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Cleanup From Maui Fires Complicated by Island’s Logistical Challenges, Cultural Significance

Cleanup From Maui Fires Complicated by Island’s Logistical Challenges, Cultural Significance

By Michael Casey
Much of Lahaina is still littered with torched vehicles, blackened rubble, crumbled metal roofs, shattered glass, propane tanks, and the foundations of what were homes and businesses.

Wildfires Burn Popular Maui Tourist Town

Wildfires Burn Popular Maui Tourist Town

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
Wildfires in historic Lahaina Town on the island of Maui forced evacuations and led some to flee to the relative safety of the ocean.
Pacific Migrants Are Caught in the Tangled Web of US Healthcare Politics

Pacific Migrants Are Caught in the Tangled Web of US Healthcare Politics

By Sandeep Kandikuppa, Paulina Perman, and Mary Therese Perez Hattori
COFA migrants’ struggle to access Medicaid is a microcosm of the inequities that still plague the U.S. approach to Pacific Island communities. 

US Policy Toward China Is Undermining Security for Communities in the Asia-Pacific

US Policy Toward China Is Undermining Security for Communities in the Asia-Pacific

By Kate Alexander and Colleen Moore
Addressing collective challenges such as climate change will require abandoning militarized approaches for cooperation and diplomacy.

Military Build-up in the Asia-Pacific: An Interview With Hawaii’s Sen. Brian Schatz

Military Build-up in the Asia-Pacific: An Interview With Hawaii’s Sen. Brian Schatz

By Jon Letman
Hawaii’s senior senator discusses missile defense, prospects for peace on the Korean peninsula, and more.

RIMPAC Makes Its Mark in Hawaii

RIMPAC Makes Its Mark in Hawaii

By Jon Letman
For some the international military exercises are a highlight; for others they’re a stain on the islands.

Polynesian Triangulation: Polynesian Leaders’ Group Expands

Polynesian Triangulation: Polynesian Leaders’ Group Expands

By Grant Wyeth
New Zealand, Hawaii, and Rapa Nui, the outer points of the triangle, joined the group recently.
Hawaii: Facing North Korea With the Aloha Spirit

Hawaii: Facing North Korea With the Aloha Spirit

By Jon Letman
In the face of nuclear war, people in Hawaii embrace the potential for peace.

A Week of False Ballistic Missile Alerts: From Japan to Hawaii

A Week of False Ballistic Missile Alerts: From Japan to Hawaii

By Ankit Panda
What should we make of two disconcerting mistakes in Japan and Hawaii?

North Korea's ICBM: A New Missile and a New Era

North Korea's ICBM: A New Missile and a New Era

By Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang
North Korea didn’t just acquire an ICBM out of nowhere.

US Missile Defense Agency Head: North Korea's ICBM Ambitions a Source of 'Great Concern'

US Missile Defense Agency Head: North Korea's ICBM Ambitions a Source of 'Great Concern'

By Ankit Panda
Can U.S. ballistic missile defense efforts outpace North Korea's progress toward an ICBM?
Kauai’s Quietly Expanding Military Role

Kauai’s Quietly Expanding Military Role

By Jon Letman
A testing site for weapons systems, missiles, and rockets in the middle of the Pacific.

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