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Chiang Ying-ying/APKiribati could be close to amending its constitution to stop future governments from switching diplomatic recognition back to Taiwan. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
U.S. Geological Survey/AP, FileA legal environmental team is working with a group in Hawaiʻi to sue the U.S. government over an issue in the Pacific Islands. They want to stop the Trump Administrationʻs plan to auction off sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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How fast could you climb a coconut tree? There's a new record in the event — part of a famous sports festival held in Tahiti. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
The new U.S Ambassador to New Zealand is expected to travel to his other diplomatic missions in Niue, the Cook Islands and Samoa soon. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
Australia is seeking to finalize a security deal with the Solomon Islands. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
Australia and Vanuatu sign an agreement blocking China or any other country from building a military base on Vanuatu. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
A research team in Papua New Guinea has discovered a new species of shark that “walks.” HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
The president of a Western Pacific island country has asked the United Nations to place nicotine under global drug control. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
The new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands said he will review the country’s security treaty with China. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
A conference this week in Tokyo on ocean planning and management is drawing leaders from more than two-dozen island countries. Itʻs being led by the head of a Pacific Island nation. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
The U.S. Coast Guard's newest fast response cutter is now operating in Guam. The ship will patrol the Pacific Island region, and HPR's Derrick Malama has details in the Pacific News Minute. -
One of the smallest countries in the world wants to change its name. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
