Hilary Hosia

Lae gets Kwajalein boat

Lae gets Kwajalein boat

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 […]

Amatlain receives high honor

Amatlain receives high honor

HILARY HOSIA Career public servant Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua was awarded “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star” following a conferral ceremony at the Marshall Islands Resort last Wednesday. The prestigious honor is conferred by imperial decree of Japan Emperor Naruhito and was awarded through Japan Ambassador to RMI Soma Hirohisa. The ceremony […]

Irooj meeting a highlight

Irooj meeting a highlight

HILARY HOSIA The inclusion of traditional games and sports may be underway in the near future thanks to developments from the National Socio-Economic and Climate Summit last week. Participants of the weeklong forum appealed to traditional leaders during the Q&A session with members of the Council of Irooj. A participant from Wotho Atoll, requested on […]

Red Cross gets new home

Red Cross gets new home

HILARY HOSIA The Marshall Islands Red Cross Society celebrated the opening of its official headquarters in Majuro last Friday. The new headquarters sits between the United Church of Christ and the Courthouse in Uliga. The MIRCS was initially housed at the Marshall Islands Resort since the government enacted the MIRCS Act in November of 2013. […]

Huge marine sanctuary established

Huge marine sanctuary established

The RMI’s first national marine sanctuary was officially established Tuesday evening at a signing ceremony at the International Conference Center. President Hilda C. Heine joined with Iroojlaplap Boklon Zackious, Minister of Natural Resources and Commerce Tony Muller, Utrok Nitijela Member Hiroshi Yamamura, and Utrok Mayor Tobin Kaiko in signing documents to establish the RMI’s first […]

Boat safety effort ramps up

Boat safety effort ramps up

HILARY HOSIA Majuro Atoll Local Government is launching a mandatory maritime safety course for all small boats operating within Majuro lagoon and in and out of Majuro Atoll. Satisfactory completion of the safety course will result in the issuance of the boat’s license. Boats operating without a license will subjected to penalty by MALGov. The […]

Miss Pacific wraps happy RMI visit

Miss Pacific wraps happy RMI visit

HILARY HOSIA Miss Pacific Islands Moemoana Schwenke and her small entourage were serenaded with a night of entertainment filled with hugs and plates full of food on her last day in the Marshall Islands with a farewell in her honor at the Marshall Islands Resort last Friday. Miss Pacific said she was filled with immense […]

Decades old problem to get fix

Decades old problem to get fix

HILARY HOSIA A decades long problem for the Majuro Water and Sewer Company — and the 20,000 residents of Majuro Atoll — is about to be eliminated following the injection of $14.9 million in US funding to replace the sewer outfall located oceanside of the MWSC headquarters in Delap. News of the long-awaited dream was […]

Iokwe red carpet for Miss Pacific

Iokwe red carpet for Miss Pacific

HILARY HOSIA The arrival of Miss Pacific Islands Moemoana Schwenke to the Marshall Islands will go down in history as the most unique and entertaining of VIP arrivals to date. In her own words, Miss Pacific said “arriving in the Marshall Islands with a heart full of gratitude — I feel the love in my […]

Mock vote at MIHS

Mock vote at MIHS

HILARY HOSIA Marshall Islands High School seniors had the opportunity to participate in a mock election where students got to play the different roles in the election process last Friday at the school’s library. One student was cheered on as he emptied the contents of the electoral box while portraying the role of a police […]