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Friday, January 31, 2025 |
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Trump Executive Order Mandates School Choice for Military Families
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 643 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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"... It directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to the President for how military families can use Department of Defense funds to send their children to the school of their choice ...."
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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Case: Boosting Long-term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific
By Ed Case @ 4:56 PM :: 366 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Fellow Members of the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus join bipartisan measure for all-of-government engagement expansion throughout critical region ....
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Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
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Navy can’t dodge Clean Water Act claims over Honolulu fuel storage facility
By Court House News @ 2:02 PM :: 427 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Senior U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi in Honolulu on Wednesday denied the Navy's request to dismiss the claims brought by Wai Ola Alliance, an environmental advocacy organization ....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 |
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Trump Directs Coast Guard 'Surge'
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 750 Views :: Law Enforcement, Military
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... Alaska, Hawai’i, the U.S. territories of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ....
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Monday, January 20, 2025 |
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Court Rejects Biden's 'Project Labor Agreement' Mandate
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 725 Views :: Labor, Military, Rail
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"...Mandating PLAs for Most Federal Construction Projects Is an Unauthorized Set-Aside...."
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Sunday, January 19, 2025 |
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Military Personnel 14% of Oahu Rental Market -- but nearly 0% of Sister Isle Rental Market
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 735 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military, Cost of Living
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... Since DoD personnel occupy almost no rentals on the Sister Isles, DoD impact may be inferred by comparing Sister Isle rental rates to Oahu rental rates ....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
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Red Hill Registry opens pre-enrollment for impacted community members
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 619 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Higher Education, Military
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... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
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Feds Sue CVS for Selling Opioids to Addicts
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 727 Views :: Military, Drugs
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... dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and “trinity” prescriptions ....
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Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
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UH lands $110M DoD contract for cutting-edge research
By News Release @ 1:19 PM :: 656 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... As one of only five U.S. Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Centers, ARL at UH has secured over $175 million in funding since its establishment in 2008 ....
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Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
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Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 39259 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Military, Police
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“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”
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Friday, November 22, 2024 |
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Thursday, November 21, 2024 |
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Bridging Academia and Defense Innovation at USARPAC
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 934 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Academia and Innovation Engagement, held on Nov. 19, 2024, at Fort Shafter ....
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Monday, November 18, 2024 |
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When ending Ukraine war, Trump must not forsake Taiwan
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 11:58 PM :: 1401 Views :: World News, Military
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... Appeasement that leaves Russia holding Ukraine territory will embolden China to take Taiwan, raising the risk of nuclear war ....
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Thursday, November 14, 2024 |
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DoD IG Rips Navy Red Hill Management
By News Release @ 2:54 PM :: 1133 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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“...It is imperative that the Navy address ongoing challenges with the management of fuel and water systems at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam....”
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Monday, November 4, 2024 |
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Exploring China's Efforts to Spy in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 2393 Views :: Military
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... serving as a mole for China’s Ministry of State Security ....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 |
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Case Pushes Back Against 'Misinformation on Federal Disaster Relief'
By Ed Case @ 10:42 PM :: 1033 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... He says the federal government continues full disaster assistance to Maui and other disaster-impacted areas ....
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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Bad news for Tesla and America: Chinese E-Car maker is all over Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 6159 Views :: Energy, Military
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... thanks to Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative ....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
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Green Appoints Takamine to Labor Board
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 1091 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Military
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... Welcomes New State Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General ....
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Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
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US House Passes Pacific Partnership Act
By Ed Case @ 2:47 AM :: 1083 Views :: World News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... bi-partisan Pacific Partnership Act targets broader and deeper engagement by the U.S. throughout the Pacific in key areas sought by Pacific Island nations ....
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
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Hawaii Man Arrested for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
By News Release @ 5:16 AM :: 1028 Views :: Military, Republican Party
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... Alexander Cain Poplin, 31, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia ....
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s Cloak-and-Dagger Lore
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 1571 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... Did you know that Tokyo even relied on a North-Shore-home-owning Nazi spy to launder money and send signals ....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
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Corps of Engineers Clearing Debris from Final Residential Properties in Lahaina
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1124 Views :: Maui County, Development, Military
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... Commercial debris removal operations are also progressing, with 91 out of 159 commercial properties cleared to date. The completion of these efforts remains on track for February 2024 ....
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024 |
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This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 62375 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism. So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.
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Sunday, August 4, 2024 |
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Jones Act is bad deal for Guam
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:31 PM :: 1301 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... the U.S. Navy disclosed that shipping to Guam was so expensive that it was considering shifting personnel to Japan to save money ....
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Monday, July 22, 2024 |
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Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo Changing to Job Challenge Academy
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 1043 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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... The Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be changing its name, who can participate, and its mission ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Hawaii Join NATO? State Department Responds
By Ed Case @ 5:20 PM :: 1015 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... State Says Formal Amendment Of The Treaty Is “Unlikely” ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Palestine Activists at UH Manoa Oppose RIMPAC
By Selected News Articles @ 12:49 AM :: 1106 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... A University of Hawaii instructor is calling on the institution to cut ties with the U.S. Navy and Israel ....
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Saturday, July 13, 2024 |
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Why Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam aren’t covered in NATO’s defense pact
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 1198 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... Article Five is only applicable if the attack occurs at a location north of the Tropic of Cancer ....
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Friday, July 12, 2024 |
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US Senators Call for Hawaii to Join NATO
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 1080 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... senators raised concerns about the omission of Hawai‘i under Article 6 of the NATO Treaty ....
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Saturday, July 6, 2024 |
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Tokuda Finds Way to Strip Name of Captain Cook from Post Office
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 1819 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Military
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... the goal is to remove all references to Captain Cook from Hawaii ....
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Monday, July 1, 2024 |
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RIMPAC 2024 Kicks off in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 945 Views :: Military
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... Approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will train and operate in and around the Hawaiian Islands ....
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Thursday, June 27, 2024 |
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Government says Red Hill plaintiffs are asking for too much in damages
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 1129 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Seventeen plaintiffs are asking for $7 million ....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
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Court stays six Red Hill lawsuits until verdict is reached in recent trial
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 1186 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The six lawsuits involved in the court-ordered stay requested by the government involve 2,375 people ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Red Hill Tanks to be Vented and Cleaned
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1324 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Notification to the public at least 12 hours before the start of venting a tank ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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DoH: No Jet Fuel Found in Navy Water System
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 1230 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... no petroleum or jet fuel compounds were detected in 15 drinking water samples collected at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR)—12 from homes at JBPHH and AMR and three from source water shafts ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Feds Designate 2,000,000 Acres of Hawaii as 'Sentinel Landscapes'
By Ed Case @ 2:02 AM :: 2033 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Land Use, Military
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... The program creates partnerships between federal agencies, state and local governments, private landowners, land managers and non-profits to preserve sensitive lands and resources near military bases ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Environmentalists hit snag in Navy fuel contamination case
By Court House News @ 5:05 PM :: 1639 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... may have to wait until ongoing defueling is completed ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Navy, NASA Begin Process to Renew Barking Sands Lease
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 629 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Military
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... Navy’s and NASA’s proposal to retain the use of 8,348 acres and 23 acres, respectively, of State lands presently utilized pursuant to leases and easements on Kauai ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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Mayor Blangiardi signs bill declaring the City and County of Honolulu a “Purple Heart City”
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 1611 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... to honor Honolulu’s Purple Heart recipients for their “singularly meritorious action” in the line of duty and service to their nation ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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FBI Raids? No problem--Dawson Begins Construction of Lahaina Housing
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 2792 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Military
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... Because USACE is involved, 8a companies such as Dawson score no-bid contracts. Hopefully the FBI investigation and any future indictments and arrests won't interfere with construction. It also helps that Robin Danner scored a gig in the Governor's office ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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SB1035: Legislature Passes Bill to Exempt Medical Care from GE Tax
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 2374 Views :: Health Care, Military, Taxes
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... exempts hospitals, infirmaries, medical clinics, health care facilities, pharmacies, and medical and dental providers from General Excise Tax (GET) on goods or services that are reimbursed through Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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DOH rejects Navy’s Red Hill consolidated groundwater sampling plan
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 1904 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... groundwater monitoring to support the Navy’s request to reduce the amount of water being discharged into Halawa Stream from 4.5 million gallons a day to 1.8 million gallons a day ....
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
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US Space Force Plans 'Space Surveillance' Telescopes for Haleakala
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 1773 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... Environmental Impact Statement for the Department of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site Small Telescope Advanced Research Facility ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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DoD Returns Red Hill Control to US Navy
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 PM :: 2146 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Joint Task Force – Red Hill transferred authority of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage to the Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill ....
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Saturday, February 17, 2024 |
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Skimming Nuclear Munitions Contract? Lawsuit Alleges Dawson is Fake Hawaiian Company
By Andrew Walden @ 7:54 PM :: 10372 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA
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... "Nuclear Munitions Command and Control" is a $698K per year grift ....
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Monday, February 12, 2024 |
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9th Circuit To Hear Oral Argument in Absentee Voting Case for Citizens in U.S. Territories
By Selected News Articles @ 1:53 PM :: 1755 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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... In October 2020, former Hawaii residents now residing in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit ....
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Friday, February 2, 2024 |
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Wall That Heals Coming to Maui
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 1755 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... Over 250 volunteers are needed to support its 24-hour display ....
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
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Video: Massive Waves Rip thru Kwajalein Base
By Video @ 6:45 PM :: 1809 Views :: Military
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... Roi-Namur Island was struck by several substantial waves on Saturday night. It was NOT a tsunami. The powerful waves were driven by cyclonic surges in the open sea ....
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Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
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Navy still on the hook for negligence claims by military families injured by jet fuel leak
By Court House News @ 11:59 PM :: 861 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The government managed to dodge failure to warn claims thanks to the Federal Tort Claims Act ....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
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Army and HDOT Set to Negotiate 50-Year Lease for Dillingham Airfield
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 1808 Views :: Military, Small Business, Tourism
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... Typically, local commanders are permitted to approve routine five-year leases, however, with HDOT seeking a longer term (50 years), the Army had to seek approval in Washington, D.C. ....
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