HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii, Kenji M. Price, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Kenji M. Price is urging those who have experienced housing-related sexual harassment to report such conduct to the Department of Justice. While many landlords have accommodated their tenants in response to the economic hardships posed by the COVID-19 crisis, there have been reports of landlords responding to requests to defer rent payments with demands fo  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 29 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news on April 27: The Air Force's first combat-coded F-35A Lightning II wing is sending aircraft to the Air Force's newest F-35A wing to help speed their stand-up. Today, four F-35A Lightning IIs from Hill's 388th Fighter Wing took off on a four-hour flight across the Pacific Northwest for Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. They will become part of the 354th Fighter Wing's inventory for the next two months. "From our   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Pacific Islands Area office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $15 million investment to help support the adoption of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting proposals through June 29, 2020, for national Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). CIG projects   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 29 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: Rob first started studying Alaskan ecosystems in 1995 when he joined one of the first post Exxon Valdez oil spill ecosystem studies to understand long-term impacts and limitations to the recovery of injured resources. Since then, he has conducted studies throughout much of Alaska (except the Arctic, which he is excited to become involved in) and the North Pacific, from Cal  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 2 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Commercial flights across the globe began to disappear as COVID-19 spread, disrupting the Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron, or AIRPS mission and their main way of delivering mail. Despite the global lockdown and restrictions on flights, AIRPS worked together with unlikely partners to deliver more than two million pounds of mail. AIRPS relies primarily on commercial flights, to transport mail around the worl  more