Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed

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By Anita HofschneiderMar 26, 2025, 4:42 am100 pts
Solomon Kahoʻohalahala steadied himself on the double-hulled voyaging canoe called Hōkūleʻa as a 15-foot swell rose and the vessel took off under the midday sun. He had been paddling since dawn along the south shore of Molokaʻi, and his arms were tired. As the canoe reached the notoriously gusty channel…

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