Pretty much everyone can picture an island – a body of land surrounded by water. Islands are also often seen as places of refuge. And indeed they are. Finding an island can mean life for a person lost ...

The navigational prowess of Marshall Islanders is legendary. For thousands of years, Marshallese have embraced their watery environment, building a culture on more than 1,200 islands scattered across ...

Islands are mysterious, romantic, dazzling, exquisite, paradisical, and inspiring. Or, at least, the myths claim this. Otherwise, they are isolated, tranquil, insular ...

A startling new discovery has challenged the longstanding view that the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives is doomed by melting ice caps to disappear beneath the surging tides. Defying the dire ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The name of “Island of Hawaii” might soon be history – at least on paper. A new proposal before the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names would officially change the island’s name to ...