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The council spent money on two ships, vehicles, an airplane and a block of land near Hilo.

It was the strongest typhoon to hit the island territory of roughly 150,000 people since 2002.

Pacific neighbors are fighting back against the coconut rhinoceros beetle, and there are lessons for Hawaii.

The endorsement comes as the U.S. is in negotiations over new deals with Compacts of Free Association nations.

Congress approved a large influx of money to American Samoa and other territories, but threats from rising temperatures are evolving.

Lower shipping costs have freed up funds for more food supplies, Hawaii Foodbank said.

Coconut rhinoceros beetles have decimated yields across the Pacific, but there may be a surprising workaround.

Adm. John Aquilino spoke a year after a security alliance between China and the Solomon Islands sent shudders throughout the South Pacific.

The decision coincides with construction setbacks that would have postponed any discharge into the Pacific Ocean until spring or summer at the earliest.

Flights that deliver food, medicine and mail to Micronesia, American Samoa, Palau and other islands have been canceled.