US Embassy Kolonia/White House
US Says COFA Talks Are On Track To Finish This Year
Negotiators have yet to talk about nuclear waste in the Marshall Islands, and restoring Medicaid isn’t part of the conversation.
Let’s Call COVID-19 A Syndemic
How we diagnose it determines how we treat it.
City & County of Honolulu
Researchers: State Must Support Pacific Islanders In The Pandemic
A new article published by the East-West Center outlines how the state can effectively stem the rapidly growing coronavirus cases in the Pacific Islander community.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii Wanted To Save Insurance Money. People Died
A new study shows the impacts of a 2015 decision to cut health insurance for some of the state’s poorest and sickest residents.
U.S. Department of Energy
Report: Nuclear Waste Dome Not In Immediate Danger
But Marshall Islands leaders still have doubts about the safety of the Runit Dome.
US Treaty Renegotiations With Pacific Nations Kick Off Virtually
The economic aspects of the Compacts of Free Association are expiring and the U.S. wants to renegotiate the terms this year.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Guam Asks To Pause Migration From Pacific Nations During Virus Crisis
The U.S. has also named negotiators for the treaties with three Pacific nations that officials say are critical to American national security interests.
U.S. DOI/2019
Interior Official Pushing To Renew COFA Treaties This Year Despite Obstacles
Doug Domenech says the U.S. is “on the cusp” of extending agreements with three Micronesian nations.
Anita Hofschneider for AP
Guam Residents Compensated For World War II Atrocities Decades Later
About 3,000 islanders are expected to get payments ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 for their suffering at the hands of Japan during World War II.
Tamara Greenstone Alefaio
How A Nuclear Waste Site 2,800 Miles Away Became A Hawaii Priority
The Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands is cracked and in danger of spilling its radioactive contents into the Pacific Ocean.