Homesteading Phase Zero: The Power of Recon, Connection, and a Cup of Coffee Aloha friends, and welcome back to the blog. If you just watched my latest YouTube video, you know we are diving deep into Phase Zero—the crucial stage of homesteading before you ever clear a single tree or...
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A Former Yap State Governor’s Wisdom Comes Back to Remind Us Who We Are After Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi
A Former Yap State Governor’s Wisdom Comes Back to Remind Us Who We Are After Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi Right now, our hearts, thoughts, and deepest prayers are with our family and neighbors across the Mariana Islands. Having just weathered the devastating forces of Super Typhoon Sinlaku in April,...
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Beyond the Compact: How the Micronesian Diaspora Powers Two Economies At Once
Beyond the Compact: How the Micronesian Diaspora Powers Two Economies At Once When the Compact of Free Association (COFA) is debated in political circles, the conversation usually leans heavily on numbers: aid packages, federal benefit restorations, or local infrastructure impacts in places like Guam, Hawaii, Washington state, Oregon, Texas, and...
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From “Heck No” to “I Do”: How I Convinced My Wife to Buy Property in Washington and Hawaii
From "Heck No" to "I Do": How I Convinced My Wife to Buy Property in Washington and Hawaii Not long ago, a fellow brother left a comment on my YouTube channel that hit me right in the soul. He wrote: “Thank you my good brother. I wish that I could...
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Taro Patches over Treadmills: Modern Lifeways, Remathau Roots, and Sustainable Economics for the Next Generation
Modern Lifeways, Remathau Roots, and Sustainable Economics for the Next Generation When a young person reaches the milestone age of 18, the conventional narrative engine of modern society roars to life with singular, predictable advice. The script is practically hardwired into our collective expectations: move out, sign a lease on...
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What to Say When Someone Brings Up the 5-Year Residency Requirement at the Dinner Table 🍽️🇫🇲
What to Say When Someone Brings Up the 5-Year Residency Requirement at the Dinner Table 🍽️🇫🇲 The debate over the 5-year physical residency requirement for FSM Congress candidates isn't just happening in government buildings—it's happening at our family gatherings, over plates of pounded taro and boiled fish, and at community...
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The July 4th Paradox: Why is the FSM Locking the Gate on its Own Diaspora?
Why is the FSM Locking the Gate on its Own Diaspora? Today, July 4th, millions of people across the United States are celebrating Independence Day. But for hundreds of thousands of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) citizens living across the US mainland, Hawaii, and Guam under the Compact of Free...
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Why Fairness and True Intent Must Prevail in the FSM Residency Debate
Why Fairness and True Intent Must Prevail in the FSM Residency Debate The legal battle surrounding the FSM Department of Justice’s recent opinion (A.C. OP. NO. 2026-004) has brought our nation to a critical constitutional crossroads. By claiming that the 5-year residency requirement demands strict, unbroken physical presence inside the...
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Does it Rain in Eden Roc? (How Much & How to Deal With It)
Does it Rain in Eden Roc? (How Much & How to Deal With It) If you are looking at land or planning an off-grid life on the windward side of the Big Island, there is one question you absolutely have to ask: Does it rain in Eden Roc? The short...
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The Reality of Radiation: Sharing My Experience, My Community, and the Road to Surgery
The Reality of Radiation: Sharing My Experience, My Community, and the Road to Surgery Today, I finally crossed a massive finish line. 25 sessions of radiation are officially in the books. When you hear you have to go through radiation, your mind tends to jump to the treatment itself. But...