Jack A. “Jackie” Moses, Sr., of Honomu, Hawai‘i, a retired heavy equipment operator for Mauna Kea Agribusiness and Hilo Coast Processing Co, and an Army National Guard veteran passes away on June 30, 2014. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawai‘i.
He is survived by son Jack A. Jr.; daughters Etta Mae Palea, Joyce Kepoo and Jacqueline Liverett; brothers Joseph, John and Paul; sister Theresa Correa; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
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Aaron Pollock’s Facebook Page Hawaii Army National Guard – Historical is a great source of pride and history.
In his latest post, Aaron covers the history of the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery – Hiki Nō. Read more http://ow.ly/yJdCX
BTW: Aaron continues to collect old memorabilia. Anyone cleaning out closets, especially of your parents or grandparents, and discover old uniforms, insignia and photographs, contact Aaron at kekoaiki@hawaii.rr.com. Don’t throw away our Guard history!
Honolulu Magazine recently published an article about saimin. The magazine staff visited and provided comments about several remaining saimin shops.
Saimin isn’t just a dish. It’s a Hawai‘i experience. It seems to taste best in a hidden mom-and-pop shop, where a toddler leans over his booth to check out the next table’s soup bowl, and tutu teach their grandchildren how to use their chopsticks properly. The old school saimin shops seem to exist solely for the community, and with each passing generation, it’s like nothing has changed. You’re sitting in the same place it was decades ago. As you sip the hot broth straight from the bowl, it warms your hands, belly and heart.
Unfortunately, many favorite local haunts are disappearing, so we did a round up of our favorite historic saimin shops on Oahu for those seeking a taste of old Hawaii. Read more http://ow.ly/yknDO
Military Retirees, Annuitants and Former Spouses:
The June 2014 Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Retiree Newsletter is ready for your review. It contains important information about managing your myPay password, updating your email addresses, and educating your loved ones and beneficiaries.
To access the newsletter, please click on the link below. You will find a list of topics for the June newsletter, and you will also have easy access to previous newsletters after you click the link. The links to the newsletter were consolidated into one link for your convenience.
http://www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/newsevents/newsletter.html
If you would like to contact us, please visit AskDFAS (https://corpweb1.dfas.mil/askDFAS/askRA.jsp). There you will find a list of Frequently Asked Questions organized by category as well as an option to submit a personalized question.
Dark circles under the eyes are not always associated with lack of sleep or being tired. Because the skin in this area is relatively thin, dark circles usually reflect the status of the tissue underneath, such as any congestion of local vessels and blood flow. For patients with water retention problems (such as those with kidney failure), any abrupt change in the fluid content in that area may cause changes in the color of the under-eye skin, leading to dark circles.
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Ready to celebrate the country’s independence? These are some of the best spots in the country to watch fireworks.
Is Hawaii’s display at Ala Moan Park on list? http://ow.ly/yJ60B
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Independence Day or July the 4th is a holiday enjoyed by Americans every summer. It’s the family picnic with food and games – and the public fireworks.
But we often forget our national holiday celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This document announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a new nation — the United States of America.
John Adams was a leader in pushing for independence, which was unanimously approved on July 2. A committee of five had already drafted the formal declaration, to be ready when Congress voted on independence. The term “Declaration of Independence” is not used in the document itself.
To many in the Continental Congress, war was unthinkable. So why did they finally create this revolutionary document? This short four-minute video explains more about the Declaration of Independence. http://ow.ly/yDwf9
How long has it been since you actually read the Declaration of Independence – read it again! http://ow.ly/yDwr6
Happy 238th Birthday America!
RIMPAC participants, military and DoD ID-cardholders, their families, and sponsored guests are invited to tour RIMPAC ships on Saturday, July 5 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
More information 2014 RIMPAC July 5 Ship Tours
Area Map Map RIMPAC 14 Ship Tours
When you click on “interactive map” and watch the worldwide activity, remember this is going on in almost real time. Click on “Norse“to learn more about the company who setup this website.
Somewhere in the world, right this minute, someone is launching a cyberattack — and a new online map lets you watch as it happens. Norse, a St. Louis-based cybersecurity firm specializing in “live dark intelligence,” has created an interactive map that shows hacks around the globe in real time. The slick world map shows countries trading color-coded attacks, as well as details including the home countries of the attacker and the target. Keep the map running for a while and you’ll see an outsize number of attacks originating from China and the United States, which are locked in an ongoing cyber-spying battle.
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When his patients want to talk about cholesterol, cardiologist Dariush Mozaffarian knows he has his work cut out for him. Confusion about the much-maligned substance is common: Surveys of adults around the world show that although most people are concerned about their cholesterol, fewer than half know recommended cholesterol levels or understand what those numbers mean for their health.
“There’s a lot of confusion and controversy around cholesterol,” says Mozaffarian, an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Harvard Medical School. “There is even confusion among the scientists who study it.”
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Public Health (OPH) launched the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry website on Wednesday, 18 June 2014. This registry is the first web-based registry developed by VA that will allow participants to enroll by completing an online questionnaire without requiring a visit to a medical center. Please refer to the attached presentation for an overview of the registry. The system has been operational since April 25th.
* Here is an overview of the Airborne Hazards concern and registry for Veterans and family members http://ow.ly/yGoSI
* Veterans and providers can access important information about burn pits at the OPH website http://ow.ly/yGoNx
* Interested Veterans may participate in the registry by completing the online self-assessment questionnaire available at http://ow.ly/yGoIP
* Additional information is at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) website http://ow.ly/yGoPp
Special thanks to Bob Inouye for forwarding this important information.
We now know who will inherit the broken Veterans Affairs Department, but fixing the agency’s bureaucratic nightmare will be no easy task.
President Obama on Monday afternoon nominated Robert McDonald, a former CEO at Procter & Gamble who retired from the company in 2013. And though veterans advocates and lawmakers alike hope that McDonald will be able to use the managerial skills he honed in the private sector to whip the department into shape, he must prioritize the VA’s many moving parts.
Here are some of the biggest challenges facing McDonald, assuming he is confirmed by the Senate.
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This linked post on the Why? Because Science is accurate while being a little funny.
However, the first photo in the linked article shows a gigantic wave hitting the shoreline. These depictions are the stuff of Hollywood movies; tsunamis are wave masses, not “Hawaii 5-0” waves.
Read on http://whybecausescience.com/2014/03/25/tsunami/
