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REPORT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE – Governor Neil Abercrombie is on personal leave beginning today, May 15, 2012 to May 18, 2012. The Governor will be visiting family in New York State during this time. Lt. Governor Brian Schatz will be Acting Governor for the duration of Governor Abercrombie’s absence. On Friday, May 18, 2012, Lt. [...]
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 will arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on May 15 for a scheduled port visit. Vinson is currently transiting to her homeport in San Diego following a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East areas supporting maritime theater [...]
REPORT FROM U.S. SENATOR DANIEL INOUYE'S OFFICE —Hawaii will receive $128,584 to develop and expand programs designed to protect and help preserve the Hawaiian monk seal, green sea turtles and hawksbill turtles, Senator Daniel K. Inouye and Senator Daniel K. Akaka announced today. The money comes from a grant administered by the National Oceanic and [...]
Schofield Barracks, HAWAII - A 25th Infantry Division Soldier died Saturday in southern Afghanistan. He was found unresponsive in his room Saturday in Kandahar province, the incident is under investigation. Specialist Alex Hernandez III, 21, a Round Rock, Texas native, served as a Door Gunner with 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. Spc. [...]
REPORT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER TOM BERG - NOTE TO FDA FROM HONOLULU: LABEL FOODS GENETICALLY MODIFIED There used to be a day when canned food and packaged produce lacked a listing of ingredients such as trans fats; dairy along with other perishables - were void of expiration dates; presence of allergens and additives, from artificial [...]
May 14, 2012In this MegaVote for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Judicial Confirmation Senate: Cloture Motion: Student Loan Interest Rates House: Suspension Vote: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization House: Suspension Vote: U.S.-Israel Cooperation House: Sequester Replacement House: Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, FY 2013 Upcoming Congressional Bills Senate: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 Senate: Stop the [...]
By Sgt. Joseph Vine - FORT SHAFTER FLATS, Hawaii – The 9th Mission Support Command announced the Pacific Army Reserve Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year during a ceremony, here, May 12. The Soldier of the year title went to Spc. Chung Lee, a carpentry and masonry specialist with the 797th Engineer Company, 411th Engineer [...]
Bob Marx, Hilo attorney, bookstore owner, and candidate for Hawai‘i’s Second Congressional District, calls the Honolulu Rail Project an impossible financial burden on the entire state. Speaking to a group of students in Pahoa today, Marx addressed the issue of the Honolulu rail project. “This is Mufi Hannemann’s pet project that he abandoned to run [...]
HONOLULU – Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Barbers Point, working closely with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, helped make a young man’s wish to fly aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter come true, Thursday. Trey Erwin, a 15-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, and his family were given a tour of the air station. During the visit, the family met with Coast Guard pilots and rescue [...]
BY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ECONOMIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION - The first part of 2012 is looking a lot like 2011. The visitor industry continues to be the center of strength, and gains outside tourism-related sectors remain harder to come by. The drag from construction and government will end this year, setting the stage for broader growth. [...]
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