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Generation Gap: Older Vets Seek To Hand Off Advocacy To Young Vets Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Generation Gap: Older Vets Seek To Hand Off Advocacy To Young Vets

The state’s first Veterans Summit aims to bridge generational boundaries for the benefit of all veterans.

Another Former Army Official Charged In Schofield Bribery Case U.S. Army

Another Former Army Official Charged In Schofield Bribery Case

One official already pleaded guilty in May to charges related to conspiring to accept bribes in exchange for financial gain.

Kauai Plays A Growing Role Testing Technology For Tomorrow’s Nuclear Weapons Mike Bejarano and Mark Olona/Sandia National Laboratories

Kauai Plays A Growing Role Testing Technology For Tomorrow’s Nuclear Weapons

With little fanfare, experimental missiles are being launched at the Kauai Test Facility to test technologies being considered for future weapons programs.

UH Lab Gets $77M Contract For Defense Research Blaze Lovell/CivilBeat/2018

UH Lab Gets $77M Contract For Defense Research

Core subjet areas for the Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawaii Manoa include ocean science, astronomy, sensor development and renewable energy .

Former US Army Official Pleads Guilty In Conspiracy Case U.S. Army

Former US Army Official Pleads Guilty In Conspiracy Case

The former range operations manager is accused of accepting bribes in exchange for procurement information while working at Schofield Barracks.

Why Plans For A New Navy Dry Dock Leave Ship Repair Industry Divided Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Why Plans For A New Navy Dry Dock Leave Ship Repair Industry Divided

Proponents say a state plan to help a well-connected maritime firm is needed to save hundreds of jobs.

Former Pearl Harbor Navy Spokesman Sentenced In Corruption Scandal Department of Defense

Former Pearl Harbor Navy Spokesman Sentenced In Corruption Scandal

The former director of public affairs took money for authoring emails to top Navy officials on behalf of a contractor convicted of bribery and fraud.

‘Top Secret’ Clearance Expected For UH Lab Doing Navy Research Blaze Lovell/CivilBeat/2018

‘Top Secret’ Clearance Expected For UH Lab Doing Navy Research

The University of Hawaii Applied Research Laboratory is closing in on a new $80 million contract for cybersecurity and renewable energy research.

The Peace Boat In Hawaii: ‘We Absolutely Must Not Wage War’ Courtesy: Peace Boat

The Peace Boat In Hawaii: ‘We Absolutely Must Not Wage War’

Survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Japan during World War II visited Pearl Harbor and spoke at the University of Hawaii.

Survivors Gather At Pearl Harbor For Attack Remembrance AP

Survivors Gather At Pearl Harbor For Attack Remembrance

“I was scared. I was 17. I went to go see the world. What did I get into? A war.”