AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPolynesian Roots: New genetic research finds especially close ties among Indigenous people of Hawaiʻi, Rapa Nui and Mangareva, with the Marquesas next closest. The findings offer new clues about Polynesian settlement, but do not prove a direct voyage from Rapa Nui to Hawaiʻi. A Long Wait to Go Home: A Sri Lankan woman stranded in the Cook Islands for three years says visa barriers have left her unable to return home; Tahiti is among the few possible flight destinations, but reaching it also requires visa processing. Austral Islands Ahead: Aranui Cruises has taken delivery of Aranoa, a passenger-freighter set to begin voyages to the five inhabited Austral Islands in March 2027, combining community supply runs with a slow-tourism offering.
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