On January 6, 2009, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 8836, establishing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to preserve the marine environments around Wake, Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, and Palmyra Atoll.
Den 6. januar 2009 udstedte præsident George W. Bush Executive Order 8836, der etablerede Pacific National Islands Marine National Monument for at bevare havmiljøerne omkring Wake, Baker, Howland og Jarvis, Johnston-atollen, Kingman Reef og Palmyra-atollen.