WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a mandatory grant for wildlife restoration and basic hunter education in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $14 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to state   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a mandatory grant for an enhanced hunter education and safety in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $250,000. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state governments. The agency description of the grant states: "The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a mandatory grant for the restoration of sport fish populations in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $9 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to state governm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: By Terri Moon Cronk Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper today welcomed President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo to the Pentagon for bilateral discussions. "It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Pentagon and meet you for the first time," the secretary told Panuelo. "Thank you very much for coming today." Esper noted that Panuelo has just arrived from a visit to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Co  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) enforcement actions over the past year in Hawaii led to closures of five large-capacity cesspools (LCC) and over $104,143 in fines. "We will continue to identify and close the remaining large capacity cesspools in Hawaii," said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Mike Stoker. "This enforcement effort will help protect Hawaii's drinking wat  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 8 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: The new marine heat wave off the Pacific Coast is reminiscent of the early stages of the 2014-2016 "blob" that devastated marine life and is believed to have affected the weather. This year's expanse of unusually warm water stretches roughly from the Gulf of Alaska south to California and west all the way to Hawaii. T  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Pacific Air Forces and the Vietnamese Air Defense-Air Force Airman-to-Airman Talks recently took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 25-27. The multi-day event marked the ninth iteration of A2A talks between U.S. and Vietnam Airmen. A2ATs are Pacific Air Forces three-day conferences held between U.S. and partner nation air forces to discuss, plan and coordinate their goals, objectives and activ  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 8 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - Researchers record the sixth olive ridley sea turtle nest in the Hawaiian Islands in three decades, thanks to quick reporting by members of the public! * * * Imagine the surprise and excitement of finding a sea turtle nest hatching under your beach blanket during your island vacation. Then to discover that nesting by that species is extremely rare across the entire arch  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Katharine E. Zoladz has been named Associate Regional Director for enforcement in the Los Angeles Regional Office. Ms. Zoladz succeeds John Berry, who left the agency in July 2019. Ms. Zoladz will now oversee the Los Angeles office's enforcement efforts in Southern California, Arizona, Hawaii, and Nevada, along with fellow Associate Regional  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: After four months of working with the Defense Innovation Unit in San Diego learning software development practices from industry leading commercial companies, the 15th Wing TRON team is up and running to help Sky Warriors streamline daily tasks and get back to the mission. "Indo-Pacific Air Forces has a mission to be ready to fight tonight," said Capt. Eric Robinson, TRON software engineer.  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: The United States military will be represented at the 2019 Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition at Seoul Airbase, Republic of Korea, Oct. 15-20, 2019. Seoul ADEX is an airshow and a comprehensive aerospace and defense exhibition featuring ground and naval assets. Approximately 180 U.S. service members are scheduled to showcase a cross-section of U.S. military aircraft, which   more