Derrick Malama

1 week ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Derrick Malama

A California woman has become the first person of Tokelauan ancestry to be drafted into the WNBA. Tokelau is a remote group of atolls in the South Pacific, halfway between Hawaiʻi and New Zealand. It has a population of about 1,500 people. Te-Hina Paopao has never been to Tokelau, but she has made history as the first person of Tokelauan ancestry to be drafted by an American pro basketball team. Paopao started her college basketball career at the University of Oregon in 2020.

2 weeks ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Derrick Malama

The only movie theater in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has shown its last film. Regal Cinemas on Saipan has faded to black. Residents will no longer be able to watch films on the big screen at Hollywood Theaters, Regal's multi-screen cinema complex in the capital of the U.S. territory.

3 weeks ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Derrick Malama

The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is located almost exactly halfway between Hawaiʻi and Australia. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with nine tiny islands covering just 10 square miles combined. The country is so isolated that all monetary transactions, either by locals or visitors, had only been done in cash. So, when the small country unveiled its first-ever ATMs on April 15, it was a major milestone.

Jul 11, 2023 | savingseafood.org | Derrick Malama