Dozens of news outlets reported on a purported scam wherein fraudsters supposedly falsify charges by randomly calling people and asking ‘Can you hear me?’
The claim: People are being victimized by scammers who call and ask “Can you hear me?” and record the “yes” response in order to use it to authorize fake charges.
From the Hawaii Magazine website
Celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rooster with these tried-and-true dim sum restaurants and bakeries
If you’re in Hawaii’s capital city and craving dim sum, you’re in luck. Since eight is a Chinese lucky number, here are our pick of eight establishments where you can get your dim sum fix.
Webmaster Comments: Believe there are many other dim sum restaurants favored by locals.
Update to the 293d Combat Communications Squadron deactivation post. Added to the post later was a copy of the ceremony program. Colonel Erik Wong sent the program after the ceremony, but we did not post it the other day.
We received feedback about the New Year’s Day post of the Sunshine Festivals. The video in the linked story provided some memories for many. If you didn’t get to view it, this is the link to the Hawaii Magazine article.
There was feedback about the Remembering the Challenger Disaster video post. Hard to believe it was 31 years ago. Many millennials – those reaching young adulthood in the 21st century – have no recognition of the Challenger disaster and its local connection, Ellison Onizuka. Time continues to move on…
Finally found a graphic for the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron patch, the original one approved on January 21, 1971. The graphics on the internet generally for 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
Maybe we need to do a series about organizational patches.
Two leading medical organizations are recommending a less aggressive target for the treatment of high blood pressure in adults 60 and older who are otherwise healthy.
Traditionally, the threshold for high blood pressure has been set at 140 mmHg systolic blood pressure (the top number in a reading).
But the new guideline says doctors should now begin treatment when adults 60 and older have persistent systolic blood pressure that’s at or above 150 mmHg, to reduce their risk of heart problems, stroke and death.
A year after co-founding Everplans, an online estate and legacy planning website, in 2012, Abby Schneiderman experienced firsthand why end-of-life planning is important: Her 51-year-old brother died in a car accident.
“It was a disaster compounded by the fact that we had no idea of what he wanted or what he wanted us to do,” she says. “It left my family in a nightmare situation of having to track things down in a short period.”
Whether young or old, with a lot or little to leave behind, there are things you can do now to make it easier on your family in case you die or are too ill or injured to speak for yourself.
CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis recognized the impact strong alliances make on national security when he stated in his recent message to DOD employees “that no nation is secure without friends.” In the week leading up to Mattis’s message, a team of U.S. and Philippine service members met at Clark Air Base, Philippines, for a series of bilateral Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEEs) concentrated on strengthening military-to-military relationships between the two countries.
The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing deployed its Eagle Vision ground-based satellite imagery system alongside Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 5th Engineer Detachment Geospatial Planning Cell and 500th Military Intelligence Brigade. The Airmen and Soldiers met with 15 Philippine intelligence specialists to train together.
There is no perfect urine. Your quality and quantity of your urine can change based on your health and lifestyle. However, it’s important to know what is normal for you. This way, you can relay any serious or bothersome changes to your doctor.
Urine has been a useful diagnostic tool since the beginning of medicine. The color, density, smell, and frequency of your urine can reveal useful information about your health. It can also tell if you are properly hydrated, taking medication or vitamins, or have an infection.
293d Combat Communications Squadron received its Federal recognition on March 6, 1967. The unit was one of five new subordinate units authorized as the 201st Combat Communications Squadron became the 201st Combat Communications Group.
When the National Guard Bureau deactivated the 201 CCG on June 1, 2014, the remaining combat comm squadrons realigned under the 154th Mission Support Group, 154th Wing. The 201st Intelligence Squadron and the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron became part of the 154th Operations Group, 154th Wing.
The squadron deactivation ceremony was held on November 5, 2016 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Among the attendees were former members and retirees Myron Dobashi, Edmund “Fred” Hyun, Eric Kim, Gary Mizumoto, Ernest Shima.
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Cirilo E. “CV” Valera, 80, of Waipio Gentry, Hawaii, died in Aiea on Thursday, December 22, 2016. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hilo, Hawaii Island. Retired from US Air Force and Hawaii Air National Guard.
Survived by wife Gloriana; daughter Alissa (Keola) Taniguchi; son Kevin (Michelle) Valera; six grandchildren.
Visitation: 9:30 a.m.; Services: 10:30 a.m.; on February 2, 2017 at Mililani Mauka Chapel. Private burial at a later date.
Bob Sigall, author of “The Companies We Keep” series of books, looks through his collection of old photos to tell stories of Hawaii people, places and companies. You can read his weekly Rearview Mirror column in the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
This video is his presentation to the Engineers and Architects luncheon on August 1, 2014. His segment starts about 04:50 into the video. Interesting photographs include the original Iolani Palace, the National Guard armory, and the full Magic Island plan.
If you are a more mature person who grew up in Hawaii, you will have some flashbacks when you see these photographs.
What tips can you offer health conscious seniors who want to travel?
A dream vacation can turn into a real nightmare if you get sick or injured while you’re away and aren’t prepared.
Before setting out, here are some simple steps to help ensure a safe and healthy trip.
Edwina Kirby was having a hard time. She had tripped over a rug in her home in Livonia, Mich., and the fall broke a femur. After she had surgery and rehabilitation, an infection sent her back into the hospital. Her kidneys failed, requiring dialysis; she was also contending with diabetes and heart disease.
By the time she entered Glacier Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing facility in Ann Arbor, “she couldn’t even feed or dress herself,” said her daughter Deanna Kirby, 55. “She was basically bedridden.”
