The first working session of the new 38th Guam Legislature began with a moment of silence for former Speaker Mark Forbes, who ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series, written by former PDN staffer and lifelong football fan Paul Addison. Father Tony Gillespie has vivid memories of his life on Guam in the ...

Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian ...

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Hokulea is pictured at the shore of Kualoa Regional Park after its 50th birthday commemoration, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) KANEOHE — Hawaii’s American ...