Military

...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. ...

... and the lowest voter turnout for 2016 Presidential election ....

...The new hearing has been confirmed for the 3rd week of July....

... Complete Summit schedule ....

...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....

...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....

...the average officer is only 45 years old — 42 for non-disability enlisted personnel — upon retirement from service....

...This will be the first time all three Freely Associated States (FAS) leaders are hosted together at the White House by a United States president....

... This week Congress will vote on H.R. 5, the Equality Act, sweeping legislation that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the definition of sex throughout federal law .... 

...Raby provided the contractor with sensitive, internal U.S. Department of Defense procurement information, and otherwise used his position to benefit the contractor in securing U.S. Army contracts....

...Reminiscent of rail, projected Ala Wai costs have already leapt from $200M to $470M.... 

...The 'Humanize Palestine' website was deactivated later in 2017, about two weeks after the University of Hawaii Chancellor became aware of a nexus that consisted of University of Hawaii content, Palestinian terrorism and the website....

...UH Manoa #1 in Eyes of Chinese Communists....

...Gabbard's campaign has not yet commented on the video of Assad's bombing in the ad....

...Four themes emerged from the Twitter data during the early period: 1) information processing; 2) information sharing; 3) authentication; and 4) emotional reaction....

...To share information, resources, hear feedback from customers and to answer questions on VA health care, benefits, and memorial affairs....

...Rep. Cynthia Thielen's bills this Legislative session....

...She added that the "only alternative" to meeting with dictators like Assad is "more war."....

...to prove the Navy could turn the more than 40-year-old deck gun design into an effective and low-cost weapon against cruise missiles and larger unmanned aerial vehicles....

...US scouts Bangkok, Hanoi, and Hawaii as possible locations for Kim-Trump summit....

...WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics. They range from each state’s share of federal jobs to federal contract dollars per capita to the share of families receiving food stamps....

... Coast Guard, good Samaritans responding to vessel fire in Pacific Ocean ....

...lots of whining from the usual suspects....

...He spoke approvingly and in detail about committing specific acts of violence against others, including by attacking large public gatherings, such as the Honolulu Christmas Parade, and a parade at Schofield Barracks.... 

...I asked him to use his influence to reverse the policy initiated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt allowing Kaho'olawe to be used for bombing practice....

...From Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security....

...Honolulu VA has the jobs filled--but its still not getting the job done....

...November 11, 2018 - Free to the Public Concerts, Films, Celebratory Service, Flyovers and Fireworks....

...Honolulu VA Medical Center Among Worst 30% -- again....

...2018’s Best & Worst Places for Veterans to Live....

...their overall statistics are in the bottom 10th percentile of the rating scale for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, employee satisfaction, primary care new patient wait time, and mental health continuity of care....

...Our review of six trust funds and four trust accounts of the Department of Defense (DOD) found one trust fund did not meet criteria and should be closed....

...On July 8, 2017, Kang swore an oath of loyalty, known as “bayat,” to ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a ceremony conducted by the purported ISIS sheikh....

...Ige’s formal request to appoint Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara was submitted on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 and approved by Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis earlier today....

...Luke P. Meyers, a Certified Emergency Manager who most recently served in a variety of posts in the Pacific Northwest, has joined the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) as Executive Officer....

...Sgt. 1st Class Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, died Sunday from his injuries, the Department of Defense announced on Monday....

...The proposal is sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz, Hawaii Democrat, and Sen. John Thune, South Dakota....