Military

...Obama has been refusing to label terrorist group ISIS as “Islamic extremists,” instead opting for “violent extremists,” a choice Maher called “crazy” on his HBO talk show. “Words do matter,” he said....

Sponsored by the Hawaii Navy League....

The Hawaii State Supreme Court courtroom was filled with supporters of the five U.S. veterans who completed the intensive two-year program.....

In a letter to MRFF dated Oct. 9, Killeen wrote that the “sign will remain in its present location and not be altered in any way”....

...KimJong Un is “on a quest for nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them intercontinentally....”

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said: “The Administration continues to put our resources toward failed missions and strengthening our enemy, rather than focusing on defeating our enemy...."

U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii’s Installation Voting Assistance Office will host a voter registration drive in the lobby of the main Post Exchange, Oct. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m....

EPA, State of Hawaii negotiate final settlement with U.S. Navy to upgrade Red Hill storage tanks....

...The sign at Marine Corps Base Hawaii reads: "God bless the military, their families, and the civilians who work with them." It has stood there for 14 years....

“Only someone with a great misunderstanding of the First Amendment or an axe to grind against religion would claim that such a slogan poses a threat or is in any way unconstitutional."

... Finland Price, $139M / Mississippi Price $1B .....

The Remembrance Walk opens with a ceremony at the Honolulu Police Department Headquarters.  The walk proceeds to the Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters on Queen Street for bell ringing ceremonies....

UH Mānoa’s Army ROTC was named best battalion within the Eighth Brigade....

Darryl J. Vincent has been with U.S. VETS, for 11 years....

Both Schatz and Hirono support the Iran nuke deal ....

"Our exclusively Democratic congressional delegation is ranked the least effective congressional delegation in the United States by Roll Call newspaper."

These directed reductions will result in a decrease of 1,200 Soldiers at Schofield Barracks....

“We are calling on all property owners who have studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units across O‘ahu to be a part of the solution to veteran homelessness.”

...a fascinating and long forgotten chapter in one of the most pivotal events in US history....

This aquifer is also the same one that BWS uses to provide water to residents from Moanalua to Hawaii Kai....

...the Texas case may open up future Hawaii reapportionments to legal challenge if Hawaii persists in applying the same or similar standards....

Measure to protect Honolulu drinking water open to public comment....

Hawaii’s per capita death toll during the four conflicts combined is greater than that of any of its peers....

... the average military retirement age is 44 years old ....

...21 have been transported to local hospitals for assessment and treatment....

"Chris Butler and the Foundation have worked to help many people get their lives back on track, including Patrick Bowler and will continue to do so." -- Jeannie Bishop, president of the Science of Identity Foundation

One of the toughest critics of President Obama’s strategy against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is Rep. Tulsi Gabbard....

"Barnes told TASS that the group would seek assistance from Russia for their cause."

...its field of vision is so narrow that it would be of little use against what experts consider the likeliest attack: a stream of missiles interspersed with decoys....

“You guys’ profiling her is going to be like the kiss of death.”

We reviewed 139 cases and determined the supervisor inappropriately removed system controls for 100 benefits claims....

"...Failure to comply with this regulation will result in disciplinary action...."

The bill is now in the Senate, and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology....

...the Commission has long-held that there is an exemption to Revised Charter of Honolulu Sec. 11-1041 for helping non-profit organizations with projects that the Mayor has officially designated as a project with community–wide benefit....

...HB1329 has been assigned to EDT and WAM, though a hearing has not yet been scheduled....

$100 million in bonds to unabashedly promote a motorsport center on parkland determined eligible to be declared a National American Battlefield by the National Park Service....

"That you're not only outlining the timeline — which is troubling, but you're also talking about specifically how many troops, how many brigades, where they're coming from, and what they're going to be doing...."

...Chinese threats to back several groups of Hawaiian independence activists....

For more information, go to www.keephawaiisheroes.org .... 

Senator Jeffrey Flake from Arizona, who attended BYU will keynote our evening. He knows our state, our people and our customs.  He sits on important committees in the U.S. Senate which affect our state.....

...a House Concurrent Resolution to strongly oppose the U.S. Army’s proposed force reduction of Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter Bases....

...The Army is conducting two listening sessions in Hawaii this month to hear from communities about how potential troop reductions and restructuring could impact them....

"...unless you clearly identify your enemy, then you cannot come up with a very effective strategy to defeat that enemy...."

Comey said he is concerned that in the wake of Snowden’s “so called revelations,” Americans “healthy skepticism” of government powers will turn to cynicism....

...Host Keli'i Akina speaks with former POW, decorated serviceman and author Capt. Jerry Coffee....

Today, after two decades of "political correctness", nursing grievances has become a primary theme of the popular culture.  But in the 1940s, the opposite choice was made by thousands of young Japanese Americans in Hawaii.  They stood up, volunteered to join in the war effort and proved the doubters wrong.