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Pearl Harbor Shooter ID’d As 22-Year-Old Sailor Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Pearl Harbor Shooter ID’d As 22-Year-Old Sailor

Updated. Waianae resident Vincent Kapoi Jr. was among the dead, according to his wife. Names of other victims have not been released.

New Audit Provides Glimpse Into $875M Defense Contractor Shell Game Cory Lum/Civil Beat

New Audit Provides Glimpse Into $875M Defense Contractor Shell Game

The GAO analyzed 32 criminal cases, including at least one with ties to Hawaii, to show how contractors have defrauded the U.S. government.

3 Dead, 1 Wounded In Shooting At Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

3 Dead, 1 Wounded In Shooting At Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam said the shooter, a U.S. sailor, killed himself after shooting three Department of Defense civilian workers.

The Tragic Death Of A 4-Year-Old Is Moving The Military Toward Safer Windows Courtesy: Wayne Parsons

The Tragic Death Of A 4-Year-Old Is Moving The Military Toward Safer Windows

It’s taken years of lobbying and political advocacy, but a new federal regulation would finally mandate safer windows in military housing.

Schatz To Marines: Rethink Project That Threatens Ewa Beach Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Schatz To Marines: Rethink Project That Threatens Ewa Beach

Neighbors and government officials say an environmental study is needed, but the Marine Corps has said it isn’t legally required to do one.

Ewa Beach Residents Want Marines To Take Another Look At Retaining Wall Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2019

Ewa Beach Residents Want Marines To Take Another Look At Retaining Wall

Military says it’s fine but Hawaii’s top coastal management official calls the project part of a “death knell” for the islands’ beaches.

Our Veterans Have A Right To Medical Cannabis

Our Veterans Have A Right To Medical Cannabis

Hawaii should pass legislation protecting former U.S. service members from employment discrimination.

Sierra Club Sues To Stop Automatic Approval Of Red Hill Fuel Tanks Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Sierra Club Sues To Stop Automatic Approval Of Red Hill Fuel Tanks

Department of Health permits are automatically approved if officials don’t take action on them within 180 days.

Political Feuding Over The Border Wall Is Stalling Military Housing Reform Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Political Feuding Over The Border Wall Is Stalling Military Housing Reform

Grim housing conditions on military bases in Hawaii and elsewhere remain as Congress continues to argue over diverting military dollars to pay for Trump’s proposed border wall.