Climate Justice
The Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean are sinking because of climate change. Litokne Kabua, a 17-year-old climate activist, is part of a global youth movement fighting to save his own home and the rest of the world. Watch the video.
Banking and Finance
Find out about banking and general financial options in Majuro.
MIMRA FADs
The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority is working on a long-term project to place Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) off many of the outer islands to attract ocean-going pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi and make it easier for the islanders to catch these fish.
Fr. Fran Hezel, SJ
Today’s guest writer for Remembering RMI is Fr. FRAN HEZEL, SJ, who has been a regular visitor to the Marshall Islands since 1965. My first visit to Majuro in 1965 was memorable. On Sundays Fr. Len Hacker would hop in his bus to pick up the Sunday mass-goers and bring them to his porch where […]
Chicken Dishes
Chicken Dishes: While grocery shopping in Majuro sometimes has its challenges, the ingredients in these recipes are pretty much always available, particularly at K&K and Payless. Enjoy!
Our Ocean’s Promise
The story of how the Marshall Islands went from being a bystander in commercial fishing in the Pacific to operating the world’s busiest tuna transshipment port, two fish processing facilities, a purse seine vessel net repair yard, and a fleet of locally-flagged and -based fishing vessels is documented in a groundbreaking new book. “Our Ocean’s […]
Fish Wrapped in Bacon
A Dream of Atolls
Described as a “love letter to the islands of his birth,” “A Dream of Atolls” is writer-photographer Floyd K. Takeuchi’s first book about the Marshall Islands comprised solely of photos taken by the veteran journalist. “A Dream of Atolls” is a large coffee table style book that features 26 of Takeuchi’s photographs of Majuro and […]
Growing Vegetables
How do you grow vegetables in a place without good soil? Or without space for big gardens? And what if water is sometimes scarce — for example in many of the outer atolls?According to Tanner Smith and Don Arkin at the Wellness Center, the answer just may be “aeroponics.” In an aeroponics installation, vegetables grow […]
Arrival of Missionaries
An interesting look at the arrival … and departure … of the first missionaries in the Marshall Islands.
Dar Dancers
After years of wowing the crowds with their Polynesian performances, the Dar Dancers are embracing their own culture and have a number of stunning Marshallese routines that include Marshallese flags and amimono fans. The group performed at the recent state dinner for the ROC President Tsai Ing-wen. The dancers’ leader, Salome Andrike, said “The Taiwanese Ambassador was very impressed […]
Marshall Islands Seal
The official seal of the Marshall Islands was approved in 1986. Follows is what is symbolizes: The centerpiece is the Angel of Peace with outstretched wings. Around the angel from the top and moving clockwise are the following… First, is the 24-point star representing the 21 municipalities of the Republic. The four long rays represent […]
The Tale of SV Liberty
Ailuk Elementary School students pictured with teachers, Principal Tibon and the Mieco Beach Yacht Club Commodore Mark Stearns. Photo: Angie Stearns. Ailuk’s Ruthy Typhoon with the SV Liberty, which is one of numerous small boats created by the children at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Oregon. Photo: Mayor Ankit Typhoon. Children pose with the […]
Beran Island
An aerial shot of Beran Island, Ailinglaplap. Photo: Indies Trader. Beran Island accommodation. Photo: Indies Trader. The dining area at Beran, Ailinglaplap. Photo: Indies Trader. A comfy bedroom at Beran, Ailinglaplap. Photo: Indies Trader. Beran Island, Ailinglaplap. Photo: Indies Trader The comfy accommodation at Beran Island, Ailinglaplap. Photo: Indies Trader Aerial shot of Beran Island, […]
Yacht Club Burgee Swap
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club’s burgee* is now amongst the hundreds of yacht club flags that are hung in the Waikiki Yacht Club in Honolulu. MBYC’s Vice Commodore Cary Evarts and the WYC’s Membership Coordinator Lynette Duque followed the sailing tradition of swapping burgees on November 10, 2022. Lynette and other club officials were happy […]
A Look Back in Time
Former Peace Corps volunteer Dave Moss, who grew up in Richmond California, arrived in the Marshall Islands in July, 1968 to work as a teacher. First he taught at Rita Elementary and then moved on to Marshall Islands High School. He shared a house with Ron Levy, who worked with a number of business people […]
Won Hai Shien Recipes
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 […]
Asparagus with Lemon Butter
Adapting to Sea Level Rise
The World Bank has produced a five-minute video about future ocean inundation scenarios for Majuro Atoll. The video is part of a study produced jointly by the World Bank and the RMI government called “Adapting to Rising Sea Levels in the Marshall Islands.” It provides visual projections about the flooding that is forecast to occur […]
Marshall Islands Fixer
If you’re a journalist, consultant, or tourist and would like a fixer (facilitator) for the time you are in the Marshall Islands capital, Majuro, I’m your person! A journalist, photographer, and graphic designer, I have worked in Majuro since 1998 and I’m a Marshallese citizen. I have worked with a large number of journalists on […]
Eneko Island
Eneko Island is a quiet islet just 25 minutes by boat from downtown Majuro. It has a beautiful calm beach, clear water, and an all-weather picnic area. It’s a favorite weekend retreat for a day trips or overnight visits.
Rise: From One Island to Another
A wonderful collaboration between two poets from opposite ends of the planet. The words and the footage speak for themselves. Enjoy. Karen
Watch Yokwe Bartowe
Film producer and director Jack Niedenthal has generously made the first two Microwwave films, Ña Noniep and Yokwe Bartowe, available to the public. Watch the show below and read all above it below that. Thank you Jack! “Yokwe Bartowe must be the most honest film I have ever seen. Raw, down-to-earth and true to reality, […]
Morning Comes So Soon
“The film grabs you and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster ride…Excitement and fun turns to crisis, calamity and tears…”Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal Made in 2008, Morning Comes So Soon is a love story about a Marshallese boy and a Chinese girl. It was the first feature film made in the […]
Watch Ña Noniep
Film producer and director Jack Niedenthal has generously made the first two Microwwave films, Ña Noniep and Yokwe Bartowe available to the public. Watch the show below and read all above it below that. Thank you Jack! “It was thrilling to see a film that was conceptualized, written, cast, filmed and edited in the Marshall […]
Your Human Rights
The Pacific Community Human Rights and Social Development Division asked Microwave Film’s Jack Niedenthal to make a short film on Human Rights. To do this they chose to use children to tell the story using three languages: Marshallese, English and sign language. The children who star in the locally-produced video Your Human Rights — Jimwe […]
Majuro’s Nudibranchs
In 2019 and 2020, two teams of cruising amateur scientists explored and photographed some of the incredible biodiversity in Majuro Lagoon, focusing especially on the very small, colorful creatures living in the tidal cuts. John and Lynette Flynn on the boat White Hawk and Ken Cone and Beth Van Zummeren on Eagle’s Wings have found […]
Lañinbwil’s Gift
“Jack Niedenthal and Suzanne Chutaro have successfully brought the Marshall Islands into the realm of global cinema – and the film world is a richer place thanks to their distinctive efforts.” –Phil Hall, Film Threat, July 2011 Lañinbwil’s Gift is the story of Jacob, an old island man with a complicated secret. When Jacob was a teenager, a […]
The Presidents’ Teacher
The woman who taught three RMI Presidents including Dr. Hilda Heine.
Watch Zori
Watch Zori, the ‘big’ short film from Jack Niedenthal’s Microwave Films. It was made in 2013.
Love Like the Islands
Six9Too Productions/Baka Solomon has just published Love Like the Islands, which on their YouTube channel is described as: “An Island Reggae mix recorded and produced at Six9too Productions Studio in the Marshall Islands located in the heart of the vast Pacific Ocean. Six9too is made up of a growing group of talented producers, artists and […]
Majuro Taxi Driver
The film team Sea Gypsies, sailing on the big red yacht Infinity, spent many, many months anchored off Majuro in the Marshall Islands whilst doing ship repairs to get ready for sailing the Northwest Passage. During that time, when not scraping rust, gluing sails and generally fixing stuff, the crew met a few eccentric locals […]
Batmon Vs Majuro
The film premiered on Friday, October 14 at Jitak en in Small Island, Majuro and over the next two days hundreds of people turned up to enjoy the show. Here’s the story line from co-producer Jack Niedenthal: From the award winning creators of the critically acclaimed Marshallese language feature films Jilel: The Calling of […]
Coconut Zen
Majuro Musical by Infinity April, 2018: The crew of the big red yacht Infinity this month spearheaded the making of a musical ditty about a slice of life in Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, which they described as “the most endangered country in the world due to flooding from climate change.” On the YoutTube […]
Jilel: The Calling of the Shell
Described as ‘A Global Warming Fairy Tale’, Jilel is a heartwarming, heroic story about a young Marshallese girl named Molina who is confronted for the first time with the idea that her island—her beloved homeland—is vanishing because of the rising seas caused by world-wide global warming. This unusual, thought provoking Marshallese language (with […]
Bonny Taggart
Today’s guest writer for Remembering RMI is Bonny Taggart, who sailed into Majuro with husband Ken on December 9, 2007. They left the Marshall Islands on October 7, 2016. Bonny Taggart organized a Christmas party for the kids of Delap in 2009. There are so many memories from my nine years in the Marshall Islands, […]
The Sound of Crickets at Night
“The Sound of Crickets at Night is wonderful! I love how the film intertwines modern day Majuro with Marshallese legend. The music is amazing and the young actress stole my heart. This film is a great vehicle for teaching our current generation the effects of the U.S. bombing of Bikini.” — Rebecca Lathrop, former principal […]
Wellness Center
A great eating out treat can be found at the Wellness Center at the Majuro Hospital complex in Delap. The focus of the food is healthy, to match the goal of its founding organization, Canvasback Missions. The Wellness Center in Majuro was established, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Human Services in 2005. […]
The Acronym Jungle
Acronym heaven: One aspect that’s extremely likely to send you up a tree in your first week in Majuro is the locals’ love for acronyms, many of which turn conversations into a pile of mumbo-jumbo. A case in point would be the following conversation: Bloke A: “I just got in on AMI and have to […]
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Canoes of the Marshalls
Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) is based in Delap, just west of the Marshall Islands Resort. The grassroots non-profit, non-government organization known as WAM trains Marshall Islands youth based on the traditions of the Marshallese canoe as well as basic English and math. Sail on a canoe: Have the ride of […]
1970s Majuro
A look back in time thanks to Eldred ‘Al’ Fewkes, who came to Majuro to give a helping hand to Pacific Industrial Inc. boss Jerry Kramer. The photographs from this era give you a sense of the era and how much things have changed today.
Copra Processing
It’s a hot, tiring job, but the making of copra is one of the few ways Marshallese on the outer islands can make money.
Amelia Earhart in the Marshall Islands
“ Hey guy, I know what I saw and I saw the lady! — Bilimon Amram, as remembered by his friend Charles Domnick Update · July 2017 The Photograph The photograph suggested to be of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan in the Marshall Islands, found in the US national archives. Photo courtesy of Les Kinney/US […]
Muslims in the Marshalls
How Islam Is Gaining A Foothold In Micronesia A mosque and a Muslim congregation are flourishing in the Marshall Islands by demonstrating Islam is a force for good in the community. Joyia sees his community playing a healing role where Marshallese society is out of balance: drug and alcohol abuse, a breakdown in marriage and families, […]
