Coronation for Iroojlaplap Mike
![Iroojlaplap Michael LaMañiñi Kabua, center, is surrounded by Kabua family members at the end of the coronation ceremony on Ebeye July 21. Photo: Chewy Lin. Coronation for Iroojlaplap Mike](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Iroojlaplap-Mike-7-29.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
GIFF JOHNSON Thousands of Marshall Islanders converged on Ebeye Island last week for the first coronation ceremony of a paramount chief in half a century. The gala coronation for Iroojlaplap (paramount chief) Michael LaMañiñi Kabua featured dozens of islanders wearing traditional headdress and finely woven mat clothing unique to the Marshall Islands, spear carrying warriors […]