Pacific Waves for 27 May 2023

Pacific Waves

Tokelau remains in lockdown following the announcement of its first Covid-19 community cases; Rota Island in the Northern Marianas is in recovery mode after typhoon Mawar ripped through with wind speeds over 200 kilometers an hour; The Pacific is awash with shipwrecks, many of them oil tankers with holds full of oil which pose a threat to the environment. We speak with one of the organisations that is trying to do something about it; And we speak with American Idol winner Iam Tongi, the Hawaiian born singer of Tongan and Samoan heritage, whose soulful singing and touching personal journey captivated American audiences and won him fans all around the world.