Shalom & Aloha: Volcanoes, beaches, sunsets – and Jews – in Hawaii
The history of Jews in the Hawaiian Islands, when they arrived, what happened during World War II, and what their lives are ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio2d
Hawaiian homesteaders in Hoʻolehua, Molokaʻi, celebrate a century of living on the ʻāina
Hawaiʻi's first homestead was established on Moloka’i in 1922 as a pilot for what became Hawaiian homelands across the ...
Live Science5d
Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding near the Cook Islands
After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...
Yahoo5d
Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
He was just learning about how Pacific peoples had navigated the ocean, guided by constellations, to find their islands. Hōkūleʻa was the first ... darkness and ending with an extensive Hawaiian ...
Science News6d
A nearly century-old dead date palm tree helped solve an ancestry mystery
The iconic Cape Verde date palm came from commercial trees gone feral and could provide genetic variety to boost the resilience of its tamer relatives.
University of California11d
Iguanas floated to Fiji millions of years ago on an unprecedented raft journey, scientists say
A new analysis conducted by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of San Francisco (USF) ...
Science News14d
The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved
The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.
NHK14d
Pacific Islands Forum to build relations with various nations, its chief says
The chief of the Pacific Islands Forum has stressed the importance of its members building relations with various countries, saying, "we don't want to take sides." The forum is a group of ...
Indiatimes20d
10 facts about Vanuatu, the Pacific Island nation that cancelled Lalit Modi’s passport
Vanuatu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific, has recently drawn international attention after its Prime Minister, Jotham Napat, ordered the cancellation of fugitive businessman Lalit Modi ...
Hindustan Times21d
10 facts about Vanuatu, the Pacific island country that cancelled Lalit Modi’s passport
Modi was earlier learnt to have acquired citizenship of Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean that is known for its Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) programme. Vanuatu is an island nation ...
Stars and Stripes21d
No sign of missing sea ambulance as 6-day search ends in the Pacific
Searchers faced challenging conditions in the vast Pacific, Muir said. A “little bit higher sea state with larger swells” hindered visibility. The Navy, Coast Guard and Marshall Islands crews ...
Hindustan Times22d
The Hamptons, Long Island brush fire map: Blaze erupts in Pine Barrens, spreads along Sunrise Highway
Photos and videos shared online show the fire sweeping across parts of Long Island. You can check out the live fire map here. A brush fire is ripping through Long Island, New York ...