At the handover ceremony for the “Kwajalein Boat” to be transferred from KALGov authority to the Lae Local Government, front: Public Works Minister and Lae Nitijela Member Thomas Heine shakes with Mayor Hirata Kabua. Behind them, Lae Mayor Telmong Kabua and Finance Minister David Paul shake as do other KALGov and Lae officials at the ceremony. Photo: Hilary Hosia.
HILARY HOSIA
Lae Mayor Telmong Kabua and Public Works Minister and Lae Parliament Member Thomas Heine signed an agreement with the Kwajalein Atoll Local Government to officially hand over the “Kwajalein Boat” to Lae Atoll.
The brief ceremony took place Wednesday at Mayor Hirata’s new office at the Ebeye pier
The Kwajalein Boat will be transferred to Majuro initially for repair and minor upkeep prior to heading to Lae Atoll. The vessel is 40-feet in length.
