Public Health Alert: Hawai‘i DOH says a new travel-related dengue case was found on Oʻahu in a visitor exposed in a dengue-prone region; officials deployed teams for inspections and mosquito control, stressing the local transmission risk is low but urging residents to remove standing water and prevent mosquito breeding. Climate Risk for the Pacific: SPREP reports El Niño conditions are now established, with Western Pacific countries likely to face drier-than-usual weather and higher drought risk, while Central/Eastern islands may see above-normal rainfall—prompting calls for proactive water planning. Coral Survival Effort: In Majuro, Woods Hole scientists are using a robotic “dive buddy” to revisit reef sites as record marine heat waves drive severe coral bleaching and threaten reef recovery across the Central Pacific. Clean Shipping Push: Pacific transport ministers signed the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership in Majuro to coordinate a low-carbon, climate-resilient maritime transition across Oceania, aiming to reduce fossil fuel use and upgrade ports and skills. Energy Cost Relief for RMI: The World Bank approved an extra $9m for Marshall Islands budget support to help families and services facing sharply higher energy costs, alongside longer-term resilience work. Wildfire Readiness: Guam is bringing specialized wildfire training to build local mitigation capacity as dry conditions raise fire risk.