Military

"if you can hold American homeland targets at risk, that might induce caution.”

...5pm Friday at Kauai Veterans Center, Lihue....

Outstanding Community Service Contributions by Military Service Members Recognized....

“McDew testified that the U.S. military cargo ship fleet is "aging out" and asked Congress to approve the purchase of used commercial vessels....

“We are here to stay, we are here for peace, we are here for the prosperity for all our people, and we are proud the American flag flies in American Samoa.”

...Orig published June 23, 2012.  Republished to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the extermination of Osama bin-Laden....

Karen Pence, a champion for art therapy programs, visited the arts and crafts building at Schofield, where she spoke with patients currently enrolled in art therapy programs....

Preparedness Index assesses all 50 states & District of Columbia for health security and preparedness....

The Vice President is concluding his trip with a visit to Honolulu, Hawaii on April 24....

...Governor of Hawaii, David Ige, has officially proclaimed May 13th as Children of Fallen Patriots Day....

...because a caliphate is in place, more and more Muslims are beginning to practice their religion....

...Jones Act distorts U.S. economy, endangers military....

"The story of Trump 's message to Assad"

The action followed a Thursday report in the Washington Times revealing that Cronin had signed a letter in March 2016 along with 121 other former Republican national security officials opposing Trump's presidential bid....

Defending Hawaii must be a priority for the Trump administration, Congress, and the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency....

There are two major courses of action that can be followed....

On the trail to Hawaii Islam Day: Saudi money, Libyan assassins, Palestinian Jihad, London bombers, Malaysian sodomy, and laughing Islamists....

The plaintiff listed in Hawaii’s lawsuit against President Trump’s executive order on immigration is a member of an organization that has several current and former leaders tied to terrorist activity....

...Experts call for immediate upgrade in state's missile defenses....

Because the savings rate is calculated from local price comparisons, it will vary by region due to differences in the cost of living, even when commissary prices remain uniform and constant....

...72 individuals from the seven countries covered in President Trump's vetting executive order have been convicted in terror cases since the 9/11 attacks....

If it is possible to address the national security concerns of the Jones Act through other, more efficient and effective legislation, then we might clear the path to modernizing the Act....

...We have lots of liberal federal judges here so we can get a favorable ruling without difficulty....

Twenty-two veterans have now successfully completed the First Circuit program since it was initiated by Judge Edward Kubo in 2013....

The accumulation of excrement and hundreds of flies have now become a serious public health problem in the front yard of the Hawaii State Capitol....

Hawaii had the second largest military spending as a percent of its GDP at 9.8 percent....

The legislation is supported by the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and the U.S. Peace Council....

“It is the threat that keeps me awake at night,” the senior military official said....

"...I found it pretty offensive...."

The Parade will begin at 6:00pm following an opening ceremony at 4:30pm....

The meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6th at the Oahu Veterans Center at 1299 Kukila St, Honolulu....

I can't think of a single local family that doesn't have multiple service members in it....

...Today, I've been thinking about an Afghan man who I had the privilege of knowing in Afghanistan....

...providing our veterans with adequate benefits such as quality health care and help with housing and education upon re-entering civilian life....

...Washington could find itself strategically outflanked....

...leadership and staff consistently reported difficulty in recruiting and retaining qualified employees due to the cost of living, distance, and isolation of island life....

S.J.Res.39 is expected to go to the floor for a vote today in the Senate....

...a comprehensive bill to help ensure that veterans like Roy Hall get the benefits they've earned....

In his latest ad, Caldwell attempts to politicize 9/11....

"Colonel Ostrov is exactly the kind of woman that we must elect to the U.S. Congress," retired Rear Adm. James J. Carey, NDPAC chair, said....

...for professionals who work with veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders....

...VA Drops Millions on Delayed Solar Power Projects....

This partnership, which had previously been “under the radar,” is designed to exclude community input as well as input in particular from Hawaiian cultural practitioners....

the USS GERALD R FORD (CVN-78) is far behind schedule, not ready for deployment, and may need to be redesigned....

...one of the rare people in public life who actually showed political courage to do the right thing when literally not one of his colleagues had the guts to join him....

“It’s unusual now, only because they haven’t done it in a while,”....

On my mind today is 1LT Timothy Steele....

...the missiles have been in service for more than 25 years, and each of them is able to carry ten megaton class nuclear warheads at a distance of more than 11,000 kilometers....

... Justice Department has demanded the arrest, condemnation and sale of the tugboat Maulani, which snagged an undersea cable in Hawaii's Pearl Harbor and shut down the Electronic Harbor Security System ....

She is a new face to Hawaii politics, but she is no stranger to the arena in Washington, DC, where she served as a Congressional liaison for the U.S. Transportation Command....