Gifts were presented before the signing ceremony. Blangiardi expressed pride in Honolulu being the first city to participate in the “7 for 70” initiative, stating that it sets a hopeful example for ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu is officially sister-cities with Avarua, Rarotonga and the Cook Islands. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed the agreement at a press conference Friday morning ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – State Officials are set to gather at the opening ceremony of the Festival Village, FestPAC, for a signing ceremony that will make the City and County of Honolulu a Sister City ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands after the signing of the sister city partnership between Honolulu, Hawai’i and Rarotonga, Cook Islands, at the ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The 10 days of FestPAC brought a lot of goodwill and cultural celebration from nations all around the Pacific to Honolulu. A sequence of events over the two days afterwards ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii will host the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture for the first time next week, and over 27 Pacific island countries will participate. On Saturday, the Cook Islands ...

Below the waters of the Cook Islands, population 15,000, lie minerals used to power electric cars. Extracting them could bring riches, but many say it’s a bad idea. By Pete McKenzie Reporting from ...