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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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Does Jones Act protect national security?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:15 PM :: 3891 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...Rust Buckets: How the Jones Act Undermines U.S. Shipbuilding and National Security....
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Monday, May 18, 2020 |
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Best States for Military Retirees -- Hawaii 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:39 PM :: 2942 Views :: Homelessness, Military
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...but Hawaii is the #1 state for homeless veterans....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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RIMPAC to be Held Entirely at Sea
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 2697 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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...The United States Navy will sponsor the 27th Rim of the Pacific exercise, Aug. 17-31....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
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Captain’s Ouster From Virus-Plagued Navy Ship Faces Full Probe
By Court House News @ 3:05 PM :: 2882 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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...The initial investigation of the outbreak on the carrier included a recommendation that the Navy reinstate Captain Brett Crozier....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
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USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego to Treat COVID-19 Outbreak; First Cases Emerged More than A Month After Hawaii Port Visit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 AM :: 2740 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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...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....
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Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
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Army Changes Child Care Enforcement After Infant Death
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 2997 Views :: Family, Military
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... Probe finds Army lacked consistent process for evicting unlicensed day care providers at time of infant death last year ....
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Thursday, March 26, 2020 |
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Aircraft Carrier Heads for Guam as 25 Sailors Test Positive
By Selected News Articles @ 9:29 PM :: 2938 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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...USS Theodore Roosevelt Quarantines Sailors on Guam as Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads....
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Friday, March 20, 2020 |
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COVID Committee Meets in Secret: Harbors Div Closes Hawaii to Cruise Ships, Airports Div Next
By News Release @ 2:54 PM :: 4580 Views :: Health Care, Military, Tourism
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...This plan identifies three levels of risk: 1) Limited community transmission, 2) Sustained community transmission, 3) Widespread community transmission....
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Friday, March 20, 2020 |
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Barking Sands: Pentagon Test Launches Prototype Hypersonic Weapon
By Video @ 1:14 PM :: 3646 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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...A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, at approximately 10:30 p.m....
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Friday, March 20, 2020 |
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COVID: House Speaker 'Implores' Ige to Impose Travel Ban, Order Military Response
By News Release @ 1:18 AM :: 4438 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Military, Small Business
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...The handling of this COVID-19 pandemic has been utterly chaotic and there is mass confusion among the public....
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020 |
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6 Years Later: Navy Brings Red Hill Tank 5 Back into Service
By News Release @ 7:05 PM :: 3630 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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...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....
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Saturday, February 29, 2020 |
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New Maritime Report Marked by Factual Errors and Dubious Claims
By Cato Foundation @ 3:48 AM :: 3231 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...77% of the Jones Act fleet consists of unpowered barges....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
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Coast Guard Interdicts Foreign Fishing Boats off Hawaii, Guam
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 4152 Views :: Law Enforcement, Military
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..."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"....
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020 |
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HDoT Sends Eviction Notices to Dillingham Airfield Tenants
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 4010 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military, Small Business
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...Dillingham Airfield Can be Better off Without Airports Division....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Former Schofield Range Director Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 3743 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...Winslett further admitted that he accepted $723,333.33 in kickbacks from a local subcontractor....
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Monday, December 30, 2019 |
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US shipbuilding costs takes toll on national security
By Michael Hansen @ 5:22 PM :: 3553 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...Navy considers shipbuilding cuts for upcoming budget....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 |
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Barbers Point Air Museum Sues Airports Division to Block Eviction, Destruction of US Navy-owned Planes
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 4949 Views :: Ethics, Military, Small Business
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...the museum did quite a bit more work at Kaleloa Airport than just display airplanes....
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Saturday, December 7, 2019 |
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Naming Names: Meet the Political Insiders Behind Eviction of Barbers Point Air Museum
By Selected News Articles @ 6:28 PM :: 7040 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...sometimes you wonder who edits articles in the newspaper....
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Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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How to Defraud the DoD--GAO Publishes Handy Guide
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 3466 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...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....
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Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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GAO: Ala Wai Flood Risk Estimates--More Transparency Required
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 4324 Views :: Honolulu County, Military, Tourism
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...only one study in eight considered the limitations of the computer model used in a flood damage analysis....
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Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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GAO Report: Navy Plan to Upgrade Pearl Harbor Shipyard Falls Short
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 2678 Views :: Military
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...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....
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Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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Barbers Point Air Museum: A Tale of an Eviction
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 5618 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...“Where are they going to dispose of the planes, at Waimanalo Gulch?”....
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Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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Public Hearing: Unlimited Right for DoH to Stall Permits
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 5430 Views :: Energy, Environment, Military, Small Business
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019 |
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Barbers Point Air Museum: State Seeks Contractor to Destroy Historic Airplanes
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 AM :: 7203 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...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....
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Monday, November 25, 2019 |
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Petition: Save Naval Air Museum Barbers Point
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 3632 Views :: Military
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...we are seeking legal counsel for protection and defense against this wrongful eviction....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019 |
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DoD Annual Financial Report: A lot going on under the Surface
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 3624 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...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....
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Friday, November 15, 2019 |
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Protect our nation: Reform the Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:46 PM :: 3947 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...the Jones Act was enacted a century ago, when warfare and trade were very different....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
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Former Schofield range director pleads guilty to conspiracy
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 5033 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...Garo admitted that he helped steer federal contracts worth more than $18 million to a contractor....
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Saturday, November 9, 2019 |
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Veterans Day Events Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3491 Views :: Military
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...events on Oahu, Big Island, Maui and Kauai....
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Monday, November 4, 2019 |
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Honolulu Highest Homeless Veteran Count in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 4515 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Military
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...Honolulu Homeless Veterans per Veteran Population tied for worst in USA -- 46 times higher than first place Virginia Beach, VA....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
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Red Hill: EPA, DoH want to Hear from You
By News Release @ 7:01 AM :: 4793 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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...public meetings Nov 19 and Dec 2....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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Town Hall Meeting: Soaring Electric Bills in Kapilina
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:03 PM :: 4346 Views :: Energy, Military
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...Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Iroquois Point Elementary School....
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Friday, October 11, 2019 |
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Brig. Gen Hara Appointed Adjutant General
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 3478 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...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....
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Friday, September 27, 2019 |
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Feds: Hawaii Firm Bribed Schofield Employees to get Contracts
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 5238 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...in order to steer federal contracts worth at least $19 million....
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Monday, September 16, 2019 |
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After Saudi Drone Attack, Tulsi Gabbard says she is not being Pimped out by Donald Trump
By Selected News Articles @ 11:18 PM :: 4072 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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...Tulsi's guru Chris Butler wants recognition from the real Hindus in India. This leads us to today's comments....
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 |
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Build a Wall? Mokapu Wall Money Moves to Border
By Ed Case @ 6:41 PM :: 5099 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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...Action specifically affects $32 million in already-appropriated priority projects for Hawai’i....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019 |
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RAND: Chinese Influence in Micronesia
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 3345 Views :: Military
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...America's Pacific Island Allies -- The Freely Associated States and Chinese Influence....
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Friday, August 2, 2019 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Thinks We’re Doomed
By Selected News Articles @ 8:22 PM :: 5357 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, Politicians
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...“Tracking metrics of Russian state propaganda on Twitter, she was by far the most favored candidate” ....
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Monday, July 29, 2019 |
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Feds Force UH to Shutter Chinese Communist Spy Center ‘Confucius Institute’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:27 PM :: 5767 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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“...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....”
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 |
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Pacific Islands Caucus Formed to Counter Chinese Influence
By Ed Case @ 7:00 PM :: 5445 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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...The bipartisan group will focus on issues critical to the Indo-Pacific region Alliances and relationships, defense, trade and environmental challenges top the agenda....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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Military Consumers Target for Scams and Unethical Business Practices
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5098 Views :: Ethics, Military, Small Business
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...BBB release Military Report on Marketplace Challenges....
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Friday, July 19, 2019 |
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Lt Gov Green: Telescope Not Worth 'Damage to Fabric of our Ohana in Hawaii'
By News Release @ 5:37 PM :: 8840 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, Law Enforcement, Military, OHA, Politicians
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...In my opinion no single project, not any, is important enough to allow ourselves to damage the fabric of our Ohana in Hawaii....
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Saturday, June 29, 2019 |
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Better Education for Military-Connected Children
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:55 AM :: 4311 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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...a new nationally representative survey reporting on the experiences and opinions of over 1,200 active-duty military families. ...
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Monday, June 24, 2019 |
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Civic Engagement: Hawaii Ranks Dead Last
By Selected News Articles @ 6:17 PM :: 3956 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... and the lowest voter turnout for 2016 Presidential election ....
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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First Congressional Hearing on Citizenship Choice for Individual American Samoans
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 4682 Views :: National News, Military
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...The new hearing has been confirmed for the 3rd week of July....
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii State Veterans Summit
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 3476 Views :: Military
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... Complete Summit schedule ....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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VA Pacific Islands launching new community care options
By News Release @ 4:37 AM :: 4792 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...this would apply to Veterans living in Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
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Joint Statement from the President of the United States and the Presidents of the Freely Associated States
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 4670 Views :: National News, Military
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...Today, many citizens of the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia serve in the United States military....
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Monday, May 20, 2019 |
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Best States for Military Retirees? Hawaii 41st
By Selected News Articles @ 5:16 PM :: 4177 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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...the average officer is only 45 years old — 42 for non-disability enlisted personnel — upon retirement from service....
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