KUAUTEE: Promotional Video (2021)
Editor’s Note: This is a post of a video from 2021 advertising a Marshallese and Caribbean owned customs design shop in Springdale, AR. It was in operation from 2019-2023. Ekkar ñan jema ear jiroñ iō…
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Ottumwa Marshallese Unity celebrates Manit Day
Manit Day has been celebrated in the Marshall Islands and abroad since 1988. A national holiday marked by traditional songs, dances, weaving, canoe displays, food, games, and sports. The word “manit” means custom, and this…
Former FSM President, ‘soft-spoken leader,’ died in Palau
Read next: FAREWELL TO URUSEMAL: Uniquely outer-island Yapese – Chikin Meļeļe Joseph J. Urusemal died on September 16, 2025, in the Republic of Palau at the age of 73. He was former President of the…
Bwebwenato ippān Dr. Riklon kōn an kapit ñan Arkansas Commissioner of Minority Health
Ekwe ṃoktata iakwe eok Takto Riklon. Ekwe kajjitōk eo arro kein kajuon. Ewi toon aṃ ekatak ak jikuuḷ in medicine? First of all, iakwe eok Dr. Riklon. Our first question is how long have you…
Taiwan and US Pledge Financial Support to Rebuild after Nitijela Fire
Kommool Xander Pictures kōn an ripoot ilo kajin Majōl (Nijtijela Fire Update with Marshallese audio) Since the fire that destroyed the Parliament building in Majuro on August 26, 2025, the RMI Government declared a 90-Day…
Adoption is Love: The Story of Seth Sidle, Marshall Islands Soccer Captain
While reporting on the Outrigger Challenge Cup in Springdale, AR, Chikin Melele spoke with a few of the players at a soccer clinic in between matches. As Seth introduced the team and talked about the…
Majuro Deaf Education Center’s New Basketball Court
On August 27, 2025, the Majuro Deaf Education Center proudly opened its new basketball court with a ribbon cutting celebration and basketball game. Students, families, and community members gathered to celebrate, with remarks from Hon….
Parliament Burns, Lady Liberty Survives: Fire Could Mark Turning Point for the Nation
Iakwe komwoj aolep. The other day, we received news through social media that the Nitijela had caught fire. Starting some time in the middle of the night, the fire burned into the early morning hours…
A Good Turn Out for the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation’s Outrigger Challenger Cup
The Marshall Islands played the US Virgin Islands Thursday night at the Jarell Williams Bulldog stadium. Organized by the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation, the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup hosted in Springdale, Arkansas from 13 to…
Repatriated to Majuro from Guantánamo “Junior” asks: Do I still have a chance to fight my case?
Ri Majōl ro emālim aer jokwe im amṇak ilo Amedka ekkar ñan kwon im karōk ko iuṃwin Compact of Free Association eo. Mekarta ak elmọkot ko rekāāl an immigration eṃōj aer kōḷapḷọk im kapidodoik ḷọk…
