WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service announced that it expects to award up to three cooperative agreements for recreational and non-commercial fishing projects that improve sustainable fishing opportunities, maintain stability of fish stocks and protect cultural fishing traditions in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii and Northern Mariana Islands. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $100,000 with a ceiling of $30,000 for eac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the following news: The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Historic Hawai'i Foundation, and the Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations are offering a free community seminar on February 22, 2020, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Native Hawaiian organizations' (NHO) involvement in the national historic preservation program. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is a review pro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Fatal work injuries totaled 22 in 2018 for Hawaii, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Hawaii was up two from the previous year. Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 41 in 200  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a $318,244 consent judgment against Steve Hoegger & Associates Inc. - a general contractor based in Wylie, Texas - for failing to pay overtime to employees who worked more than 40 hours per week, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), at two Hawaii hotels. The settlement follows an investigation by the department's Wage and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the appointment of John W. Busterud to become Regional Administrator for Region 9. Mr. Busterud will oversee federal environmental protection efforts in: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the U.S. territories in the Pacific ocean, and 148 federally recognized tribes. "John Busterud's extensive background in energy and  more

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Reserve Personnel Center issued the following news: Tech. Sgt. Alicia Lofton experienced a special opportunity for her reenlistment Jan. 23, 2020. Lofton, an individual mobilization augmentee, held her ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, west of Honolulu, Hawaii. Col. Amy Boehle, commander of Headquarters Individual Readiness and Integration Organization, was the presiding officer. "Being able to hold up my r  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), AYD Services Inc. - a Saipan-based provider of environmental and waste collection services - has paid $30,077 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime requirements. The employer also paid $17,976 in civil penalties as  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: James F. Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development & acquisition, visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) on Feb. 13 to see firsthand the locations where the Navy is focused on providing the shipyard's 21st Century workforce with 21st Century facilities to meet the critical maintenance demands of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: For many Airmen, volunteering often leads to enhanced professional development and a stronger performance report, but for Airman 1st Class Nathan Hall, a cyber transport technician from the 747th Communications Squadron, volunteering at the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program 2020 U.S. Pacific Air Forces Warrior CARE event meant so much more. At the beginning of each event, Air Force Wounded Warrior,  more

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Embassy in Slovenia issued the following news release: Political Officer James Peranteau and Marine Security Guard Michael Martel visited Srednja sola Domzale where James introduced the students to the United States, its diversity and history, his home state Wisconsin, and Washington D.C. Michael talked about Illinois - the "Land of Lincoln" - and his home town Springfield and the "Windy City" of Chicago. The students had many questions about the United   more