Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Kommool tata (thank you so much), Carteret Islanders

Yesterday I came upon this inspiring feature on the United Nations University website.

I was particularly drawn to the the idea of making sustainable use of the ancestral marine resources long after relocation: “In the future, we will keep coming to these reefs and manage them as our fishing ground,” explains community youth leader Nicholas Hakata. “When our children come back, they will have a connection to their heritage.”

Kommool tata, thank you so much, Carteret Islanders. Jerammon nan kom. Peace be with you.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

Saturday Swells

Click here to see video footage captured January 22, 2011 around 5pm on the southern end of Majuro Atoll at Amata Kabua International Airport. Swells rolling in from the northward facing lagoon shore come right through a barrier of coral boulders, ill-designed for high waves much less sea level rise. Further west along the airport, waves crashed into the boulders with much greater force, sending salt water into the air and further flooding the road way. Government clean up crews were seen soon after transferring topsoil to buttress the island.