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.
Buy Local at MISCO
The MISCO market is your go-to store for local products including fresh fish, bananas, and freshly-made lunch take-out plates. Opposite is their handicraft store.
World Tuna Day
Happy World Tuna Day visitors at Delap Park. Photo: Rebecca Lathrop. Some of the World Tuna Day organizers wearing their ‘tuna’ skirts. Photo: Willard Lathrop. Minister Dennis Momotaro and PNA head Ludwig Kumoru with Coop School students Xavier Williams and Yale Kramer who won special recognition for their tuna documentary. Photo: Rebecca Lathrop. Majuro Coop […]
RMI Facebook Pages
There are some great Facebook pages about different aspects of the Marshall Islands. In the hope of making them more accessible to those interested in all things RMI, I have gathered some of the best below. To view recent items in the pages, click on one of the pages and use the scroll bar to […]
Fish or Dive on Wasabi
Wasabi is a 26-foot boat with comfortable seating and a huge cooler. Captain Cary can take you out for a half or full day of fishing around Majuro or, if the wind’s not too strong, over to beautiful nearby Arno Atoll.
SV Tarmelu
The SV Kwai is one of two sailing vessels that belong to the Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation. The boat was renamed the SV Tarmelu in 2024, but many people still call it the Kwai … and, unusually, both names appear on the bow.
Nitijela members
List of the Cabinet members and Nitijela Members of Parliament by atoll.
National Government
Learn how the government of the Marshall Islands is organized and where its various ministries and departments are located.
Basketball
Basketball is THE sport in the Marshall Islands. Sure, volleyball is popular, but you can’t get a more excited crowd than the one that’s at the SGT Solomon Sam Basketball Court watching a Ralik-Ratak Shoutout game.
Fishing Majuro, Arno
Want to go fishing. Cary Evarts boat Wasabi is a great choice. Email him at caryevarts@yahoo.com.
Majuro Lagoon Writers
Looking back at The Majuro Lagoon Writers club.
Nuclear Savage
‘Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1’ … A must-watch film by Adam Horowitz. “…how U.S. scientists turned a Pacific paradise into a radioactive hell, using Marshall islanders as human guinea pigs for three decades to study the effects of nuclear fallout on human beings.”
Marshall Islands From Above
November, 2017: While filming for the story on the nuclear waste dump in the Marshall Islands, the ABC’s Foreign Correspondent team of Mark Willacy, Greg Nelson, and Ben Hawke amassed more visuals than they could use in the episode. So here, for your viewing pleasure today, is a compilation of the best shots they captured […]
Sail on a Canoe
Sailing on a traditional Marshallese canoe is a big deal … you will never forget the ride of your life. To do this, contact Waan Aelon in Majel, Canoes of the Marshall Islands.
Alele Museum and Library
Children enjoy the comfort of the living-room style seating in the Alele Library. Photo: Karen Earnshaw Two gentlemen do some research in the Alele Library, Uliga. Photo: Karen Earnshaw A young girl was spotted looking at a selection of books in the children’s section of the Alele Library. Photo: Karen Earnshaw The Alele Museum, Library, […]
Canvasback Medical Missions
The non-profit Canvasback Missions, founded by Jamie and Jacque Spence, brings teams of volunteer doctors and other medical professionals to the Marshall Islands every year, and sometimes twice.
Darlene Keju’s Speech
A significant link between the World Council of Churches and the Marshall Islands is the historic speech given by Ebeye’s Darlene Keju Johnson at the Pacific Plenary of the World Council of Churches* Assembly at Vancouver, Canada, in 1983. According to an article on Wikipedia, Darlene was a pioneering critic of the US government’s response […]
United Airlines
United Airlines is the primary airline that services the Marshall Islands from the north, with Honolulu and Guam being the main hubs for these routes.
Dan Zak on Nuclear
So we (the U.S.) tested 67 nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands from 1946-1958. If you take the explosive yield and spread it out evenly, the equivalent would be like setting off one and a half Hiroshima bombs every day for twelve years.
Shopping Tips
Shopping for the weekly necessities often means visiting a number of stores as each offers a certain specialty that I can’t live without. Here are some tips and the Yellow Pages guide.
