Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page
Joint Task Force Commander Brig. Gen. Moses Kaoiwi Jr. and his command team departs a Hawaii Army National Guard CH-47 on the Island of Lanai, April 27, 2020. TF Commander Brig. Gen. Kaoiwi visited the county of Maui to meet with local leaders and check in with Hawaii National Guardsman who are deployed to Maui for the COVID-19 response. The Guardsmen are holding their masks to prevent the rotor wash from blowing them off and creating foreign object debris on the flight line.
More photographs by TSgt Andrew Jackson
Weeks have passed since Americans first started panic-buying and stockpiling key household staples, yet store shelves across the country are largely still bare of items like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and Lysol and Clorox wipes.
Now, as some states ease up on stay-at-home orders and leaders contemplate how to reopen the economy, consumers are wondering why stores and online retailers are still out of stock and when they can expect more.
From the National Public Radio website
Testing for the coronavirus has been very much in the news. The first and most urgent focus is on increasing access to tests to diagnose people with current infections. But now other tests are appearing as well. Antibody tests, which can identify people with signs of past infection, are starting to be available. And a third type of test is on the way.
Here’s a quick guide to sorting out the pluses and minuses to each type of test.
From the Frolic Hawaii website
Frolic Associate Editor Kelli Shiroma wrote this great article about where to celebrate with lau lau, kalua pork, poke and poi. The article covers a wide selection of table service and takeout restaurants. (Actually, all are takeout places during the COVID-19 stay-at-home response.) Some restaurants are old favorites while others are newer openings.
From the Wired Magazine website
When Google and Apple announced last week that the two companies are building changes into Android and iOS to enable Bluetooth-based Covid-19 contact tracing, they touched off an immediate firestorm of criticisms. The notion of a Silicon Valley scheme to monitor yet another metric of our lives raised immediate questions about the system’s practicality and its privacy.
Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page
Today (April 29, 2020) marks the 8th Anniversary of the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment’s deployment ceremony. It was held at Area X, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and it was a nice day. The 117th asked former 103rd Troop Command Commander, COL Stephen Logan to be our speaker, but we had some very specific requests for his address.
We asked him to include a quote from Star Wars, Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings and also to use “five big words.” He delivered! He gave such an excellent speech that the Soldiers of the unit, families and unit friends still remember it to this day.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
An old investing adage says, “Don’t confuse brains with a bull market.”
With equities in a bear market and even some higher-risk bonds losing money, investors who might have felt fine using a digital investment platform might want to seek professional advice. If you already use a financial advisor, take time to review your financial plan to see how it’s holding up during this volatile time.
Directing your questions to a financial advisor not only gives a professional the chance to explain why your financial plan is in place, but also gives you as the investor a chance to adjust your strategy as circumstances change.
Here are five important questions to ask a financial advisor today:
Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page
Earlier, Retiree News posted about seven members of the Hawai‘i National Guard deploying to Moloka‘i. They would perform thermal screenings at the airport and assist the Maui Police Department during the COVID-19 pandemic. The was a link to a great Moloka‘i Dispatch article.
Staff Sgt. Lawrence Puailihau Jr. HIARNG discusses his assignment
Citing supply chain strains and anticipated shortages as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the agency that manages military commissaries says some stores will start limiting how much fresh meat customers can purchase.
Starting May 1, commissaries within the 50 states and in Puerto Rico will limit purchases of fresh beef, poultry and pork, the Defense Commissary Agency announced Thursday evening. For fresh beef, pork, chicken and turkey, customers will be limited to purchasing two items per visit, according to the announcement.
Related story from Bloomberg.com – Why the commissaries are taking this action.
Attached is today’s COVID-19 Daily News Update issued by Hawaii State Department of Health.
There is a large amount of speculation regarding COVID-19, please rely on OFFICIAL sources for accurate information. We added a long term post on the maroon bar above titled “COVID-19 Information.” The post includes links to the Hawaii Department of Health, the CDC and the FEMA websites.
Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page
The Hawaii National Guard Joint Task Force’s Task Force Maui, along with Senator Kalani English, Maui Mayor Michael Victorino and professional surfer Kai Lenny, delivered masks to the community of Hana on Tuesday. The 20,000 masks are earmarked for those most vulnerable during this pandemic. These masks were part of the two million that came to Hawaii from China. Last week, HING’s TF Hawaii helped deliver over 200,000 on Hawaii.
From the State Department of Health website
The Central Pacific Hurricane Season officially runs from June 1 until November 30, though tropical cyclones can occur off season and storms can happen at any time of the year. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu and National Hurricane Center in Miami monitor possible storms even during the off season. At this time there are no hurricane threats to Hawaii in the central or eastern Pacific region.
In this posting, the State Department of Health assembled a comprehensive reference as we prepare for the 2020 Central Pacific hurricane season. Take some time to review this posting to insure you have the supplies and equipment to survive any tropical cyclones
From the Popular Mechanics website
The Air Force has discovered a simple engineering change to the venerable KC-135 Stratotanker could save it up to $7 million a year. Using computer modeling, the Air Force realized it could increase the aerodynamic efficiency of the converted jetliner by one percent by changing the orientation of the windshield wipers. The increased efficiency translates into greater fuel savings.
Thanks to Dave Molinaro for sharing this article
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