Pacific Remote Islands Coalition members Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala and William Ailā, Jr. receive Sanctuary Wavemaker Award WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Native Hawaiian leaders and longtime members of the Pacific Remote Islands (PRI) Coalition were honored for championing protections for our…
By Marcel Honore | Honolulu Civil Beat The analysis comes amid calls to halt marine protections that would further limit where commercial fishing can occur. U.S. tuna fleets almost never access the far-flung reaches of the Pacific that would soon…
The Nature Conservancy Hawai‘i and Palmyra announces that a tiny grey-backed tern chick has been observed at Palmyra Atoll, validating that seabird attraction efforts are working. This bird is one of eight seabird species that is known to the region…
William Aila, Jr. and Rick Gaffney A diverse coalition of Pacific Islanders has proposed creating a cultural, scientific, and historically grounded National Marine Sanctuary around the Pacific Remote Islands (Palmyra, Kingman, Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Wake and Johnston). We believe that…
This article is published in the Star Advertiser. By Jonee Peters and Mike Nakachi, Conservation Council for Hawai'i “The fish do not belong to one entity.” — Marjorie Ziegler (1956-2018) Anyone who had the privilege of working with Marjorie Ziegler…
Originally published in Hawaiʻi Star Advertiser Gov. David Ige has joined a growing call to extend boundaries around atolls and reefs about 900 miles south of Hawaii, adding another 425,639 square miles of protection to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine…