producing very high-resolution vegetation maps of 235 out of the 266 Pacific atolls. The maps showed that coconut palms covered 58.3% of the islands’ tree cover, surpassing native broadleaf ...

Kauʻilani Arce has been appointed as the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement's new chief operating officer, the nonprofit ...

By Kristine Sabillo More than half of the tree cover in Pacific atolls is largely composed of “abandoned and overgrown” colonial-era coconut palm plantations, reveal satellite images in a study ...

Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. Flowers have long been symbolic of that special connection between people.

He’s made a career chasing the bounty of the North Pacific, building up a storehouse of ... Fairbanks anthropologist whose ...

Nearly half of white high school students and more than half of Black students in the state said they'd experienced racism in ...

Maga’låhi Gådao Gupot CHamoru festival, hosted by the legendary Chief Gadao’s native village of Inalåhan, offered visitors ...

This Central American gem is abounding in rugged terrain and rainforests. It’s the ultimate postcard destination with ...

Mufi Hannemann Mufi Hannemann The 7th annual Visitor Public Safety Conference has been scheduled for Wednesday at the Hawai ‘i Convention Center with a new emphasis on preventing drownings in an ...

Coprolites helped them confirm that moa feasted on colorful native fungi—and, by doing so, the ostrich-like creatures might have helped maintain healthy forests on the South Pacific island.

from New Zealand’s native Maori people and displays showcasing Pacific Island natives and other ethnic communities who have made Auckland home. The area's natural history, archaeology ...