Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin, and many people believed Polynesian voyagers simply lucked into finding th ...

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A round-up of news from around the region, including an Imam in PNG saying he is fine with the country being a Christian nation as long as freedom of religion is still respected.

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Kahoʻohalahala thinks the reality is no Pacific nation is truly independent of one another: Any decision the Cook Islands makes, that Tonga makes, will affect the same ocean that also belongs to ...

Autonomous regions exist in many different contexts around the world. While some countries decide to embrace autonomy fully ...

Japanese immigrants brought shave ice—fluffier than your average snow cone—to Hawaii in the early 1900s ... Plan your day Download offline maps and save restaurant locations before leaving ship Wi-Fi.

In towns like Derry, Londonderry and Bedford, not everyone had the proper documentation to register to vote during Tuesday’s elections. A Derry voter went back home to grab her birth certificate ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Property owners will have a chance to appeal the federal government’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps on Oahu. Over the past five years, FEMA has studied flood risks ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure. The ...

Question: Regarding Oahu’s new flood map, the city says you can appeal if your property is placed in a high-risk zone and you have to get flood insurance because of that. Is hardship a grounds ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Starting this week, residents on Oahu will have an opportunity to submit feedback on updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), including appeals to their property’s ...