RMI Consulate General - Honolulu

JULY 7, 2026 - The Republic of the Marshall Islands wishes to register our concern over the submarine-launched ballistic missile test conducted by the People's Republic of China on 6 July targeting the South Pacific.

Although reportedly carrying a dummy warhead, no nation understands the weight of nuclear testing in Pacific waters better than ours. For twelve years, our atolls bore the cost of 67 nuclear detonations whose consequences our people live with still. We do not raise this history lightly, nor do we invoke it for rhetorical effect.

We note the People’s Republic of China’s characterization of the test as “routine”, and its “request“ not to “over interpret”. We respectfully ask that China give due significant consideration that members of the Pacific Islands Forum placed on regional stability reflected in the Pacific Islands Forum’s Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration, endorsed in September 2025, affirming the Blue Pacific Continent’s commitment to remain a zone of peace, free from conflict and rivalry.

China is a State Party to the Protocols II and III of the Treaty of Rarotonga, which established the South Pacific as a Nuclear-Free Zone. By ratifying these protocols in 1988, China committed not to test or threaten the use of nuclear weapons within this region. This was a clear deliberate pledge; one that carries enduring significance for Pacific nations.

Upholding the Treaty’s intent requires not only adherence to its letter, but also, good faith in preserving the Pacific as an Ocean of Peace.

We are a small nation. In compliance with the Treaty of Rarotonga, we call on China — as we have called on every nuclear power before it — to explain its intentions in language as clear as the harm such tests can cause, and to recognize that a region asking for peace is not a region inviting a demonstration of force.

RMI Consulate General obij eo ilo Honolulu enej Kilok/Closed Ilo Friday July 3rd, 2026 ñan kautiej Ri Eoñod Day
Jeraman ñan aolep!

🇲🇭Farewell Vice Consul Hilma Lemari.

Today, the RMI Consulate Arkansas team bids a heartfelt farewell to Vice Consul Hilma Lemari, after five years of exemplary service to our mission. We are deeply grateful for your dedication, sharp professionalism, and invaluable contributions to advancing our bilateral relations over these past 5 years.

During your tenure, we navigated many unprecedented challenges— from a global pandemic, to severe staff shortage, to devastating tornadoes, ice storms, and the anxieties surrounding new immigration directives affecting our diaspora. Your unwavering commitment and leadership, particularly when you had to make do with a mere staff of 2, to fill critical operational gaps, will always be deeply remembered and appreciated.

Thank you Vice Consul Hilma for your leadership, resilience, and compassion. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors and the next chapter of your distinguished career! Wishing you great success, inspiration, and continued fulfillment in your next posting!

Marshallese citizens on Oahu,

Please help us locate this person to return her wallet with passport inside.

If you know this person, please have her call us at 808-545-7767, or let her know we have her wallet at the Consulate.

RiMajol ro ion Oahu

Obiij in ej kajjitok am jibañ bukot ledrik in ñan karol wallet e an kab passport e an.

Elañe kwojela kajjeen jouj im ba en call e tok obiij in ak kennaanik e ke wallet eo an e mwe.

Kommol tata

RMI Consulate Honolulu will be close on Friday(6/19/26) In observance of Juneteenth Day 2026

Press Release from the Office of the Attorney General, Marshall Islands!