“IA TU’U’ESE LE FA’ALOTOLOTOLUA MA LE LE MAUTONU,”
Mai le itulau muamua Na ia ta’ua fo’i le foliga tutusa o le tali mai a Baha’i o le lalolagi i nei koneferenisi fa’a-itulagi, ma sa ia vi’ia ai le maoa’e o le faitau aofa’i o tagata o le Pasefika ua auai atu. Na toe fa’amamafaina le avea o le polokalame fa’alea’oa’oga ma mea faigaluega taua e fa’atupula’ia ai le ola tuputupu a’e. “O le tala’i atu o le Fa’atuatuaga Baha’i ma le fa’aopoopoina o gaoioiga autu e matua tatau ona fa’amuamua,” o lana saunoaga lea. “E tatau ona tatou fesili ifo ia i tatou lava po’o le a le fa’amoemoe o le ola? O a itu sili ona mana’omia e tagata soifua i le taimi nei? O a mana’oga o le Fa’atuatuaga i lenei taimi? O le a se mea o lo’o mana’omia ou te faia? E fa’apefea ona ou tali atu i lea mana’oga? Na otooto mai le va’aiga aoao i le auiluma o le fuafuaga i atunu’u eseese o le Pasefika, pei o Vanuatu lea na lipotia mai ai le si’itia maoa’e o le numera o i latou ua auai i le fa’alapotopotoga Baha’i. Na fa’aalia e Fiti le malosi o ana mafutaga tatalo, a’o si motu la’ititi o Kiripati na lipotia mai ai le si’itia o mafutaga a talavou tau-amata. Ona vaevae lea i vaega mo le su’esu’eina o le tusi mai le Maota o le Fa’amasinogatonu aso 20 Oketopa 2008 ma le malelega mo le koneferenisi i Aukilani. Na amata le polokalame o le aoauli i le folasaga a Konesula Ramirez lea na ia toe fa’amanino ai le uiga moni o le Fuafuaga Lima Tausaga, ma ia toe fa’amamafa mai ai o le a fa’atupula’ia lou naunauta’i e fa’atino ni auaunaga pe afai e tupu tele lou malamalama. “O le fa’anaunauga o le Maota o le Fa’amasinogatonu mo lenei koneferenisi, ia mafai e i tatou uma ta’ito’atasi ona fa’aliliu mea o le a tatou a’oa’oina atoa ma fuafuaga o le a tatou fa’ata’oto i ni gaoioiga fa’atino.” Na o gatasi lea saunoaga ma nisi o tala fa’agae’etia loto na fa’asoa mai e sui mai isi atunu’u e uiga i gaoioiga a tagata ta’ito’atasi. O se tasi o tala na o’otia ai le to’atele e fa’atatau lea i se talavou e 16 tausaga mai Toga e igoa i a Mercy o loo galue malosi i le fa’amaopoopoina o polokalame ma li’o o su’esu’ega a talavou tauamata. Na fa’apena foi i le fiafia o mafutaga a se tasi o kalasa i Niu Kaletonia lea ua fa’amoemoe e amata la latou polokalame o le ola tuputupua’e i a Fepuari 14. O tala mai ni talaiga fa’apitoa i Aukilani aemaise o se tagata talavou mai Vanuatu na tu’ua lona aiga ae alu nofo i le
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Feast of Dominion
isi kalasa ma fesoasoani i le tapenaina o la latou polokalame o le ola tuputupu a’e faifaipea. O le po o le Aso To’ona’i na faia ai le fa’aaliga o tu ma aganu’u a le Pasefika, ma na matua pa tutu’i le fale ona e sili atu i le 2,000 na auai aemaise o uo asiasi. Na tomua fa’afiafiaga a atunu’u ta’itasi i leo o pate a le Pasefika ma ata fa’aemo o atunu’u ta’itasi ma sa matua pati fiafia ai le aumaimoa. Na fai ma sui o Samoa nisi o talavou mai Tutuila lea na o latou fa’atino le pese ma le siva e fa’aatagia ai le ulua’i feiloa’iga a Malietoa Tanumafili II ma le A’ao o le Fuata’iga o Ugo Giachery. Ina ua fai le taualuga, e le’i toe nofo se Samoa i lalo ona o le agaga fa’agae’etia. O le Aso Sa na saunoa ai Konesula Bolouri o Toga e fa’atatau i mana’oga o le Pasefika, ma sa ia ta’ua e tatau i Baha’i ona fa’aaoga lo latou malosiaga, ia maua se va’aiga mamao ma se naunauta’iga malosi. Na u’una’ia uo ina ia toe fo’i atu i o latou atunu’u ma fa’asalalau atu le savali a Baha’u’llah, fa’amalosia le polokalame fa’alea’oa’oga ma ia fa’aopoopoina le numera o tagata galulue. Na taua’a’oina fo’i se teu rosa matagofie e aualofa ai mo Baha’i o Irana, aemaise lava i latou o loo taofia i le falepuipui i le taimi nei ona o o latou talitonuga fa’a-tapua’iga. Ona toe vaevae ai lea i vaega mo le faia o fuafuaga o le fa’avaeina o ni polokalame o le ola tuputupu a’e, lea sa fa’asoa mai i le lautele ina ua toe potopoto fa’atasi mai, e aofia ai ma folasaga a tamaiti laiti lea foi sa ese se vaega na faia ai a latou felafolafoa’iga. O le avanoa foi lea na faia ai e tagata talitonu ta’ito’atasi a latou ta’utinoga mo ni auaunaga o le a latou faia i taimi o totoe o
le Fuafuaga Lima Tausaga. Na fa’amamafa e Konesula Hall e tatau i tagata uma ona gaoioi nei loa ma sa ia fautuaina le taua o le toe taga’i i ta’iala mai le Maota o le Fa’amasinogatonu, o lea e tatau ai ona toe su’esu’e malelega pei ona faia i le koneferenisi. “Ua tutu nei le afi i o tatou loto ma e tatau ona tatou mautinoa e le toe mate,” o lana saunoaga lea. Sa ia fa’amamafa foi le matua mana’omia o le aufa’atasiga i lenei taumafaiga fa’aleagaga. I toe upu mulimuli na saunoa ai Konesula Ramirez ua atagia i le koneferenisi se agaga maoa’e o le fiafia, o malosiaga le fa’atua’oia, aemaise o se naunauta’iga mo nisi manumalo sili atu. “O la tatou misiona o le fa’aleleia lea ma suia lenei lalolagi; ia fa’afouina tagata soifua; ma ia fa’avaeina le tulafono fou mo le lalolagi,” o lana saunoaga fa’ai’u lea. Na mae’a le koneferenisi ona fa’aauau ai lea o nisi o mafutaga e fa’amasani ai uo i le atina’eina o kalasa, fa’atautaia o a’oga a tamaiti ma talavou tau-amata, fa’atinoina o le folasaga a Ana, faia o fireside e fa’aaoga ai pesepesega atoa ma isi gaoioiga autu. E 64 sui mai Upolu, Savaii ma Tutuila na auai i lenei koneferenisi, ma o le vaiaso a sau ua fa’amoemoe e taliu mai ai i fanua le faigamalaga. Ua fa’atulagaina nei e le Fono Tau Atunu’u ni koneferenisi i Tutuila, Upolu ma Savaii e fa’asoa mai ai le sosia o lenei fa’atasiga mo le lautele sa le’i mafai ona auai, aemaise o le faia o ni fuafuaga mo le fa’aolaolaina o a tatou polokalame o le ola tuputupua’e, atoa ai ma le amataina o le polokalame i Savaii i le masina o Oketopa.
Nusipepa Bahá’í
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Tausamiga o le Pule Issue/Lomiga 5 Fepuari 06, 2009
“IA TU’U’ESE LE FA’ALOTOLOTOLUA MA LE LE MAUTONU,” Maota o le Fa’
I lana malelega mo le koneferenisi sa tauaofia i le vaiaso talu ai i Aukilani, Niu Sila sa toe fautuaina malosi ai e le Maota o le Fa’amasinogatonu tagata Baha’i uma o le Vasa Pasefika ina ia tu’u’ese le fa’alotolotolua ma ni lagona le mautonu, ma ia le femoumoua’i ona o mea fa’asalavei, a ia ofoina atu le lagolagosua ma le loto atoa mo le ausiaina o a tatou sini i taimi o totoe o le Fuafuaga Lima Tausaga. “E matua mo’omia lava le fa’atoina o o outou taimi ma le tamaoaiga mo le ausia o le manumalo,” o le fa’atala’u’ula mai lea a le Maota o le Fa’amasinogatonu. E latalata i le 1,700 Baha’i mai atunu’u e 10 ma motu o le Pasefika na auai i lenei fa’atasiga tulaga’ese, o se tasi lea o koneferenisi e 41 na taloina e le Maota o le Fa’amasinogatonu i lana malelega aso 20 Oketopa 2008. Na auai Baha’i o Niu Sila, Atu Kuki, Fiti, Kiripati, Niu Kaletonia ma Atunotu Taualoa, Samoa, Toga, Tuvalu, Hawaii ma Tahiti fa’apea ma Vanuatu. O le fale tele mo fa’atasiga a le Pasefika i le aai o Manukau na tauaofia ai le koneferenisi, mo le fa’ailogaina o matati’a ausia i le taimi nei atoa ma le fa’atulagaina o fuafuaga e ausia ai le 1,500 o ni polokalame o le ola tuputupu a’e i le lalolagi a’o le’i mae’a le Fuafuaga Lima Tausaga. Sa auai foi sui mai Ausetalia, Amerika i Matu, Filipaina, Peretania ma Chile. Na fai ma sui o le Maota o le Fa’amasinogatonu Konesula e to’alua mai Haifa o Stephen Hall ma le tama’ita’i o Zenaida Ramirez. Na auai foi Konesula e to’aono mai le Fono a Konesula i le vasa Ausetalesia. Na amata le polokalame i le afiafi o le Aso Faraile i le fa’afeiloa’iga aloa’ia fa’a-Maori i le Marae i Manurewa, ma ofoina atu ai talosaga fa’apitoa mo le koneferenisi. Na mua’i faitauina le malelega mai le Maota o le Fa’amasinogatonu, ona saunoa ai lea o Konesula Hall e tatala aloa’ia le fa’atasiga. Na ia una’ia Baha’i ina ia faia ni taumafaiga fa’anatinati ma ni fuafuaga e mafai ai ona suia la tatou sini o le Fuafuaga pei ona fa’ata’oto e le Maota. “E tatau ona tatou tali vave atu i le augani mai a tagata soifua mo se lavea’i,” o lana saunoaga lea. “E ao ina si’itia a tatou taumafaiga ma tali atu i fa’anaunauga o se lalolagi ua matua mo’omia se fesoasoani. O taimi tulaga’ese nei i le tala fa’asolopito, ma ua matua mo’omia vave se fofo.” Fa’aauau itulau mulimuli
Paese Papali’i, Mosi Pesa ma Roena Viliamu o nisi o talavou na auai i le Konefernisi i Aukilani, lea na atagia ai le tele o le sao o talavou mo le atina’e ina o le Fa’atuatuaga. The participation of Youth has been a prominent feature of all the conference. Here are some Youth from Samoa who attended the Auckland conference.
UHJ urged us to put aside all misgivings…
In a message to the regional conference held recently in Auckland, New Zealand the Universal House of Justice urged all the believers in our region to put aside all misgivings and undeflected distractions, and to offer our wholehearted support to the accomblishment of our goals during the remaining months of the Five Year Plan. “Sacrifice of time and resources is required for success to be achieved,” the House of Justice said. Close to 1,700 Baha’is from 10 countries and island groups in the Pacific attended this historic event, one of the 41 regional conferences around the world called for by the Supreme Body in its message of October 20, 2008. Baha’is from New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Hawaii and French Polynesia and Vanuatu gathered at the Pacific Center in Manukau to celebrate their achievements so far and to plan and set goals for the accomplishment of 1,500 intensive programs of growth before the end of the Plan. There were also visitors from Australia, North America, the Phillipines, United Kingdom & Chile. Representing the House of Justice were two members from the International Teaching Center Mr. Stephen Hall and Mrs. Zenaida Ramirez. Also present were six members of the Continental Board of Counselors of Australasia. Continue on page 3.
Huqqúqu’lláh - O Le Aia Tatau a le Atua
“O le mea moni o le Huqúqu’lláh o se tulafono taua tele. O le poloaiga i luga o tagata uma, ia latou faia lenei foai, aua o le puna lenei o le alofa tunoa, o le faatamaoaigaina ma mea lelei uma lava. O se foai alofa lenei o le a faatumauina i agaga taitoatasi uma lava i so’o se lalolagi o lalolagi a le Atua, le Puleaoao-Uma, le Foaialofa-Uma.” Bahá’u’lláh,
Huqúqu’lláh - The Right of God
“Huqúqu’lláh is indeed a great law. It is incumbent upon all to make this offering, because it is the source of grace, abundance, and of all good. It is a bounty which shall remain with every soul in every world of the worlds of God, the AllPossessing, the All-Bountiful.” Bahá’u’lláh.
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O LE MAOTA AOAO O LE FA’AMASINOGATONU
31 Ianuari 2009 Mo uo o lo’o potopoto i le Koneferenisi i Aukilani E momoli tele atu o matou alofa’aga peleina i tagata talitonu o le Suafa Silisili ua potopoto i lenei fa’atasiga tulaga’ese, e fa’ailogaina le totonugalemu o le Fuafuaga Lima Tausaga, o i latou mai atumotu tau-mamao o le Vasa Pasefika—o le Atu Kuki, Fiti, Hawaii, Kiripati, Niu Kaletonia ma Motu Taualoa, Samoa, Toga, Tuvalu ma Vanuatu—ua aofaga potopoto fa’atasi ma uo pele i Niu Sila. O lo’o matou auai fa’atasi ma outou i o matou manatunatuga ma tatalo a’o outou fa’ailogaina matati’a ausia o le ‘afa muamua o le Fuafuaga, ma saunia ai outou mo ni gaoioiga fa’anatinati i taimi o lo’o totoe. Ua o’otia lava i matou i le fa’atupula’ia pea o le malamalama o o outou atunu’u, i gaoioiga mo’omia e tali vave atu ai i avanoa o lo’o tula’i mai mo le ola auiluma o le Fuata’iga a Baha’u’llah i lenei taimi. Ua fa’ateleina pea kalasa ua mae’a ona fa’ata’oto ai le fa’avae mo le fa’alauteleina o se fa’alapotopotoga Baha’i ma ut u : ua fa ’a va ei na fo ’i se si’osi’omaga talafeagai mo mafutaga tatalo a le fa’alapotopotoga; ua mafai ona ofoina atu a’oa’oga fa’aleagaga mo fanau iti; ua mafai ona fa’aalu sa’o le malosi o talavou tau-amata i ni taumafaiga aoga; ua fa’apena fo’i i talavou ma tagata matutua, o i latou fa’ato’a talia ma e ua leva, ona auai i le su’esu’eina o le Upu Foafoa e ala i polokalame fa’alea’oa’oga, ma o lo’o galulue so’oso’otau’au i le fa’atinoina o auaunaga ‘ese’ese. Ua outou amataina fo’i ni polokalame o le ola tuputupua’e faifaipea i kalasa e 18 i lo outou itulagi, ma o le amataga lea o ni la’asaga maoa’e o le a ausia i le lumana’i. O le sini mo outou i le taimi nei, o le amataina lea o nisi polokalame o le ola tuputupua’e faifaipea se 9 a’o le’i aulia le Risivani, o se tulaga e mafai ona outou ausia pe a fa’atumauina lo outou naunauta’i i a outou taumafaiga i totonu o kalasa ta’itasi ua lautogia. Peita’i, e tatau ona fa’alautele atu a outou fuafuaga fa’ata’oto nai lo lenei sini, ina ia aofia ai ma le fa’avaeina o nisi polokalame o le ola tuputupua’e faifaipea se 21 a’o le’i fa’ai’uina le Fuafuaga. O lea ua matou fa’atala’u’ula atu ai i auauna fa’atoina a le Fuata’iga i o outou atunu’u ina ia tu’u’ese le fa’alotolotolua ma le le mautonu, ma ia le femoumoua’i ona o mea fa’asalavei, a ia ofoina atu le lagolago ma le loto atoa i le galuega taua ua vala’auina ai nei outou. E matua mo’omia lava le fa’atoina o taimi ma le tamaoaiga mo le ausia o le manumalo. Ia mautinoa o lo’o matou tatalo fa’atauanau i Loa Pa’ia, ina ia mafai e outou ta’ito’atasi uma ona ofoina atu le mea silisili e te mafaia mo lenei gaoioiga fa’apa’iaina. O le Maota Aoao o le Fa’amasinogatonu
The Mother Temple of the Pacific - O le Maota Tapua’i Fa’atina o le Pasefika
The rainy season is now in full flight – with rain falling here most days. Consequently the weeds are growing very fast! We encourage the friends to come here if they have some free time to help with the weeding. There is no need to wait for a working bee. If you have time and energy and can arrange your own transport, you are welcome to come and spend a little time helping out. During this past few weeks there have been many youth giving their time and energy to help out with the work in the House of Worship grounds. There have been youth from Sasina, Satufia and Papa Puleia in Savaii and Tafitoala and Fasito’o in Upolu. There was even one from Fiji. The youth have worked very hard, often in the cold and rain and have thinned out the overgrown bamboo bushes. Thank you very much to Ili and Aitui and family for their help and support.
Youth and Children help clean up the bamboo.
THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
31 January 2009 To the friends gathered at the Regional Conference in Auckland Our most loving greetings are extended to the followers of the Most Great Name who have assembled at this historic gathering marking the midpoint of the Five Year Plan, those from the farflung islands of the Pacific Ocean—the Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Kiribati, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu—joining with the dear friends of New Zealand. We are with you in our thoughts and prayers as you celebrate the accomplishments of the first half of the Plan, and prepare yourselves for the strenuous endeavour required in the remaining time. We have been heartened by the increasing awareness in your region of the measures necessary to respond adequately to the opportunities for the growth of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh at this time. In more and more clusters the foundation has been laid for a strong and expanding Bahá’i community: an environment conducive to communal worship is being fostered; spiritual education is being
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provided to children; the energies of junior youth are being channelled into productive ends; youth and adults, newly enrolled and veteran, are engaging in the study of the Creative Word through the institute process and are joining together to carry out acts of service. You have established intensive programmes of growth in 18, clusters throughout your region and the stage is set for greater progress in the immediate future. Your goal now, to launch a further 9 intensive programmes of growth by Ridván, is well within your reach if a sustained and determined effort is made in each of the designated clusters. However, your plans must extend beyond this immediate objective and must encompass the achievement of a further 21 intensive programmes of growth before the end of the Plan. We appeal to the devoted servants of the Cause in your region to put aside all misgivings and, undeflected by distractions, to offer wholehearted support to the vital work to which you have been summoned. Sacrifice of time and
resources is required for success to be achieved. Be assured of our ardent prayers in the Holy Shrines that every one of you may offer your utmost to this sacred endeavour. Miriama cleaning the floor of the House of Worship. The Universal House of Justice
Ua amata le tau o timuga ma ua faapena foi ona vave ai le ola o le vao i le laufanua. O lea matou te talosaga atu ai i uo faamolemole faaavanoa mai ni taimi e galulue ai mo le faamatagofieina o le malumalu. E le tau faatalia seia toatele se augalulue ae mafai foi ona autovaa mai aiga e fai ni a latou auaunaga. E toatele nisi o talavou sa galulue i vaiaso ua tuanai i laufanua o le Malumalu e aofia ai nisi mai Sasina, Satufia, Papa-Puleia i Savaii faapena Tafitoala ma Fasitoo i Upolu. E i ai foi le isi talavou mai Fiti sa fesoasoani mai. Na galulue talavou e tapena ma faalaolao pupuofe ma isi vaega o le laufanua e ui ina tetele timuga. E faafetaia foi le aiga o Aitui ma Ili I lo latou lagolagosua malosi mai.
KONEFERENISI MO KALASA
E fiafia lava le Fono Tau Atunu’u e fa’ailoa atu le vala’auina nei o ni koneferenisi mo a tatou kalasa e tolu, ina ia mafai ai ona fefa’asoaa’i uo i mataupu sa talanoaina i le koneferenisi i Aukilani, atoa ma le faia o ni fuafuaga o ni gaoioiga fa’anatinati i taimi o totoe o le Fuafuaga Lima Tausaga. O aso nei ua fuafuaina mo nei koneferenisi: Kalasa i Amerika Samoa: Aso Sa, Fepuari 15 i le Center i Tafuna ( O le a faalauiloa atu e le Fono Faa-Itumalo le polokalame.) Kalasa i Upolu: Aso Toona’i, Fepuari 28 i Lelata Kalasa i Savaii: Aso Toonai Fepuari 28 (O le a toe logo atu le nofoaga e fai ai) Ua vala’auina uo uma ina ia auai i nei faatasiga taua.
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Talavou tau amata sa galulue e fa’amama le Montessori.
Uo mai Savai’i o lo’o galulue e fa’amama togala’au.
With lots of love and appreciation from the House of Worship Managers Alofa tele atu: Peni and Karen Te’o Phone: 20385/7768268
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UHJ urged us to put aside all misgivings…
Continue from front page 3. multiplying core activities are imperative,” Mr. Hall said. “We must ask o urselves, “What is the purpose of life? What does humanity requires at this time? What are the needs of the Faith at this time? What is wanted of me? How will I respond?” National and regional overviews of progress to date came from Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii and French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and New Zealand, with each country outlining its particular strengths, successes and challenges. Vanuatu, for example, reported a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the Baha’i community. Fiji’s strength lay in its devotional meetings. While the small atoll nation of Kiribati reported the progress of their junior youth program. Participants then broke into workshops to study the 20 October 2008 message from the Universal House of Justice and the message to the Auckland conference. In the afternoon, Mrs. Ramirez elucidated the central concepts of the Five Year Plan, clarifying some of the fundamental aspects and noting that the chief motivator for action is understanding. “The hope of the Universal House of Justice for the conference is that we, one and all, be enabled to translate what we deliberate and plan in the realm of action,” she said. Interspersed with her comments were stories shared from participants from various countries. One touching story was of a Tongan youth named Mercy (born 16 years ago in the Baha’i month of Rahmat, which means “mercy”) who has been active in the establishment of junior youth programs and study circles. Other highlights included an account of
recent joyful productive reflection meetings in New Caledonia that led the Baha’is to schedule for 14 February the launch of an intensive program of growth; experiences, and lessons learned, from a recent teaching project in Auckland; and the story of a young person in Vanuatu who moved to a new era to assist with core activities and other work, helping to prepare the community for an intensive program of growth. For the cultural program on Saturday evening, artists from throughout the Pacific region performed to a packed house of 2,000 people, including many guests. The exhilarating beat of Polynesian drums electrified the atmosphere and set the tone. The audience was treated to video and photographs of the artists’ home countries, as well as a slide presentation showing photographs of Baha’is around the world engaged in core activities. Believers from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands ended their performance by presenting a banner from their junior youth prepared specifically for the conference. The Samoan participants’ contribution was tribute to the late Malietoa Tanumafili II depicting the first meetings between His Highness and the late Hand of the Cause Dr. Ugo Giachery. On Sunday morning, Counselor Soheyla Bolouri of Tonga spoke on the needs of the Pacific region, stating that the Baha’is should take stock of their strengths, have a clear vision and an ever-strong resolve. People were urged to return to their home countries and share the message of Baha’u’llah, strengthen the institute process and enlarge the pool of human resources. The presentation of a magnificent bouquet of flowers was made as a token of respect for the Baha’is in Iran. Particular tribute was paid to those believers currently in prison because of their religious belief. After breaking into workshops for action planning to establish intensive programs of growth, outcomes were shared later in the day, with the plenary session led by the children who had consulted during their own sessions and also made commitments. Participants made pledges to initiate or participate in one or more of the many activities of the Five Year Plan. Mr. Hall stressed the importance of acting immediately and encouraged people to return to the guidance of Universal House of Justice and re-study the messages in light of the learning from the conference. “Fire has been ignited in our hearts and we must ensure it’s not extinguished,” he said. He emphasized the need for unity in this spiritual enterprise. In her final address Mrs. Ramirez affirmed that the conference had been characterized by an amazing and joyful spirit, boundless energy, enthusiasm and intense jubilation. “Our mission,” she said, “is to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization; to create a new race of men; to build a new world order.” O nisi o uo na auai i le fonotaga a le Kalasa a Upolu Ianuari 17. 2009 i Lelata
FONO FA’A-IUNITE
E fa’asilasila atu o le a fa’atanu’uina a tatou Fono Fa’a-Iunite mo le tausaga nei i le aso 21 -22 o Fepuari. O ni fa’atasiga taua tele nei e omai fa’atasi ai fa’alapotopotoga o le “iunite” e talanoaina mataupu mo le auiluma o le Fa’atuatuaga i la outou eria, aemaise ai o le palotaina o Sui Usufono mo le Fonotele lea o le a usuia i Tiapapata i le aso 24-26 o Aperila.
ALLOCATION OF BAHÁ'Í ELECTORAL UNITS FOR AMERICAN SAMOA AND SAMOA
ITUMALO FA’A-IUNITE AMERIKA SAMOA MA SAMOA
Iunite Nu’u o lo’o aofia ai Aofa’I o Sui Usufono
Number of Local Communities Composition O lo’o tu’uina atu i lalo le lisi o Iunite ma fa’alapotopotoga o loo Electoral Delegates Unit a’afia ai, fa’atasi ma le fa’alapotopotoga ua filifilia e talimalo mo Fono Fa’a-Iunite ta’itasi atoa ma le aofa’i o Sui Usufono a le Iunite. 1 Amerika Samoa 9 E filifili le fa’alapotopotoga talimalo pe fai i le Aso Toonai 21 poo Nu’u Talimalo/Host – Ili’ili le Aso Sa 22 le fono, ona logo lea o fa’alapotopotoga uma o loo i Aso Sa/Sunday– Fepuari 22, 2009 totonu o le Iunite. 2 Pu'apu'a – Puleia- Asau 3 Pu'apu'a, Satufia, Papa, Puleia, Auala, Sili, Sataua, Fogasavaii Nu’u Talimalo/Host - Puleia The Unit Conventions this year will be held during the weekend of 3 Samalaeulu – Aopo 3 21-22 February. Fagamalo , Sasina, Safa'i, Avao, Samalaeulu, Mauga These are very important meetings where groups of communities Nu’u Talimalo/Host - Sasina come together as a “unit” for the purpose of consulting about the 4 Falelatai – Leulumoega 1 affairs of the Faith in their area and most Matautu- Falelatai, Siufaga –Falelatai, Importantly, to elect the delegates to the national Convention which Manono –uta, Vailuutai will be held in April. Nu’u Talimalo/Host - Vailuutai 5 Nofoalii – Faleasi’utai 4 This is the list of units and communities that are allocated to each Faleasi'u, Nofoalii, Fasitoo-tai, unit. A hosting community has been appointed for each Unit ConFasitoo-uta, Aleisa vention and we ask that you kindly choose the day, time and place Nu’u Talimalo/Host – Fasitoo-uta for your meeting to be held. The hosting community can decide on 6 Utualii –Vaigaga 5 whether to have the meeting on Saturday 21 of February and then Utualii, Tuana'I, Afega, Malie, Faleula, inform the other communities in their unit of the details. Toamua , Puipa’a, Vaitele, Vaitele–uta, Siusega, Tapatapao We will soon send you further information to assist with conducting Nu’u Talimalo/Host – Vaitele Fou the elections. 7 Vaiusu – Apia 3 Vailoa, Alafua, Sinamoga, Savalalo, Lalovaea, Togafuafua, Malifa, Leufisa - Motootua, Lelata, Matautu, Lelata, Faatoia, Continue from front page Nu’u Talimalo/Host – Faatoia Lelata 8 Vaivase – Aleipata 1 The scene was set on the eve of the official opening when Toomatagi - Vaivase, Fagalii, Moataa, Vaiala, Matautu-uta, Vailele, Laulii, Tiavea representatives from the local Manurewa Marae offered, on behalf Nu’u Talimalo/Host - Vaivase of the Tainui tribe, a formal Maori powhiri –a welcome-on the saPiu – Tanumalala 5 cred grounds of their marae/meeting place. Prayers were said for 9 Siumu, Saanapu, Matautu-Lefaga, the success of the conference. Tafagamanu, Lefaga Piu, Tafatafa, The reading of a special message from the House of JusTafitoala, Maninoa, Sapunaoa, tice preceded the opening address by Mr. Hall, who stated that BaNu’u Talimalo/Host - Saanapu ha’is were urged to intensify their efforts and planning is crucial if Afiamalu –Tanugamanono 4 we are to achieve our goal of the Plan, set by the Universal House 10 Papauta, Tiapapata, Tanugamanono, of Justice. “It is imperative to respond to the crying needs of huVaoala manity,” he said. “We must raise our efforts and respond to the Nu’u Talimalo/Host – Tiapapata needs of a desperate society. These are historic times, the circumstances pressing.” 38 He remarked on the unparalleled response worldwide to TOTAL NUMBER OF DELEGATES the regional conferences and praised the outstanding attendance of Aofaiga atoa o sui usufono o le fonotele the Baha’is of the Pacific. The institute process was emphasized as being the engine of growth. “Teaching the Baha’i Faith and
UNIT CONVENTIONS
UHJ urged us to put aside all misgivings…
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Youth Activities
This junior-youth and youth group in Tiapapata consist of 21 members all together; 9 youth, 6 junior youth and 6 adults. According to their coordinator Ms. Tahere Siisiialafia, their discussion covered a variety of topics such as; What is a Baha’i? What we do as Baha’is? What is the meaning of living a Baha’i life? The discussion was followed by Ana’s presentation and not only they went through it to learn about the Baha’i Faith, but they also discussed how to present it to others. In addition to their studies, the group also conducted some service projects at the House of Worship and around the Montessori Pre-School. At the end of their program, 3 youth from Savaii decided to declare themselves as Baha’is. These are some of their comments: “I’ve decided to become a Baha’i because I have realized the importance of us youth and that I have a purpose in life as mentioned and discussed in the topic of Spiritual Identity.” “I want to be a Baha’i because I believe in Baha’u’llah and His teachings.” “I want to be a Baha’i because there’s a lot of fun activities I can do with other youth.”
“Of course your success in the teaching field and in the development of local communities will only yield lasting result if you ensure the proper education of children and youth…...As you are well aware, without the education of children it is impossible to maintain victories from one generation to the next.” UHJ Ridvan Message 1996
Gaoioiga a Talavou
KULUPU A TALAVOU TAU-AMATA I TIAPAPATA
“O le Fa’amoemoe Ola”, o le igoa lena o se kulupu a talavou tau-amata ma talavou matutua na faavae i Tiapapata ma faagasolo ai a latou mafutaga i le masina ua tuana’i. Na aofia i a latou su’esu’ega mataupu pei: O le a le Baha’i? O a matafaioi a tagata Baha’i? A’o le a uiga moni o le ola ile olaga Baha’i? Na va’aia le sagisagi fiafia o nei talavou i le faagasolo o le mafutaga atoa ma le tele o le malamalama ua latou maua e ala i mataupu na talanoaina. Na faapena foi ona latou faatino le folasaga a Ana e le gata ina ia o latou malamalama i lona uiga, ae faapena foi ona iloa faasoa atu i isi. E le gata o a latou su’esu’ega ae sa faapena foi ona faia ni a latou auaunga i laufanua o le Maota Tapua’i ma le a’oga a le Montessori. Fai mai le tamaitai o Tahere Siisiialafia lea sa taulamua i le faamaopoopoina o lenei kulupu, “E faagaeetia loto le vaai atu i le naunau o nei fanau e faaloloto lo latou iloa i mataupu a le Faatuatuaga, aemaise o le saunia ai o i matou e avea ma mea faigaluega aoga mo le Fuata’iga i le lumana’i.” Na taualuga le mafutaga i le saini o pepa a nisi o talavou ma ta’utino le avea o i latou ma Baha’i faatoina e amata atu i lea aso.
“O le mea moni, e fa’ato’a ausia se manuia tumau o a outou taumafaiga fa’a-tala’iga atoa ai ma le atina’eina o fa’alapotopotoga i nu’u pe afai e mautinoa lo outou a’oa’oina lelei o tamaiti ma talavou…. E pei ona outou iloa, a aunoa ma le a’oa’oina o tamaiti, o le a matua faigata lava ona fa’atumauina ni taunu’uga manuia ma ni manumalo ausia mai le isi tupulaga i le tasi.” Malelega o le Risivani 1996
GLIMMERINGS OF HOPE JUNIOR YOUTH & YOUTH GROUP
Mosi Pesa
TALIU MAI I SAMOA MOSI MAI HAIFA
O le vaiaso nei na toe foi mai i Samoa se tasi o a tatou talavou sa auauna I Haifa mo le tolu tausaga, le alii o Mosi Pesa o Leone, Amerika Samoa ma Sasina, Savaii. A’o le’i fo’i mai Mosi sa auai ane i le koneferenisi i Aukilani Niu Sila, ma ua faamoemoe o le a fa’aaoga lona tomai mai le laumua e tautua ai le Fuataiga i Samoa. Ina ua fesiligia poo le a se mana’oga o le Maota o le Faamasinogatonu mo ia ina ua latou taumavae fai mai Mosi, “Na saunoa mai sui o le Maota ia te a’u ou te fo’i mai e fa’aaoga lo’u malosi ma lo’u tomai e tautua ai le Fuata’iga i Samoa. Ua ou nofo sauni e usita’i ma faatino lea fanoga o le Maota o le Faamasisnogatonu.” O le lomiga o muamua o le a aveina atu ai se faatalatalanoaga ma lenei talavou e tusa o lana auaunga i le laumua. Malo Mosi le toa.
Samoan Youth returns from Haifa
Mr. Mosi Pesa, one of our youth who served in Haifa for almost three years has returned home after completing his service in the Holy Land. On his way to Samoa, Mosi attended the Auckland Conference which he really enjoyed. When asked what advise the UHJ gave him before he left Israel, Mosi responded, “Our Supreme Body told me to come back and translate the experience that I gained into service for the Cause in Samoa, and I am intended to do just that.” An interview with Mosi will be published in our next issue so watch out for this space.
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Talavou e toa tolu na saini ina ua mae’a le mfutaga.
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