11 May 2011 Suva Oinafa District Community Meeting (SODCM)

Noa‘ia te’ ne o’o’, hensasiga ma kainag ne noh ‘e ut tutu ne ran te’ ka mou se ‘os Itu’ ta  Oinafa ‘e Rotuma. Is ‘ua’ua ‘ak se hanis on ‘Aitu ‘e mata’ ma alalum’ak ne te’ ne ‘is tutu atakoa ‘e ut ne ‘is noho e.
(Greetings to all elders, relatives and friends living around the world who still belong to the district of Oinafa in Rotuma. We thank God for his blessings and safe keeping wherever we live.)

‘E fa’ ne o’o’ ma hensasiag ne kautauna’iag ne Oinafa ‘e Suva, gou fa’iof faeag he his ‘e la maf ‘akia amis se te’ ne ‘aus ne ‘oaf la hat se rogrog ne mou se ‘atmot ta Rotuma ma ‘on famori.
(On behalf of elders and friends of SODCM, I wish to introduce this forum to all those who are interested in reading about Rotuma and her people.)

Amis ‘ua’ua’ak se Alan Howard, ‘e a’vavhian la sae ta ut het ‘e rogrog ofrau ne mou se Rotuma la pania a’hae ne naaf hun se Oinafa ma kautauna ‘iag te’.
(We thank Alan Howard for hosting a section in the Rotuma Website specifically for material and communication relating to Oinafa and this community forum.)

Kautauna ‘iag te’ amnak la pan te ne ‘amis haifaegag sin ‘e reko ‘os Itu’ ta la po la kainaga ‘e te’ ne ut ne ran te’ la inea fu’ak te ma garue ne ‘amnak’ak la haiasoag se ‘os nohnoho ‘e Rotuma ma gasav on te’ ne kainag tutu ne tore.
(The forum would like to publish issues discussed concerning the district so that those around the world will know of plans and works intended to improve living standards in Rotuma and among other communities.)

Te’is iris ne mua ‘akia kautauna’iag ne Oinafa ‘e Suva:
(The following are the office bearers for SODCM:)

Gagajat ne Mua’aki (Chairman): Tui Semesi (Mr)
Gagaj Mua’ak te Haiasoag ta (Vice Chairman): Emi Nofaga (Mrs)
Gagajat ne Fa’ia Rorogo (Secretary): Akanisi Matainairai (Mrs)
Gagajat ne Mata’ Selene (Treasurer): Fanifau Malo (Mrs)

Kautauna’iag te ‘ tauna’ ‘e te’ ne A’iat muma ne hual ta. ‘Amis ‘airot’ak ne te’ ne aus ne hat se rogrog ne pani la po la na a’hae la haiasoag se ‘am nak ne fu‘ak la a’soko. ‘E tor ne fau 2011, ‘amis kamat osia te ne la fu’akia ‘amnak his ne haifaegag vah.
(This forum meets every first Saturday of the month. We hope that readers who take an interest in this section will be able to contribute constructively to the ideas formulated. For the rest of the year 2011 we are starting to prepare for events already agreed to.)

Hual ne Me (13–14): Kato’ag ne mou se Rotuma
(May - Rotuma Day Celebrations)
Hual ne Noveba: La a’hae ’akia Rot fak Karisto ‘on puag se Rotuma
November (To commemorate landing of the first Christian missionaries in Rotuma)

Te’is puk luket ne ‘amnak la kamatan ‘os la teag ‘easea la na a’hae ‘e ut het ne sae la mou se te’ ne iris ne pa haiasoag se ‘os kainaga ‘e Oinafa ma ‘atmot ta Rotuma.
Gagaja la hanis ma alalum’ak te’ ne ‘is atakoa.
(This short note is intended to commence our relationship in sharing ideas between all those who have an interest to help our people in Oinafa and Rotuma as a whole.
May God bless us all.)

Tui Semesi
(Gagajat ne Mua’aki)
(Chairman)