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Tuesday, March 1, 2022 |
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DoH: Navy Already in Violation of Emergency Order
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 1764 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Emergency Order issued by DOH on December 6, 2021 specifies that the Navy must hire a qualified independent contractor, to be approved by DOH ....
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Monday, February 28, 2022 |
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Navy Secretary Visits Red Hill Again
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 1795 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Oahu Feb. 25-28 to meet with families and senior officials and to see first-hand the progress that has been made in restoring and protecting the island’s safe drinking water ....
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Saturday, February 26, 2022 |
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Jones Act a threat to Hawaii security?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:57 PM :: 2296 Views :: Jones Act, Military, Cost of Living
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... for years, Hawaii has been getting about one-third of its crude oil from Russia ....
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Friday, February 18, 2022 |
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Red Hill: Senate Approves $350M
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 2112 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... $250 million in funding for the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force to cover expenses incurred related to drinking water contamination and $100 million for the Department of Defense to comply with the State of Hawaii’s emergency order to defuel the Red Hill tanks ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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HB2026: Ease Interstate EMT hiring
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:59 AM :: 2237 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... SB2026 would enter Hawaii into the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact....
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Saturday, February 12, 2022 |
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Kahele, Case Introduce Legislation To Permanently Shut Down Red Hill
By Ed Case @ 2:18 PM :: 2600 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Companion legislation is being introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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Three Navatek Execs Indicted for Unlawful Campaign Contributions
By News Release @ 5:34 AM :: 2604 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... According to the indictment, Martin Kao, 48, Clifford Chen, 48, and Lawrence “Kahele” Lum Kee, 52, all of Honolulu, were employed by a defense contractor prohibited from making contributions in federal elections ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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SB2239 Senate Committee Passes Bill to Limit State Participation in Federal Programs to Militarize Police
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 AM :: 2031 Views :: Military, Police
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... a bill that would ban state and local law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain military equipment from federal programs ....
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Monday, February 7, 2022 |
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$500M Red Hill Funding on the Move in Congress
By News Release @ 9:05 PM :: 2891 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... a Senate bill includes $100M and a separate House bill includes $403M ....
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Friday, February 4, 2022 |
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Boosting Long-Term Engagement In the Pacific (BLUE Pacific) Act Passes U.S. House
By Ed Case @ 2:58 PM :: 4362 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Provisions included in the COMPETES Act, a major measure to strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness, domestic capacity and supply chains ....
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
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FACT: Our Congressional Leaders Are Unable or Unwilling to Close Red Hill
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 6:19 PM :: 3830 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Defueling is not a complete shutdown or decommissioning. It is simply a mechanism to fix safety deficiencies and buy time to keep the fuel tanks in Red Hill ....
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
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Honolulu Council Copies OHA Playbook--Threatens Military Leases in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:03 AM :: 4535 Views :: Honolulu County, Greenmail, Military, OHA
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... this is the same political model being used by OHA to extract rent money from astronomy on Mauna Kea ....
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Monday, January 31, 2022 |
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DoD on Red Hill: We Will Appeal DoH 'Final Order'
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 3312 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... we have a deadline of this Wednesday, February 2, 2022, to file an appeal of DOH's Final Order, and we are planning to file in both federal and state court by this deadline ....
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Thursday, January 27, 2022 |
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Ige Lacks Authority on Red Hill
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 7:24 PM :: 4323 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... The facility built in 1942 is "grandfathered" and exempt from any EPA rules or compliance. Second, it is Federal property on Federal land under Federal jurisdiction....
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022 |
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Defense Appropriations Chairman Jon Tester Tours Red Hill, Does Not Commit to Shut Down
By Video @ 3:09 AM :: 4047 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... said Chairman Tester. “We’ve got work to do, and I’m going to keep working with Senator Schatz to make sure the Department of Defense is getting Hawai‘i and the Navy the tools they need to move forward.” ....
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022 |
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DoH: 'No Evidence Board of Water Supply drinking water impacted by Red Hill Spill'
By News Release @ 8:56 PM :: 2871 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"... at this time, there is no evidence that Board of Water Supply drinking water has been impacted ...." -- Hawaii Department of Health
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Friday, January 21, 2022 |
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Ing Tells Russia US Military Not Wanted in Hawaii
By Audio @ 6:00 PM :: 3681 Views :: Military, Politicians
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... Somebody needs to tell ex-Rep Kaniela Ing the left doesn't like Russia anymore ....
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022 |
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Navy to Congress: Future of Hawaii Red Hill Fuel Facility Uncertain
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 PM :: 2831 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Converse said those reports “will allow [the Navy] to make a long-term decision” as to whether the facility, used by all the services in the Indo-Pacific, will remain in operation. He said the question comes down to evaluating other sites and finding “better methods of distribution.” ....
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022 |
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DOH/CDC health survey expanded to include all Navy water system users
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 1695 Views :: Environment, Military
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... a survey to learn more about the experience of people who have been affected by the petroleum contamination ....
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Saturday, January 8, 2022 |
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Red Hill: BWS Smokes out Congress?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:16 PM :: 3616 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... BWS statements have become increasingly apocalyptic. Just don’t ask them to get specific ....
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Friday, January 7, 2022 |
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House subcommittee to take up Navy fuel cleanup in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:10 PM :: 2374 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... This hearing will conduct oversight into the Navy’s maintenance of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the Navy’s investigation into and response to the November 2021 release of fuel from Red Hill facility ....
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022 |
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022 |
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Federal CDC to Survey Red Hill Health Impacts
By News Release @ 2:07 AM :: 2043 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... investigators from the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and ATSDR will survey civilians living in homes serviced by the joint base water distribution system ....
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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Hawaii Top Choice for Taiwan-National Guard Partnership: Report
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 PM :: 1750 Views :: Military
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... A new proposal by the United States could see the state of Hawaii "adopt" Taiwan and help train the island's forces through a partnership with the National Guard ....
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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Let's Play Make Believe: Hawaii DoH 'Orders' US Navy to Stop Fueling Ships, Planes
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 2057 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"... Immediately suspend operations at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks, including fuel transfers...."
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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DoD Inspector General to Investigate Red Hill
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 1848 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Operation, Maintenance, Safety, and Oversight of the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Case: NDAA Mandates Repair of Red Hill Pipes
By Ed Case @ 5:26 PM :: 2091 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... the bill would require the piping system to ultimately be submitted to strengthened and more frequent inspection and repair requirements ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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DOH: All Water Tests Below DoH Action Level
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 2206 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Five of the 27 results, located in the Iroquois Point and McGrew Point communities, detected trace levels of petroleum product well below the DOH Environmental Action Level. Samples collected from twenty-two locations did not detect petroleum products ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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Sunday, December 12, 2021 |
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Former University of Guam Professor Sentenced in Bid-Rigging Scheme
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 2245 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Military
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... produced fictitious bids in order to make the procurement process appear legitimate ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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DOH: Red Hill Shaft Diesel at 350 Times Limit
By News Release @ 12:25 AM :: 1862 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... DOH samples were analyzed by Eurofins Laboratory in California. Eurofins found 140,000 parts per billion (ppb) of TPH-d. The DOH EAL for TPH-d is 400 ppb ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Navy Discovers Contamination at a Second Shaft
By News Release @ 5:04 AM :: 2148 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Navy officials expressed increasing confidence that the cause of the water contamination could be traced to two leaks at the Red Hill facility this year ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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Health Department Detects Petroleum Product in Navy Water System
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 3362 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... It is hard to miss the possibility that the result of the Nov 20 incident in the fire suppression system has somehow ended up in the Hickam water system ....
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Friday, November 19, 2021 |
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Ala Wai: Corps of Engineers, City Attempt to Bamboozle Public Again
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 2465 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... Approximately 110 community members participated during the Nov. 10 workshop and 45 participated on Nov. 13 ....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Congressional Delegation Squeezes Navy on Fuel Leak
By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 2494 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation Calls On Navy To Improve Accountability To Public On Hawai‘i Fuel Operations, Plans To Ensure Health And Safety Of Oahu Residents ....
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Thursday, October 28, 2021 |
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Red Hill: State Fines Navy $325K
By News Release @ 1:32 AM :: 2355 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The violations were discovered during a routine DOH compliance inspection that took place from Sept. 28, 2020 through Oct. 9, 2020 ....
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Sunday, October 17, 2021 |
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Navy Will Discharge Sailors Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 AM :: 2175 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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... All active-duty Navy personnel must be vaccinated by Nov. 28 or face separation, according to a Navy administrative message released Wednesday ....
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021 |
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Hicks: Chinese Military Expansion Poses Threats to Guam, Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:15 AM :: 2237 Views :: Military
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... In recent months, the United States has increased the frequency of its transits through the Taiwan Strait as a demonstration of its commitment to the island ....
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
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9th Circuit Orders MCBH Pesticide Suit Remanded to State Court
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 1684 Views :: Military
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... The Ninth Circuit agreed with military service member families ....
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Friday, September 24, 2021 |
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NDAA Tightens Red Hill Safety Standards
By Ed Case @ 5:02 PM :: 2271 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... the $768 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require stricter inspection and safety standards for the military’s fuel tanks and supporting infrastructure at Red Hill on O’ahu....
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021 |
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Inside Look: U.S. Army-Hawaii Responds to the Waimea Wildfire, the Largest in Hawaii History
By News Release @ 10:21 PM :: 2345 Views :: Hawaii County , Military
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... U.S. Army-Hawaii (including Hawaii Army National Guard) support Hawaii County Fire Department to battle the 40,000 acre Waimea wildfire, considered the largest in Hawaii Island history ....
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Friday, August 6, 2021 |
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Hawaii Fishermen Concerned Over Growing Chinese Presence
By Selected News Articles @ 12:52 PM :: 2351 Views :: Military
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... Confrontations are rare on the high seas near Hawaii, where the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is based and the U.S. Coast Guard maintains a strong presence ....
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Friday, July 30, 2021 |
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Military Spouse Tax Act Introduced
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 2319 Views :: Military, Taxes
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... allowing the military spouse to keep their home domicile for state income tax purposes ....
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Monday, July 26, 2021 |
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VA mandates COVID-19 vaccines among its medical employees including VHA facilities staff
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 2081 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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... COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for Title 38 VA health care personnel ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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Army invites public comment on O‘ahu training land retention
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 2734 Views :: Environment, Military
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... EIS to analyze Army proposal to retain up to approximately 6,300 acres of leased state-owned land on O‘ahu to support continued military training ....
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 |
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Blue Pacific Act Added to Major Foreign Policy Bill
By Ed Case @ 12:00 PM :: 2767 Views :: World News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... House Foreign Affairs Committee Includes Case’s Pacific Islands Caucus’ Initiatives in its Signature Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act ....
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 |
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Honolulu woman pleads guilty to unauthorized removal and retention of classified material
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 1959 Views :: Military
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... Lavarello’s temporary assignment in the Philippines was ultimately terminated due to her mishandling of SECRET classified documents ....
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Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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Next Boondoggle: USACE, City of Honolulu Sign Agreement for Ala Wai Flood Study
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 3488 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Military
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... The signing allows USACE and the City and County of Honolulu to develop a salespitch that appears to balance costs and environmental impacts ....
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
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DBEDT Projects Support Military Contracting
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 2463 Views :: Military, Small Business
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...“The emerging digital and clean energy in Hawai‘i is well aligned with the mission and purpose of Hawaii’s Defense Economy,” said Mike McCartney, director of DBEDT....
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
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Japanese official warns US of potential surprise attack on Hawaii — from Russia and China
By Video @ 4:27 AM :: 5261 Views :: Military
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... Russia and China are coordinating military exercises to threaten not only Taiwan but also Hawaii, according to a senior Japanese defense official ....
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