WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the improvement of research infrastructure in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Homeowners and renters in the City and County of Honolulu and Kaua'i County that registered for disaster assistance with FEMA following the April storms and flooding are encouraged to stay in touch. The deadline to apply for assistance has passed, but applicants can still track their application and should notify FEMA of changes to their information suc  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Two U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits took off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, to conduct routine training in the vicinity of Guam and Hawaii, Sept. 6, 2018. The B-2s deployed to JBPH-H from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, in support of the U.S. Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force deployment. USSTRATCOM regularly tests and evaluates the readiness of strateg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $140,000 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for the preservation of cultural landscapes and historic structures in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the Pacific Islands. The agency description of the grant states: "The Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) is an evaluated inventory of all landscapes in the National Park  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Hawai'i County residents with uninsured or underinsured damage or losses as a result of the Kilauea eruptions and earthquakes have until Sept. 12, 2018 to register with FEMA for disaster assistance and to apply for a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Disaster assistance can include grants for rental assistance  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: G4S Secure Solutions, Inc., a security company in Hawaii, will pay $90,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The charge made to the EEOC alleged that G4S violated federal law when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation for one of its employees, a se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $371,400 cooperative agreement to the Kupu of Honolulu, Hawaii, for the provision of experiential employment opportunities to student technicians in conservation, restoration and research throughout multiple National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Islands. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00337 (CFDA 15.676). For more information, contact Donna Mohler, 406/315  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $988,468 cooperative agreement to the Kupu of Honolulu, Hawaii, for natural resource conservation projects at the Pacific Island Network parks. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00632 (CFDa 15.931). For more information, contact William Nash, 415/623-2262, William_Nash@nps.gov.  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii, Kenji M. Price, issued the following news release: Guillermo Dahilig, of Waialua, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(2). Following his incarceration, Dahilig will be on supervised release for 1 year. As part of his sentence, Dahilig has been ordered to pay $318,222.00   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Chaplain (Col.) Shon Neyland Public Affairs In this season of change and transition with new PACAF leadership, it is natural to think about what was and what is to come. We welcome a fresh vision and mission vector that is complete with an examination of who we are as a command and what we bring to the readiness spectrum in our day-to-day lives often causes us to examine our personal lives as well. Perhaps   more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: The United States and Vietnam along with other partners will work together to conduct humanitarian assistance engagements from Sept. 10-15 as part of Pacific Angel 2018 (PAC ANGEL) in Quang Nam province. PAC ANGEL is an annual U.S. led joint and combined humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement that includes general health, dental, optometry, pediatrics and engineering progra  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Army's Regional Health Command-Pacific issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Nick Choy Public Affairs What started out as a typical summer training deployment for the men and women of the 142nd Medical Group (MDG), turned anything but, when the Hawaiian islands were threatened by a Category 5 hurricane, the week of Aug. 20, 2018. The annual training for the 43 Airmen, scheduled for Aug. 18-31 on the island of Oahu, was comprised of doctors, nurses, m  more

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Army's Regional Health Command-Pacific issued the following news: By Leanne Thomas Public Affairs Staff Sgt. Gabriel Mejias is the noncommissioned officer in charge of TAMC's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, but he is always a warfighter first. The U.S. Army combat medic proved just that when he was recently named the 25th Infantry Division's Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC) distinguished honor graduate on Aug. 10. "This was great training  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $99,934 cooperative agreement to the University of Hawaii for the development of a historic resource study for the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00644 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Lilette Baltodano, 415/623-2251, Lilette_Baltodano@nps.gov.  more