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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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The FCC is changing up the country’s emergency alert system to prevent another Hawaii incident
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 6315 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Action Supports More Effective Local Emergency Alert Tests and PSAs, Addresses False Alerts, and Seeks to Improve Wireless Alerts....
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Thursday, July 5, 2018 |
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Only One Jones Act Ship Used in Iraq War
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:25 PM :: 5829 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...For its overseas sealift operations, America’s military generally relies on America’s Maritime Security Program (MSP) fleet — all foreign-built ships that do not comply with the requirements of the Jones Act....
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018 |
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False Missile Alert: HGEA Members Sleeping on the Job
By Selected News Articles @ 11:39 AM :: 7921 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Military
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...“On multiple occasions, I’ve observed them watching movies or TV shows. Usually they are sitting around looking unoccupied. Approximately two weeks ago, it was reported to me by a staff member who came in early that they observed all three SWP staff on shift asleep.”....
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 |
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VIDEO: "This Is Not A Drill: 38 Minutes That Changed Lives."
By Video @ 3:29 AM :: 7708 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...The true story of the January 13, 2018 Hawaii missile alert, told by the people who lived it....
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Monday, June 25, 2018 |
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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to Host Open Houses
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 6460 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...HI-EMA is inviting the community to three open houses as it updates the Hawai’i State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, which addresses ways to reduce the impact of natural hazards on the State....
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018 |
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Summit: US Security Guarantees for North Korean Denuclearization--Peace Treaty Next
By News Release @ 12:30 PM :: 4145 Views :: Military
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...President Donald J. Trump has departed Singapore and will arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Hawaii later today....
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Sunday, June 10, 2018 |
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Just home from Iraq, air traffic controllers answer call for Volcano Relief
By Selected News Articles @ 3:13 AM :: 5438 Views :: Hawaii County , Military
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...When the Kilauea volcano erupted on Hawaii’s Big Island, members of the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, were just getting home from a seven-month deployment that sent them to Al Asad Airbase, Al Anbar Province, Iraq....
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Friday, June 8, 2018 |
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VA Reform: Mission Act streamlines community care options for veterans
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 3984 Views :: Military
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...funds the current, outgoing Veterans Choice program during the transition phase to make certain veterans receive the same care through the current program until the new Veterans Community Care Program is fully in effect....
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Friday, June 8, 2018 |
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S2980: Missile Defense for Hawaii, Alaska
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 4019 Views :: Military
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...U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) was recently joined by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) in introducing S. 2980, the Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2018 |
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Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii EIS--Public Scoping Meetings Being Held
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 7533 Views :: Environment, Military
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...The Missile Defense Agency to Hold Public Scoping Meetings for the Homeland Defense Radar – Hawaii Environmental Impact Statement....
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
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US Pacific Command Changes Name
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 4380 Views :: Military
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...“In recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific oceans, today we rename the U.S. Pacific Command to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,” said Mattis....
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Rescuing the Lost Battalion –The Story behind the ‘Heroes’
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 6910 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...NHK WORLD-JAPAN and PBS Hawai‘i Bring Documentary on Heroic WWII Japanese-American Regiment to Screening Attendees and Viewers....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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China Disinvited from Participating in 2018 RIMPAC Exercise
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 4127 Views :: Military
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... As an initial response to China’s continued militarization of the South China Sea we have disinvited the PLA Navy from the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. ...
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Monday, May 21, 2018 |
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Best States for Military Retirees -- Hawaii Ranks 37th
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 PM :: 5763 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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...Hawai ties California and DC for the highest percentage of Homeless Veterans -- 33 times higher than lowest percentage state, Mississippi....
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Thursday, May 3, 2018 |
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US Citizen or US National: American Samoans in the Military
By News Release @ 11:38 AM :: 4446 Views :: Military
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...Amata Advises on Army Administrative Memo for US Nationals....
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Monday, April 30, 2018 |
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The Shame of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation
By Selected News Articles @ 7:35 PM :: 8831 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Military, Republican Party, Tulsi Gabbard
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...Would the delegation have chastised Obama if he had stuck to his ultimatum and struck Syria after Assad crossed Obama’s infamous “red line in the sand?”....
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Friday, April 27, 2018 |
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Rep Ward Salutes Korean Peace Initiative on House Floor
By Rep Gene Ward @ 11:41 PM :: 4475 Views :: Military
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...Kim and South Korean leader Moon Jae In pledged earlier today in Panmunjom to negotiate a treaty to formally end the Korean War and also to remove all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula....
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Thursday, April 19, 2018 |
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Legislators Vote $125M for Kauai, Oahu Flooding Relief
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 6309 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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...The funds will be allotted to the State Department of Defense for disaster relief this fiscal year for the repairs and will lapse at the end of the next fiscal year....
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Tuesday, April 17, 2018 |
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Kauai Flooding: Dozens Evacuated from Hanalei by Helicopter
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 5575 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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...Hawai‘i National Guard has deployed two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, two CH-47 Chinooks, eight Zodiacs and more than 45 soldiers and airmen to support rescue efforts....
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Friday, April 13, 2018 |
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GAO: Hawaii-Pacific Vets Wait 75 Days to Receive VA Care
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6226 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...veterans experienced delays related to the processing of their enrollment applications, contacting them to schedule appointments, and completing comprehensive mental health evaluations....
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 |
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Caldwell Ordered to Repay Military Personnel After Illegally Seizing Their Cars
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 6002 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...and the establishment of a $150,000 settlement fund for other affected servicemembers, who may be eligible to receive compensation....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Pohakuloa: Court Orders Review of State Lease
By News Release @ 10:26 PM :: 6623 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Military
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...The judge’s order asks for a plan to be submitted to the court by Dec. 28, 2018 which requires a written stewardship plan, regular monitoring and inspections, inspection reports with recommendations, procedures for addressing violations and debris removal plans....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Kailua, Kaneohe Blasted by Three-Hour Siren Test
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 5:36 PM :: 6336 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...HI-EMA and News Media Fail to Inform Public of Oahu Emergency Siren Test....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Fake War Hero Gets Real Prison Time
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 5400 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...United States District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright sentenced Cody Joslin, age 32, to 18 months in prison today for theft of funds from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Iranian Government Hacked Hawaii State Computer System
By News Release @ 10:08 AM :: 7452 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Military
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...hackers got access to Hawaii state computers using a technique called "password spraying"....
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Least Federally Dependent State Government
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 4923 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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...some states receive a far higher return on their federal income-tax contributions than others....
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Saturday, March 17, 2018 |
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Ward Calls on Governor to Release all Missile Alert Recordings
By Rep Gene Ward @ 12:54 AM :: 5319 Views :: Ethics, Military
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..."Everyone from Governor Ige on down has been stalling and stonewalling."....
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 |
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State House to honor Hawaii wounded warrior Brian Kolfage
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 12:59 AM :: 5818 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...March 16th, 12:00 noon -- Hawaii State Capitol, House Chamber....
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Friday, March 9, 2018 |
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Ward: Trump, Kim Should Meet in Hawaii
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:13 PM :: 5523 Views :: Military
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...Ward urges Trump to hold the meeting in Honolulu....
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 |
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CIA Warns of Extensive Chinese Operation to Infiltrate American Universities
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 6845 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education, Military
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...Chinese Communist 'Confucius Institute' a Threat to Academic Freedom at UH Manoa....
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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False Missile Alert: Report Calls for Major changes at HI-EMA
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 4538 Views :: Military
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...Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara today released the All Hazards Preparedness Improvement Action Plan and Report....
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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NATO Loophole: Attack On Hawaii Not Covered By Treaty
By Selected News Articles @ 8:59 AM :: 8911 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...Hawaii is in the North Pacific, not the North Atlantic....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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Emails: How PACOM grappled with false missile alert
By Selected News Articles @ 3:56 PM :: 4653 Views :: Military
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...The emails were sent in succession after thousands of people received a text-message warning Jan. 13 that prompted hysteria in parts of Hawaii....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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City Agrees to Stop Illegally Towing Cars Belonging to Deployed Military Personnel
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 7068 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Military
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...The Department’s investigation revealed that between 2011 and 2016, Honolulu auctioned 1,440 cars registered to individuals who had identified themselves as servicemembers on City forms during the motor vehicle registration process.....
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Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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Truth in Accounting: Defense Department
By Selected News Articles @ 6:51 PM :: 4010 Views :: Military
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...the DoD Office of Inspector General has issued a disclaimer on the DoD’s own financial statements....
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018 |
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FCC: Hawaii false missile alert sent by worker believing attack was real
By News Release @ 11:28 AM :: 6793 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Military
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...Federal Communications Commission conducts open meeting to hear investigator's report on false missile alert....
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Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Ward: Fire Employees who do not Cooperate with Missile Alert Investigation
By Rep Gene Ward @ 9:33 PM :: 6261 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Military
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“This is not about an individual, this is about our national security."
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Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump Team up to cut off aid to Muslim Pakistan
By Selected News Articles @ 5:35 PM :: 6135 Views :: Military, Politicians
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...Calls for ending aid to Pakistan are growing on both sides of the aisle. In the House of Representatives, Republican Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii are preparing to introduce a similar bill....
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Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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FCC: Employee Who Sent False Hawaii Nuke Alert Is ‘Refusing To Cooperate’
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 5718 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...“it appears that the false alert was a result of two failures: First, simple human error. Second, the state did not have safeguards or process controls in place to prevent the human error from resulting in the transmission of a false alert.”....
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Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Hawaii’s False Missile Alarm Exposed Critical Weaknesses. Here’s What Must Be Done.
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:33 AM :: 4677 Views :: Military
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...It was clear to anyone who has worked any level of civil defense planning, or who has lived through the drills of the 1950s and ’60s, that after the false alarm went out, no one in Hawaii had any idea what to do....
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Thursday, January 25, 2018 |
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Ward: Release HI-EMA Missile Alert Tapes
By Rep Gene Ward @ 7:57 PM :: 5000 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...Representative Gene Ward (R–Hawaii Kai, Kalama Valley) wrote a letter to Governor Ige urging him to release the HI-EMA security tapes on the morning of January 13th....
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018 |
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What A Nuclear Missile Attack On Hawaii Would Look Like
By Selected News Articles @ 9:47 PM :: 5316 Views :: Military
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...A blast over Honolulu would be catastrophic. That doesn’t mean the government shouldn’t help the public prepare for one....
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018 |
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Ige Couldn't Remember Twitter Password as False Missile Alert Wreaked Havoc on State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 6119 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military, Politicians
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...Ige said Monday that one of the reasons it took so long to inform the public that a ballistic missile alert in the state was in fact a false alarm was because he couldn’t remember his Twitter password....
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Monday, January 22, 2018 |
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Missile Alert Investigator has Conflict of Interest
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:39 PM :: 6929 Views :: Ethics, Military
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"...General Hara is a close personal friend of General Miyagi and under the command of General Logan. General Logan serves as the Director of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, so how can he be evaluated by his Deputy Director, General Hara?"
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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The Hawaii error and liberal hysteria
By Selected News Articles @ 1:31 AM :: 4064 Views :: Military
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...Hawaii’s Democratic congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, was among the first to blame the president. She said that Mr. Trump was “taking too long” to defuse the North Korean threat adding, “He’s not taking this threat seriously. There’s no time to waste.”....
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
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Why is HS Student More Efficient Than State Government?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:39 PM :: 5176 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Within five minutes of the erroneous missile alert, Iolani School student William Heyler had tweeted to the world that it was a mistake....
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
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False Alarm: 'Hearing' Leaves More Unanswered Questions
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:08 AM :: 5736 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Military
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"...the only thing accomplished today was more unanswered questions and the announcement that we must wait and see what the Governor's study-report by General Hara turns up...."
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Ward Introduces Bill Mandating 'Shelter-in-Place' Drills at Schools
By Rep Gene Ward @ 8:29 PM :: 6361 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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...“Hawaii's children must have safe haven at their schools in the event of a missile attack.”....
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