WASHINGTON D.C. SUMMIT
Honolulu, HAWAII — Pacific island leaders hope to get more support for their goals — particularly regarding climate change and economic diversification — at a summit in Washington, D.C., with President Joe Biden at the end of this month.
The Sept. 28-29 summit comes amid growing U.S. tensions with...

![This December 2014 file photo shows Ejit island in the Marshall Islands. At low tide people can walk back and forth to Majuro island. Climate change is threatening the existence of the country. Pacific island leaders hope to get more support for their goals — particularly regarding climate change and economic diversification — at a summit in Washington, D.C., with President Joe Biden at the end of this month. [Mark Edward Harris/Civil Beat/2014] Ejit island in the Marshall Islands](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ejit_island.jpg?itok=N4XUWWB-)