The Last Storytellers Vol 8 No. 7 July 2024 | Page 3

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VOL . 8 GUAM • PALAU CNMI • FSM NO . 07

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JULY 2024

STORYTELLERS

Now in their twilight years , the remaining WWII survivors on Guam pass the baton to the next generation

Around the Pacific

Will Yap ’ s traditional leaders welcome the military ?

Feature

Political tensions against the backdrop of FestPac celebration www . pacificislandtimes . com

From the Publisher ’ s Desk Disrupted childhood 4

Brief Chat Tony Babauta on political apathy 6

Insights

Live from Saipan : Out of the mouths of babes 7 Pacific Reflections :

Power display on world stage 8

Converge : Destination Guam : What you can offer 9

Military A snapshot of the Guam missile defense test 10

Environment Solarizing : Leveraging your battery 15

Around the Pacific

Yap ’ s traditional leaders and the U . S . defense project 21

Niue : Big impact 22

Micro Waves : Pacific healthcare : perennially underfunded 23

Inside the Reef : Rethinking tourism in the Pacific islands 24

Extinct no more 25

Our Islands Our People : Stone tools and interisland migration 26

Philippines Chinese propaganda 27