Alele Museum and Library
The Alele Museum, Library, and Archives in Uliga, next to the RMI Court House, is definitely worth a visit. The entity languished for many years, but thanks to a big effort by a number of caring individuals, it was reopened in September, 2013 after extensive renovations. Upstairs is the library, which features a colorful children’s Read More
Dear Matafele Peinam
By Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner
Marshallese poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner spoke on behalf of civil society during the opening ceremony of the UN Climate Summit in New York City in September 2014. Watch the clip from the United Nations below and then check out her blog at https://jkijiner.wordpress.com/ Kathy is a poet, writer, journalist and teacher, currently working as an instructor at Read More
Mieco Beach Yacht Club
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club was founded in late 2003 by a group of cruisers and a resort manager for two main reasons: To give the cruisers ‘something to do’ when they’re in RMI, but not visiting the outer atolls, and to attract cruisers to RMI. Check out the club’s site: www.sailingmarshallislands.com, which has a Read More
Sail on a Canoe
Have the ride of your life on a traditional outrigger canoe on Majuro lagoon! Staff at the Waan Aelõñ in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) program, better known as WAM (pronounced to rhyme with barn) will be happy to take you out on the water any time. The cost is just $20 a person Read More
Morning Comes So Soon
“The film grabs you and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster ride…Excitement and fun turns to crisis, calamity and tears…”Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal Made in 2008, Morning Comes So Soon is a love story about a Marshallese boy and a Chinese girl. It was the first feature film made in the Read More
