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The outrigger canoes of the western Pacific islands of Yap are very famous for their speed, performance and seaworthiness.

Habele, a U.S. nonprofit established by former Peace Corps volunteers, awarded 25 scholarships in three states within the Federated States of Micronesia.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii (Habele) — A group of off-duty U.S. Army soldiers in Hawaii have teamed up with a public school on Oahu, students in the school’s Naval JROTC unit, and a nonprofit founded by former Peace Corps volunteers to send books to a school-based library in Kosrae. Diverse in culture and language, the far-flung picturesque islands of Micronesia are strategically situated. The Federated States of Micronesia are the geopolitical crossroads of the Pacific. The islands’ dramatic role in centuries of global politics obscures persistent challenges of isolation, dispersion, an...

“Weaving Connections” site supports Micronesian Weavers in US Mainland Details Written by Bill Jaynes Habele Beautiful loom-woven textiles of Micronesia display an artistry and technical virtuosity unrivaled elsewhere in the Pacific. Chief among them is the lavalava, a woven skirt from the Outer Islands of Yap State, situated in the Western Caroline Islands. A new website aims to ensure this important cultural skill is preserved among weavers who have moved far from home. Weaving these skirts requires tremendous skill, work and patience. It also requires a special type of b...

Police identify victim in Town Fair Tire shooting, make arrest in connection with incident FacebookTwitterEmail 1of15 Orange police investigate a fatal shooting at Town Fair Tire in Orange, Conn., on Saturday Dec. 26, 2020.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of15 A Connecticut State Division of Criminal Justice detective works with Orange police to investigate a fatal shooting at Town Fair Tire in Orange on Saturday.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of15 4of15 A man was shot to death Saturday morning at the Town Fair Tire on Boston Pos...