First a backgrounder: Allegra Marshall is of French/ Australian background and has been living part time in French Polynesia for over 40 years. Wanting to visit the remote islands before they were to be “discovered” by tourists, she went...
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...
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently held a Pacific Regional Webinar in Port Vila focusing on sustainable financing options to support the implementation of Nationally...
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 22 July 2024 – A Detective Sergeant, Peniamina Perite was shot and killed while arresting a murder suspect at Fasitoo-uta village this afternoon. The police held a short prayer service at the...
The ʻUkulele Foundation of Hawaiʻi presents the International ʻUkulele Festival of Hawaiʻi scheduled for Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at Kapiʻolani Park in Waikiki. Founded in 2009 as ʻUkulele Picnic in Hawaiʻi, the annual all-day ʻukulele...
Do you like to eat and drink hot foods? Well, here’s some hot news to help you avoid getting burned. One common food safety method to prevent food poisoning is to heat the food to a temperature where bacteria are killed, and...
[ata: foa'i] By LALI STAFF Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA O SE FESILI E FIA MALAMALAMA? Na fa’alauiloa mai e le fa’alapotopotoga a Tama ma Teine Tuai o le aoga maualuga a Faga’itua, i le Samoa News, le fia malamalama po o le a le mea na...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Police has announced a comprehensive gun amnesty set to begin on 01 August running through 30 September in an attempt to collect illegal firearms in circulation. This initiative, spearheaded by...
By Keli‘i Akina Yesterday was the last day of Hawaii’s 2024 state legislative session, and what a session it was. The best news to come out of it was that our lawmakers passed a major income tax-relief bill, HB2404, which Gov. Josh...
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...
The World Bank Country Director for Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, Mr Stephen Ndegwa, visited the Tina River Hydropower Development Project site in central Guadalcanal this week to view the progress made on the project since...
By Serena Solomon Source: RNZ Pacific Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If you were ever called a brat, be glad. The old insult has a different spin. The new brat is a counter-strike to the overly groomed, perfectly staged aesthetic and...
Over 25 leaders from Naha and surrounding communities in East Honiara have endorsed the next steps for the construction of the new SBD250m/AUD45m Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre.
Editor’s Note: On this day 81 years ago Henri (aka Hank) Carbonell, an Army Air Corps pilot died when his P-39 Airacobra fighter plane crashed shortly after take off from Hato Field in Curaçao, the Dutch West Indies. Hank...
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.
[ata: foa'i] By LALI STAFF Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA FA’AMUTA SAILIGA MO SE ALII ATU KUKI NA PA’U MAI I SE VA’A I LE FA’AI’UGA O LE VAIASO Ua faamutaina nei e leoleo o le Atu Kuki ia a latou sailiiliga mo se alii e 22 tausaga, e...
The Guadalcanal Province Vector Borne Disease Control Program recently donated eight bales of mosquito bed nets to the Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) at the Guadalcanal Provincial Warehouse in Honiara.
Join Chamber of Sustainable Commerce for a Lunch and Learn. Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 12-1 PM via Zoom The post Sustainable Business Leadership appeared first on Hawaii Reporter .
Over the last few years, I’ve become wedded to my bread knife. I would venture to say there’s nary a single tool in the kitchen as versatile as a bread knife. It not only glides through crusty artisan loaves and baguettes, it will...
The Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) conducted a three-day training session for nineteen teachers from four schools under the Guadalcanal Education Authority.
Sydney Ross Singer, Medical Anthropologist 6/26/2024 If you look around you at other people, there is one thing you will find all of them are doing, regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender, or any other way people are...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific Journalist Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The world is headed for the Pacific to mine, an advocate against seabed mining says. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council is currently meeting is...
A specialised medical team from New Zealand has successful implanted pacemakers in some local patients at the Vila Central Hospital (VCH), marking the country’s first such operation.
Paul Hendrickson’s Fighting the Night tackles a question that obsessed so many of my boomer contemporaries: “What did you do during The War, Daddy?” But this isn’t a reference to the 1966 movie of the same name. ...
Most of you have heard by now of the massive tax cuts just signed into law by Governor Green. At the press conference held at the signing ceremony, some very good journalists asked him: “With such massive cuts, are you going to be able...
Union Electrique Du Vanuatu Limited (UNELCO) is set to contract the construction of a groundbreaking 3 MWp solar Photovoltaic (PV) grid-connected plant with an estimated Vatu (VT) 300 million worth of investment financed through the Port...
“A collaborative effort with COL and MWCSD aims to bridge the gap between education and community development.” Apia, Samoa – 26 July 2024 – The Oloamanu Centre for Professional Development and Continuing Education...
I first met Gerry back in 1996. Someone from my yoga class invited me to a party. I cracked open a beer and amidst the buzz I heard someone say “Fiji”. I’d spent a great deal of time there (I’d written a Lonely Planet...
With so many great bills having been approved by the 2024 Legislature, it’s easy to forget that success also can be measured by the types of bills that were defeated. Yes, I am thrilled that my colleagues and I at the Grassroot Institute...
Thanks to Hawaii News Now for this story–The Moanalua Air Riflery team is coming off a historic performance at the Civilian Marksmanship Program Regional Competition. They’re preparing for nationals. The team then competed in the...
Sydney Ross Singer, Medical Anthropologist 7/22/24 Evidence Based Medicine, or EBM, is the new catchphrase suggesting that healthcare goals can be better reached by using the best research available to inform doctors and patients. But...
Titikaveka premier men’s side will be out for redemption when they take on Nikao Sokattak in round 12 of Rarotonga football competition at the CIFA complex in Matavera this afternoon.
By Keli‘i Akina One of my favorite parts about leading the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is that I have many opportunities to talk with our supporters, whether in person at our events or just out and about in the community, or over the...
For the 2024 legislative session, the governor has just released his intent to veto list. That means bills not on the list are going to become law, with or without his signature, in the beginning of July. For the most part, bills...
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has hailed the Australia-Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme as a vital short-medium solution for Solomon Islands unemployment situation.
Recently, the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed into law, a bill giving us taxpayers one of the largest, if not the largest, tax cut in Hawaii’s history. The bill was not without its detractors. Some screamed and howled and...
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 26 July 2024 – Samoa’s border security and protection against incoming illicit trade has been boosted with the Ministry of Customs and Revenue (MCR) launching the long awaited ST$62m Container X-Ray...
I opened my inbox to this header yesterday morning: ” pain-free joints”. It was another one of those cheap ad copies trying to sell a miracle cure. The sub-heading read: “Regrow cartilage by 51% in days…”...
Press Release/ Apia, 20 July, 2024 – Following the CrowdStrike incident affecting Microsoft software and applications that led to a global Information Technology outage, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology advises...
By Keli‘i Akina When it comes to promoting housing growth, some of the most important work takes place at the county level. That’s why my colleagues and I at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii have been deeply involved in advocating...
By Asi Andrew Fa’asau andrew@samoanews.com Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three members of the American Samoa Powerlifting Federation (ASPLF) gave impressive performances in the Samoa National Powerlifting Championships last Saturday...
By Keli‘i Akina Greetings from Las Vegas! You might be wondering what has brought me to Hawaii’s unofficial sister city. I’m excited to say that I’m here to celebrate liberty. Every year, some of the most influential thinkers and...
The Hon. Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Franklyn Derek Wasi has outlined top priorities he plans to achieve to boost the development of the agriculture sector in the country.
[ata: foa'i] By Okalani Etuati VAEGA 94 Taeao Manuia, Taeao Toto’a i le mamalu o le tatou aufaitau nusipepa i lenei taeao fou. Tatou te tau fai si’i le Viiga ma le Faamanu i le Atua Silisili Ese i lana tausiga alofa ma lana...