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Medical Pot And Veterans: Groups Offer Free Evaluations
The cost of getting evaluated usually far exceeds the price of the actual registration process for cannabis users.
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Chad Blair: Micronesia Won’t Soon Break Its Addiction To US Dollars
The economic prospects of most COFA nations are limited. But their military importance to the U.S. is growing.
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Pearl Harbor Survivors Remember Those Killed 76 Years Ago
“It reminds me that we’re lucky we got off and we’ve made a good country for them.”
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Military Identifies 100 Killed On Battleship Oklahoma In Pearl Harbor Attack
The government expects to identify about 80 percent of the ship’s missing crew members by 2020.
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Defense Buildup Includes Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars For Hawaii
The North Korea threat and concerns about military readiness prompt Congress to propose spending more than President Trump sought.
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Military Wants To Keep Firing Away In Waters Off Hawaii And California
UPDATED: The U.S. Navy scaled back its training in 2015 to protect marine mammals after it was challenged in court by Earthjustice.
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US General: We’ll Fly Where International Rules Allow
Top commander in region says no changes have occurred since North Korea’s assertion it could shoot down U.S. bombers.
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Lawsuit Seeks Stronger Rules For Red Hill Fuel Storage Tanks
State says it already is drafting more stringent regulations for the facility near Pearl Harbor.
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Kin Of Fallen Japanese Soldiers Pay Respects At Pearl Harbor
“We used to be the enemy, but now are the closest of friends,” says one of about three dozen visitors.
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Final Two Soldiers In Helicopter Crash Declared Dead By Army
UPDATED: Here’s a look at all five of the crew members who died when the Black Hawk went down off Oahu on Aug. 15.