Dateline Pacific morning edition for 31 May 2018

Cook Islands Party vying for a third term in power; Samoan Language Week focuses on keeping youth connected; Participation in Pacific arts in NZ hits record levels; Volcanic haze from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano reaches the Northern Marianas and Guam, over 6,000 kilometres away; And a Kanak journalist says this year's referendum on independence from France is a chance to open a new page on New Caledonia's past.