And Other Current Stories in Asia Pacific. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Journalist Chris Cottrell brings us current on the path to peace in Miyanmar, and the recent story about the Philippines Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard, and the US Mutual Defense Treaty. The ThinkTech […]
The Belt & Road Initiative in the Pacific Islands (Global Connections)
How will the Games Affect Local Athletes. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Christopher Cottrell is an Indo-Pacific focused editor based out of Bangkok but presently in Suva, Fiji covering the current Fiji elections and South Pacific affairs. 1. He discusses his reporting in China and how Xi’s […]
US Engagement in Pacific Island Countries (Global Connections)
Growing Concern Regarding Chinese Influence. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. A discussion of the denial of the Solomon Islands to allow a US Coast Guard cutter to make a port call there. What are the implications and content of that port call and that denial, and generally […]
Protecting the Waters of the Pacific Monument (Community Matters)
This Requires our Continuing Attention. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Bob Richmond. Indigenous leaders from the Pacific Remote Islands Coalition are writing to President Joe Biden asking him to expand protection of the waters around the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, specifically around Palmyra and Howland and Baker […]
The IPCC and Hawaiʻi: What we Face Now (Cooper UNion)
Climate Change Already Apparent in Pacific. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guest is Chip Fletcher. The IPCC Working Group III report provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges, and examines the sources of global emissions. We explore the IPCC summary and potential situations in Hawaiʻi. It […]
UN Commission on the Status of Women (Cooper UNion)
Women’s Equality on a Warming World. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guests are Noelene Nabulivou, Jeshua Hope and Vika Kalokalo. The UN Commission on the Status of Women is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. It is instrumental in […]
Rising to the Challenge: Perspectives from a Pacific President (East-West Center Insights)
Championing positive change on environment, education, and more. The host for this episode is Karena Lyons. The guest for this episode is Hilda Heine, Former President. While there are many issues facing the diverse peoples of the Pacific, there also many creative ideas for solutions born from the resourcefulness inherent in their oceanic isolation. Senator […]
Group Travel with a Purpose (Business In Hawaii)
A new way to experience old cultures. Pacific Islands Institute (PII) offers travel groups a new way to experience the cultures, traditions and natural environments found in the islands of Hawaii, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. PII specializes in group travel with an emphasis on learning about a destination’s true culture and natural environment. Their programs […]
Currents in Pacific Education: Trends & Issues (Pacific Partnerships in Education)
Events are transforming Pacific island education processes and practices We’ll discuss some ongoing and upcoming challenges and issues in Pacific island education, including: (a) the impacts of the ending of COFA funding on Hawaii’s schools and potential responses to this, such as creating ‘transition’ schools, and (b) the possible separation of Chuuk State from the […]
Arctic – Tropical Climate Change Connections (Pacific Partnerships In Education)
A trip exploring some climate change themes and issues shared by the Marshall Islands and Greenland. The world’s largest island, the arctic behemoth of Greenland, and the tiny, remote, equatorial atoll islands of the Marshall Islands are experiencing similar impacts of climate change. We’ll show a brief video in which poets from both locations share […]