Do you know where your money is? Even those consumers meticulous about their budgets could have missing cash lingering in a state property fund.
The hottest days are particularly hard on people with atrial fibrillation and other heart conditions. Recognizing signs of hyperthermia can help save you or someone you know.
Deciding whether you should purchase a policy isn’t as easy as you might think.
Relocation is recommended for many reasons. You’ll get to know yourself better, meet new people and explore exciting places. It also presents the perfect chance to declutter and simplify your life.
Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai on September 11, 1992. The island was without power and debris was everywhere. The island of Kauai needed help.
The Governor John D. Waihee III mobilized the Hawai‘i National Guard. Army and Air units from the Big Island, Maui and Oahu answered the call. They did debris cleanup around the island and worked other recovery issues.
This Honolulu Star Bulletin article published 10 years after Hurricane Iniki provides a good summary of the damage Kauai sustained during the storm.
In a letter dated October 10, 1992, Joann Yukimura wrote a letter of appreciation that said in part:
We hope the enclosed photos will help you remember Kaua‘i and our neighborhood on Kupolo.
We will never forget you! Many, many thanks for helping to clean up our streets and neighborhoods, for guarding our properties and for all the kōkua you gave us. We thank you and honor you.
Specially, my daughter Maile and I thank you for helping us remove that big root in our yard, trim our plumeria tress and pick up debris.
You were great! Mahalo nui loa
JoAnn Yukimura served the Kaua‘i County mayor at the time Hurricane Iniki hit. But her letter of appreciation was a personal one, written as a private citizen.
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The August 2015 edition of NATIONAL GUARD is available online
Features:
Fighting From Home The Air Guard has an increasing role in remotely piloted aircraft, a flying mission like none other. By William Matthews
‘We tried very, very, very hard not to get in this fight with the Army’ A conversation with Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, president of the Adjutants General Association of the United States
Conference Update Travel tips and news on the final plans for next month’s 137th General Conference & Exhibition in Nashville
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Patriot Day falls on 11th September (also commonly known as ‘Nine-Eleven’) and is remembered globally as the anniversary of the catastrophic terrorist attacks on the USA of 11th September 2001.
Embedded in the memories of everyone who lived through it, this was the day four jet planes were hijacked and crashed into the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, causing the deaths of 2,977 people. The fourth plane (United Airlines Flight 93) was directed at Washington DC, but its passengers bravely attempted to take back control and it crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The large majority of those lost after the attacks on the Twin Towers were working at or above the points of collision; thousands of people who had gone to work that morning like every other day, found themselves suddenly stranded at the top of a burning skyscraper. A number made the choice to jump from the flaming buildings rather than wait to be caught by the flames or for the building to collapse. No one could forget the terrifying and heartbreaking stories and images captured by the news footage of the day.
In the wake of the World Trade Center collisions, many brave men and women from the emergency services risked their lives to try to help rescue victims of the attacks, and of them 411 lost their own lives attempting to fight fires and rescue people.
Patriot Day is recognized by US law as the official day of remembrance for these tragic events, and has been observed every year since. Each year on this day, American flags are flown at half-staff to honor and commemorate those lives lost. The US President asks fellow Americans to observe a moment of silence at 8.46am (Eastern Daylight Time), the time of the first plane collision into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
While the events took place within the USA, the shock and grief experienced in response to the attacks was shared across the globe, and for this reason Patriot Day will be observed not only in America, but all over the world.
Patriot Day should not be confused with Patriot’s Day, also known as Patriots Day, which commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, which were two of the earliest battles in the American Revolutionary War. It is a state holiday in Maine and Massachusetts, celebrated in April with reenactments of these two battles.
The TSA is learning a basic lesson of physical security in the age of 3-D printing: If you have sensitive keys—say, a set of master keys that can open locks you’ve asked millions of Americans to use—don’t post pictures of them on the Internet.
A group of lock-picking and security enthusiasts drove that lesson home Wednesday by publishing a set of CAD files to Github that anyone can use to 3-D print a precisely measured set of the TSA’s master keys for its “approved” locks—the ones the agency can open with its own keys during airport inspections. Within hours, at least one 3-D printer owner had already downloaded the files, printed one of the master keys, and published a video proving that it opened his TSA-approved luggage lock.
Ten years ago….
+ HIANG’s 203 ARS conducts the first 15 AW C-17 air refueling
+ 1st Lt Matt Matsuyama leads the Student Flight
+ Deployed 204 AS crew gets an Egyptian break
The September 2005 issue of the 154th Wing’s newsletter, the Kūkā‘ilimoku, featured these stories and more.
Read more 2005 09 Kūkā‘ilimoku
Congratulations to CMSgt Robert Lee. He is the new military liaison and protocol officer on Governor David Ige’s staff. The Chief starts his new job on Monday.
The Chief currently services as the training officer at the Human Resources Office (HRO). He will be on LWOP until February 2016 when he retires militarily and as a technician.
We know the Chief will do a super job in his new position!
Special thanks to Bob Inouye for sending in the following information.
RAPIDS Appointment Scheduler for Kapolei ID Card Office
Effective immediately, all ID Card appointments and DEERS Updates (CAC, dependent, retiree, and civilian) will be made through the appointment website: https://rapids-appointments.dmdc.osd.mil The only exception is emergency CAC unlocks/PIN resets (808-844-6425); please call ahead for availability. No walk-ins are allowed.
Kalaeloa GATE 19 REOPEN Effective Tuesday September 1, 2015 Installation access will be at GATE 19 along with construction traffic. GATE 16 will be closed until further notice.
Special Thanks for Gordon Lau, a retired crewmember who now lives is the Great Northwest, for submitting this article.
Eligibility for Social Security survivors benefits begins:
– as early as age 60 (reduced);
– age 50 if you are disabled and the disability started before or within seven years of the worker’s death; or
– any age if you take care of the deceased worker’s child who is under age 16 or is disabled and receives benefits on the worker’s record.
Justin Hara is a third generation Hawai‘i Army National Guard Soldier. He is the son of COL Kenneth Hara and the grandson of the late LTC Henry Hara.
Justin recently returned from Fort Gordon where he completed Advance Individual Training (AIT) as a 25B Information Technology Specialist.
He was part of the Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) Gold Phase Ceremony held August 9, 2015. The ceremony took place at the Regional Training Institute in Waimānalo, Hawai‘i. The intent of the RSP is to reduce training pipeline losses by introducing newly enlisted Army National Guard Soldiers to the military environment, and to ease their adjustment to BCT and advanced individual training.
At the ceremony, Justin provided comments as the designated RSP Gold Phase spokesman. During the program, he was promoted to Private First Class, and awarded the Army Achievement Medal. Congratulations Justin!
WASHINGTON — The National Guard’s powerful lobbying arm is pushing for a legal requirement that the Guard report what it needs to respond to domestic emergencies, a way to highlight gaps for the Pentagon and for Congress to fill.
While the top priority at National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) is still an end to sequestration and avoiding a continuing resolution that could last a year, its president, retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, said he is watching several other issues: the AH-64 Apache transfers from the Guard to the active component, full-time manning and the reporting issue. All are in play as the House and Senate conference to reconcile their versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Help support your Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Assocation (HNGEA) by purchasing car wash tickets. Monies raised are used to support the annual scholarship awards, unit membership events, and your HNGEA Representatives.
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