IMUA 3-13-92 - PCC 50th Anniversary

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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 <strong>PCC</strong> 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.)
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