Tuesday, February 4, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
There is an old saying that goes, “Seeing is believing”. Well, that isn’t the case anymore. At this point in the 21st Century, our culture is being challenged by computer-generated images that are difficult to tell are manufactured...Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
There is an old expression, designed to cheer people up, that says it costs nothing to smile. That was before the days of cosmetic dentistry. Now, it costs a great deal to smile, since it needs to show ultra-white, perfectly-shaped teeth...Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Central Islands Provincial Government has expressed a strong interest in attracting genuine business investments and contributing to national development initiatives.Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Lilly Simon and Jonathan Bia face daily challenges in the Solomon Islands as people who are deaf — often ignored, misunderstood or made fun of.Thursday, January 9, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Waiʻalae Nui is located in the southeastern Koʻolau Mountains. The forest at Waiʻalae Nui was once described to me as a “pristine native forest from the mid elevations to the summit. Here, koa (Acacia koa), ʻōhiʻa...Thursday, January 30, 2025 from Samoa News
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to...Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Bethesda Disability and Support Centre in Guadalcanal have received essential equipment and furniture from Australia enabling them to deliver inclusive training for its students.Thursday, February 20, 2025 from Talamua On-line
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 20 February 2025 – All schools were closed today as hurried notices sent on social media early in the morning asked parents to keep their children at due to heavy rains, flooding and gusty winds. The bad...Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from Talamua On-line
Sala’ilua, 18 February 2025 – The Palauli 1 first District Meeting for 2025 marked a significant step in advancing community-led development across the six villages within the district. The meeting last week provided the...Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
Covid-19 has made it virtually impossible for DJ duo Coco House Bros - Mark Zow and Mr E to tour internationally, so they decided to give back to the people of Rarotonga.Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The School Cyber Awareness Program that has been delivered to over 10,000 students, teachers and interested groups has imparted vital online safety information to those who receive it.Thursday, January 16, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Sooner or later, we and Hawaii will have to face problems caused by increased risk of catastrophic events due to global climate change. In recognition of this danger, the governor has gotten together a blue-ribbon panel, called Hawaiʻi’s...Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
By Kaiulani Flores Many artists and musicians start their training at an early age. For me, growing up on Maui, my passion was natural hair braiding. I began braiding hair when I was five years old, practicing French braids on my...Friday, January 24, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
By Keli‘i Akina Watching fires sweep across the Los Angeles area recently has hit close to home for those of us in Hawaii. Having witnessed the devastation in Lahaina, we know firsthand the pain of seeing friends and neighbors lose their...Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Australia has commenced crucial design work to support Solomon Ports’ redevelopment of the ageing wharf facilities at Noro International Port, which is a national infrastructure pipeline priority project for the economic development of...Friday, January 10, 2025 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/
Business owners seeking to access their properties in the main town must complete and sign a disclaimer form, according to the Recovery Operations Centre (ROC).Thursday, January 23, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Aloha kākou! Planning a wedding can be exciting, but guarantee going be expensive. No worry chicken katsu curry, ‘cause if you plan ‘em right, still can be mayjah. Yessah. Get ready for take notes cuz Unko going learn you how. Summertime...Friday, December 27, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
By Keli’i Akina This week, I’d like to share with you a letter I wrote recently to Santa. I hope making it public won’t jinx my requests, but I think he would be OK with me doing this. So here it is: Dear Santa,...Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Please join the Aloha Sangha Buddhist Group, Vipassana Hawaii, Bodhi Tree Meditation Center, and the Honolulu Dhamma Community in welcoming from Australia esteemed Vipassana Meditation teacher, Grahame White, for dhamma talks and short...Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
The Literacy and Numeracy Training Program under the Tina River Hydropower Community Benefit Sharing Project (CBSP) has successfully graduated its first group of participants, marking a significant milestone in the initiative's journey.Thursday, January 30, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
By now, most of us who go to the grocery store are used to seeing a bunch of little charges whenever we buy bottled or canned beverages. We get nicked for a nickel per container as a “deposit,” which theoretically is refundable if...Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Tourism Solomons’ ‘Mi Save Solo 2024’ Industry Buyer/Seller Meet has been hailed a resounding success, with Australian and New Zealand buyers giving the event an impressive satisfaction score of 4.8 out of 5.Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from Talamua On-line
Apia, Samoa – 19 February 2025 – The Samoa Airways Board of Directors have yet to make a decision on the three airline staff members who tested positive for illicit drugs and have been stood down pending a final decision. In a...Thursday, January 9, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
By Keli’i Akina Happy New Year! We’re only a few days into 2025, and it is time for one of my favorite traditions — making a list of New Year’s resolutions for Hawaii policymakers. Resolutions typically don’t stick for very long, but...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series by Manfred Henningsen, formerly a political science professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he taught for fifty years until his retirement in 2020. by Manfred...Thursday, February 20, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Above, a Kaimuki house over 50 years that was recently demolished. Photo by Mark Coleman By Keli‘i Akina If your house is at least 50 years old, do you think it should be considered historically significant? Under state law, that...Friday, January 3, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
The recent fireworks explosion in Honolulu’s Salt Lake neighborhood, which claimed at least three lives and injured more than 20 people, is a tragic culmination of a long-standing issue that has plagued our city for years. Illegal...Friday, January 10, 2025 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/
Twenty-five days after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake triggered a landslide at the Lapetasi International Wharf in Port Vila, questions remain unanswered about whether people or vehicles are still trapped under the debris, despite no...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
Young Cook Islands comic artist Montel Williams hopes to one day show his art to the world but only when he’s ready. Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
Since 2013, Waterline executive chef Jaime Wilfredo Ertez has been drawing on his world travels, cooking up eclectic fare from an evolving menu.Thursday, November 21, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Local business LF & Sons Enterprises has announced it is expanding cocoa supplies and improving market access to support livelihoods in remote areas of Malaita.Friday, January 10, 2025 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities (MIPU) said it is currently reviewing the old Building Code Act from 2013 and will soon enforce it.Friday, February 21, 2025 from Talamua On-line
Staff Reporters/ Apia, Samoa – 21 February 2025 – The FAST Party is not giving away much about what it plans to do when the HRPP Opposition Party moves a vote of no confidence in parliament next Tuesday. According to the Leader of the...Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
Last week, Cook Islands News told the story of Dr James Maoate Rennie, a Ngatangiia -born doctor who served as a medic with the Eighth Army in North Africa. After the story was published, Cook Islands News was contacted by Dr. Rennie’s...Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
New Zealand-based RaroGo has evolved into a one stop shop service of procuring and processing items to be airfreighted back to Rarotonga, says its managing director Maire Browne.Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from Samoa News
The American Samoa Visitors Bureau team proudly represented our beautiful islands at the Travel & Adventure Show in New York City, this past weekend. These trade shows are an incredible opportunity to showcase American Samoa’s unique...Sunday, January 12, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Snoring is one of those things that seems to affect other people more than yourself, especially those who share your bedroom. In a way, it’s a social disease, since it can cause insomnia in those around you. This makes the snorer as...Tuesday, December 17, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
By Keli’i Akina This week, we witnessed a victory for individual freedom and responsible lawmaking. On Wednesday, the Honolulu City Council voted to defer Bill 46, thereby saving Oahu homeowners from a so-called empty homes tax —...Thursday, February 13, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
This week I will be writing about a very interesting bill moving through our Legislature, House Bill 959 / Senate Bill 1043. I call it “Candy Crush” because it’s being pushed very hard as a sweet deal, but it has the potential to...Sunday, January 26, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Editor’s Note: Ray Jefferson, who passed away October 13, 2024, lived in Hawaii for about a decade and served as Deputy Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) from 2003 to 2004. He fell in...Thursday, January 30, 2025 from Samoa News
[ata: foa'i] By LALI STAFF Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA O se vaitaimi o le ogatotonu o Oketopa, na fa’afeso’ota’i ai e le Ofisa o Tiute ia le Ofisa a Leoleo, e tusa ai ma ni vaega o fualaau faasaina, sa masalomia i se su’esu’ega na...Sunday, November 1, 2020 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islands
OPINION: Cook Islands has moved a step closer to extracting valuable minerals from its ocean floor following the launch of seabed exploration license a week ago. In this week’s column, local environment group Te Ipukarea Society explain...Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Twenty women enrolled in the Green Construction Training Program are gaining practical skills in construction and solar photovoltaic system design, installation and maintenance.Friday, December 27, 2024 from Hawaii Reporter
Many of us were following the progress of the City and County of Honolulu’s proposal for an Empty Homes Tax, which we wrote about here and here, and felt relieved when the City Council deferred the matter on Wednesday, December 11....Saturday, January 4, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! Like we did at the start of the two prior years, we look at some of the news – the aggravations and the delights – and put them into a Word Find puzzle. The first few months of 2024 were...Thursday, January 30, 2025 from Samoa News
By Caleb Fotheringham RNZ Pacific Journalist Majuro, MARSHALL ISLANDS — The Marshall Islands has created its first marine protected area, with one marine scientist describing it as one of the most spectacular places on earth. The...Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Solomon Times Online
Scientists say they have discovered the world's largest coral — measuring longer than a blue whale — on an expedition in Solomon Islands.Thursday, February 6, 2025 from Hawaii Reporter
When we do our work here at the Foundation, we get to review a LOT of bills in detail because they involve tax or public financing. This year we are following more than 300 bills out of nearly 3,200 that have been introduced this...Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from Samoa News
[ata: foa'i] By Okalani Etuati Vaega 145 Taeao Manuia. Taeao Totoa, i le mamalu o le tatou aufaitau nusipepa i lenei taeao fou. Tatou te tau fai sii le Viiga ma le Faamanu i le Silisili Ese, i Lana tausiga alofa ma Lana tausiga...