperson. Elder Ford rememberedhow for the first time in his life hehad to wear a brand-new pink andaqua aloha shin, the debut uniformfor the Mission Complexdepartment. ln recent months, hehad been working hard atcomplering the Center's newPreventive Maiatenance masrer planbecause of his extensive backgroundas a civil engineerMidway through their mission,Sister Fond was given a specialassignment to complete the editing,printing, binding and engraving ofapproximately 50 PCC oral historiesthat were recorded and written upl0 years ago. She will havecompleted all ofthem before sheleaves."l love doing the histories, " sheexclaims. "l've learned so muchinteresting history I have felt whilereading those marvelous stories thetrue spirit ofthe early pioneeringefforts including those ofthedreamers, creators, families andindividua.ls who in fulfilling theirstewardships left this legacy ofthePCC for those who would follow"Although all the histories wereuplifing and educational, she wasimpressed by the dedicarion ofseveral families who have lirerallybeen inspirationaJ in their service tr'the Center and community-the t-.Mo'o clan, the Damuni's, dreChristy family, the Calea'i's, TonyHaiku, the Tapusoa's and manyothers.F.lder Ford has also left his markon the Center He is especiallygrateful for the opportuniry to workclosely with Maintenance pelsonnel.He has completed many projectsinitiated when he was namedinterim Manager of Maintenanceduring a PCC-wide reorganizationperiod severai months ago."The two successes I'n'tespecially proud ofare: The study onthe disposal ofsoLid waste withRaymond Muiterangi and LeonardPeters in which we saved the Centera considerable amount of money;and the development ofa newMaintenance Masrer Plan for theCenrer." he sard.Borh encouraged Cenreremployees to continue to grow anddevelop because in doing so theCenter experience will become thedream that was envisioned nearly 30yeaft ago.PCC president Les Moorepraised the Ford's for their charitableand hardworking contributions tothe Center "They have beencompetent in everlthing they wereassigned to do. Their considerationand kindness has not only beenevident here at PCC, but in TVAwhere they have given food, babysatand counselled with student couplesand families.Ve will remember themSister Ford for her contributionto the Oral History Program ardElder Ford for laying thegroundwork for the newMaintenance D€partmeflt. We prevthe Lord bless them in their new -.--endeavors and we sincerely thankthem for rheir loving dedication,"he said.

Q.u ,n. oac ,^,- onyour agenda ior rmprovementi\!e are desperate for a safe,cared-€or garden and farm areawhere we can gather theflowers and leaves we need tomake leis and decorations forour village needs and forspecial presentations. Vedon't like being told off andscolded by community peoplefor "stealing" their flowers andleaves.A. w. h"u. ,.p1. f".-area right opposire themaintenance building for plantingmore flower trees such as hibiscus,plumerias, tileaves, etc. Allwe needis for Meinrenance to start plantingthe trees that are needed by ourpeople.Q.PCC o*n, ,lo, ofagricultural land. I know rhere are alot offuli-time employees that needaffordable housing. Car some ofthis land be made available to helpfull-time workers build homes there?A. The agricultural land thatPCC now holds is not zoned forhousing and will be zoned for futurePCC growth. There is land that hasbeen designated by the communityassociation for housing needs inI.,rie. This land will be madeavaileble to community memben asthe proper govemmenta.l agenciesapprove the zoning for this housinggrowth.Q. 'i(har *o,ld you retlme ifI rold you Ipick breadfruiroffCenter trees? I would ratherfeed my family with it than see itfdl on the ground and rot.A. Breadfruit that cannotbe used by the Center direcdycan be distributed by the PCCMaintenanceDepartment. ithink our depanments should bemaking better use ofwhat wehave rather then letting the fruitrot.Q.wh",.- *. doabout individuals who pickflowers ftom the ftont areas todecorate their areasl The flowersshould be kept on the bushes for ourguesti to enjoy.A.l, ,pp.^ .h"t *. h"r. "real need to supply flowers withinthe village areas. \0e need to firstmake aleilable to our depanmentsthe flowers that they need byplanting the kinds of trees they feelwe need in our plantation areabefore we tell them they can't pickflowers in the fiont areas.Ifyou have evet wonderedwhat kind of erample PCCPresident f,es Moore is setting in following the Centerpolicies and procedures, woodet no mote.Moore is pictured taking his cart certfication test lastFriday so he could drive around the U.S. Ambassador Zhuof the People's Republic of China on Saturday.Curious as to why his corporate cart was trot dropped offat its usual location, he nas repecdrlly informed byMaintenance Managet l,eonard Petets that Pita Unga*'ould not ddiver Lis cart until he pased ttre certificationtest. Moore readily agreed and praised Unga for "doing hisiob correcdy,"How did he fare? He was beamiag and proudly showingofihis green dot oo his company ID to the PCC OfficerGroup minutes later.

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