Derrick Malama

Surfers who want to ride the waves in Fiji may soon have to pay for it. The government wants to repeal a law that gave access to the country's reef breaks for both tourists and locals. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

If you missed the special Day after Thanksgiving broadcast of three of Derrick Malama's classic interviews from his days as host of "Kanikapila Sunday," you can listen to it now. Hear Kuana Torres Kahele share why he stepped away from Nā Palapalai to record his first solo album. Raiatea Helm shares her experience recording her album "Sea of Love" in a classic style. And Amy Hānaialiʻi gets in a festive mood with several holiday songs sung in Hawaiian.

Pacific leaders are disappointed that Australia has lost its bid to host next year’s United Nations Climate Conference. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Samoa's prime minister has banned the country's only daily newspaper from his press conferences. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Pacific plans to be the first region in the world to be completely reliant on renewable energy. But most Pacific countries still fall significantly short of their 100% renewable energy goals. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A remote island in the western Pacific has been inhabited by invasive monkeys for more than a century. Now, the U.S. military is clearing land and pushing them to the south, where they are causing new issues for the island's remaining human residents.

Catholic communities in a Pacific nation celebrated their national pride recently when the country's first saint was canonized. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

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.