SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 30 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, issued the following news: On November 20, 2019, a team of PMEL scientists, engineers, and technicians successfully deployed two deep water oceanographic moorings off the coast of Hawaii to test PMEL's newest data acquisition system, known as TELOS (Telemetry, Electronics & Logging of Oceanographic Sensors). The "brain" behind oceanographic data collection, TELOS interf  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we are revising our requirements for the importation of fresh Unshu oranges from Japan. With this action, Unshu oranges from the island of Kyushu may be imported into any port in the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. Additionally, A  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: In 2019, union members accounted for 23.5 percent of wage and salary workers in Hawaii, compared with 23.1 percent in 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the union membership rate for the state was at its series peak in 1989, when it averaged  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and the Bangladesh Air Force participated in exercise Cope South 20 Feb. 1- 6 at BAF Kurmitola Cantonment, Dhaka, and Operating Location-Alpha, Sylhet, Bangladesh, for a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise. Approximately 60 U.S. Airmen along with two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th A  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 8 -- The Federal Highway Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 7, entitled: "Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Bridge Replacement in Hawaii". SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final. The actions relate to the Farrington Highway, Replacement of Makaha Bridges No. 3 and No. 3A project located in Makaha, in the State of Hawai'i. These actions grant licenses,   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - U.S. Coast Guard District 14 receives NOAA Fisheries Partner in the Spotlight Award for its important contributions to Hawaiian monk seal conservation and recovery. * * * As one of NOAA Fisheries' nine Species in the Spotlight, the Hawaiian monk seal is no stranger to life-saving rescue and rehabilitation efforts by NOAA and partners. Malnourished, injured, or ill indiv  more

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: Three Air Force Reserve Contingency Response units, along with partners from the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, National Guard, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and FBI teamed up to put their emergency response capabilities to the test during exercise Patriot Palm, held here Jan. 27-30, 2020. Patriot Palm gave participating organizations an opportunity to train, practice, and validate their capability  more

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A team of Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, trained in rapid response deployment scenarios during exercise Patriot Palm with joint-service members from the Marines, Coast Guard, Army and FBI Jan. 27-30 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. One of the key players in the exercise was the 315th Contingency Response Flight, which is part of the 315th AW. Starting from a bare ba  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 5 -- The Commerce Department's National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a proposed rule and request for comments, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 4, entitled: "Pacific Island Fisheries; Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery". SUMMARY: NMFS proposes to revise measures that govern interactions between the Hawaii shallow-set pelagic longline fishery and sea turtles. Based on recommendations from the Western Pacific Fishery Managemen  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In the year 2019, the U.S Air Force reached an unprecedented rate of suicide, and our leaders were at a loss. Many took on a puzzled, somber tone in addresses to Airmen, often asking for insights, repeating over and over that they were listening, unsure how to take on this unrelenting, invisible adversary that continues to take our brothers and sisters from us. In August of 2019, I w  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 7 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Ordnance and Explosives Military Munitions Design Center recently awarded a $40 million contract to deliver robotic services on military training ranges. The contract leverages the joint capabilities of Dawson Services of Honolulu, Hawaii and Zapata Engineering of Charlotte, North Carolina, to provide a mix of government-furnished, remotely ope  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: U.S. military aircraft will participate in the Singapore Airshow 2020 with aerial demonstrations and static displays at Changi Air Base (East), Republic of Singapore Feb. 11-16. SA2020 is the largest defense exhibition and biennial international tradeshow in the Pacific. A cross section of U.S. military members and aircraft will participate in the weeklong event, to include: * A C-17 Glob  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: At sunset, as the ocean glimmers with fading sunlight, an Airman places down her yoga mat to help relax after a long day at work, strengthening her stability in mind and body. Airman 1st Class Jayme Ratcliff, 324th Intelligence Squadron fusion analyst, has practiced yoga for four years, but started consistently training about two years ago. In taking her hobby to the next step, she has comm  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: U.S. Air Force aircraft from the Pacific theater and the continental United States integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan Feb. 3. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flew north to join one B-52H from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, in the vi  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: U.S. Air Force aircraft from the Pacific theater and the continental United States integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan Feb. 3. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flew north to join one B-52H from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, in the vic  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: U.S. Air Force aircraft from the Pacific theater and the continental United States integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan, Feb. 3. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flew north to join a B-52H Stratofortress from Minot AFB, North Dakota, in the vicinity  more