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The giant storm formed over abnormally warm water in the Pacific. And sea level rise makes storm surge even more dangerous to residents of Guam and the Mariana Islands.
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Guam's governor is urging residents to stay home and is warning the island could take a direct hit from Typhoon Mawar. The National Weather Service says that if Guam doesn't take a direct hit, the typhoon will get very close.
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The Guam kingfisher, locally known as sihek, will return to the wild on May 4 as an experimental population on Palmyra Atoll, according to a final rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published in the Federal Register earlier this month.
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For the first time in 70 years, the U.S. Marine Corps is constructing a new base — this time on the island of Guam. It’s part of a strategic plan to strengthen U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Guam is expected to be one of the top destinations for visitors from Japan for the holiday season. Meanwhile, more South Korean visitors have been flying to the island as well. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in this Pacific News Minute.
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The Department of Defense has declared China as the “most consequential strategic competitor” of the United States in the Indo-Pacific. That’s part of a new report that also includes a message about the security of Guam. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Julian Aguon earned his law degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law in 2009. He’s in Hawaiʻi for the final stop of his book tour. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.
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Guam’s attorney general says a 1990 law that prohibited virtually all abortion is invalid and won’t take effect. That means the status quo allowing women to obtain abortions via telemedicine may continue in the predominantly Catholic U.S. territory.
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As China attempts to expand its diplomatic and military profile in the Indo-Pacific region, a major U.S. military exercise is taking place this week in and around several Pacific islands. Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Several environmental groups plan to sue the Navy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They want to stop the ongoing construction of a machine gun range and the relocation of 5,000 Marines to Guam. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.