The Marshall Islands Journal
Former Peace Corps volunteer, the late Joe Murphy, created The Marshall Islands Journal nearly 50 years ago. The editor, Giff Johnson, has been working for the Journal since the 1980s. He is often heard on Radio New Zealand and Radio Australia.The Journal is datelined Friday but is distributed locally on Thursday while the Online version Read More
Razz Rocks on Bikini
In May of 2016, almost exactly 70 years after Operation Crossroads detonated an atom bomb over its lagoon, a film crew from Natural History New Zealand, Stanford University researchers, and a traveling electric violinist stepped onto the radioactive shores of Bikini Atoll. The team went to examine the long term fallout from the twenty three Read More
Won Hai Shien
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, Read More
Amelia Earhart in the Marshall Islands
A photograph found by former US Treasury Agent Les Kinney in the US national archives that gave new credence to a popular theory about the disappearance of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart has now been found to have been taken two years earlier, in 1935, and published in a book in 1936. Regardless of this, many Read More
Multi-Grain Bread
Multi-Grain Bread Everyone loves this bread, mainly because of the extra texture and taste provided by the variety of grains. I have given measurements for the seeds, but in reality I just use my mood to determine the amounts. 2 tsp dry active yeast 2 tsp honey 1.5 cups tepid water 3 cups Read More
Wotje, Rongelap, Maloelap Updated
Lanny and Ginger on the catamaran SwiftSure have just spent a few months enjoying cruising the Marshall Islands. And while they were enjoying meeting the people and enjoying the lagoons and walks, they took lots of photos. Not only that, but they were willing to share some of their best images on this site. So, Read More
Wasabi’s Whopper Wahoo
Sunday looked perfect, so Wasabi Captain Cary Evarts called his mate Willard Lathrop and said: “Let’s go fishing!” Will said yes and so the guys picked up some ice and headed out through Majuro Bridge. Just moments after setting the lines, zing-zip, they had a fish on. And it was a big one. Together they Read More
Safety Around Town
Police Majuro Atoll has two police forces: The National Police and the Majuro Atoll Local Government Police (a.k.a. MALGov Police or Local Police). As a general rule, if you need police action, call the National Police on 625-8666 or 625-6911. The National Police HQ is in Uliga opposite the College of the Marshall Islands, while Read More
The Lost Art of Finding Our Way
A Harvard science professor wants to further document traditional Marshallese navigation methods to help boost the islands’ indigenous culture. Marshall Islands wave piloting is one of the navigation techniques featured in Professor John Huth’s book ‘The Lost Art of Finding Our Way’. Professor Huth told Radio New Zealand in March, 2017, that his research found its use of Read More
PII Facilities in High Demand
Pacific International Inc. is the Marshalls biggest construction company. It was founded by Jerry Kramer and is now owned and run by him and his family. In February the company celebrated the opening of its new dock facility, its new purse seiner net repair workshop, and the arrival of its new ship, Michelle K. The Read More
