WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Speaks on the BLUE Pacific Act * I rise today in support of my Boosting Long-Term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific (BLUE Pacific) Act, cosponsored by 14 of my colleagues. Scattered across the three traditional Pacific subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia are over two dozen jurisdictions collectively known as the Pacific Islands, including twelve independent states, countries in free asso more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Speaks on the Pacific Partnership Act * I rise today in support of my Pacific Partnership Act, co-introduced with Congresswoman Radewagen of American Samoa and cosponsored by 21 of our colleagues. A companion version of our bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Cortez Masto of Nevada and Senator Ernst of Iowa. Scattered across the three traditional Pacific subregions of Melanesia, Micro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Sessions to Join President Trump in Kerr County * WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) will join President Donald Trump in Kerr County at the Hill Country Youth Event Center on Friday, July 11, to survey flood damage and ongoing recovery efforts following the recent disaster. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations under the House Committee on Oversight and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Enrollment Period Begins for USDA's Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program * Program Helps Offset Transporting Costs for Farmers and Livestock Producers Outside the Contiguous U.S. HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 7, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Hawaii opened enrollment today for the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program (RTCP) for fiscal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Following Court Ruling Blocking Click-To-Cancel Rule, Schatz, Kennedy Introduce Legislation To Stop Deceptive Subscription Business Practices * WASHINGTON - Following a ruling from a federal court that blocked the Federal Trade Commission's "click-to-cancel" rule that was set to go into effect on Monday, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Unsubscribe Act. T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) seeking a five-year exemption for citizens of Freely Associated States (FAS) from commercial driver's license (CDL) proof of legal presence requirements. This request comes in response to recent findings that the state has been issuing full-term CDLs to these individuals, contrary to FMCSA's guidelines. In the letter, Edwin H. Sni more ST

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Hawaii: Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Expansion Bill Despite Privacy Concerns * Honolulu, HI: Democratic Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation ( HB 302 ) into law expanding the pool of patients eligible for medical cannabis. Governor Green's signature came weeks after he signaled his intention to veto the bill due to concerns that separate pro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Unveil New Bill to Require Immigration Officers to Display Clear Identification * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 10 colleagues in introducing new legislation to require immigration enforcement officers to display clearly visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions. The Visibl more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Japan, Republic of Korea and U.S. conduct trilateral flight Fighter aircraft from Japan and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of U.S. bombers operating in the Pacific, July 11, 2025. Two Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2 fighter aircraft and two ROK Air Force KF-16 Fighting Falcons escorted two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers. The flight co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Schatz champion Unsubscribe Act to make canceling unwanted subscriptions easier * WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) today introduced the bipartisan Unsubscribe Act of 2025, which would require a simple cancellation process for all subscriptions. "The average American is all too familiar with the headache of running around in circles to cancel a subscrip more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 8 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Late UH Cancer Center Hope Ambassador Susan Hirano's lasting impact felt as $250K endowment launches Gifts ensure Cancer C.A.R.E. Community patient-support program she founded will grow Public encouraged to add to nearly $250,000 in donations received from Hirano Family, Tsuha Hawai'i Aloha, Servco Foundation and others for perpetual funding for patient-support programs * HONOLULU -- Th more PR

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, July 10 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news: * * * Navy Region Hawaii N-Focus: Spotlight on Administration (N04C) By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jose Jaen The Administrative Office (N04C) serves under Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) and plays an important role in providing administrative and military personnel/pay support services as well as personnel, physical, and industrial security management for Navy Region Hawaii and S more PR

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 8 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * REFORPAC 2025: High-powered international team ready to conduct Air Force's largest Pacific contingency-response exercise U.S. Pacific Air Forces, multinational, and joint partners will conduct exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) July 10 - August 8, 2025, across several locations throughout the Pacific as part of the Department of the Air Force's Department-Level Exercise (DLE more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * REFORPAC 2025: International team conducts Air Force's largest Pacific contingency-response exercise * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- U.S. Pacific Air Forces, multinational and joint partners will conduct exercise Resolute Force Pacific, or REFORPAC, July 10-Aug. 8, across several locations throughout the Pacific as part of the Department of the Air Force's D epartment- L evel E xercise series.  Th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to a critical and escalating threat to our environment and economy, invasive species, and to ask for support of my proposed Invasive Species Response Act. Invasive species jeopardize the delicate balance of our ecosystems, as they can outcompete, prey on or introduce diseases to our na more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Republic of Korea-United States-Japan Trilateral Chiefs of Defense Joint Press Statement Republic of Korea (ROK) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Kim Myung-soo, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, and Japan Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Gen. Yoshida Yoshihide convened the 22nd Trilateral Chiefs of Defense (Tri-CHOD) Meeting on July 11, 2025, in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * RESOLUTE SPACE 25: Guardians ready to lead service's largest exercise * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- More than 700 Guardians around the world are prepared to participate in a U.S. Space Force led large-scale exercise, Resolute Space 2025, which will demonstrate the Space Force's preparedness for complex, large-scale military operations. The exercise will be conducted in partnership with joint an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Special Message of June 3, 2025": * * * Thank you, Chair Collins and Vice Chair Murray. The foreign assistance funding that's being rescinded in this bill was appropriated just a few months ago, and the administration has until the end of next year to align it with its priorities, consistent with bipartis more PR

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 8 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * US Airmen deploy in support of Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force exercise By Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs A Bomber Task Force deployment of multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen, and support equipment from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 8, 2025. more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Rain events could cause major failure of Waikiki storm drainage by 2050 Existing sea level rise models for coastal cities often overlook the impacts of rainfall on infrastructure. Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa predicted that by 2050, large rain events combined with sea level rise could cause flooding severe enough to disrupt transportation and contaminate stormw more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * US Airmen deploy in support of Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force exercise * Published July 8, 2025  * By Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar * Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- A Bomber Task Force deployment of multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen, and support equipment from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Ba more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * US Airmen deploy in support of Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force exercise * Published July 9, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar * Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- A Bomber Task Force deployment of multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen, and support equipment from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base more PR