ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 2 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * AUSA Hosts Operation Deploy Your Dress Event in Hawaii For the first time since partnering in 2017, the Association of the U.S. Army and Operation Deploy Your Dress are teaming up to bring a pop-up event to military and family members in Hawaii. The two-day event at Schofield Barracks will take place May 13-14 in conjunction with AUSA's LANPAC Symposium and Exposition more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Australia, Philippines, and U.S. Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone -- The combined armed and defense forces of Australia, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a multilateral Ma more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Balikatan 25 | 3d MLR Participates in Integrated Air and Missile Defense NAVAL STATION LEOVIGILDO GANTIOQUI, Philippines -- The Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) was held at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui from April 25 - 27 and included live- and dry-fire demonstrations from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and Philippine Air Force's counter-unmanned aerial syst more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Blue Ridge Arrives in Noumea, New Caledonia NOUMEA, New Caledonia - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia for a routine port visit April 26, 2025. This is Blue Ridge's first visit to the city since 2011. Culinary Specialist 3rd class Dillion Yost, from Lakeway, Texas, and Information Systems Technician Seaman Patricia Murczek, from  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Leads Effort In Congress Calling On President To Rescind Executive Order Permitting Deep Seabed Mining (Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai'i- First District) in a letter today urged President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to allow for seabed mining in U.S. and international waters, saying the decision "recklessly prioritizes short-term economic gain over the current and long more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case, Bresnahan, Jr. Introduce Small Business Measure To Expand Employee Stock Ownership Plans (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-Hawai'i-01), along with U.S. Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania-08), today announced introduction of a bipartisan measure to assist small businesses to adopt Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), which offer a tested solution to employment and more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, May 2 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Celebrate Memorial Day at Four Seasons Resort Lanai Welcome summer and Memorial Day in Hawaii at Four Seasons Resort Lanai with live concerts, special culinary events, an island full of outdoor activities, and more. And with round-trip charter service from Honolulu on Lanai Air included in all bookings, families and friends can enjoy a seamless Hawaiian adventure*. Ease  more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, May 3 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA CHEERS PRECEDENT-SETTING GOV'T AMICUS BRIEF IN HAWAII 2A CASE BELLEVUE, WA - In what may be the first time in history, the United States has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in full support of petitioners in a case challenging the constitutionality of a state gun control law under the Second Amendment, and the Citizens Committee for the Rig more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication on April 7, 2025, from Kauai County (Hawaii) Councilmember Felicia Cowden: * * * As an individual Kauai Councilmember and Committee Chair for Public Safety, I strongly urge the FAA to deny the petition from Blue Hawaiian Helicopters requesting an exemption to fly below the 1,500-foot minimum altitude during tours over Kauai. With our existing minimum al more ST

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated April 8, 2025, from O'ahu Tour Helicopter Safety and Noise Inter-Action Group, Oahu, Hawaii: * * * Re: Docket FAA-2025-0301 Helicopter Consultants of Maui dba Blue Hawaiian Helicopters Petition for Exemption/Rulemaking * * * We urge the FAA to deny the petition from Blue Hawaiian Helicopters for an exemption to fly below the 1,500-foot minimum al more ST

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Apr 8, 2025, from the Hawaii Land and Natural Resources Department Division of Forestry and Wildlife: * * * Public Comments Processing Attn: FAA-2025-0301 Docket Operations, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590-0001 Docket No. FAA-2025-0301 Subject: Commen more ST

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Five Planned Parenthood Affiliates Sue Trump Administration Over Attacks on Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, five Planned Parenthood affiliates -- Planned Parenthood Greater New York (PPGNY), Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky (PPGNHAIK), Planned Parenthood of the Heartland (PPH), Planned Parenthood California  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Blast Trump Administration's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings ~ 42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump admin's actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Ban Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Americans WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA), and 260 colleagues in reintroducing the bicameral Equality Act, in an effort to push back against escalated attacks from the Trump Administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Strickland, Brown Lead Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Promote Diversity in STEM ~ Legislation would authorize funding for programs to increase the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) and Shontel Brown (D-OH) led 18 of the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Complaints Against Hawaii, Michigan, New York and Vermont Over Unconstitutional State Climate Actions WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department today filed complaints against the states of New York and Vermont over their "climate superfund laws." In separate actions, the Justice Department yesterday filed lawsuits against the states of Hawaii and Michigan to prevent each state from more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 1 -- Outrigger Hospitality Group issued the following news release: * * * OUTRIGGER Acquires Prime Beachfront Resort on Phi Phi Island, Thailand Property to be transformed into a five-star, barefoot-luxury destination THAILAND - OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group has officially acquired Zeavola Resort, a premier beachfront escape nestled on the northern tip of Thailand's famed Phi Phi Island. Set along a secluded stretch of powdery white sand and framed by swaying palms and th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: As Trump Attacks Public Education, Hirono Meets with Student and Educators Across Hawaii ~ Photos of the Senator's meeting with HSTA members can be found here ~ ~ Photos of the Senator's visit to Waianae Elementary School can be found here ~ HONOLULU, HI - As President Trump takes steps to abolish the Department of Education (ED) and attack public education, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Releases Statement on the Elimination of Funding for the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant In President's FY 2026 "Skinny" Discretionary Budget "I am deeply disappointed, yet sadly not surprised, by President Trump's 'skinny budget' proposal to eliminate funding for the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant in the upcoming fiscal year. This action is a blatant betrayal and shows complete disr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On President Trump's Budget Proposal WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on President Donald Trump's budget proposal. "The president's budget proposal is simply that - a proposal. It's not going to happen. If enacted, President Trump's proposed budget cuts would weaken our national securi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Proposed HHS Testing Plan To Withhold Vaccines From Select Kids, Families Risks Lives, Mirrors Immoral Tuskegee Experiment WASHINGTON - Following reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., would radically change testing vaccines by introducing placebo testing, including for well-researched diseases like measles and polio, U.S. Se more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Schatz Push Effort to Provide Resources to Improve Flood Mitigation Strategies The Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act would help flood-prone communities end the costly cycle of repeated flooding and rebuilding. Washington, D.C. - Ahead of the committee's hearing entitled, "Examining Insurance Markets and the Ro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Madam President, everyone enters public service hoping that they can make a difference, but few have the ability or the fortune to do as much good as Senator Dick Durbin has over his long and storied career. Since stepping into these Halls of Congress more than more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Tillis, colleagues introduce bipartisan, bicameral bill to foster American innovation by modernizing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) reintroduced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act today. The PREVAIL Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Senators Demand to Know Who Killed Minority Business Development Agency, Why & Where's the Money Going? New questions come as Trump nominee for Commerce Dep Sec set to appear before Commerce Committee TODAY WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Ta more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Three Individuals Charged in Scheme to Defraud Department of Veterans Affairs of Over $9.1M Three men were charged with participating in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of over $9.1 million in education benefits, including funds from the Post 9/11 GI Bill education benefit program. One of the men has pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme. According to court docum more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Attempts to Undermine State Climate Lawsuits in Aim to Protect Big Oil WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on Thursday filed a series of lawsuits against the states of Michigan, New York, Hawaii, and Vermont, in an attempt to challenge moves by attorneys general to litigate against fossil fuel companies. In New York and Vermont the administration is arguing the states' Superfund laws th more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Marine Corps, joint force deploy NMESIS to Batanes for Exercise Balikatan 2025 BASCO, Batanes, Philippines - U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment deployed the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) for the first time during Exercise Balikatan 2025 on Batan Island, April 26. U.S. Marines with Medium-Range Missile Battery, 3d Littoral Combat  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, May 1 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH marine ecologist earns national fellowship Lisa C. McManus, a theoretical marine ecologist in University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, was named a 2025 Ecological Society of America (ESA) Early Career Fellow on April 29. The society's fellowship program recognizes contributions to ecological research more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, May 1 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' source offers new insights into Earth's history Earth scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Maryland and others finally connected the dots between one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth's history and its source deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. In a paper published April 30 in the journal Nature, the team revealed that t more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 30 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * New tsunami video gives insights, answers on how to prepare A 2025 Tsunami Preparedness Video has been produced by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program (Hawaii Sea Grant) in collaboration with the Hawaii State Department of Education and partners across the state. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green proclaimed April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii in 2024. "The short video was desi more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 1 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * US, Indo-Pacific Army Leaders to Speak at LANPAC Commanders from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific and the Japanese, Philippine and Australian armies are among the leaders scheduled to speak at the Association of the U.S. Army's LANPAC Symposium and Exposition in Hawaii. An international symposium dedicated to land forces in the Indo-Pacific, the three-day  more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USINDOPACOM hosts SECNAV John C. Phelan U.S. Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan's visit to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters underscores the Department of the Navy's renewed focus on innovation, joint interoperability, and strategic sustainment in the Indo-Pacific region. Phelan was greeted with an Honors Ceremony at the USINDOPACOM headquarters by Adm. Samuel Pa more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 29 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * VNR: Bizarre 'bone collector' caterpillar discovered by UH scientists wears dead insects Scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have found a new caterpillar species with unique and bizarre behaviors--it lives in spider webs and decorates its portable home with the body parts of the spider's prey. This remarkable discovery, reported in a new study in the journal Science, also reve more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Demands Answers on Politicization of Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice Senators request oversight hearing to investigate Trump Administration's efforts to undermine DOJ WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, along with Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Subc more PR