WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for Hawaii bay watershed education and training. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million with a ceiling of $150,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. T  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Owner of Snappers Sports Bar and Grill Created Sexually Charged Environment, Forcing Employees to Quit, Federal Agency Charged * * * A federal court has ordered the owners of a Waikiki Beach sports bar and grill to pay $255,302 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC's s  more

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Former President and Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower once observed, "You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics." Stated during World War II, Eisenhower's message is archaically imperative for the battlefield of tomorrow, with evolving logistic designs to sustain drones, vertical lift, robotic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The chief of staff of the Army announces the assignment of the following general officers: Maj. Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commanding general, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to chief of staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii. Maj. Gen. James B. Jarrard, director of operations, J-3, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to commanding general,  more

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army's Regional Health Command-Pacific issued the following news: Leaders from across Oahu joined the Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic staff on Schofield Barracks for a behavioral health open house, Sept. 26, 2019. The open house provided an opportunity for the Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic behavioral health staff, agency partners and leaders to see firsthand the resources available to the units. Tours during the open house were an opportunity for  more

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Oct. 1 (local date) during Pacific Griffin. Pacific Griffin is a biennial exercise conducted in the waters near Guam aimed at enhancing combined proficiency at sea while strengthening relationships between the U.S. and Republic of Singapore navies. "Today was a terri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 20 members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (ACBFR). The newly appointed members serve terms of up to two years through 2021. Newly appointed members are: * Davon L. Goodwin, Raeford, N.C. * Katie R. Carpenter, Attica, N.Y. * Casey Spradley, Cuba, N.M. * Jacob W. Handsaker, Radcliffe, Io  more