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Stories Rooted in Nature: Counting to conserve fanihi, the power of citizen science on Guåhan
Pacific Daily News
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Last week, a group of dedicated volunteers across Guåhan rose in the middle of the night to take part in a special tradition: the annual island-wide fanihi count. Fanihi, also known as the Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), is Guåhan’s only...
UH West Oʻahu campus proposed gateway for Google’s $1B global fiber system
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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July 9, 2025
Reading time: 2 minutes The University of Hawaiʻi is taking a major step toward enhancing the state’s digital future with a proposed ground lease that will allow Google to construct cable landing stations on the UH West Oʻahu campus. This facility...
Keeping the Sea Clean: Japanese Efforts to Recover Oil from Wartime Wreck in Chuuk, Micronesia
Nippon
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July 8, 2025
Japanese vessels sunk more than eight decades ago in Micronesia continue to pose an environmental threat in the waters off of Chuuk. Japanese and other specialists are working to capture and remove the polluting oil. Pristine Waters with a...
Fashion powerhouse Nora Swann set to ignite the stage at Inaugural Pacific Fashion Summit in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 10, 2025
The Pacific is buzzing with excitement as one of the most influential voices in Pasifika fashion, Nora Swann, is heading to Papua New Guinea to take part in the inaugural Pacific Fashion Summit, a groundbreaking event hosted by PNG Fashion Week...
Find Your Zen, No Passport Required, at These 8 Meditation Retreats
AFAR
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July 9, 2025
Sometimes, a week on vacation is not enough of an escape from the mental stress leftover from daily responsibilities and social media notifications. Increasingly, travelers are finding respite in meditation retreats—daylong or multiday workshops...
Fatoata and Learning Endeavors host Wetlands Teacher Workshop
Samoa News
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July 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The non-profit organization Fatoata, in collaboration with Learning Endeavors, hosted a wetlands teacher workshop on Thursday, June 26, and Friday, June 27. Learning Endeavors focuses on coastal resilience throughout...
Micronesian Island Forum or Second Island Chain Alliance?
The Pacific Island Times
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July 9, 2025
These Islands By Robert Underwood Pacific island nations and territories like to discuss the Blue Continent and give dramatic visions about a Pacific future based on island wisdom, traditions and connections. Despite the diversity of island forms,...
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands in 'very dire' condition: officials
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 9, 2025
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Arnold Palacios reportedly said in February he was optimistic about federal aid. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is in "very dire" fiscal condition, its government told the...
New federal budget cuts would eliminate most GEPA operations
The Guam Daily Post
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In a huge financial blow to the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, the fiscal year 2026 federal budget law, or the One Big Beautiful Bill, that was signed last week by President Donald Trump, removed $3.89 million in grant funding from the Guam...
What’s the Incentive for Anyone Good to Run?
Kandit News Group
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July 9, 2025
What a time to be alive! It’s in times like these that both journalistic and political careers are forged. Oh, how I remember reading George Smalley’s dispatch from the Battle of Antietam! Or how eager I was for the latest installment of what...
U.S. calls to 'modernize' alliance with South Korea may put Seoul-Washington ties at a crossroads
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 18:53 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters inside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 23. [AP/YONHAP] Calls by U.S. officials to “modernize” the...
The Pacific isn’t remote—it’s simply ignored
The Pacific Island Times
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July 6, 2025
Inside the Reef By Joyce McClure Not for the first time, I was asked this past week where I lived before moving back to the mainland nearly two years ago. “Guam,” I replied. “And before that, Yap.” The common response is a blank stare, followed...
OPINION Tydingco: Micronesia must become a global destination to revitalize tourism
Pacific Daily News
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The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a devastating blow to the tourism industry in Micronesia, decimating visitor arrivals and crippling economies that rely heavily on this sector. Now, as the global travel industry regains momentum, Micronesia must...
G3 addresses federal funding changes
The Guam Daily Post
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Changes on the federal forefront have brought uncertainty to many programs which rely on federal dollars to operate, but while grants have seen transition, pause and even termination, the University of Guam’s Center for Island Sustainability...
USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands
Foreign Policy
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July 8, 2025
In February, the ambassadors to the United States of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau met with U.S. officials to raise concerns about the rush of executive actions since U.S. President Donald Trump took office...
Angels edge Cowboys in big Matua football showdown
Pacific Daily News
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In a heart-stopping battle between the last two undefeated teams of the Matua Division, the Angels weathered the storm, 14-12, outlasting both the pouring rain and the late-game surge of the Cowboys at the 2025 Triple J Guam National Youth...
NUWC Division, Keyport explores 5G and augmented reality for ship repair and maintenance
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
In an effort to improve efficiency and reduce the costs of maintaining and repairing naval assets, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport hosted a demonstration, May 20, of an advanced 5G-enbabled augmented reality technology allowing...
Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region 'must remain a beacon of hope and unity'
The Pacific Island Times
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July 7, 2025
The Pacific Islands Forum's secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,"...
Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region ‘must remain a beacon of…
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific Islands Forum’s secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,”...
2nd cohort of aquaponics program promises 400 pounds of lettuce, 200 pounds of fish per household
The Guam Daily Post
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The University of Guam's Community Backyard Aquaponics Systems program is expanding to a second cohort of 40 participants, with the potential to produce hundreds of pounds of fresh fish and vegetables annually for each household, according to...