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World’s largest maritime drills begin in an increasingly tense Asia Pacific

The Rim of the Pacific exercises involve more than 25,000 personnel from 29 countries and will continue until August.

A Chilean navy captain and his family wave to a Chilean frigate as it arrives in Hawaii for the RIMPAC exercises. They are standing on the quay and holding a Chilean flag.

Native Hawaiians resist ‘bombing’ of their sacred lands

Native Hawaiians and others fight the US military’s use of land on Big Island for live-fire testing.

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Why US bases make Okinawa, Guam nuclear ‘targets’

Amid North Korea-US tensions, Asia-Pacific communities hosting US bases see military presence as making them a target.

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How climate change destroys human rights

Environmental destruction caused by people is poised to become the “most massive human rights violation ever”.

BP agrees settlement for victims of Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Q&A: Linking climate change and human rights

Greenpeace’s executive director Kumi Naidoo argues that human rights and climate change can not be separated.

Micronesians in Hawaii face uncertain future

COFA Agreements provide US regional control in exchange for limited access to America.

Tommy Esang Remengesau, President of Palau, addresses the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. [AP]

Opposition crops up to GMO foods in Hawaii

The US state, home to many biotech testing fields, becomes a focal point for antagonism to genetically modified food.

Dr Vandana Shiva travelled from India to the US state of Hawaii to speak about GMO crops [Kai Markell/Al Jazeera]

Opinion: US Asia-Pac expansion

The expansion of the US military into Asia-Pacific is not just about power, but also about profit.

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Saving Shambala from a Russia-China pipeline

Opening a remote border region to development threatens to destroy Central Asian wilderness and culture.

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Opposing paradigms

Hawaii is centre stage for a meeting between the all-business APEC and international environmental conference Moana Nui.

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