Derrick Malama

A major tourism attraction in Micronesia is now threatened with oil pollution. Reports from the location say climate change is a contributing factor.

China is moving ahead with a controversial surveillance plan in the Solomon Islands. It's aimed at villages, and some opposition politicians warn it's a dangerous precedent when it comes to individual rights. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

New Zealand has paid $3.5 million to Samoa to compensate for a ship that ran aground and sank on a reef one year ago. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A team of scientists has returned from a 54-day voyage on an Australian research vessel. They explored the impacts of the devastating 2022 eruption of Tonga's underwater volcano. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The government of the Marshall Islands is speeding up the construction of a new parliament building. The urgency is because last month, a devastating fire destroyed the existing government complex. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Methamphetamine abuse is a growing issue across French Polynesia. This past weekend, more than 6,000 people took to the streets for demonstrations against the drug's growing influence. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A long-delayed undersea cable that will link Micronesian islands is expected to be up and running by November. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Pacific region's top political meeting takes place next month in the Solomon Islands. But the prime minister says no countries outside of the Pacific, or “external partners,” would be invited to the annual gathering. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The disappearance of trailblazing aviator Amelia Earhart may be one step closer to being solved. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands about research on seabed minerals exploration and development. That's according to the U.S. State Department, as HPR's Derrick Malama reports in today's Pacific News Minute.