Opioid distribution trends (2006–2017) in the US Territories by Fedor F. Cabrera, Erik R. Gamarra, Tiffany E. Garcia, Ashanti D. Littlejohn, Poul A. Chinga, Luis D. Pinentel-Morillo, Jorge R. Tirado, Daniel Y. Chung, Leana J. Pande, Kenneth L. McCall, Stephanie D. Nichols, Brian J. Piper

“…Methods The United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) was used to report on ten medical opioids: buprenorphine, codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, and oxymorphone, by weight from 2006 to 2017. Florida and Hawaii were selected as comparison areas. Results Puerto Rico had the greatest Territorial oral morphine mg equivalent (MME) per capita (421.5) which was significantly higher (p < .005) than the Virgin Islands (139.2) and Guam (118.9) but significantly lower than that of Hawaii (794.6) or Florida (1,509.8). …”
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Dépaysement : Le cas de from UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY [Lukao] par Craig Santos Perez by Jennifer K Dick

“…En étudiant from Unincorporated Territory [Lukao], le dernier livre de la tétralogie de Perez, l’article suivant explore les différents aspects qui relient les paysages réels (autobiographiques) de Guam et d’O’ahu à Hawaii aux paysages imaginaires (métaphoriques, mythiques et poétiques) pour montrer comment cette œuvre qui lutte contre le dépaysement (linguistique et culturel) pour son auteur, crée un dépaysement pour son lecteur. …”
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Critiquing the SNIJ Hypothesis With Corsica and Hawai'i by Zachary Androus, Neyooxet Greymorning

“…This article incorporates an island Indigenous perspective into a discussion of the popular sub-national island jurisdiction (SNIJ) hypothesis that focuses on cultural and political aspects. Corsica and Hawai'i both fit the SNIJ profile; but, in each case, the island Indigenous population is excluded from the benefits that accrue to affiliated islands. …”
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New geographical records and key to the species of Eumerus Meigen, 1823 (Diptera, Syrphidae) introduced into the Americas and Hawaii by Bolívar R. Garcete-Barrett, Mírian N. Morales, Martin Hauser, John T. Smit, Luis González, María Bernarda Ramírez De López, Osmar Arias, Marcial Adorno, Gerald Sormanti, Adriana Mereles

“…Several reports of introduced species of this genus in the Americas have been recorded since early in the twentieth century, with a present list of six species recorded to date from the Americas and the US territory of Hawaii. In this paper we give new geographical records for the African-native species Eumerus obliquus (Fabricius, 1805), which reflect the expansion of this fly through Brazil and Paraguay along the last twenty years. …”
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Medium Roasting and Brewing Methods Differentially Modulate Global Metabolites, Lipids, Biogenic Amines, Minerals, and Antioxidant Capacity of Hawai‘i-Grown Coffee (<i>Coffea arabi... by Pratibha V. Nerurkar, Jennifer Yokoyama, Kramer Ichimura, Shannon Kutscher, Jamie Wong, Harry C. Bittenbender, Youping Deng

“…In the United States, besides the US territory Puerto Rico, Hawai‘i is the only state that grows commercial coffee. …”
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Horizon scanning for potential invasive non‐native species across the United Kingdom Overseas Territories by Wayne Dawson, Jodey M. Peyton, Oliver L. Pescott, Tim Adriaens, Elizabeth J. Cottier‐Cook, Danielle S. Frohlich, Gillian Key, Chris Malumphy, Angeliki F. Martinou, Dan Minchin, Niall Moore, Wolfgang Rabitsch, Stephanie L. Rorke, Elena Tricarico, Katharine M. A. Turvey, Ian J. Winfield, David K. A. Barnes, Diane Baum, Keith Bensusan, Frederic J. Burton, Peter Carr, Peter Convey, Alison I. Copeland, Darren A. Fa, Liza Fowler, Emili García‐Berthou, Albert Gonzalez, Pablo González‐Moreno, Alan Gray, Richard W. Griffiths, Rhian Guillem, Antenor N. Guzman, Jane Haakonsson, Kevin A. Hughes, Ross James, Leslie Linares, Norbert Maczey, Stuart Mailer, Bryan Naqqi Manco, Stephanie Martin, Andrea Monaco, David G. Moverley, Christine Rose‐Smyth, Jonathan Shanklin, Natasha Stevens, Alan J. Stewart, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Stephen J. Warr, Victoria Werenkaut, Helen E. Roy

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Three new strategies for improving biosecurity and invasive species management to build resilience in Pacific Islands by Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Laura Brewington, Phil Andreozzi, Souad Boudjelas, Michael D. Day, Mark Ero, Trevor Jackson, Christy Martin, Michelle Montgomery

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Environmental Exposure to Cyanobacteria Hepatotoxins in a Pacific Island Community: A Cross-Sectional Assessment by Brenda Y. Hernandez, Jason Biggs, Xuemei Zhu, Patrick Sotto, Michelle Nagata, Ana Joy Pacilan Mendez, Yvette Paulino

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Contribution écologique d’une espèce potentiellement invasive des Petites Antilles : Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv by Abati Yelji, Philippe Joseph, Yanis Jean-François, Kévine Baillard, Jean-Philippe Claude, Séverine Ely-Marius, Stéphane Sophie, Peguy Major

“…Trade across the globe has led to the introduction of plant and animal species into new territories. By crossing ecosystem barriers (environmental, reproductive and dispersal), some of them manage to become invasive. …”
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“Community 101 for researchers”: an online training program to build capacity for ethical community-engaged research with Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders by Jane J. Chung-Do, Samantha Keaulana Scott, Bradley R. Jones, Mele A. Look, Deborah A. Taira, Neal A. Palafox, Kamahanahokulani Farrar, Kamahanahokulani Farrar, Marjorie K. Leimomi M. Mau

“…The majority of the participants were located in Hawai‘i though participants were also from other states and territories in the US, and international locations. …”
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Predicting the eyebrow from the orbit using three-dimensional CT imaging in the application of forensic facial reconstruction and identification by Yi-Suk Kim, Won-Joon Lee, Ji-Su Yun, Dong-Ho Kim, Scott Lozanoff, U-Young Lee

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The influence of feeding station location on the space use and behavior of reintroduced 'alalā: Causes and consequences by Alison L. Greggor, James Sheppard, Bryce Masuda, Jacqueline Gaudioso‐Levita, Ronald R. Swaisgood

“…For species such as 'alalā (Corvus hawaiiensis), Hawaii's last living corvid, being able to manipulate space use via supplemental feeders could improve reintroduction outcomes. …”
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Higher energy prices are associated with diminished resources, performance and safety in Australian ambulance systems by Lawrence H. Brown, Taha Chaiechi, Petra G. Buettner, Deon V. Canyon, J. Mac Crawford, Jenni Judd

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Pest categorisation of Blissus insularis by EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paula Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf, Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Jean‐Claude Grégoire, Chris Malumphy, Virag Kertesz, Andrea Maiorano, Alan MacLeod

“…B. insularis occurs in the southern continental US, Hawaii, Guam, Mexico, Central and South America, and across the Caribbean. …”
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Hantavirus infection in patients with fever of unknown origin and in small mammals in the Baikal region by N. A. Bolotova, M. A. Khasnatinov, A. V. Lyapunov, E. L. Manzarova, I. S. Solovarov, L. N. Yashina, R. .. Yanagihara, G. A. Danchinova

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Detection of the Lychee Erinose Mite, <i>Aceria litchii</i> (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae) in Florida, USA: A Comparison with Other Alien Populations by Daniel Carrillo, Luisa F. Cruz, Alexandra M. Revynthi, Rita E. Duncan, Gary R. Bauchan, Ronald Ochoa, Paul E. Kendra, Samuel J. Bolton

“…Although LEM is present in Hawaii, this mite is a prioritized quarantine pest in the continental USA and its territories. …”
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Water back: A review centring rematriation and Indigenous Water research sovereignty by Kelsey Leonard, Dominique David-Chavez, Deondre Smiles, Lydia Jennings, Rosanna ʻAnolani Alegado, Lani Tsinnajinnie, Joshua Manitowabi, Rachel Arsenault, Rene L. Begay, Aurora Kagawa-Viviani, Dawn D. Davis, Vincent (Billy) van Uitregt, Hawlii Pichette, Max Liboiron, Bradley Moggridge, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Ranalda L. Tsosie, Andrea Gomez

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Fluctuation of ecological niches and geographic range shifts along chile pepper's domestication gradient by Natalia E. Martínez‐Ainsworth, Hannah Scheppler, Alejandra Moreno‐Letelier, Vivian Bernau, Michael B. Kantar, Kristin L. Mercer, Lev Jardón‐Barbolla

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A Janus-faced Empire by Adam Nemmers

“…Yet just as quickly, the US pursued a concurrent process of overseas empire-building that brought into the American cultural and literary sphere a number of (neo)colonies including the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Nicaragua, Liberia, Alaska, and Hawai’i. The result is a body of un- and under-studied literature from American-occupied territories, past and present, produced by subalterns who wrote while subject to the Stars and Stripes, often during a period of recolonization after the initial European colonizers had been supplanted. …”
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An Introduction to USGS Topo Maps by Hartwig Hochmair, Adam Benjamin

“…Unlike traditional topographic maps, the US Topo product is automatically generated from national map databases with topographic maps and produced every three years for all 48 of the contiguous United States, Hawaii, and the United States territories. They are published as freely available geospatial PDF documents that facilitate coordinate readings and spatial measurements (e.g. distance, area) through built-in georeferencing technology. …”
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