Youth & Sexual Health: Youth OCEANS’ Pleasurenesia guide argues Pacific youth SRHR programs must be redesigned around Pacific-led conversations about pleasure, sexuality, and wellbeing, pointing to high teenage pregnancy, rising young HIV cases, and widespread gender-based violence across the region. Education & Culture: Sakai Liberal High School returns to Guam’s Micronesia Mall for a Friendship Recital Saturday, continuing a third-year tradition of “expression education” through dance and performance. Local Impact & Community Support: Chuuk leaders publicly thank the people of Guam and the Ayuda Foundation for disaster relief after Super Typhoon Sinlaku, including support like donated used books. Environment & Learning: UOG’s REEF program wraps up fellow projects using the Micronesia Coral Reef Monitoring Data Portal and Coral Net tools to track reef health across Yap and Kosrae. Infrastructure & Finance: A look at how fintech in the Federated States of Micronesia is less about disruption and more about overcoming distance to deliver financial services across hundreds of islands. Energy Transition: Pacific experts warn renewable energy plans must move fast, but also stay community-led to avoid repeating past fuel-crisis mistakes. Sports Spotlight: Cook Islands beach handball qualifies for its first senior world championship debut in Croatia next week.