A major fire on Ebeye Island destroyed businesses and homes in Monkubok Weto on June 6, leaving dozens of residents in the Tobikle and Monin neighborhoods displaced and prompting an atoll-wide emergency response. What began…
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On Friday, May 15th, Faith Laukon spoke to 8th and 9th grade students at Southwest Junior High in Springdale, Arkansas, during a school assembly celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. About 15 percent…
Reported by: Michael Mapa and Melanie Carbine As families prepare for an approaching winter storm, grocery stores are experiencing shortages of basic items. Thursday night reporters for Chikin Melele in NWA saw empty shelves in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
