Guam at the Pacific Islands Forum: ‘Business as Usual’ Despite External Partner Ban 

At this year’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting, the story that seemed to capture headlines was the decision by this year’s host, Solomon Islands, to disinvite all external partners from attendance. The reporting around this decision...

Using Art To Uplift Kalihi, And Every Hawaiʻi Neighborhood

An appreciation of the Hawaii Walls exhibit at Farrington High School. I am a former art teacher. Over the past 30 years, I have worked alongside high school students to do installations and murals in Mānoa, Waimānalo, Waiʻanae, and Kalihi. Public...

Pacific nations' UN Palestine vote 'goes against common sense' - expert

While most of the world is calling for a two-state solution, Pacific nations are going against the tide on the Israel-Palestine issue, and one international politics expert believes their position risks undermining the principal of...

UN must adapt to Blue Pacific, not the other way around...

Pacific leaders took the 2050 Strategy to the UN, calling for climate justice, fair finance, and security defined by peace and solidarity. By Renate Rivers Pacific Island leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 80th session...

Julian Aguon honored with ‘Alternative Nobel’ for climate justice work

In his statement, Aguon said, “I am deeply honored to accept this award on behalf of my entire team at Blue Ocean Law… I proudly accept this award on behalf of my people, the Chamorro people, and indeed all of us in Micronesia, who continue to...

How to get certified for scuba diving on Guam

The island of Guam is unique for its cultural, historical, and ecological features. Located in the Pacific Ocean and neighboring the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam is famous for its warm, crystal-clear, waters which are perfect for an array of...

NZ and Pacific nations failing to tackle human trafficking - US report

The 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report defines human trafficking broadly as sex trafficking and forced labour. Photo: Unsplash / RNZ composite New Zealand and eight Pacific Island nations are failing to stop human trafficking, a new United States...

SPC supports Pacific Nations to finalise maritime boundaries

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Team Leader for ocean management and literacy, Tony Kabasi, has reiterated the call by Pacific Islands Forum Leaders for Pacific countries to complete their outstanding maritime boundaries. In the...

JD Vance - Republicans falsely tie shutdown to Democrats wanting health care for immigrants illegally in the US

As the U.S. headed for a government shutdown, Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. "Democrats are threatening to shut down the entire...

Major recovery of plants and seabirds on Marshall Islands

A brown noddy chick in the Marshall Islands. Image: Shaun Wolfe By Victoria Heath Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet. Thanks to their remoteness, these two islands – located in the Marshall Islands – may seem inconspicuous, but they have risen in...

Change of course? US sending mixed signals in the Pacific region

View from the West By James C. Pearce Republicans of old are all a little perplexed about something lately: national defense. It was once a pet issue for the neo-conservative Bush and Reagan administrations. Old-school Republicans (and Democrats)...

Colonel Raymond Hugh Hawkins Impact Lives Through Ministry and Community Service

Ministry is often more than a career choice. For pastor and retired military chaplain Colonel Raymond Hugh Hawkins, it’s a calling. At 17, he felt a deep longing to serve God and others. His initial vocational path began in the U.S. Marine Corps,...

US Coast Guard’s Oliver Henry completes 22-day operation Rematau patrol in Federated States of Micronesia

The crew also delivered 2,000 pounds of vital supplies to remote atolls including Sapwuahfik, Nukuoro, and Kapingamarangi, strengthening community connections with support from the U.S. embassy in Kolonia and the Ayuda Foundation.

Monkeys in Palau: How Germany's colonial past, WWII and US military plans have fuelled an ecological calamity

This is an ABC podcast. Pilot Pleasure to have you on board this morning. It should be a pretty smooth ride down. James Nokise It's early Saturday morning and I'm sitting crammed inside an eight-seater plane with the side door open so we can get...

GVB takes part in Tourism Expo Japan 2025 in Nagoya

BY JULIAN RYALL Japan Correspondent NAGOYA, Japan — Japanese travelers are rediscovering Guam as a vacation destination, with arrivals from Japan in the January-July first half of the year out-performing the average growth from all markets. While...

Oil leaks from WWII Japan shipwreck in Micronesia, emergency declared

This file photo taken in October 2004 shows a Japanese merchant ship sunken off Dublon Island in Micronesia's Chuuk State. (Kyodo) MANILA (Kyodo) -- Oil has leaked from a Japanese ship sunk in Micronesia's Chuuk Lagoon during World War II,...

OPINION Tydingco: Cultivating connectivity, aviation as Micronesia's lifeline

As Micronesia seeks to rebuild its tourism economy, aligning aviation with regional strategy is no longer optional—it is essential. When the Pacific Asia Travel Association, PATA, Micronesia Chapter gathers in Yap from Oct. 19 to 21, the...

Expert: Backing Israel ties Pacific nations to powerful allies – NZ…

An international relations expert says recent support for Israel and the United States by several Pacific Island countries highlights the region’s reliance on influential allies to secure its interests. In an interview with on Pacific Mornings,...

World leaders back UN plan to combat non-communicable diseases and mental health

A delegate from Kiribati in a meeting during the third day of the general debate of the General Assembly's eightieth session. September 2025 Photo: UN Photo/Laura Jarriel World leaders have thrown their weight behind a United Nations (UN)...

CJPA opens workshops for multi-disciplinary training for First Responders

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the support of the current administration, the Criminal Justice Planning Agency through a VAWA STOP grant will deliver a series of workshops in American Samoa beginning with two one-day trainings for LBJ medical...