Military

The Hawaii Defense Economy project is focused on enhancing understanding of the economic impact of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and grants....

...The survey of 1,200 active-duty personnel, veterans, and their spouses shows 72 percent are in favor of education savings accounts (ESAs), 64 percent are in favor of school vouchers, and 63 percent favor tax-credit scholarships....

...National Holiday Care Package Drive.....

...The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act reflects language inserted in the bill by U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa that blocks the immediate deplyment of Ageis Ashore on Kauai....

...take a moment to celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans past and present....

...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....

...federal law already prohibits domestic abusers from purchasing or owning guns....

...Rep. Ward (R-Hawaii Kai) wrote a letter to Gov. Ige asking the governor to prepare his departments, particularly the DOE to prepare for the unthinkable....

...veterans in American Samoa must travel over 2,500 miles to receive care in Hawaii....

...The Hawaii plan includes granular details down to, for example, how many specially outfitted medical aircraft the federal government would send to Hawaii after a Category 4 hurricane. It also describes an 85-step process to restore electricity....

...Hawaii Kai Thursday, November 9th -- Kailua Tuesday, November 14th....

...it would be extremely difficult—and would compromise the defenses of populated areas....

...The Navy's 4 public shipyards are in bad shape, and it will take 19 years to restore their facilities, study says....

...Friday, September 15 from 12pm to 1:30pm Plaza Club, Honolulu....

...September 11, 2001 and September 11, 2012....

...The ceremony will be held on Monday, September 11, beginning at 10 a.m. in front of the Eternal Flame Monument on the front lawn of Honolulu Hale featuring Honolulu’s first responders and airline representatives....

North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb for its new intercontinental ballistic missile, state media revealed in a special announcement Sunday....

...There is not a single "designated" blast or fallout shelter in the entire state....

...John Paul Jones detected and tracked a target missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai....

...the U.S. military will shoot down North Korea’s missiles if they fire on U.S. territory....

...Hawaii’s congressional delegation is hoping they’ll hook the big fish....

...North Korean state media warned Wednesday that it is considering launching strikes on U.S. forces in Guam, as well as the U.S. mainland....

... a three-judge panel ruled in a scathing decision that the provision is not enforceable in U.S. courts ....

...Would you like to see a Trump/Kim summit in Hawaii?....

...U.S. Pacific Command boss Adm. Harry Harris Jr. told lawmakers in April to consider nearer-term measures. Harris said the existing system could be “overwhelmed” by an ICBM attack. If that happened, he said, “someone would have to make a decision about which ones to take out or not.”....

...The missile test on July 28 performed better than the Hwasong-14 tested earlier last month....

...North Korean ICBM Could Strike Deep Into US Territory, Leading Experts Say....

“Hawaii, where the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) is stationed, and Alaska,” where part of the U.S. missile shield is based, are in range of North Korea’s missiles, the Rodong Sinmun wrote Sunday....

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a warning to mariners earlier this week to steer clear of the waterways between Kodiak Island in Alaska and Hawaii this coming weekend....

Hawaii is introducing an emergency response plan for residents to prepare them for a possible North Korean missile strike....

Representative Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai) today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis urging more protections for Hawaii.... 

...U.S. Pacific Command announced changes to the 2017 Hawaii Cost of Living Allowance effective Sept. 1, 2017....

...Kang, who belongs to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii and worked as an air traffic control operator, pledged allegiance to ISIS and attempted to send classified and unclassified military documents to members of the terror group....

...Video Shows What It Might Look Like If The US Knocked Out One Of Kim Jong Un’s Missiles....

...National conservative advocates for Jones Act on national security basis....

The Kang case demonstrates the longstanding military practice of genuflection before the altar of political correctness remains. ...

According to the FBI, Kang pledged allegiance to ISIS and attempted to provide military documents to ISIS contacts....

...Ward believes it is time to refurbish the tunnels as civilian shelters in case of a North Korean attack....

...Guam, like the other four inhabited U.S.-governed territories, lacks even a semblance of political representation back on the mainland....

"What happened was a national disgrace, and yet some of the employees involved in these scandals remained on the payrolls." -- President Donald J Trump

...“Benign neglect,” were the words Lieutenant Gov. Ray Tenorio used to describe Washington’s relationship with his island. “The feds view Guam only as a military asset. Nothing more.”....

HIDOE will commit $250,000 annually for four years using federal Impact Aid funds towards school Transition Center facility improvements, technology, furnishings and special events....

...Hawaii is one of only four states where over 30 percent of high school graduates who hope to join the Army cannot achieve an adequate score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test.... 

... some in Washington want to ignore years of readily available and cost-effective missile defense technology in favor of developing new technology known as the Homeland Discrimination Radar-Hawaii (HDR-HI), a costly system that is years away from being fielded ....

...prior to Hōkūleʻa departing, crewmembers met with the Commander of Navy Region Hawaii and other key leaders, who discussed risk mitigation and provided guidance on adjusting waypoints during their voyage to remain out of dangerous waters....

Civil Beat June 5, 2016: "Not all anonymous sources are created equal. Some do benefit you, and those should be protected...."

Just for fun, trace the path of the 'Interceptor' from Vandenberg.  It continues right into downtown Pyongyang....

...take a moment to remember all our fighting men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that the rest of us might live free....

...Honor and Respect: We Will Remember....

FOIA documents show the Hawaii Department of Defense is about to revamp its emergency plans for a nuclear missile attack....