President Biden: Honor Indigenous leaders. Safeguard our future. Fully protect PRI.
Some of the ocean’s last wild, healthy ecosystems are in the Pacific Remote Islands. From vibrant coral reefs to deep-sea…
Navigating together, toward a thriving Pacific
We are elders, fishers, cultural practitioners, navigators, scientists, nonprofit leaders, and storytellers from across Oceania working to protect the…
NATIVE HAWAIIAN LEADERS HONORED FOR THEIR WORK WITH NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES AND MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Pacific Remote Islands Coalition members Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala and William Ailā, Jr. receive Sanctuary Wavemaker Award WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two…
Study: Pacific Tuna Fleets Rarely Fish In Waters Proposed For New Sanctuary
By Marcel Honore | Honolulu Civil Beat The analysis comes amid calls to halt marine protections that would further limit…
Seabird Attraction Succeeds at Palmyra Atoll
The Nature Conservancy Hawai‘i and Palmyra announces that a tiny grey-backed tern chick has been observed at Palmyra Atoll, validating…
OP-ED: PROPOSED NAT’L MARINE SANCTUARY WOULD HELP, NOT HINDER
William Aila, Jr. and Rick Gaffney A diverse coalition of Pacific Islanders has proposed creating a cultural, scientific, and historically…
Column: Protect environment, culture, Pacific Remote Islands
This article is published in the Star Advertiser. By Jonee Peters and Mike Nakachi, Conservation Council for Hawai’i “The fish…
William J. Aila, Jr. and Jonee Peters join Spotlight Hawaii
William J. Aila, Jr. and Jonee Peters joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show on April 26, 2023 and…
Process to designate a new national marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands gets underway
Pacific Island leaders are applauding NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) announcement that it will begin the process to potentially…
Breaking News! President Biden supports a national marine sanctuary process for the Pacific Remote Islands
On Tuesday, March 21st, President Biden announced that the Administration will increase protections to the Pacific Remote Islands by advancing…
Biden To Create New Marine Sanctuary In Pacific
This article was originally published in Civil Beat Hawaii congressman says “our world’s oceans are at mortal risk.” By Nathan…
Column: Atoll appears on school cafeteria wall
Originally published in The Garden Island By Dennis Fujimoto Mural aims to educate youth about importance of the oceans. PUHI—The…
Column: Monument protections mean more fish
Originally published in Hawaiʻi Star Advertiser By Rick Gaffney Rick Gaffney is a former WESPAC council member, President of the…
Column: Extending protections to ‘rest’ ocean
Originally published in Hawaiʻi Star Advertiser By Hanohano Naehu I am a born and raised Molokaʻi boy. I come from…
Column: Use origin names forPacific Remote Islands
By Hōkū Pihana Original Post at: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/08/21/editorial/island-voices/column-use-origin-names-for-remote-islands/ An ‘A’a (brown-footed booby) soared across the deep ocean surrounding the Pacific Remote…
Editorial: More protection for remote isles
Originally published in Hawaiʻi Star Advertiser Gov. David Ige has joined a growing call to extend boundaries around atolls and…