Young Micronesians face unique challenges in education, profiling 

I’ve know that young man since I taught him in kindergarten and I’m proud to hear him speak. Not speaking English, but speaking reflecting his mindset.

Disgusting to hear that all the hate still exists for our Micronesian brothers an sisters. We're all Islanders. We should be looking out for one another. ✊🏼🇼🇸 I'm Samoan, raised on Oahu & grew up with alot of Micronesians. Hawaii's quick to support BLM but too manys locals treat other Islanders like 💩. Shout out to all my Wahiawa, Pearl City Micronesian fam. You all are loved.

It’s sad to hear all this hatred and racism towards Micronesians. Funny thing is that some of the kindest n most down to earth guys I met were from Micronesia, they would look out for me in high school n they would always help me out whenever I was in trouble. Shoutout to my Micronesians tho 💯💯

Mau Piailug was Micronesian and was a very integral part in teaching what was lost. Way finding by using the stars. He replaced what was lost to Hawaiians long ago, we owe them the respect they deserve. Due to the military bombing that went on in those islands they had to be relocated elsewhere.

Born and raised in Hawaii, my dad is Hawaiian, my mom is Micronesian. I grew up in the 90s early 2000s... during a time when people were just learning what Micronesian was, by the time I was in high school I witnessed the stereotype worsen. I was lucky to be Hawaiian and didn't have to face the blatant racism as hard as every Micronesian faces here. But I see it all the time. All I have to say is, what benefits are you guys talking about? Micronesians don't get special benefits, if they're getting any help from the government, those are the same programs that any American citizen can apply for as well. And when Micronesians come to the states where do you think they move to first? Hawaii Kai? No, they go to the cheapest places available, which means having to settle for places well below the poverty line and high in crime rate... Flowers don't grow well in sand as they would in soil, but they still grow according to their environment.. we should nurture them and help them find their way into a better life here. Before you say, well they should go back to where they came from. Ask yourself where are your roots from and should your roots have gone back when they came to Hawaii? Young Micronesians grow up here asking themselves why does everyone hate me? We should be welcoming them, helping them, learning from them. They're from the same ocean as all of us. You've done it for all the past immigrants to Hawaii, the Spanish, Portuguese, Puerto Ricans, Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Samoans, Tongans... so why is it so hard now to help the Micronesian community to integrate?

Seems a very smart young man. Aloha.🤙🏽

They used have vocational classes back in the 60's and 70's in high school. Auto, wood, cooking but the DOE felt it was a waste of time and money. A lot of kids just don't do well in regular school curriculum, and many eventually fail and drop out. Which leads to a lot of bored kids getting into trouble.

Micronesians are good kind loving people you just got to get to know them every race has good and bad apples. God Bless All.

This young Micronesian man has a good mindset, and looks for a good future. Why are Micronesians discriminated in Hawaii? My opinion is that there's a bad group in any race. The fighting, drinking alcohol and drug use by Micronesians are a small percentage of the population. But residents tend to group all Micronesians in this category.

There's plenty of local racism against Micronesians. I've seen graffiti at bus stops: "Death to all Micros". Folks from Micronesia would rather be referred to by the name of their specific country or culture, such as Marshallese, Chuuk, Chamorro, Ponapean, Kosraean, Palauan, Kiribati, etc. As with all people, some are the nicest you can meet, and some are the worst, just depends on the individual. Same old story everywhere: new immigrants face local racism (from earlier immigrants).

My boy J2 trying to change that… Always coaching youth Basketball and encouraging the whole community to do better. I used to judge them, till I worked with them. They some of the hardest workers I’ve ever met. Judge the person not the race. Easy to say, harder to do.

Its sad that we all pacific islanders hate each other but we love our real enemies that stolen our lands.

Brah us Filipinos felt the same way back in the day.

I love Micronesians! They are kind, hard-working people. They deserve respect.

Live aloha...give aloha....Aloha come back. Exactly mai baddah

At least we have our own land our own word in our own country

Micronesians are the most negatively discriminated group in Hawaii, especially on Oahu, which is stupid since they are a part of moana nui and have more in common (culturally) with polynesians than most of the other immigrants and transplants who find their way here. No excuse for criminal behavior of any ethnic group, just pointing out that the way people treat them is the same way colonists would treat hawaiians, filipinos, chinese…

Wise young man !!🙏🙏🙏❤️

Yeah my sister and cousins experienced this when they were in highschool and probably middle and elementary.

Brahh.This are our braddahs and sisters from another islands.If they go down we all go down..I love you all my pacific islanders and I nokea what islands.Do something to help them.Aloha❤💯🤙🏽

Mixed feelings. My brothers best friend is Micronesian and my brother even went to Micronesia to provide medical services. First day there his is only pair of work shoes got stolen. He found out Micronesia was the fastest growing population in the world living on small dead reefs with no economy except the government gets money from the US military base and from foreign ships paying fishing fees. Next he learned to tell them quickly that he is not Chinese because they are extremely unfriendly towards Chinese people in Micronesia. We donated a lot to assist with Micronesians but my personal experience is that when my father passed away, it was the Micronesians that attempted to break into my home while I was busy with funeral things away from my house. I was fortunate that I don’t have a fence between my neighbor. She saw them. Talked to them and told them to leave.

Don’t act like the rest of the dummies and you’ll be alright.

Witnessed them running baskets of alcohol out of ABC store in Waikiki by the zoo on Halloween 2018.. also seen them terrorizing homeless in Aala park, hanging around China town with kitchen knifes..

We share the same austronesian ancestor as they do. We all the same people. They are some of the chill and nicest individuals that have a deep family oriented community that reminds me of my youth among my kupuna and my extended ohana.

They definitely don't tip waitors or delivery drivers often. On the Big Island they steal a lot in my neighborhood.

Micronesian chick's are cute 😍

That’s really strange. WHO are discriminating against Micronesians and are they aware of who birthed them and where they come from??? The only people who can “discriminate” against Micronesians are pure Native Hawaiians. 😒 Micronesians are really kind people by nature and it’s actually sad for those who mistreat them because they’re missing out on good people. God bless everyone

They should accept them for who they are regardless

I dont blame these unfortunate people.Our immigration system needs to be fixed.If we had stricter conditions for becoming a citizen like being able to speak english,having an education or trade and not being eligable for entitlement programs Micronesians would seemlessly fit in with no problem.

Some of these comments are atrocious. Stop demonizing an entire group of people.

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I'm not going to speak for myself, I'm going to speak for someone I don't know. :: but sometimes people call the cops because they are worried that young people don't have enough guidance to seek opportunities that the general public can agree are safe for everyone. Making money from selling drugs means you don't pay tax, you don't contribute, and you encourage others to sacrifice their futures in the public economy. If people think that they can call the cops on you, and then your future improves, they used to do it a lot more. It's not about race, you can see the individual, and see if they (as an individual) might be working toward a future that the general public feels safe around, or toward a future that might cause people harm. It's something old timers used to say, that the police aren't there to arrest and punish, the individual officers are only there because they want to help you when no one else will. When someone does murder, people still vote to let that murderer live. When people steal, people still vote to let that person have things, and when people call the police, it's not because of race, it's because they want that person who they call about, to have a bright future.

Because we are the newest immigrants in this age & time most of hawaii & including Guam when they see us frm the neighboring island they assume we come from a third world country & we do not have the right to live & obtain federal rights from the US government. One of the bloodiest battles were fought in Micronesia & not Guam. & to top it off the US uses our lands, air & space. The only difference is we gained independence. It may not be so much but we have rights to our own ancestral lands. To put in one stroke yesss we are all in this together!! Its only that some "Micronesians" feel they are superior over the rest.

Wow that's awesome just keep studying to get a good career always can never no can I belong to a ohana that is my step aunty her husband is chuukese so her 4 adult children is Hawaiian chuukese excuse my spelling I enjoy my ohana and they do speak micronesian language it's their 2 language they r blessed with a grandson that is hawn , chuukese , filipino so handsome my step little cousin Idk why micronesian always haveto have same kind try different cultures of dating 👍 from sweetheart that live on the island of oahu 🏝.🤙🙋‍♀️☝️love 😍.

I worked with Chuukeese and Martial Island coworkers and they were the most lazy unreliable workers ever. Come work late and often no show and work really slow unbelievable. Show up to work without any shoes just bare footed. Not saying all of them are bad but I have yet to personally know of a good one. The boss refused to hire any more most lazy very irresponsible workers.

If you meet a Micronesian and he has trouble pronouncing the letter "L" in words, run away.

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It’s so sad what happened to these people, and all the locals here that are ignorant to serve them hate need to see how much they struggle. Please show them aloha. They are our island brothers & sisters - the government did these people wrong just like all the other islands that became colonized…and they had to start over with little to nothing. Unfortunately, poverty & no resources lead some of them to crime. The Micronesians I know were so funny & loving, we have much in common & they have a beautiful culture.

Whether your from Micronesia,Polynesia,Melanesia we are all Pasifika,and we are probably the smallest minority in population compared to much larger groups in this world,such as those from Asia,North America,South America,Africa,Europe,Australia. You can't lump all Micronesian People as bad apples,because their is good and bad in every group.

Bless micronesian I'm an kosraean micronesian

Im not races i get along with different cultures im straight up.

Bad and the good get more bad micronesian stand good I should know cuz I know a lot of them you guys made the wrong move by bringing my conditions on this island and giving him all that money and they got to live in a low income housing what about us guys Born and raised on this island I really need help most of my conditions are in trouble makers I know cuz I see that everyday

BLOODS IN THE HOUSE MICRONESIA WE ARE THE ORIGINAL PACIFICANS Iland warriors

Hard to stay at home during COVID when get 15 people living in one bedroom apartment.

The Micronesian people are more racial profiled because of the rep they give themselves that's the way I see it

Native Oceanians need to stay tied, looped, chained, cuffed, banded, and united together against Non Indigenous Oceanian Iskanders and stop this intra Islander racism yeah.

U get hope others don't come puuhale they giving u folks a bad name

What about kill hoale day? Every race has stereotypes

Go back

All my experiences with most Micronesians has been a bad one. Not one of em that I’ve met has been nice, I live by a family of micros. And everyday they allow their older kids to constantly trash around where we live. They constantly are doing bad things, it’s not a stereotype, it’s statistics. If you wanna be treated nicely then treat others the same way. It has nothing to do with Micronesians as a whole. I’ve asked my neighbors multiple times to clean after themselves because they just throw their trash anywhere they please because they have no respect for Hawaii or Hawaiians. Instead these kids act like they can do anything. Super disrespectful. Any time there’s a fight you know a Micronesian bringing a knife or some type of weapon. Stop acting like everybody from Micronesia is about peace and love. Nobody is gonna deal with bullshit down here. From micros, haoles or anybody.

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Welcome to Hawaii. The anti Micronesia island

I have Micronesians for neighbors...they are a nightmare. Dogs barking for hours and hours...they run a generator ALL night...every night. Piles of junk cars..screaming and yelling obscenities during regular domestic violence outbursts...no aloha from them...just one hassle after another. No sympathy until they act civil and start to show some consideration and respect. They get treated like garbage because they act like idiots.

He's gorgeous