Moona Kitesurfs @ Beran
Adventures at Ailinglaplap
Triple Kitesurf World Champion Moona Whyte was recently in the Marshall Islands as part of her ongoing series of adventures in remote kite spots. Her first words on landing on Ailinglaplap atoll were: “Wow, this is my favorite place ever” … and she hadn’t even seen the breaks yet. She was attending the Reo Stevens’ Read More
Majuro Day 2019
The Majuro Day celebration at Laura Ball Field recently saw thousands of participants take part in another unique festivity courtesy of Mayor Ladie Jack and his local government. The Marshall Islands Journal’s man around town Hilary Hosia was there to capture the scene in stills and video. To see more of the photos from Laura Read More
Pub Quiz Winners
Phil Martin, take a bow as a significant member of Team Bank Seal! To explain, Majuro’s Mieco Beach Yacht Club members and friends meet for dinner every Tuesday evening, rotating around four restaurants. One of these is the Enra Restaurant at Marshall Islands Resort, which has the added feature of being the night for our Read More
Early Election Results
The Marshall Islands Journal: The RMI Electoral Administration released the following results on Thursday, November 21, 2019. All results are still unofficial and incomplete, as some absentee and/or regular votes have not been inputted into the master list. Electoral officials said Thursday morning that they are in the final stage of tabulating all votes cast Read More
Beran Island
Beran Island on Ailinglaplap is open for action! After being closed for a couple of years, Martin Daly’s website www.indiestrader.com announced September 21, 2022: “With the border gate now well and truly swung open and off the hinges out in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) our first surf season in two years Read More
Layered Bean Dip
Layered Bean Dip Super easy layered bean dip that takes 40 minutes to make (including 30 minutes in the oven). 1 can refried beans 1 can black beans (drained and rinsed) 1/3 onion (finely chopped) 1/2 cup sour cream 1 cup salsa 1 cup cheddar cheese (grated) 6 green onions (chopped) Combine beans and onion Read More
Moor is Better
October, 2018: The Mieco Beach Yacht Club began working on a mooring project for Enemanet and Eneko Islands in Majuro in 2006. Twelve years later the moorings are still well-maintained and used by yacht club members, thereby saving the precious reefs from anchor damage. Back in the day, we created a powerpoint and showed Read More
Presidents of the Marshall Islands
The above video does not include the current President Hilda Heine, who took office in 2024. If you would prefer a digital copy of the Presidents of the Marshall islands, here you go: Late Iroojlaplap and President Amata Kabua 1979-1996Late Iroojlaplap and President Imata Kabua 1997-2000President Kessai H. Note (first commoner to be president) 2000-2008Late Read More
Smoked Fish
Smoked Fish Smoked fish makes a wonderful appetizer. These photos show slices of sailfish, but almost any fish can be smoked. 1 pound fish (The fish needs to be extremely cold. Pictured is sailfish, which is a high quality billfish.) Thinly slice the cold fish and place on smoker rack. Place wood chips in smoker Read More
Rise: From One Island to Another
The website 350.org has an enormous new poem/video on climate change that features the Marshall Islands’ Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and Greenland’s Aka Niviâna. Here’s their description of the piece of visual and audio art: Watch this poetic expedition between two islanders, one from the Marshall Islands and one from Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), connecting their realities of Read More
