The islanders found themselves far from ready to fight the war. ?
For if the hospital falters, say islanders, it would be devastating for the local economy-a sort of second Ike, for people still struggling after the first.
When two Spanish ships arrived in 1770 and made a "treaty"claiming Easter Island for Spain, the islanders "signed" the treaty -but their signatures do not resemble rongo-rongo.
That used to be the staple crop of the islanders.
The reason for the carving remains as unknown as the islanders.
By the beginning of the 15th century, native Hawaiian islanders were engaging in sustainable practices to preserve their reefs - ushering in 400 years of recovery.
Like us, Sicilians are islanders - tough and maritime.
As the trees and soils on which the islanders depended disappeared, the population crashed and the survivors turned to cannibalism.
Over the past few years they have been repeatedly inundated by spring tides, wiping out the islanders' vegetable and fruit gardens, destroying their subsistence and making their lives impossible.
But it still raised a devastating tsunami (see picture above) that killed more than 400 islanders.
The islanders are known for their hospitality.
Second, the smaller scale of migraton, Fujian moving its people inland to 30 and 50 miles but Shandong just moving islanders inland.
For years, governments of Pacific island nations have urged Australia to allow islanders to plug gaps in its labor force.
British officials say that the application of laws in and around the Falklands is a matter for the islanders, and that Britain has no doubt over their sovereignty.
Most islanders engage in subsistence activities ranging from fishing to the growing of food crops.
These figures may look good in theory, but they are not comforting for the islanders.
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