...Pictures of customers from around the country and the world were posted all over their lei table Wednesday. In the Pacific islands, leis might be a symbol of welcoming, part of a wedding costume, or even a funeral decoration. On the mainland...

...number of major battles.At the end of the war his ship was chosen to take the Japanese surrender of the Central Pacific Islands at Truk. His ship was then designated to transport troops returning from Europe to New York. The visits to New York...

...research station, then later sailed their sail boat, Blue Water, from Alaska to New Zealand, visiting numerous South Pacific Islands along the way. He is a professor emeritus of fisheries with the University of Alaska. She taught world history at...

...things such as atmospheric pressure, humidity and wind are launched over North America, but only a handful from Pacific island stations, which are not necessarily where forecasters most need the observations, he said."That's the beauty...

...you pass forward. That took me a while to learn."When asked what he misses most since his move from his Tongan Pacific Island to Juneau's rainy Tongass Forest , Fafita said "The cooking and the beach."Fafita didn't miss much else...

...the group in Juneau. Senate Bill 1845 would split the court in two pieces, retaining California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands as the 9th Circuit and creating a new 12th Circuit comprising Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada...

...9th Circuit and create a new 12th Circuit. The new 9th Circuit would be comprised of California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands and the new 12th Circuit comprised of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona. A division...

...to get a House floor vote next week. The measure would create a 9th Circuit covering California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, and a new 12th Circuit covering Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona.

...Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona. A trimmer 9th Circuit would encompass California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign has joined Murkowski in pressing for the legislation. A measure that would...

...Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona. A trimmer 9th Circuit would encompass California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign has joined Murkowski in pressing for the legislation. A measure that would...