December 18, 2025 KAHULUI, Maui — Palau and Micronesian artists are at the center of Ocean of Peace, a new group exhibition opening Dec. 6 at the Schaefer International Gallery at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, bringing contemporary island perspectives into dialogue with culture, history and regional geopolitics. The exhibition runs through Jan. 29, […]
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Micronesian nations agree to a regional ocean planning
Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and the Republic of the Marshall Islands have agreed to be part of a commitment to use Marine Spatial Planning to achieve 100% management of the ocean. “The marine spatial planning will occur in individual jurisdictions but we work together to meet and define regional goals,” reported MAFE Minister […]
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The Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT) awards 5 new Graduate Scholarships
The Bill Raynor Micronesia Challenge (BRMC) Scholarship was made possible by an initial contribution from the estate of one of Micronesia’s conservation pioneers, William (Bill) Charles Raynor (Feb. 22nd, 1957-Sept. 1st, 2015). For over 30 years, he engaged in significant and meaningful conservation work across Micronesia. Among his many pioneering efforts, he helped launch The […]
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Sonsoral gets a special guest
The man behind the annual Christmas Drops to 68 Micronesian Islands including Palau and the remote northern islands of the CNMI for the past 35 years visited Palau on June 10 to 17. Bruce Best was accompanied by his better half Gretchen Grimm and two young and expert radio/solar technicians, Taro Rokuro Mori, known popularly […]
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Reviving traditions: Passing on ancient navigation knowledge
Out of concern that the ancient Pacific knowledge on seafaring is now sailing on its way to oblivion, a descendant of a Micronesian grandmaster navigator is trying to revive the traditional wayfinding skills by passing on centuries-old navigational knowledge to the younger generation. Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur made it clear in his speech during the […]