Johnson Hall was originally built in 1958, one of the first residence halls constructed on the University of Hawai`i at Manoa campus! It closed its doors in Fall 2010 to undergo a $6.7 million reconstruction project that would include a redesign of its student rooms, bathrooms, public areas, exterior and basement. The modernized 196 bed, three story building reopened in Fall 2011 and includes new features such as ADA accessible bathrooms and a new fire suppression and alarm system. The new Johnson Hall provides students with a supportive living and learning environment in which they can successfully pursue their academic dreams.
AND there’s a Hawaii National Guard connection.
Johnson Hall was named after John Alexander Johnson, Jr. (1914-1944) who was an active student leader during his collegiate career at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He graduated in 1935 with degrees in business and economics. Johnson was called to active duty with the National Guard in 1940 and was one of the few non-Nisei members of the famous 100th Battalion. He was killed in action during the Battle of Cassino, a pivotal and costly series of battles waged by Allied forces with the goal of breaking through German lines and seizing Rome.
Prescription drug prices are rising, as are tempers. On Dec. 9, a congressional hearing looked into the rising cost of medicine and what appears to be a troubling trend: pharmaceutical companies purchasing already-available drugs and selling them for much higher prices.
Several companies reportedly have done this in recent years, although Turing Pharmaceuticals AG has become the most infamous example. The company received a ton of negative headlines earlier this year for buying the rights to an antiparasitic drug, Daraprim. The 65-year-old drug had been selling for $13.50 a pill; Turing raised the per-pill price to $750.
Thomas Kazuo Fujiwara, 83, of Kailua, a vocalist, emcee and actor, and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away on January 25, 2016. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Collette C.; sons Rick J. and Cavid J.; daughters Robin Flanigan and Holly Fujiwara; brothers Ernest and Ronald; and sisters Betty Tokunaga, Florence Hashimoto, Edith Kato, Helen Tachino, Janet Shigaki and Elsie Gono.
Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony of Padua, 148-A Makawao St., Kailua. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha or casual attire. Condolences: http://www.borthwickoahu.com.
10 money-saving tips from pros at The New York Times Travel Show.
If you’d like to take a vacation (or two or three) in 2016 and save money doing it, you’ll want to hear what I just heard attending the annual New York Times Travel Show in New York City.
Medicare covers tens of millions of Americans, but many are woefully ignorant about the program. With Medicare having celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, the government agency charged with oversight of the healthcare program did its best to raise awareness of what Medicare does and its most important facets. Below, we reveal five of the things that most Americans don’t know about Medicare.
The rules for the required minimum distributions you must take from your retirement accounts starting the year you turn 70½ can be tricky.
The linked tables show the 2016 VA compensation rates for veterans with a disability rating 10 percent or higher.
View the tables here
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2016 Drill and Active Duty Pay Schedule Want to know what the active duty and drill pay schedule is for 2016? View the full Military Pay Chart here. Did you know E-1s at basic training and tech schools made $102.30 a month in 1968? This Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) website has links to all pay charts back to 1949.
Hawaii Veteran’s Benefits Everyone knows about the federal benefits available to veterans, but did you know many states also offer great benefits to their veterans? State benefits range from free college and employment resources to free hunting and fishing licenses. Most states also offer tax breaks for their veterans and specialized license plates, some states even provide their veterans with cash bonuses just for serving in the military.
17 Things You Have To Eat In Honolulu The island of Oahu has always been known as “The Gathering Place,” and today, with so many unique people and cultures coming together in its one city, Honolulu has developed a personality all its own — and food is a huge part of it.
Verizon announces new discount program Service members, retirees and veterans are eligible for a 15 percent discount on monthly wireless service, Verizon announced Thursday. The company has identified more than 100,000 accounts that are eligible for the discount, according to a press release, and the discount is being automatically applied to those accounts.
The Obama administration asked the Pentagon last week to help overhaul the federal security clearance system, aiming to turn the page on a devastating data breach that exposed a major vulnerability for US national security.
A new government office, called the National Background Investigations Bureau, will take over the job of running background checks on all federal employees, contractors and others. But the Defense Department will design, build and operate the computer system that houses and processes people’s personal information, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and other officials said.
Henry K. Young, 87, of Hilo, a retired Hawaiian Airlines aircraft mechanic and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on January 15, 2016. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Sylvia; sons Gary, Stephen and Alan; daughters Laura and Jeannette; brother Herbert; and five grandchildren.
Visitation: 9 a.m. Feb. 5 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Mass: 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Every time you eat a meal, you’re also feeding the 100 trillion bacteria that call your gut home. Over the past decade, new research has uncovered much about the microbes that live inside us.
Service members, retirees and veterans are eligible for a 15 percent discount on monthly wireless service, Verizon announced Thursday.
The company has identified more than 100,000 accounts that are eligible for the discount, according to a press release, and the discount is being automatically applied to those accounts.
