Marshall Islands Story Project
In the latter part of the last decade, the Historic Preservation Office spearheaded the creation of a website that’s bursting with stories about the Marshall Islands told by the people who lived the stories. As well, the site has stories from nuclear survivors and includes elders relating traditional legends. If you want a taste of Read More
Majuro in the 1970s
August, 2017: Forty-one years ago, Eldred ‘Al’ Fewkes arrived on Majuro to help Jerry Kramer of Pacific International Inc. build a copra plant, bringing with him his wife Ruth and son Gary. Now we can look back in time at Majuro thanks to Gary scanning in some of the many photographs his family took between Read More
Video: Sailing RMI with Mahili
Mike and Jennifer Gough voyaged around the Marshall Islands in the latter part of 2014. Mike subsequently produced this movie, which is a compilation of footage and stills with simple, but descriptive, captions. The couple first stayed in Majuro then went sailing to a number of atolls such as Maloelap, Ailuk, Rongerik, Rongelap, and Enewetak.
The Marshall Islands Journal
Former Peace Corps volunteer, the late Joe Murphy, created The Marshall Islands Journal nearly 50 years ago. The editor, Giff Johnson, has been working for the Journal since the 1980s. He is often heard on Radio New Zealand and Radio Australia.The Journal is datelined Friday but is distributed locally on Thursday while the Online version Read More
Won Hai Shien
Won Hai Shien is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Majuro. Over the past 15 years or so, the eatery has suffered from a huge fire and being asked to leave their Uliga Dock venue but, fortunately, in 2017 the owners reopened in a new location in Uliga. The menu has an extensive range of options, Read More
Amelia Earhart in the Marshall Islands
A photograph found by former US Treasury Agent Les Kinney in the US national archives that gave new credence to a popular theory about the disappearance of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart has now been found to have been taken two years earlier, in 1935, and published in a book in 1936. Regardless of this, many Read More
Multi-Grain Bread
Multi-Grain Bread Everyone loves this bread, mainly because of the extra texture and taste provided by the variety of grains. I have given measurements for the seeds, but in reality I just use my mood to determine the amounts. 2 tsp dry active yeast 2 tsp honey 1.5 cups tepid water 3 cups Read More
Wotje, Rongelap, Maloelap Updated
Lanny and Ginger on the catamaran SwiftSure have just spent a few months enjoying cruising the Marshall Islands. And while they were enjoying meeting the people and enjoying the lagoons and walks, they took lots of photos. Not only that, but they were willing to share some of their best images on this site. So, Read More
Wasabi’s Whopper Wahoo
Sunday looked perfect, so Wasabi Captain Cary Evarts called his mate Willard Lathrop and said: “Let’s go fishing!” Will said yes and so the guys picked up some ice and headed out through Majuro Bridge. Just moments after setting the lines, zing-zip, they had a fish on. And it was a big one. Together they Read More
