HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new exhibit, ‘Project Banaba,’ showcasing Banaba Island, opened today at the Bishop Museum. Banaba Island was destroyed by phosphate mining, forcing the residents to ...

Traditional owners from the tiny Pacific island of Banaba say they've been blindsided over an agreement to explore phosphate mining on the remote atoll. Environmental destruction still remains after ...

All across the tiny Pacific island of Banaba thousands of pinnacles of sun-bleached coral rise in jagged formations, mute reminders of the phosphate mining carried out there last century by the ...

Project Banaba was curated by Katerina Teaiwa, pictured, and is exhibited at Bishop Museum. It opened this month and runs through Feb. 18. Teaiwa said watching film of the mining was traumatizing. The ...

Empty swimming pools and discarded movie projectors on the tiny island of Banaba are symbols of the exploitation that destroyed it, writes Belinda Cranston. A largely abandoned island, overgrown with ...

Project Banaba curated by Katerina Teaiwa is on display at Bishop Museum. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser welcomes all opinions. Want your voice to be heard? Submit a letter to the editor. >> Write us: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gary Stoller is an award-winning travel and investigative journalist. Jan 09, 2024, 08:00am EST This article is more than 2 years ...

Nov. 13—Project Banaba, Bishop Museum's latest exhibit, displays contemporary art that tells the history of Banaba Island through the eyes of artist Katerina Teaiwa. Project Banaba, Bishop Museum's ...