The meeting in Hawaii signals an attempt to improve communication and ease tensions. U.S. and Chinese defense officials have resumed discussions after nearly a two-year hiatus, focusing on…
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Interior Invests in Native Hawaiian Tourism Initiatives
2024 grant program opened for Indigenous educational engagement. The Department of the Interior (DOI) opened $1 million in grant funding to Native Hawaiian Organizations offering educational programs to…
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Education Secretary Announces Funding to Hawaii Schools for Wildfire Recovery
Funding will support mental health, trauma-recovery training, academic counselors, relief staff, student transportation, and other assistance. President Biden’s administration announced a grant of over $2 million to the…
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Interior Department Issues Hawaiian Language Guidance
The state will incorporate ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi into signs, references, and governmental labels The Department of the Interior issued new guidance for the use of the Hawaiian language on Thursday,…
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U.S. Marine Corps Expanding Pacific Presence
The service branch is continuing with its force distribution plan from 2019. The U.S. Marine Corps has two force units it has added to its Pacific distribution and…
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A 2001 settlement suspended such training on the Hawaiian military reservation since 2004. The Department of Defense announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of the Army…
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Hawaii Receives $20 Million to Improve Climate Resilience
Interior Department investment comes after the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a report mandated by Congress. The Department of the Interior made $20 million available this month to fund…
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Pentagon Says Closing Red Hill Fuel Facility Will Not Impact Readiness
The naval fuel storage facility has a history of leaks. Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder recently stated that the Pentagon has concluded that the closure of…
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FEMA Response to Maui Fire Under Congressional Investigation
Two House committees have opened a probe. Representative James Comer of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, Chairman of the Subcommittee…
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Legislation Would Decouple U.S. Disaster Assistance from Aid to Ukraine
Federal Disaster Responsibility Act proposed in the Senate to separate funding for states from additional support for Ukraine. Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio of Florida introduced the…
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