PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT

Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center
With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i

Samoa Land Bill Called Threat To Samoan Culture
Measure allows matai to register land

CNMI Denies Licenses To South Korean Engineers
17 applicants contest rejection

Guam Platoon Bound For Southern Philippines
"Operation Enduring Freedom" mission

Suva Restaurants Close Amid Economic Downturn
Workers lose jobs, landlords lose rent

Hawaii Loses Key Cargo Transport Service
Aloha airlines carried 85 percent of isles goods

PNG Hospital Shuts Doors Over Vandalism, Violence
Highlands health workers seek protection

Cooks Islanders Upset Over Fishing Off Manuae
The uninhabited isle eyed as marine preserve

Pitcairn Rape Victims Seek UK Compensation
Attorney calls amount "peanuts"

Solomons Lawmaker Hands Out Goods, Checks
Outboard motors, chainsaws, cash

Solomons Minister Attends Commonwealth Meeting
Rini among three Pacific island representatives

Students Seek Retribution In Lae War
Situation tense after police disperse combatants

Cook Islands Tourism Shows Market Shift
U.S. visitors down; Kiwis, Canada up

Pilots Scarce, Flights Cancelled In Solomons
Airline a "training ground" for overseas pilots

• Hawaii Reeling From Loss Of Air Cargo Service
  The Honolulu Advertiser

• Why Doesn’t RAMSI Stop Illegal Logging In Solomons?
  Solomons Star