Military

The Hawaiʻi County Council has passed a resolution signaling that it wants to end the military’s presence at the Pōhakuloa Training Area — or at least task the military with taking better care of the land.

The Robinson family owns a total of 100,000 acres of land. This includes the entire island of Niʻihau, where a handful of residents live and work under secretive conditions. The Conversation spoke to freelance investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour about his recent story.

A new website gives the public more access to information about the future of U.S. Army land leases in Hawaiʻi. Gov. Josh Green launched the Engage Hawaiʻi program on Tuesday, which will also allow public input on lease decisions.

A grand jury has indicted two civilian workers on charges they caused the Navy to provide the Hawaiʻi Department of Health with false information about jet fuel that spilled from a Pearl Harbor storage facility. The indictment alleges John Floyd and Nelson Wu provided the Navy with inaccurate information about a May 2021 spill, which occurred six months before the fuel got in the drinking water.

The Honolulu Resilience Office is looking for public comments on its climate action plan. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote shares some highlights.

The annual Daniel K. Akaka ALA Hawaii Food Show is a gateway for local businesses to sell their products in military commissaries and exchanges. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll sent a letter to Gov. Josh Green on Thursday morning, recapping a face-to-face meeting earlier this month. The military land leases, as well as the new Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority board, were among the issues covered in a conversation with the governor.

The council is moving a resolution that would urge the state to ask the Army to stop its bombing and live fire training at the 200-square-mile site. Tuesday’s hearing on the measure garnered dozens of public testimonies in support.

Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik from the Center for Strategic and International Studies sat down with HPR's Maddie Bender to discuss their recent report titled “Shifting Tides: The National Security Implications of the United States’ Pacific Drawdown.”

A new policy paper says the Trump administration's actions may be weakening the country's position in the Pacific; Colliers has the latest findings on Honolulu's empty office space