A state board that oversees inoa ʻāina, or Hawaiian place names, has voted to change the official name of Hawaiʻi Island.

The return of U.S. B-1B “Bone” bombers to Guam has revived one of the most visible symbols of American power in the Pacific, ...

Around 1,000 years ago, a major climate shift reshaped rainfall across the South Pacific, making western islands like Samoa ...

China's massive missile force threatens U.S. Pacific bases as both nations race to build long-range weapons. Experts analyze ...

The Pacific microstate that once topped global wealth tables is now a case study in how fast prosperity can evaporate when it ...

Naia Island is one of the lesser-known islands in the Philippines, an archipelagic country with more than 7,600 islands found in Southeast Asia. The Philippines is situated in the western Pacific ...

A think tank has released a new platform focusing on how Micronesia, a little-mentioned but strategically placed archipelago in the western Pacific, is becoming a central arena in the U.S.-China great ...

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...

When autumn fog rolls across the horseshoe-shaped waters of Orcas Island in Washington’s San Juan Islands, locals know the spirits are stirring. This mystical island, 85 miles north of Seattle, has ...

With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, there is plenty of tension to go around. But, for all its space in the ...

From September 8 to 12, leaders from across the Pacific Islands region gathered in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). This annual gathering convenes ...