Journal 12/4/1981 P1 Domnick wins Maloelap Secretary of Public Works Charles Takao Domnick is unofficially Nitijela’s newest member by winning the Maloelap seat, formerly held by late Vice Speaker Namo Hermios. Domnick received the most votes with 2209. Lomes McKay has 106. Michael Konelios and Biram Stege each got 102 votes.
Journal 10/22/1976 P2 Satawal man named hero Mau Piailug, a navigator from Satawal Atoll in Yap District, has been called a “hero.” An article in the October issue of the National Geographic Magazine about the Hawaiian sailing canoe Hokule’a made the statement. The canoe left Hawaii last May and arrived in Tahiti on June 4, […]
An article in the New York Times March 17 featuring Marshallese navigation techniques has gone viral and the link is being scattered electronically around the world, giving thousands upon thousands of people the chance to read about an ocean-going voyage in a canoe from Majuro in June last year. The headline on the 6,000-word feature […]
