Where You Can Buy the Jilel DVD
You can buy a copy of the Microwave Films feature Jilel: The Calling of the Shell at the following locations: Ez Price Mart, Li’l Party Favors, Entertainment Center, Marshall Islands Resort, Bilimon’s Store, and RRE Hotel reception.
Jaki-ed Revival Program
By KAREN EARNSHAW Happy Hands: This name of one of Majuro’s successful handicraft stores describes beautifully the weavers of the Marshalls Islands. To be a skilled weaver is to use your busy hands to be creative as you sit with a happy circle of friends and at the same time earn a living, greatly improving Read More
Radio Bikini
“Radio Bikini” from Lisa Esselstein on Vimeo. Radio Bikini is a 1988 American documentary film directed by Robert Stone. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1988 for Best Documentary Feature. The film documents the nuclear tests performed around Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads in 1946, and their effects on the indigenous population and Read More
The Undiscovered Country
The Undiscovered Country: Trailer from Peter Sutoris on Vimeo. When the god Lowa created the world, he sent the artists Lewoj and Lanij to paint colorful patterns onto all the living creatures on Earth. According to Marshallese lore, the people of the Marshall Islands learned from the artists to create order by using colors to Read More
Fishing Around Majuro and Arno
The Marshall Islands is famous for its big game fishing, drawing lovers of the sport from all over the world. Fisherpersons can expect to haul in giant marlin, tuna, wahoo, mahi-mahi and barracuda from the waters around Majuro and Arno. To go out and try your luck, charter Wasabi. Owned by Cary Evarts, Wasabi Read More
Immigration Guidelines
The following are the guidelines for entering RMI: This is the website for Marshall Islands Immigration ( Marshall Islands – Division of Immigration – RMI Divison of Immigration, Marshall Islands Immigration, Marshall Islands VISA, RMI Border Control (rmiimmigration.org) ), but please note the email address at the bottom of the home is WRONG: The correct Read More
Marshallese-Born, Texas-Raised
By Rick Calley* Sean Calley was born in 1997 on Majuro to parents Belisa Listo and Hemos Kiotak from Namorik. You might have known him as Tarwoj Kiotak if his birth didn’t overwhelm (stress) his parents. They were already caring for a young son, Murphy, and didn’t have a lot. Life can be hard in Read More
Karen’s Fish Burgers
One food item that there’s lots of in the Marshall Islands is fish, plus I’m particularly lucky because my husband, Cary, has a fishing boat, so he is quite often the hunter and gatherer. Not so lucky? Don’t worry, because all the supermarkets carry fresh fish. For the fish burgers I use yellowfin or dogtooth Read More
Harvesting water in Ailuk
The following article was published in the Marshall Islands Journal, September 4, 2015. By Karen Earnshaw While water makers are being installed, along with their complementary solar panel or wind generator power systems, around the Marshalls, one group is working on devising a simpler, cheaper method of ensuring communities have enough fresh water for survival Read More
CNN on Climate Change in RMI
Where do you go when your country vanishes because of climate change? In June, 2015, CNN’s John Sutter visited the Marshall Islands to find the surprising answer. Author’s note: Cary and I have lived in Majuro since 1998. In 2015, we have witnessed more inundations and stronger winds than ever before.
