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Japan occupied Palau from 1914 until the end of WWII. It was during this time that Palauan culture went through its greatest transformation: free public schools were opened, instructing islanders in a subservient dialect of the Japanese language, and village chiefs lost power to Japanese colonial bureaucrats. Koror was developed into a bustling modern city, with paved roads, electricity and piped-in water; thousands of Japanese, Korean and Okinawan laborers were imported; and the traditional inheritance patterns were shattered as Palauans lost their land, either through sale or confiscation.
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CAROLINES RESORT - Located on a lush hillside overlooking the picturesque Rock Islands, Carolines is one of the most unique resorts in Palau. Each private hand crafted bungalow is modeled after traditional Palauan architecture using local materials such as bamboo, mahogany and mangrove. Each bungalow is equipped with air conditioning, TV and VCR, refrigerator, minibar and private bathroom, and features a private balcony so you can enjoy a spectacular view each morning, and relax to the tropical sunset.
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UNEP/CMS welcomes one of the world’s youngest nations, Palau, which will accede as Party number 107 to the Convention with effect of 1 February 2008. Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, building the westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain (Micronesia region), consists of 6 island groups with more than 300 islands.
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Schooner STARLING, with Andrew Cheyne aboard, visited Palau on May 21. Left on May 30 for islands in vicinity of Yap. [Notes on ' Log of the Schooner Starling' in possession of Dorothy Shineberg, School of General Studies, Australian National University, Canberra]
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Had it not have been for ship-wrecked islanders who accidentally took refuge in the Philippines, Europeans likely would not have found a route to Palau until much later. English Captain Henry Wilson ... shipwrecked off the island of Ulong in 1783.[2] Wilson dubbed Palau the “Pelew Islands”.
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American trading brig DASH, Capt Keating, touched at Palau on a trading voyage in the Pacific. Took on turtle shell and provisions there, but hastily left the island without remunerating the natives. [Browning 1836: 219-20]
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