HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 21 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * Air Chief Symposium concludes with focus on strengthening airpower, alliances JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Multilateral airpower integration characterized conversations and forum discussions attended by senior military leaders across the Indo-Pacific, Europe, and North America during the 2026 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 12-15.  Dignitaries from  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FUNDS TO REEVALUATE DECISION TO CUT OFF DONATIONS TO SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, urged several large donor-advised charitable fund sponsors to carefully evaluate their decisions to stop payments to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following the Department of Justice's (DOJ) h  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Hawaii Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 21, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Hawaii were 26,510, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,980, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Com  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 21 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * CSAF, CMSAF visit Hickam to drive readiness, synchronize mission focus JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe visited Team Hickam on May 13, to engage with Airmen and reinforce the value of flying and fixing aircraft to deter adversaries and, if necessary, fight and win.  During their visit, Wilsbac  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 21 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * CTF-73 Participates in SALVEX Korea 2026 JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea -U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 (MDSU-1) concluded Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2026 alongside Australian maritime forces and Republic of Korea (ROK) forces at Jinhae Naval Base, April 6 - 10, 2026. The exercise marked the 42nd iteration of the long-standing multilateral training event, rein  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ LEAD COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF EIGHT BILLS U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, led Committee passage of the following eight bills at a business meeting: * S. 236, To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSxrep) -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following news release: * * * Housing Affordability Edges Up in First Quarter but Challenges Persist While housing affordability remains out of reach for millions of Americans, particularly first-time and entry-level buyers, conditions have improved modestly in the last year, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index (CHI). The CHI res  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Revitalize Rural Hospitals * Washington, D.C. -Today, Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02), along with her colleagues Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Shomari Figures (AL-02), Carol Miller (WV-01), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Tracey Mann (KS-01), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Jeff Hurd (CO-03) and Lauren Boebert (CO-04), introduced bipartisan legislation to strengt  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * SCHATZ, MURKOWSKI LEAD COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF EIGHT BILLS U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Committee, led Committee passage of the following eight bills at a business meeting: * S. 236, To amend the Act of August 9,   more

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, May 23 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act Advances to Floor from House Energy and Commerce Committee Legislation Authorizing the FDA to Order the Destruction of Imports that Pose Significant Public Health Risks Takes Another Major Step Forward. * Roughly one week after the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce met for a markup that included the Destruction of Haza  more