Military

FBI Director’s Hawai‘i Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ At A Pearl Harbor Memorial  AP Photo/Mengshin Lin

FBI Director’s Hawai‘i Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ At A Pearl Harbor Memorial 

With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona. A Navy spokesperson confirmed the outing but said the service wasn’t able to track down who initiated it.

Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership

A bill being considered by the Legislature would allow the state DOT to act as a military contractor to expedite federal projects for improvements to airports and roads.

Will Bailey: Hawaiʻi Could Feel The Consequences Of The Iran War Soon AP Photo/Vahid Salemi/2026

Will Bailey: Hawaiʻi Could Feel The Consequences Of The Iran War Soon

Loose talk about bombing Iran’s civilian infrastructure skips over the real cost of escalation — and Hawaiʻi is about to feel those consequences.

Is Haleakalā The Next Frontier For A Telescope Standoff? U.S. Air Force

Is Haleakalā The Next Frontier For A Telescope Standoff?

Plans for several new military telescopes atop the mountain are drawing strong opposition. But protests over other Maui telescope projects in recent years have failed to have the same impact as the anti-TMT movement on the Big Island.

Red Hill Victims Dealt A Blow In Their Fight Against The Navy David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Red Hill Victims Dealt A Blow In Their Fight Against The Navy

Plaintiffs said they didn’t know about fuel samples until it was too late. The judge declined their request to punish the government.

Hawaiʻi Soldiers Once Branded ‘Enemy Aliens’ Promoted Posthumously  AP

Hawaiʻi Soldiers Once Branded ‘Enemy Aliens’ Promoted Posthumously 

The Japanese American men were students at the University of Hawaiʻi and cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, on track to become Army officers, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 

Will Bailey: After Removal, What Comes Next For Venezuela AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Will Bailey: After Removal, What Comes Next For Venezuela

Power, restraint and the cost of governing without consent.

Former Tripler Army Doctor Charged With Secretly Filming Patients Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Former Tripler Army Doctor Charged With Secretly Filming Patients

The charges against Maj. Blaine McGraw stem from Texas cases, but at least 10 Hawaiʻi patients are also claiming misconduct.

Hawaiʻi Patients To Join New Lawsuit Against Army Doctor Accused Of Abuse Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaiʻi Patients To Join New Lawsuit Against Army Doctor Accused Of Abuse

At least 10 women who were patients of Maj. Blaine McGraw when he was a resident at Tripler Army Medical Center are lining up to sue the OB-GYN and the Army.

How Far Will $500M Go To Clean Up Army Bombs Left In Hawaiʻi? Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2022

How Far Will $500M Go To Clean Up Army Bombs Left In Hawaiʻi?

Gov. Josh Green has requested billions in investments for the military to continue training on state lands, including funds for cleaning military waste. Native Hawaiian groups say the community should spearhead the cleanup.