September Public Health Column written by Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine Physician The back-to-school season means getting everything ready for your kids to have a successful year, and there’s one thing that should be…
Fires in Kula, Lahaina and Pulehu/Kihei in Maui started Tuesday, August 9 and burned through the next day Wednesday, August 10 according to the reported timeline. A week after the major devastation of Lahaina, Maui County…
Wildfires in Hawaii, fueled by distant hurricane winds this week, have devastated the island of Maui. Fire seasons having grown worse over the years because of extreme weather patterns and climate change, have also increased…
Hilary Hosia, reporter and writer for the Marshall Islands Journal of 10 years, freelance writer for news groups like Vice, The Guardian, CNN, Bloomberg, NY Times etc. Marshallese veterans who served in the US Armed…
Leddik nejin juon ri Majel rej kōḷmānḷọkjen kōn mour in Majel im ilo Amedka ālikin Stroll the Atoll, juon festival kar sponsor e jān ACOM, Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese. Hally Tulensa reflects on her experience…
Jeramman n̄an Jewel Mapa and Kylie Hofschneider on their showcase audition for talent agents in Los Angeles last month. Jewel, much like her father, Michael Mapa, she has taken the lead in forging a new…
Springdale, AR — June 17, 2023 For Men’s Health Month, AenEmmaan, a Marshallese men’s group in NWA, organized their first Father’s Day Fishing Tournament. Fishing began at Springdale Lake in the early morning, followed by…
Over the past month, smoke from wildfires in Canada have been impacting the air quality in the United States. Several states including Washington, Montana, Nebraska and Wisconsin issued air quality alerts in May due to…
Jack Nidenthal, former RMI Secretary of Health & Human Services and Bikinian by marriage, recently wrote in The Pacific Island Times about the recent mishandling of the Bikini Claims Trust Fund and Resettlement Trust Fund….
The Dubuque Marshallese community celebrated May Day a couple weeks ago (May 27 – 29) with a parade of floats, dances and sports competitions. Maitha Jolet, who is running for Mayor of Likiep, conducted the…
