Palau

Palauan culture and art are on display at a new exhibit at the East-West Center Gallery in Mānoa. The Conversation talked to co-curators Margo Vitarelli and Annie Reynolds about what it took to mount this unusual exhibit.

The United States has signed a new agreement with Palau. It authorizes American ships to enforce maritime laws in the Pacific nation's exclusive economic zone. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The president of Palau says the United States military is "reactivating" airstrips built by the Japanese during World War Two. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A new study found that plastic waste has polluted Palau’s islands, reefs and beaches. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is partnering with the Palau National Weather Service and other organizations in the region. They recently deployed a Waverider buoy, the only buoy of its kind in Palau. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.

The Republic of Palau has joined the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. This means students from Palau can attend over 100 participating universities for 150% of in-state tuition — including three University of Hawaiʻi campuses.

United States and Marshall Islands officials say they hope to complete negotiations to renew an economic and security treaty by the end of this year. Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

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.

Some recent developments in the South Pacific have focused on tensions involving the United States, China and Australia. But some former leaders of Pacific nations say that situation does not address the region’s most significant threat: climate change. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in this Pacific News Minute.

The president of the U.N. General Assembly is urging the international community to expand protected areas of the ocean and tackle plastic pollution. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR’s Derrick Malama reports.