Fuel & health security: Pacific leaders are invoking the Biketawa Declaration to coordinate responses to the fuel crisis, after COVID disruptions and soaring import costs pushed some governments toward measures like electricity rationing and even school closures—reminding islands that energy shocks quickly become health and service shocks. NCD push: A Cook Islands letter urges action on non-communicable diseases, calling for easier healthy choices (like free water refill stations), limits on promotion of unhealthy products, and stronger links between health and food security through community gardens. Drug trafficking response: Cook Islands Health Secretary Bob Williams says the Pacific must tackle drug trafficking with a “bigger choir” approach that joins health, climate, peace and security—because early warning signs often show up first in families, schools and villages. Dengue alerts: Hawai‘i reported a travel-related dengue case on Oʻahu with low expected risk of local spread, but officials urged mosquito-bite prevention and removing standing water. Local access gap in cannabis law: Another Cook Islands letter says medicinal cannabis access is failing residents because there’s no local pharmacy supply and patients can’t have medicine posted, forcing repeated travel abroad. Airport vaping enforcement: Rarotonga Police warn vaping rule breaches at the airport are still happening and may face tougher scrutiny and enforcement.