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LIKE HOME: The Marshall Islands, a string of 1,225 Micronesian islands in the Central Pacific, will open a consulate in Newport Beach this week. . . Why Orange County? Besides the fact that it’s home to some 400 Marshall Islanders--the largest concentration outside the islands themselves--consul general David Kabua says he likes the climate. “It has some similarities to the tropical climate we have back home,” he said. “It’s close to the ocean and not that cold.”
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