Military

...Its been a difficult few months for the American Samoa Democratic Party....

...The scheme began with three days of meetings in Hong Kong in March 2001....

...The first-ever Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus was founded last year to promote a greater understanding of this dynamic region in Congress and greater U.S. engagement with the countries and peoples of the region....

...200 reservists will fill in for missing workers at Pearl Harbor Shipyard....

...Dr. Robinson will oversee the delivery of health care to an estimated 129,000 Veterans, a $327.8 million annual operating budget, and over 1,400 employees....

...that both the FSM Congress and the US Congress would need to approve the delegations’ work once agreement is reached....

...Rust Buckets: How the Jones Act Undermines U.S. Shipbuilding and National Security....

...but Hawaii is the #1 state for homeless veterans....

...The United States Navy will sponsor the 27th Rim of the Pacific exercise, Aug. 17-31....

...The initial investigation of the outbreak on the carrier included a recommendation that the Navy reinstate Captain Brett Crozier....

...As of Tuesday, 64 sailors on guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG-100) have tested positive for the virus, with 63 percent of the crew tested....

... Probe finds Army lacked consistent process for evicting unlicensed day care providers at time of infant death last year ....

...USS Theodore Roosevelt Quarantines Sailors on Guam as Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads....

...This plan identifies three levels of risk: 1) Limited community transmission, 2) Sustained community transmission, 3) Widespread community transmission....

...A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, at approximately 10:30 p.m....

...The handling of this COVID-19 pandemic has been utterly chaotic and there is mass confusion among the public....

...In early 2014, a release was identified from Red Hill Tank 5.  This release occurred during the refilling process after the tank was cleaned, inspected, and repaired.... 

...77% of the Jones Act fleet consists of unpowered barges....

..."While we've seen incursions into the EEZs of partners and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on the high seas, these are the first interdictions we've had in the US EEZ since 2012"....

...Dillingham Airfield Can be Better off Without Airports Division....

...Winslett further admitted that he accepted $723,333.33 in kickbacks from a local subcontractor....

...Navy considers shipbuilding cuts for upcoming budget....

...the museum did quite a bit more work at Kaleloa Airport than just display airplanes....

...sometimes you wonder who edits articles in the newspaper....

...If you're having trouble jumping on the gravy train, be sure to check out these cartoon-illustrations in the Full Report for a how-to guide....

...only one study in eight considered the limitations of the computer model used in a flood damage analysis....

...the preliminary plan’s cost estimate is likely understated by billions of dollars. It is missing key elements such as adjustments for inflation, environmental remediation, and utility upgrades....

...“Where are they going to dispose of the planes, at Waimanalo Gulch?”....

... The proposed amendment removes the limitation on the amount of time the department has to take action on a complete application for an Underground Storage Tank (UST) system permit and removes the automatic approval of a permit when that time limit is exceeded ....

...the Airports Division said that if the planes were not taken off the lot, that they would move ahead to dispose of them.  Just in the last couple of days, the State Procurement Office started sending out documents to effectuate that....

...we are seeking legal counsel for protection and defense against this wrongful eviction....

...There is a lot going on under the surface. They include signs of progress, as well as new sources of uncertainty, if not future inquiry and/or investigations....

...the Jones Act was enacted a century ago, when warfare and trade were very different....

...Garo admitted that he helped steer federal contracts worth more than $18 million to a contractor....

...events on Oahu, Big Island, Maui and Kauai....

...The approval deadline is Nov 19, 2019....

...Honolulu Homeless Veterans per Veteran Population tied for worst in USA -- 46 times higher than first place Virginia Beach, VA....

...public meetings Nov 19 and Dec 2....

...Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Iroquois Point Elementary School....

...Ige has appointed Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara to be the Adjutant General for the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense effective Dec. 6, 2019. He replaces Maj. Gen. Arthur “Joe” Logan who will be retiring....

...in order to steer federal contracts worth at least $19 million....

...Tulsi's guru Chris Butler wants recognition from the real Hindus in India.  This leads us to today's comments.... 

...Action specifically affects $32 million in already-appropriated priority projects for Hawai’i....

...America's Pacific Island Allies -- The Freely Associated States and Chinese Influence....

...“Tracking metrics of Russian state propaganda on Twitter, she was by far the most favored candidate” ....

“...It’s a sad reflection on the University of Hawaii that it took 13 years to boot the institute off the UH campus — and only then because of the threat of funding cutoffs by the Department of Defense....”

...The bipartisan group will focus on issues critical to the Indo-Pacific region Alliances and relationships, defense, trade and environmental challenges top the agenda....

...BBB release Military Report on Marketplace Challenges....

...In my opinion no single project, not any, is important enough to allow ourselves to damage the fabric of our Ohana in Hawaii....

...a new nationally representative survey reporting on the experiences and opinions of over 1,200 active-duty military families. ...