The High School Pacific Island Cultural Arts Festival, now in its 10th year, is set for Saturday, aiming to help students reconnect with island culture.

By tending taro (kalo) gardens in Portland, a civic club produces food while deepening its connection to Indigenous Hawaiian ...

While the rate continues to grow, it may be doing so more slowly than other regions partly because Long Island is still more “traditional” in its approach, with a large Catholic population ...

Gladys Teaupa remembers rushing off the stage after her high school performance to help scoop ice cream into watermelon bowls at her family’s food stall at the Polyfest. “Lines were queuing up and Mum ...

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TOKYO -- A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor hit about 100 kilometers (62 ...

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) troika leaders have reviewed a list of "eminent persons" with extensive knowledge on Pacific regionalism to leads discussions on regional reforms, the Cook Islands ...

He was just learning about how Pacific peoples had ... home in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands: More westernization has meant more reliance on unhealthy imported foods and more people getting ...

People make different types of food on Gudi Padwa but there's nothing like the traditional food. In most households, the traditional foods are made during festivals. Here, take a look at some of ...

A human rights group in New Zealand has welcomed support from several Pacific island nations for West Papua, which has been under Indonesian military occupation since the 1960s. West Papua is a ...

The Cook Islands ... traditional Ra'ui System where access to a particular resource or area is forbidden for a given period," explained Karla Eggelton, CEO of CITC. "The system aims to conserve ...