Delegate Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen mourns the passing of Hawaii’s legendary senator and a godfather to all the Pacific Islands especially American Samoa, former U.S. senator Daniel Akaka. “Today I both mourn and celebrate the life of former U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka of...

WASHINGTON—The Department of the Interior has authorized the release of $653,003 to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council Pacific Islands Committee to provide and oversee legal training for fiscal year 2018 in the judiciaries of the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech has authorized a payment of $900,000 for fiscal year 2018 funding of the Close Up Insular Area Program. This year’s program will bring approximately 190 high school-aged students from...

HONOLULU—Kupu, Hawaii’s leading conservation and youth education organization, will be launching the Pacific Resiliency Fellows program in April 2018. The new fellowship program will target early- to mid-career conservation and sustainability professionals across the Pacific...