The "best" refers to Palau's especially bountiful and diverse marine water resources surrounding the islands, and, as a venue of underwater attractions, its reputation among the very top in the world.

In 2000, with the support of outgoing President Kuniwo Nakamura, he won the presidential election, defeating ex-senator Peter Sugiyama by a margin of 52% to 46%.

[4] He easily won re-election in 2004, defeating Polycarp Basilius by a margin of 66.5% to 33.5%, in a race dogged with rumors of improper financial influence from Taipei and Beijing.

[citation needed] Remengesau announced in 2008 that he would seek a senatorial seat in the Senate of Palau in the 2008 general election.

[6] In April 2009, Special Prosecutor Michael Copeland, who served as Assistant Attorney General of Palau,[7] launched an investigation along with a Special Task Force, stating that "office received information that gave probable cause to believe evidence of criminal activity is contained on the hard drives of seized computers."

[citation needed] After much speculation and media tabloid surrounding the investigation, Remengesau was found only to have been guilty of not filing properties of land and their values and accrued interest.

Remengesau was charged with 19 counts of violating Palau's code of ethics for failing to disclose his interests in real properties and other assets in 2002 and 2003.

[citation needed] Remengesau has said that, "I am being charged for basically technical information related to the filing of personal assets under the Code of Ethics law."