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date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>They came out in defense of national parks and small businesses, public education and health care for veterans, abortion rights and fair elections. They marched against tariffs and oligarchs, dark money and fascism, the deportation of legal immigrants and the Department of Government Efficiency.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON/JUPITER, Fla. — U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The consolidation of Goodwill Hawaii’s Hilo stores and social service programs to the 67,000 square-foot campus at 17 Makaala St. acquired in late 2023 should be completed by the end of 2026.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/04/06/hawaii-news/work-on-goodwill-campus-progresses/
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hilo rally for the “Hands Off!” nationwide day of protest on Saturday saw over 1,000 people turn out to protest the Trump administration.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A 30-year-old Hilo man accused of fatally stabbing an 81-year-old woman who lived next door to him will receive a mental examination.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, according to two White House officials and an Israeli official, in the second such visit by the Israeli leader since the president’s inauguration in January.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Senate approved Republicans’ budget blueprint just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday to clear the way for passing President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, after Democrats forced an overnight session to protest the GOP push to deliver what the president has called “one big beautiful bill” of spending and tax cuts.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Rivers were rising rapidly across much of the Midwest and South on Saturday, prompting water rescues and road closures as a relentless storm continued to dump rain across the country.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>If you’re traveling in the Czech Republic south of Prague, you may have the famously cute town of Cesky Krumlov on your itinerary. While it’s delightful, two nearby towns — straddling the regions of Bohemia and Moravia — feel less commercial and, for many, equally worthwhile.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials have fired workers for the main U.S. aid agency who were sent to Myanmar to assess how the United States could help with earthquake relief efforts, three people with knowledge of the actions said.</p>
date: 2025-04-06, from: The Husk
Alisha crafts fresh leis and baskets, using materials from her home islands
https://thehusk.substack.com/p/21-year-old-remathau-entrepreneur
date: 2025-04-05, from: Pacific Island Times
While the U.S. military maintains that beefing up existing defense resources and building a missile defense system would secure the island,
date: 2025-04-05, from: Pacific Island Times
The word “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” was coined in the 1930s and popularized by the 1964 film “Mary Poppins,” which my wife Sharon
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/when-super-is-not-so-super
date: 2025-04-05, from: Pacific Island Times
In ancient times, obsidian was highly valued in Vanuatu for its sharpness and ease of shaping.
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/obsidian-in-ancient-vanuatu
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BEIJING — China has struck back at President Donald Trump.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Two days after President Donald Trump announced his expansive global tariffs, the United States confronted wide-ranging and painful blowback, as China retaliated against U.S. goods and markets plummeted again on worries of a persistent, damaging trade war.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Laura Loomer had President Donald Trump’s full attention.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Relief for many Hawaii condominium owners paying sky-high insurance premiums may be available soon under a state program.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Friday won U.S. Space Force rocket launch contracts worth a combined $13.5 billion through 2029 to send some of the Pentagon’s most sensitive and complex satellites into space.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JERUSALEM — The Israeli military pressed deeper into northern Gaza by ground on Friday after issuing a series of evacuation orders calling on Palestinians to flee, part of its escalating offensive against Hamas in the war-battered Gaza Strip.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>An American tourist set off alone last week on an inflatable boat for the remote island of North Sentinel in the Indian Ocean. He had packed a Diet Coke and a coconut as an offering for the highly isolated tribe that lives there, and he had brought along a GoPro camera in hopes of filming the encounter, the Indian police said.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge gave the Trump administration until the end of Monday to return to the United States a Maryland man who was inadvertently deported to El Salvador last month despite a court order allowing him to stay in the country.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Over the past few days, more than 30 tornadoes have shredded a vast stretch of the central United States, and relentless rain has pushed creeks and streams beyond their banks. In Kentucky, floodwaters swept away a 9-year-old boy, making him at least the eighth person killed by the violent series of storms.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike Friday on Kryvyi Rih, a city in central Ukraine, killed at least 16 people, including six children, and wounded more than 50, local officials said. It was the latest in a series of Russian attacks on urban centers in recent days, despite ongoing ceasefire talks, that have caused significant civilian casualties.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Trump administration on Friday rejected a Biden administration plan that would have required Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs and expanded access for millions of people.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Mark your calendar for the Big Island Chocolate Festival, April 10 to April 12, and learn everything from growing to eating cacao or chocolate.</p>
date: 2025-04-05, updated: 2025-04-06, from: Marianas Variety
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) — One of the most pivotal weeks in years — even decades — for the global economy closed on Friday to the sound of the Nasdaq crashing into a bear market as investors fear President Donald Trump’s trade war will tip the world into recession.
date: 2025-04-05, from: Pacific Island Times
Vanuatu stands with the 6PAC+ alliance at the IMO that includes the Pacific, the Caribbean, Africa, and many SIDS and LDCs. We stand with th
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/no-more-excuses-real-climate-action-now
date: 2025-04-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The S.T.E.A.M. on the Bookshelf program has already engaged over 200 ʻohana on Maui.
The post Hands-on STEAM program for Maui keiki expands with new funding first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/04/steam-on-the-bookshelf-program/
date: 2025-04-05, from: Pacific Island Times
Every institution deserves to have its roots shaken from time to time. Most NGOs fall victim to their own foregone conclusions, a de facto
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/peddling-influence-in-the-new-cold-war
date: 2025-04-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH Mānoa Faculty, lecturers and graduate students will tour with their original world premiere dance production, EchoEight.
The post UH Mānoa dance majors to perform on European stages first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/04/uh-manoa-dance-echoeight-european-stages/
date: 2025-04-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
His visit, spanning about a week, connected students with complex mathematical ideas in an engaging and accessible way.
The post Mathematician Ellenberg’s visit expands math horizons for UH Mānoa students first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/04/jordan-ellenberg-uh-manoa-visit/
date: 2025-04-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Shakespeare’s Much Ado gets a 1970s makeover at Windward CC’s Palikū Theatre.
The post Disco, deception and dueling lovers—Shakespeare’s Much Ado gets a ’70s twist first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/04/shakespeares-much-ado-gets-70s-twist/
date: 2025-04-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The university encourages members of the community to participate in the search process by providing feedback and submitting nominations for individuals.
The post UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/04/uh-manoa-ad-search-announce/
date: 2025-04-04, from: Pacific Island Times
For artist and small business owner Monica Baza, art isn’t just about creativity; it’s about connection. From her early days as a founding m
date: 2025-04-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The annual awards recognize accomplished professionals whose talents and potential set them apart as emerging leaders of Hawaiʻi.
The post UH faculty, alumni honored in Hawaiʻi Business Magazine’s ‘20 for the Next 20’ first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/04/2025-20-for-the-next-20/
date: 2025-04-04, updated: 2025-04-04, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2025-04-04, from: Pacific Island Times
By Jayvee Vallejera The sweeping tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on many products imported to the United States set Guam…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/how-guam-can-leverage-us-tariffs
date: 2025-04-04, from: Pacific Island Times
In 2023, Humanities Guahan was among the recipients of the NEH’s $1.3 million grant for the Pacific Islands Cultural Initiative, which it sh
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/neh-grants-terminated-humanities-gu%C3%A5han-facing-shutdown
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Mexican national arrested a year ago in Ocean View with 184 grams of heroin (about 6.4 ounces) and 176 grams of methamphetamine (about 6.2 ounces) has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in federal prison.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>For three years, the U.S. economy has been buffeted by rapid inflation, high interest rates and political instability at home and abroad. Yet it has proved surprisingly resilient, supported by the sturdy pillars of robust consumer spending, a rising stock market, and healthy balance sheets for households and businesses alike.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>William Brown, a Hawaii Police Department detective, was found guilty Wednesday of perjury, a class C felony offense, following a bench trial by Judge Peter K. Kubota.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/04/04/hawaii-news/hpd-detective-found-guilty-of-perjury/
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A bill that would help clear Hawaii County arrest records of cases of possessing small amounts of drugs, including marijuana, is on its way to the governor’s office.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Mom-and-pop businesses across Hawaii could close their doors and consumers will soon face higher prices for everyday items after President Donald Trump announced an across-the-board minimum 10% tariff on most imports, which went into effect Wednesday night, local business and government officials say.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Laptop computers from Taiwan, wine from Italy, frozen shrimp from India, Nike sneakers from Vietnam and Irish butter.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Forecasters predict above-average 2025 Atlantic hurricane season</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/04/04/nation-world-news/news-in-brief-for-april/
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A deadly spring storm killed at least seven people and spawned tornadoes and drenching thunderstorms in a swath of the U.S. stretching from Texas to Ohio for a second day on Thursday, raising the risk of flooding.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>At least six White House National Security Council officials have been fired or reassigned, according to several people familiar with the matter, in what appears to be the first significant purge of Donald Trump’s second presidency.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BOSTON — Democratic state attorneys general on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that compels voters to prove they are U.S. citizens and bars states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans took a procedural step forward on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut agenda on Thursday, overcoming concerns among some Republican lawmakers that the plan does not include sufficient spending cuts.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The MANA 2025 Invitational Art Show will showcase artwork by noted Bid Island artists.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii recognized Hawaii Police Department Puna Patrol Officer Rodney De Lima Jr. as 2024 Officer of the Year and Hawaii Fire Department Battalion Chief Patrick Springer as 2024 Firefighter of the Year during a ceremony on March 8 in Hilo.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Laupahoehoe Transfer Station will close for up to 10 months starting Monday, April 21, so significant improvements can be made to the facility.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As National Public Health Week 2025 celebrates 30 years, the state Department of Health and the Mayor’s Office will host a special community event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 11, outside on the Hilo State Office Building lanai.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate on the highly sensitive March 15 launch of U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Houthis.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO/GAZA — Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced “security zone” they intend to seize.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A traffic-related incident early this morning in Kona led to an officer-involved shooting.</p>
date: 2025-04-04, from: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI
The City and County of Honolulu selected a site on private land in Wahiawā for a landfill to replace the current Waimānalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in West Oʻahu, which is scheduled to close in a few years.
The post Oʻahu’s Landfill Dilemma <br/>INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI appeared first on PBS Hawai‘i.
https://www.pbshawaii.org/o%ca%bbahus-landfill-dilemma-insights-on-pbs-hawai%ca%bbi/
date: 2025-04-04, from: Pacific Island Times
At the end of the day though, we made sure to submit our NDCs despite our contributions to emissions being negligible at 0.0005 percent of
date: 2025-04-04, updated: 2025-04-06, from: Marianas Variety
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted on Friday by the Constitutional Court, ushering in an election after it upheld parliament’s impeachment over Yoon’s imposition of martial law that sparked the nation’s worst political crisis in decades.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — Housing for Palauan patients referred to Taiwan for medical treatment is currently adequate, Vice President and Minister of Health Raynold “Arnold” Oilouch said, following an offer from Shin Kong Hospital to provide four additional rooms. The four rooms at the Shin Kong Hospital Training Center, combined with Palau’s two medical houses, are […]
The post Palau officials Assess Patient Housing in Taiwan, Hawaii appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/palau-officials-assess-patient-housing-in-taiwan-hawaii/
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
NGERULMUD, Palau — A proposal to allow limited exportation of reef fish for personal consumption is reigniting debate among lawmakers, scientists, government agencies, and the public, as concerns over cultural traditions clash with warnings of declining fish populations. Supporters of the measure argue that sending fish abroad allows Palauans living overseas to maintain a vital […]
The post Debate over Reef Fish Exportation weighs culture against conservation appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/debate-over-reef-fish-exportation-weighs-culture-against-conservation/
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
NGEREMLENGUI, Palau – The rehabilitation of Ngeremlengui’s Fishing Market and Gas Station has been completed, promising long-term benefits for local fishermen, residents, and the broader community. The newly upgraded facility is expected to enhance economic opportunities, ensure reliable fuel access, and promote sustainable development across the state. On April 1, 2025, Delegate Rechelulk Mengkur, chairman […]
The post Ngeremlengui’s upgraded fish market, Gas Station to boost local economy, community access appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — Minister Ngiraibelas Tmetuchl of the Ministry of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism, and Development and Director Terralyn R. Nabeyama of the Bureau of Human Resources met with the Senate Committee on Judicial and Governmental Affairs (JGA) to discuss legislative and regulatory challenges affecting Palau’s workforce. JGA Committee Chairman Seigfried Bai Nakamura, Vice Chairman […]
The post Palau Lawmakers, officials discuss Labor Law Reforms Amid workforce challenges appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — A suspect in an attempted robbery at 7-EAT Restaurant in Madalii was released after being held in custody for 24 hours, authorities confirmed. Police arrested Temarikel Jewish Baustor on Tuesday morning, April 2, after receiving a report of a masked man attempting to rob the restaurant. According to the police report, Baustor […]
The post Suspect in attempted robbery at 7-EAT Restaurant released after 24 Hours in custody appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) has reinforced its commitment to protecting Palau’s marine resources by signing Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Ngaraard State Government on March 7, 2025, and with Ngarchelong State Government on March 25, 2025, respectively. These agreements establish formal collaborations to enhance marine research, education, and outreach, ensuring the long-term […]
The post PICRC strengthens Marine Conservation Partnerships with Ngaraard and Ngarchelong State Governments appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
SUVA (PACNEWS)—In a heartfelt farewell, BenarNews, a trailblazer in independent journalism across the Asia-Pacific, has announced a pause in operations due to funding challenges. After a decade of delivering crucial news from countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and the Pacific the outlet faces an uncertain future after the U.S administration withheld […]
The post BenarNews bids farewell after 10 years of pioneering reporting in Asia Pacific appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
WASHINGTON/SUVA (FBC NEWS/PACNEWS) —Fiji and other Pacific countries will now face higher export charges to the US under newly introduced reciprocal tariffs. Under the new policy, Fiji will face a 32 per cent tariff on its exports to the United States of America. This in response to the 63 per cent tariff Fiji imposes on […]
The post Trump slaps higher tariffs on Fiji and Pacific nations in response to unfair trade practices appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
Changes to how economies are measured will reflect the depletion of oil, gas and coal reserves, affecting big players like Saudi Arabia, Russia and Norway WASHINGTON (CLIMATE HOME) —Government statisticians have endorsed a new measure of the size of national economies, tackling statistical quirks that led to the contribution of fossil fuels being overstated and […]
The post Fossil fuel nations to see value of their economies shrink under new UN-agreed measure appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
PAPE’ETE (THE GUARDIAN)—French Polynesia’s president has issued a stark warning over the risks of deep-sea mining, saying it will be allowed in his territory “over my dead body” as he argues the potential for environmental damage outweighs any benefits. Moetai Brotherson’s comments to the Guardian come as countries in the Pacific and elsewhere grapple with […]
The post ‘Playing gods with the cradle of life’: French Polynesia’s president issues warning over deep-sea mining appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
PORT MORESBY (BENAR NEWS) — A landmark court conviction in Papua New Guinea related to the murder of a mother-of-five accused of sorcery is being hailed as a major victory in the fight to stop such attacks and murders. For the first time, a court has found a person guilty of accusing someone of sorcery […]
The post Milestone PNG conviction puts sorcery accusers on notice over inciting lynchings appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
By Riley Stuart and Europe correspondent Elias Clure in London In short: (ABC-Australia) The House of Commons Defense Committee has announced it is putting the AUKUS partnership under the microscope. The trilateral pact is supposed to see Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars. What’s next? The MP leading the inquiry says it’ll […]
The post Britain launches AUKUS parliamentary inquiry amid ‘geopolitical shifts’ appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/britain-launches-aukus-parliamentary-inquiry-amid-geopolitical-shifts/
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
WASHINGTON (AFP)—The White House confirmed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs on Wednesday, though it provided no details about the size and scope of trade barriers that have businesses, consumers and investors fretting about an intensifying global trade war. Trump has for weeks trumpeted 02 April as a “Liberation Day” that […]
The post World economies brace for Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/world-economies-brace-for-donald-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs/
date: 2025-04-04, from: Island Times
In short: (ABC- Australia) Tesla sales in the first three months of 2025 have fallen by a bigger-than-expected margin, with a slump in sales in the US, Europe and China. It comes amid increased electric vehicle competition and chief executive Elon Musk’s embrace of far-right politics. What’s next? Chinese company BYD is set to unseat […]
The post Tesla sales fall in first months of 2025 amid Elon Musk backlash appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/tesla-sales-fall-in-first-months-of-2025-amid-elon-musk-backlash/
date: 2025-04-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The report provides advice to the National Science Foundation on how to reinvigorate U.S. leadership in ocean research.
The post Critical investments needed on ocean science front to prepare, report says first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/03/nasem-ocean-studies-report/
date: 2025-04-03, from: Pacific Island Times
Guam is particularly surprised to find out that debloating bureaucracy is possible. At the local level, “modernizing the government” and “ma
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/remember-comwrong-21
date: 2025-04-03, from: Pacific Island Times
“The investments that the United States is making—both on the military side as well as economic and other soft power areas resonating from G
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Their training, which began in November 2024, included workshops on relationship building with legislators, writing policy briefs and crafting persuasive op-eds.
The post UH Mānoa undergrads advocate for research on Capitol Hill first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/03/undergrads-advocate-for-research/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Gonzales is leading his students on an educational journey that blends Hawaiian culture with STEM learning.
The post UH alum, award-winning teacher inspires Molokaʻi keiki with STEM, culture first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/03/teacher-inspires-molokai-keiki/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH alumni gathered in Chicago for a weekend of connection, featuring a special tour of the Chicago Legacy Hula exhibit.
The post Bringing aloha to the Windy City: UH alumni celebrate in Chicago first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/03/bringing-aloha-to-the-windy-city/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
3D printing makes Kapiʻolani CC’s Dental Assisting Program one of the most advanced in the country.
The post Cutting-edge tech for Kapiʻolani CC dental assisting students first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/03/cutting-edge-tech-for-dental-assisting/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism honors individuals and organizations that have made outstanding and long-lasting contributions to Hawaiʻi’s tourism industry.
The post More than $300K raised to support future travel industry leaders first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/03/celebrate-a-legacy-in-tourism-2025/
date: 2025-04-03, updated: 2025-04-05, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - By Amber Tialino, senior vice president and general manager of Spend & Expense at BILL
date: 2025-04-03, from: Marshal Islands Journal
The annual Secondary School Practicum Program, providing valuable hands-on experience to 357 students across various ministries, agencies and private sector companies in Majuro, Wotje, Jaluit, Ebeye, and Enniburr, Kwajalein, launched late last month. This initiative is designed to bridge academic learning with practical workplace experience, equipping students with the skills and knowledge necessary for their […]
The post PSS launches annual work program appeared first on The Marshall Islands Journal.
https://marshallislandsjournal.com/pss-launches-annual-work-program/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH was awarded full reaccreditation by AAHRPP for a period of five years.
The post UH achieves ‘gold standard,’ reaccredited for human research protection first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/03/aahrpp-full-reaccreditation/
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Jennifer Randall Hotz Mrs. C. will tell you she doesn’t mind that the children never ask her what she thinks about anything important or that her husband, when she cooks him breakfast, rushes out the door, claims he only … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2025/04/03/i-should-write-a-poem-about-mrs-c-from-happy-days/
date: 2025-04-03, updated: 2025-04-06, from: Marianas Variety
Deal or no deal
date: 2025-04-03, updated: 2025-04-06, from: Marianas Variety
ASSISTANT Police Chief Simon Manacop said the Department of Public Safety is conducting routine checks at Northern Marianas College while detectives prioritize the investigation of an online threat made to NMC.
date: 2025-04-03, updated: 2025-04-06, from: Marianas Variety
THE CNMI has until Dec. 31, 2026 to spend the state and local fiscal recovery funds that it received from the federal government under the American Rescue Plan Act, U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds said.
date: 2025-04-03, updated: 2025-04-06, from: Marianas Variety
THE Department of Public Works will inspect Imperial Pacific International’s unfinished hotel and casino building in Garapan.
date: 2025-04-03, updated: 2025-04-03, from: Marianas Variety
MANGILAO (UOG) — The University of Guam Student Government Association made history with the successful debut of its first-ever Miss UOG Pageant, held at the UOG Center Courtyard during Blue Night on March 7, 2025. The highly anticipated event showcased the intelligence, talent, and leadership of UOG’s brightest women, culminating in the crowning of Ashley Topasña as the inaugural Miss UOG.
date: 2025-04-03, updated: 2025-04-03, from: Marianas Variety
SPRING has arrived, and with it comes a lineup of egg-citing offers at Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan! From a festive Easter Brunch to seasonal cocktails and special appreciation deals, there are plenty of reasons to celebrate all month long.
date: 2025-04-03, from: Marshal Islands Journal
KAREN EARNSHAW Almost 40 people underwent life-changing surgeries at Majuro hospital over the last two weeks thanks to a Canvasback mission that included 26 team members from the United States who were assisted by a large number of the hospital’s staff. Jacque Spence, co-founder of Canvasback Missions, was ecstatic late last week with the level […]
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date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country’s biggest trading partners, drawing defiant responses from leaders and governments around the world.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LONDON/TOKYO — The latest round of U.S. trade tariffs unveiled on Wednesday will sap yet more vigour from a world economy barely recovered from the post-pandemic inflation surge, weighed down by record debt and unnerved by geopolitical strife.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Wall Street shuddered as President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on countries across the globe Wednesday, with the administration unveiling higher taxes on imports than investors had expected, weighing on markets around the world.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 10% minimum tariff on most goods imported to the United States, with much higher duties on products from dozens of countries, kicking into high gear a global trade war that threatens to drive up inflation and stall U.S. and worldwide economic growth.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, maintaining the court’s 4-3 liberal majority in a setback for President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk, who had backed her conservative rival.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Israel strikes 
at military 
bases in Syria</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/04/03/nation-world-news/news-in-brief-for-april-3/
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NUUK, Greenland — Denmark’s prime minister pledged to support Greenland against U.S. President Donald Trump’s expressions of interest in acquiring the Danish semi-autonomous territory as she landed in Nuuk on Wednesday for talks with its incoming government.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The White House said on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk will stay on to complete his mission to slash government spending and downsize the federal workforce, dismissing media reports that he will leave the role soon.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Amazon has put in a last-minute bid to acquire all of TikTok, the popular video app, as it approaches an April deadline to be separated from its Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States, according to three people familiar with the bid.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>For many turkey hunters, Hawaii is a bucket list destination for a wild turkey hunt, especially for those pursuing a U.S. Super Slam.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Zonta Club of Hilo seeks applicants for the Women in Business Leadership Award and the Women in STEM Award.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HOPE Services Hawaii has acquired an apartment building in Kailua-Kona for affordable housing.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The inaugural class of Hawaii Community College’s new butchery course — the first program of its kind in the state — graduated in March at the Ko Education Center in Honokaa.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As part of the National Park Service’s established protocol regarding officer-involved shootings, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has released body-worn camera footage from a March 4, 2025, officer involved shooting.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii Island police have arrested a Mountain View man following a violent robbery Tuesday morning at O’Reilly Auto Parts in Hilo.</p>
date: 2025-04-03, from: Marshal Islands Journal
GIFF JOHNSON President Donald Trump’s team’s takeover of the United States Institute of Peace, closure of Voice of America, and plan to defund the East-West Center was, perhaps, predictable but is nevertheless undermining US relations in the Pacific region and with allies around the world. All three institutions have been in place for decades, furthering […]
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date: 2025-04-03, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The University of the South Pacific (USP) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research…
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date: 2025-04-03, from: Marshal Islands Journal
The Majuro Deaf Education Center (MDEC), located on the Marshall Islands High School campus, celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony last week for a new basketball court. This project is made possible through the funding support of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the collaborative efforts of the Public School System. MDEC is a […]
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date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH Community Colleges are equipping students with essential career skills for lifelong success.
The post UH Community Colleges innovate workforce development, ‘life design’ first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/uh-community-colleges-life-design/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Steven Hill’s sustainable and innovative dining table wins the 2024 Lāʻau Pono Award.
The post Sustainable table design earns architecture instructor woodshow award first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/hill-hawaii-woodshow-award/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
In 2023, about 72,000 individuals moved to Hawaiʻi.
The post Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected, UHERO blog shows first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/migration-trends-blog/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Catherine Belyakov, Nellie Thompson, Arianna Sakellaris, Holly Nelson and Milan Bukovics named to the CSC Academic All-District team.
The post UH swim and dive teams places 5 on Academic All-District Team first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/uh-swim-dive-teams-academic-all-district-team/
date: 2025-04-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH Mānoa women’s tennis player Ana Vilcek earned her third career Big West Player of the Week honor.
The post Vilcek earns tennis Big West Player of the Week honors first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/vilcek-tennis-bw-player-of-week/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH Mānoa is leading a key project in a regional effort to strengthen public health emergency preparedness, focusing on health risk communication.
The post UH joins effort to strengthen public health emergency preparedness first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/public-health-emergency-preparedness/
date: 2025-04-02, from: Pacific Island Times
A U.S. territory in the Pacific is clearly a colony by any definition. Colonies are defined based on their lack of full participation in
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/stuck-in-colonial-crisis-what-can-we-do
date: 2025-04-02, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Journal 4/2/1982 P2 Status talks to resume on radiationThe status talks between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the United States will resume this month, with meetings to be held in the Marshall Islands. That development was announced April 1 by Foreign Secretary Tony deBrum when he returned to Majuro from meetings in Honolulu […]
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date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Students and teachers can explore cybersecurity through hands-on training at GenCyber camps.
The post Register for cybersecurity camps for middle and high schoolers, teachers first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/cybersecurity-camps-middle-high-schoolers-teachers/
date: 2025-04-02, from: Pacific Island Times
United hosted a gate celebration at the A. B. Won Pat International Airport on Wednesday to mark the launch of the Guam-Taipei direct…
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
This week’s image is from the Waikīkī Aquarium.
The post Image of the week: Baby seahorses first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/image-of-the-week-baby-seahorses/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
These projects are part of the Ola Waikīkī project.
The post New grants support Ala Wai water quality improvements first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/02/grants-support-ala-wai-water-quality/
date: 2025-04-02, updated: 2025-04-03, from: Marianas Variety
THE Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation is proud to announce a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing the critical shortage of gastrointestinal or GI diagnostic services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. In collaboration with GI Digital and the practice of Dr. Paul Alfred Muna-Aguon in Guam, CHCC will introduce a telehealth-enabled capsule endoscopy or CE service in Saipan. This new service will provide local access to advanced GI diagnostics and care, transforming the way gastrointestinal diseases are diagnosed and managed in the CNMI.
date: 2025-04-02, updated: 2025-04-03, from: Marianas Variety
MANGILAO (UOG) — The Isla Center for the Arts at the University of Guam is proud to announce the opening of the 2025 UOG Undergraduate Exhibition which includes 128 works of art created by selected UOG undergraduate students. Fine Arts faculty selected works of art produced by students enrolled in the various studio classes.
date: 2025-04-02, updated: 2025-04-03, from: Marianas Variety
MANGILAO (UOG) — The University of Guam is excited to unveil an innovation in academic planning: an online, year-long Course Schedule is now live for the Academic Year 2025–2026.
date: 2025-04-02, updated: 2025-04-03, from: Marianas Variety
(SBDC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network at Northern Marianas College successfully concluded Part 1 of its Federal Contracting 101 training series, equipping local businesses with practical knowledge and resources to enter the federal marketplace. The training, led by expert business consultant Sixto K. Igisomar, provided attendees with step-by-step guidance on setting up their SAM.gov accounts and crafting an effective capabilities statement — two essential components for businesses seeking federal contracts.
date: 2025-04-02, updated: 2025-04-03, from: Marianas Variety
I FREQUENTLY go to our beautiful American Memorial Park to walk my dog. I notice the flame trees that are flowering nicely. However, there are trees that are struggling.
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Department of Public Works will be performing “street light foundation and sidewalk work” Thursday on Kapiolani Street in Hilo.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Kona judge ruled Friday that the Hawaii County Board of Appeals erred when it sided with the Department of Public Works, which revoked a 2020 renovation building permit that was in effect after a man bought a small Milolii Beach Lots house in a shoreline management area four years ago.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A 44-year-old woman who allegedly used a U.S. passport stolen from a car in Las Vegas to hide her identity and move methamphetamine and money between Hawaii and the mainland pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Trump administration laid off thousands of federal health workers Tuesday in a purge that included senior leaders and top scientists charged with regulating food and drugs, protecting Americans from disease and researching new treatments and cures.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The White House confirmed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs today, though it provided no details about the size and scope of trade barriers that have businesses, consumers and investors fretting about an intensifying global trade war.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Two Trump-backed Republicans won special congressional elections in Florida on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, shoring up their party’s slim majority in the House at a crucial moment for President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>US judge blocks Trump from 
firing federal workers on probation</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/04/02/nation-world-news/news-in-brief-for-april-2-2/
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group’s insurance division, in New York last year.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Sen. Cory Booker, visibly tired but still upright at a lectern on the Senate floor, was deep into the second day of a speech criticizing the Trump administration Tuesday, a show of physical and oratorical stamina that he hoped would spotlight what he called a “crisis” facing the United States under President Donald Trump.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration erroneously deported a Salvadoran man as part of three high-profile deportation flights to El Salvador last month, after a judge’s ruling prohibited the man’s removal to his home country, a court filing on Monday showed.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Princeton University said on Tuesday the U.S. government froze several dozen research grants to the school, which became the latest academic institution targeted by the Trump administration in a crackdown on what it calls antisemitism on campuses.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Wisconsin voters were choosing a new justice for the state’s top court on Tuesday in a race that offers an early referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency, with abortion rights, labor rights and election rules all potentially in the balance.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has continued his campaign to aggressively undercut Social Security, leveling baseless and often misleading attacks on the insurance program.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>United Nations officials who surveyed earthquake damage in Myanmar urged the global community on Tuesday to ramp up aid before the looming monsoon season worsens already catastrophic conditions, with the death toll at 2,719 and expected to surpass 3,000.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>When Blair Isbell’s food aid benefits arrive each month, the community college student and mother of two starts planning how to spend the roughly $7 per person per day she gets for groceries. Isbell has an app on her phone for every grocery store in her area of California’s Central Valley, and uses them to find the best deals. She favors pasta and rice combinations, stretching the meat and vegetables as far as she can for her sons, ages 4 and 8.</p>
date: 2025-04-02, from: Pacific Island Times
Ahead of the talks, ABG’s President Ishmael Toroama moved to sideline a key sticking point over PNG parliamentary ratification of the vote,
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Scholars under the Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Programme (N-POC) at The University of the South Pacific…
The post N-POC Scholars undertake PhD Writing and Publishing Workshop appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.
https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/n-poc-scholars-undertake-phd-writing-and-publishing-workshop/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Seven research students from The University of the South Pacific (USP) attended the Association for…
The post USP Research Students Participate in Social Anthropology meeting appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.
https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/usp-research-students-participate-in-social-anthropology-meeting/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
In a joint effort to address evolving workforce dynamics in Fiji, the Graduate School of…
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https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/discussions-highlight-evolving-workforce-dynamics/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
More than 1,300 people gathered in Hilo to celebrate and protect one of Hawaiʻi’s most treasured trees—the ʻōhiʻa lehua.
The post ʻŌhiʻa love grows at UH CTAHR event in Hilo first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/ohia-love-grows-ctahr-hilo/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Kamana Nahaku became the first player in UH history to receive the Golden Spikes National Player of the Week recognition.
The post Nahaku earns national baseball award, Big West Player of the Week first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/nahaku-earns-nation-big-west/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Ben Crinella finished fourth at the Sonoma State Spring Invitational.
The post UH Hilo Crinella receives 2nd PacWest men’s golf Player of the Week honor first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/crinella-2nd-pacwest-mens-golf-player-of-the-week/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Louis Sakanoko received the Offensive Player of the Week award, and Tread Rosenthal was named Setter of the Week.
The post Sakanoko, Rosenthal capture men’s volleyball Big West awards first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/sakanoko-rosenthal-big-west-awards/
date: 2025-04-02, from: Pacific Island Times
Bob Klitzkie By Pacific Island Times News Staff Robert “Bob” Klitzkie, former senator and a popular talk show host, passed away early…
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The Hale Wainani Lei Garden allows student residents to have a sustainable relationship with native Hawaiian plants.
The post Planter bed project helps Hale Wainani residents bloom first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/hale-wainani-planter-bed-project/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
While faculty, staff, students, and administration go about the business of higher education, O & M keeps everything humming.
The post Kaʻana Manaʻo: Behind the Scenes first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/kaana-manao-behind-the-scenes/
date: 2025-04-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Jaime Paquet continues his dominance on the court with a 5-0 week in singles.
The post UH Hilo’s Paquet earns 2nd PacWest men’s tennis Player of the Week first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/paquet-pacwest-player-of-the-week/
date: 2025-04-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series features attorney Colette Pichon Battle, the founder of Taproot Earth, which fights for just recoveries in the wake of climate disasters.
The post UH Speaker Series: Disaster recovery and community change first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/better-tomorrow-speaker-colette-pichon-battle/
date: 2025-04-01, from: HIKI NŌ ON PBS HAWAIʻI
“Miles for Smiles” On this episode of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawaiʻi, watch stories about inspiring teachers, the power of hula and the ways of Hawaiian ancestors, financial tips tailored to students, as well as new initiatives to promote student mental health. Students at Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy Middle School on Hawaiʻi Island share their teacherʻs […]
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https://www.pbshawaii.org/miles-for-smiles/
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported today that the “high fountain phase” of episode 16 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption begun at 10:24 a.m.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Under Thomson’s leadership, Systematic Biology will continue to serve as a premier platform for groundbreaking research and collaboration in evolutionary biology.
The post UH professor to lead top systematics, evolutionary biology journal first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/01/robert-thomson-systematic-biology/
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-02, from: Marianas Variety
THE U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth District’s order affirming the District Court for the NMI’s ruling that the federal ban on cockfighting applies to the Commonwealth and does not intrude on its right to self-governance.
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-02, from: Marianas Variety
CHIEF Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI has denied Huaishu Wang’s renewed motion to “vacate, set aside, or correct” his sentence for involvement in the importation of more than two pounds of methamphetamine through the U.S. Postal Service.
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-02, from: Marianas Variety
NORTHERN Islands Mayor Valentino N. Taisacan Jr. is asking the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation to fund the construction of his office on the volcanic island of Pagan.
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-02, from: Marianas Variety
LONDON (Reuters) — Oscar winner and former Bond villain Rami Malek plays an unlikely action hero in the espionage thriller “The Amateur.”
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-02, from: Marianas Variety
https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/poems/article_c50a3d52-e60d-4ed3-a97d-39ed7862b89e.html
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-02, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Turning the tide in Guam’s tourism is the challenge that Guam Visitors Bureau’s new general manager, Regine Biscoe Lee, and the GVB recovery committee signed up for. With the former senator at the helm, GVB board members expressed a sense of renewed confidence in collaboration to pursue initiatives aimed at boosting tourist arrival numbers and re-establishing Guam as the premier travel destination in the region.
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-02, from: Marianas Variety
SUPERIOR Court Presiding Judge Roberto C. Naraja found that Island Business Systems & Supplies Inc.’s protest lacked merit as he affirmed the Public School System’s decision denying IBSS’s protest in the bidding for multifunctional networked printers for PSS operations.
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-02, from: Marianas Variety
REPRESENTATIVES from Creative West, a regional arts nonprofit organization that serves far-reaching parts of the U.S., will be on Saipan on April 23 to host an information session and mini-grant writing workshop at Joeten-Kiyu Public Library.
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against the second Trump administration on Saturday will include four demonstrations by Indivisible Hawaii members and supporters on the Big Island.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TORONTO/NEW YORK — The “Buy Canadian” movement is sending new ripples of concern through the executive offices of U.S.-based consumer companies that banked on selling their products on Canadian retail shelves.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The 81-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in the driveway of her Hilo home Saturday morning was already dead when officers arrived on scene, according to court documents filed by police.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency gained access over the weekend to a payroll system that processes salaries for about 276,000 federal employees across dozens of agencies, according to two people familiar with the matter.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement marine patrol unit spotted several people who appeared to be picking ‘opihi Saturday along the Ali‘i Drive shoreline in Kailua-Kona.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police are requesting the public’s assistance to identify a theft suspect who was photographed near stolen farm equipment.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Fifteen emergency and aid workers from the Red Crescent, Palestinian Civil Defense and the United Nations have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, U.N. officials said on Monday.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday handed out million-dollar checks to two voters in Wisconsin and promised smaller payments to others who help elect a conservative candidate to the state’s top court in a closely watched election.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open letter Monday of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science” that could set back research by decades and that threatens the health and safety of Americans.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Three U.S. Army soldiers were found dead in Lithuania on Monday, nearly a week after the armored vehicle they had been using during a training mission became stuck in a deep and muddy bog, the Army said.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>6 killed in storm that leaves 700,000 without power</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/04/01/nation-world-news/news-in-brief-for-april-1/
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Trump administration deported more alleged Venezuelan and MS-13 gang members to El Salvador over the weekend, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, even as questions arose in a legal challenge over the process to determine gang members. Seventeen alleged violent criminals tied to Tren de Aragua and MS-13 were transported by the U.S. military on Sunday night, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement, adding that the deportees included murderers and rapists.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A wildfire in eastern California that ignited Sunday has spread to 1,250 acres and has prompted evacuations, state fire officials said.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Two of President Donald Trump’s sons announced Monday that they were investing in a new bitcoin mining venture, an expansion of the family’s business interests in the crypto industry.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Here’s an easy vegetarian dish filled with vibrant flavors, from a blend of curry powder, cumin, turmeric and ginger. To simplify the preparation, I use frozen okra which comes pre-sliced. You can add it to the skillet right from the freezer.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/04/01/features/quick-fix-curried-vegetables/
date: 2025-04-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The celebration of chocolate on the Big Island will be a 3-day event and will be held from April 10-12.</p>
date: 2025-04-01, updated: 2025-04-01, from: Marianas Variety
(Office of Planning and Development) — The Inter-Island Solid Waste Management Task Force invites the community to attend upcoming public hearings to learn more about and share their thoughts on the latest update to the draft CNMI Comprehensive Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan.
date: 2025-04-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The class of 2024 CCRI report details the outcomes of 11,613 students among 67 public schools including public charters.
The post Hawaiʻi HS class of ’24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/03/31/hs-class-of-24-ties-grad-rate-enrollment-up/
date: 2025-03-31, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH researchers reveal deeper ideological messages about traditional gender roles.
The post TikTok’s #tradwife trend rejects modern feminism, appeals to diverse members first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/03/31/tiktok-tradwife-trend/
date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — After weeks of speculation, President Surangel Whipps Jr. has nominated Jennifer Olegeriil to lead the Ministry of Justice. Olegeriil, a veteran in Palau’s law enforcement system, has 32 years of experience at both the state and national levels. She currently serves as the Director of Environment and Law Enforcement for Koror State […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
Hundreds of supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte rallied in Palau last week to celebrate his 80th birthday and protest his detention at The Hague for crimes against humanity related to his war on drugs. According to one of the supporters, the prayer and peace rally held on March 28 was “a unified effort from […]
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https://islandtimes.org/filipinos-in-palau-join-prayer-rally-to-mark-dutertes-80th-birthday/
date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — Pacific Island representatives are meeting in Palau this week to coordinate their approach ahead of the first United Nations Preparatory Meeting on the Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty, set for April in New York. Palau’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment Steven Victor urged Pacific nations to […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — The Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) has announced that government subsidies for residential power and water will end on April 1, 2025, due to the depletion of allocated funds. “Effective April 1, 2025, the Lifeline Subsidy will no longer be available,” PPUC stated in a March 28 announcement. “Unfortunately, due to the […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — Palau has initiated efforts to modernize its legislative processes through the “OEK National Congress Digital Transformation Project,” a collaboration with Taiwan aimed at enhancing efficiency and transparency in governance. With Taiwan’s technical support, the project introduces upgraded audio-visual equipment, strengthened cybersecurity measures, and an electronic voting system for the Olbiil Era Kelulau […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
Palau discussed various issues with Rear Admiral Greg Huffman, Commander of Joint Task Force-Micronesia, at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii on March 27-28. The focus was on the U.S. commitment to security and defense in Palau. As the Department of Defense noted, this biannual meeting strengthens the partnership between the two nations. Huffman stated, […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
March 30, 2025 The Palau Conservation Society (PCS) hosted a special presentation on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at the Palau High School Multipurpose Building, aimed at strengthening its partnership with The Filipino Community in Palau (TFCP). The event, led by Heather Ketebengang, PCS Community and Outreach Program Manager, emphasized the critical role of environmental stewardship […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
Researchers at the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) have published a technical report titled ‘Fishery-independent monitoring of reef fish stocks in Palau from 2017 to 2023’ with results indicating that the biomass of reef fish decreased across Palau between 2021 and 2023. This monitoring, carried out every two years, aims to collect information on […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
The Embassy of Japan in Palau, in collaboration with renowned calligrapher Ms. Katei and Mindszenty High School, organized a cultural exchange event to introduce Japanese calligraphy to students. The event began with a ceremony to handover educational materials donated by the Japan Foundation to Mindszenty High School’s Japanese Language Class, supporting students’ learning of the […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
Self-Control is one of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, and it is key to Emotional Intelligence. Anyone can become angry – that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree at the right time for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not easy. […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES)—The Pentagon plans to invest US$2 billion in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to build more projects that would enable U.S forces to operate in the Pacific island nation, the Department of Defence said. The U.S and the FSM have reached a mutual understanding to proceed with the construction of previously […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: Island Times
Australia’s policies toward the Pacific will continue to be primarily driven by China’s resurgence, no matter who is elected. Commentary by Tess Newton Cain BRISBANE, 31 MARCH 2025 (BENAR NEWS) — When Solomon Islands and China signed a security agreement during Australia’s last national poll in 2022, they upended a tradition that foreign policy generally […]
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date: 2025-03-31, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Puana earned an invitation to perform in June 2025 at the Kia Mau Festival, an international Indigenously led performing arts festival in Aotearoa.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/03/31/uh-hawaiian-language-production-global-stage/
date: 2025-03-31, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Nour Skaf is one of eight notable 51 Pegasi b Fellows by the Heising-Simons Foundation and will bring her expertise in exoplanet instrumentation.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/03/31/uh-fellow-help-boost-planet-hunting-tech/
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Christopher Joseph Mute orange dominates The sky leaves become Teardrops: Fall. Christopher Joseph is currently interested in better understanding identity and knowledge. Art and poetry have been fanciful, indulgent, even hysterical; in other words, an almost impossible pursuit. … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2025/03/31/a-season/
date: 2025-03-31, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The report estimates that phasing out these units could increase Maui’s long-term housing stock by up to 6,127 units, which is equivalent to 10 years of new construction at the current rate.
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date: 2025-03-31, updated: 2025-04-01, from: Marianas Variety
NEW YORK (AP) — In an unexpected upset, the Jason Statham thriller “A Working Man” took No. 1 at the box office, besting the rapidly declining “Snow White,” according to studio estimates Sunday.
date: 2025-03-31, updated: 2025-04-01, from: Marianas Variety
LET’S all take a moment of silence to acknowledge the families who have perished in the devastating earthquake in Myanmar.
date: 2025-03-31, updated: 2025-04-01, from: Marianas Variety
(An April Fool’s Day satire)
date: 2025-03-31, updated: 2025-04-01, from: Marianas Variety
THE Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems Inc. office will be closed on Friday, April 4, 2025 for professional development. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, April 7, 2025.
date: 2025-03-31, updated: 2025-04-01, from: Marianas Variety
Tinian Elementary School Principal Lou Connie Manglona, Vice Principal April Manglona, and SGO student representatives proudly receive generous donations from Andersen AFB’s Airman Leadership School Class 25-C. As part of their curriculum, ALS students focused on giving back to the community in a monumental way, collecting 1.8K in donated items, including sports equipment, school supplies, and student rewards — 63 sports balls included! Their class theme for this project, “Leaders Helping Leaders,” reflects their understanding of the significant role educators play in shaping students’ futures. Over the past few weeks, this team of 19 students received their own leadership development under the guidance of instructors TSgt Weldy, SSgt Williams, SSgt Morris, Commandant MSgt Hocog, and Class Mentor, Tinian Local SMSgt Cabrera. A huge thank you to ALS Class 25-C for your generosity and dedication to our students! Your support truly makes a lasting impact.
date: 2025-03-31, updated: 2025-04-01, from: Marianas Variety
ON March 31, 2025, Crowne Plaza’s Hibiscus Hall was filled with positive energy and community spirit as government officials, agency representatives, families, friends, and dedicated community members gathered for the official signing of the Autism Awareness Month Proclamation.
date: 2025-03-31, updated: 2025-04-01, from: Marianas Variety
ROMAN Rudnytsky, world-renowned classical pianist, who has entertained us and worked with our students, almost annually, is back, and will perform two community concerts this coming week.
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>More than 1,000 people gathered for a picnic Saturday around tables draped with white tablecloths and spread over the lawn of the Legion of Honor art museum in San Francisco.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TOKYO — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wrapped up his first official visit to Asia on Sunday by offering reassurances to Japan that President Donald Trump wants a stronger military alliance in the region to deter an increasingly assertive China.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Ziggy Duchnowski spent Saturday morning car shopping along Northern Boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens with two goals in mind.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump did not rule out seeking a third term in office on Sunday, telling NBC News that he was “not joking” about the possibility and suggesting there were “methods” to circumvent the two-term limit laid out in the Constitution.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WEST PALM BEACH (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “pissed off” at Russian President Vladimir Putin and will impose secondary tariffs of 25% to 50% on buyers of Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As many as 1 in 5 people — an estimated 64 million in the United States — have elevated levels of a tiny particle in their blood. It can greatly increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>At least one person died as severe weather erupted across a vast stretch of the United States on Sunday amid warnings of widespread damaging winds, tornadoes and hail as large as baseballs.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Trump’s USAID cuts hobble 
earthquake response in Myanmar</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/03/31/nation-world-news/news-in-brief-for-march-31/
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Thousands of people convened in downtown Dallas on a sunny and warm Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in the 2025 Mega March.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PARIS — Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, has tried and failed three times to become president. Now, even as her popularity rises, she may be barred from taking part in an election to lead France if she is found guilty of embezzlement Monday.</p>
date: 2025-03-31, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The University of the South Pacific (USP) hosted an official delegation from Japan at the…
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date: 2025-03-30, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Unlike the current Red Flag Warning system these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/03/30/new-hawaii-wildfire-risk-maps/
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How far will the magma go, and will it erupt? But even long after the activity stops — regardless of whether it erupts — the subsurface magma continues to have a noticeable impact on the landscape.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A bill that would provide funding for Hawaii Island Community Health Center to expand the reach of its services to about 55,000 patients yearly is making its way through the state Legislature.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/03/30/hawaii-news/community-health-center-eyes-expansion/
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>RAINELLE, W.V. — The phone rang over the whine of Trey Yates’ butter churn. The person calling was polite, but the message was devastating: Mountaineer Food Bank was ending Yates’ butter contract, due to the federal government’s funding cuts.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>State lawmakers took swift action Friday to amend a bill to tighten oversight of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, which is undergoing more leadership shake-ups, while dealing with allegations that procedural deficiencies allowed for inappropriate freebies at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, resigned under pressure Friday and said that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GENEVA — The World Health Organization is proposing to reduce staff numbers and the scale of its work as it slashes its budget by just over one fifth due to the impact of U.S. funding cuts, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BANGKOK (Reuters) — Myanmar’s military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>On March 9, Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish graduate student at Tufts University in Massachusetts, sent an anxious text message to Najiba Akbar, the university’s former Muslim chaplain, with whom she had become close.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>House Republicans have been told by their party’s leadership to avoid town halls after Democrats and others began to seize on the events to vent frustration with the Trump administration.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>France’s easternmost region, Alsace, is also one of its most enchanting — thanks largely to its location. Pressed up against the German border, along the Rhine, the region flip-flopped between Germany and France for centuries. (The Germans considered the Vosges Mountains, east of the Rhine, to be the natural border, while the French thought the river made a better border.)</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Key Hawaii Republicans offered differing viewsw of President Donald Trump three months into his second term, with some continuing their full support while others are hearing from constituents who regret voting for him.</p>
date: 2025-03-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii Island police detectives have charged 30-year-old Keone Peter Tosie Brown of Hilo following the fatal stabbing Saturday morning of an 81-year-old woman in Hilo on the 200 block of Olu Street.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/03/30/hawaii-news/hilo-murder-suspect-charged/
date: 2025-03-30, from: Pacific Island Times
While the University of Guam has said it has no plans to raise tuition right now, Sen. Chris Barnett has proposed a bill that would freeze U