From the Images of Old Hawaii website
May Day has been a traditional day of festivities throughout the centuries.
May Day is most associated with towns and villages celebrating springtime fertility and revelry with village fetes and community gatherings.
The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian times, with the festival of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and the Walpurgis Night celebrations of the Germanic countries. It is also associated with the Gaelic Beltane.
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.
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
Milk producer Meadow Gold Dairies Hawaiʻi traces its roots back to June 1897, when seven O‘ahu dairy farms formed a partnership to create a stronger presence in the marketplace. The organization, comprised of the Wai‘alae Ranch dairy, Kaipu Dairy, Mānoa Dairy, Honolulu Dairy, Nuʻuanu Valley Dairy, Woodlawn Dairy and Kapahulu Dairy, came to be known as the Dairymen’s Association.
In 1949, the organization had already been taking a proactive approach in communicating and reaching out to Hawai‘i families and keiki when it introduced a young calf to Hawaiʻi, its Ambassador of Good Health and Nutrition. A children’s contest was held to name the calf. First grader Patricia Colburn’s entry, Lani Moo, was selected as the name of Hawaiʻi’s most famous cow. Over the years, the various Lani Moos had various homes – recently, the dairy diva’s home was the Honolulu Zoo.
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page
The 204th Airlift Squadron frequently operates with joint partners all over the world, but now, more of their support has been needed within our home state.
Logistics, maintenance and airlift Airmen have been working side-by-side with Hawai‘i Army National Guard partners as support vehicles and personnel are flown to neighboring islands.
These joint teams make up a series of task forces that are standing up on all Hawaiian Islands in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each step of the way, we find strength and assurance in knowing that we are in this together and always ready to help our community when called upon.
More photographs SRA John Linzmeier, photographer
From the U.S. News & World Report website
THE SOCIAL SECURITY Administration no longer mails paper Social Security statements to most people under age 60. Younger workers who want to check their earnings history or taxes paid need to create a my Social Security account to obtain their statement online.
Here’s why you should view your Social Security benefit statement online:
– Find out how much you will get when you retire.
– See what happens if you become disabled.
– Take note of how much your family will receive if you die.
– Check your earnings record.
– Verify your Social Security and Medicare contributions.
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
It doesn’t exist anymore (and was relatively short-lived,) and contrary to its nickname, it didn’t house pachyderms. It was actually an antenna array, constructed near Wahiawā, O‘ahu, and used during the Cold War.
More formally known as the AN/FRD-10 Circularly Disposed Antenna Array (CDAA) at Naval Computer & Telecommunications Area Master Station (NCTAMS) (Facility 314,) it was a part of the efforts to gather foreign intelligence information.
Along with fourteen other FRD-10 CDAAs worldwide, it was a part of the Naval Security Group’s Classic Bullseye network, a program for strategic signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection and transmitter locating.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues distribution of Economic Impact Payments (stimulus payments). These payments are automatic for most taxpayers who filed tax returns in 2018 and 2019 and most seniors and retirees.
There are some who have not received their payments. There is a “Get My Payment” page on the IRS websitethat provides a way to follow up on your payment. Many who completed the inquiry received a “Payment Status Not Available” reply.
The following is from a Los Angeles Times article.
Having trouble with the IRS site? Try all caps — yes, really. Millions of Americans have encountered a dreaded “Payment Status Not Available” message when trying to track the status of their coronavirus stimulus checks. But my colleague Jessica Roy somehow discovered that if you type your street address in all capital letters, the error message goes away. (Someone give her a Pulitzer, stat.) Los Angeles Times
From the Time Magazine website
Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido offers a grim lesson in the next phase of the battle against COVID-19. It acted quickly and contained an early outbreak of the coronavirus with a 3-week lockdown. But, when the governor lifted restrictions, a second wave of infections hit even harder. Twenty-six days later, the island was forced back into lockdown.
A doctor who helped coordinate the government response says he wishes they’d done things differently. “Now I regret it, we should not have lifted the first state of emergency,” Dr. Kiyoshi Nagase, chairman of the Hokkaido Medical Association, tells TIME.
Thanks to Billy Chang who sent in this article.
From the Military Times website
The number of Guard troops mobilized in the effort to cope with the coronavirus pandemic continues to increase. There are more 44,500 Air and Army National Guard professionals supporting the COVID-19 crisis response at the direction of their governors as of Monday afternoon. That’s an increase of about 800 from Friday.
From the Business Insider website
The Pentagon’s latest budget request features a rendering of President Donald Trump’s plans for a new patriotic red, white, and blue paint job for Air Force One, a paint scheme some observers say looks a lot like that of his private jet.
The onslaught of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the following articles are of interest to Retiree News readers.
Purplish Lesions on Feet Could Be Sign of Virus. Dermatologists say looking at a person’s feet may be a handy way of seeing if someone has the coronavirus. It seems that many otherwise asymptomatic people are reporting the presence of painful purplish lesions on their toes. Continue reading
COVID Keeping People with Lung Diseases Out of ER. Doctors are increasingly worried that people are mistaking stay-at-home orders to mean they should avoid emergency medical care — including for serious lung diseases. One doctor explains why delaying needed medical care is dangerous. Continue reading
Some Veterans Need to Fill Out This Form to Get Their Stimulus Payment. If you receive Department of Veterans Affairs disability or pension payments and didn’t file taxes for the last two years, you may want to hurry over to the IRS website and fill out a form to get your stimulus payment. Continue reading
From the Everyday Health website
If a scroll through your social media feed or a quick look at your favorite news outlet each morning triggers sweaty palms, a racing heart, and other feelings of panic, you are not alone. The stress in our country is overwhelming. Though physical health is a top concern as we anxiously check for news on containment of COVID-19, we’re also worrying about job loss, financial fallout, school closures, grief, and uncertainty about what the future holds.
There is no playbook for maintaining emotional health during a global pandemic, and people are struggling. In fact, the Disaster Distress Helpline, a federal crisis hotline run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), reported a 338 percent increase in call volume from February to March. This represents an 891 percent increase compared with March of last year.
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.
This photograph shows three maintainers – George Ganeko, Dennis Mishima and Calvin Yoshimoto. It was at the ceremony when Ronald Han assumed command of the 154th Maintenance Group on November 6, 2006.
Looks like Daniel Stone and Michael “Boss” Tice in the background.
These three maintainers served many years in the maintenance complex. They had the skills and leadership to continue the tradition of excellence in the 154th Wing. Great individuals!
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