Posts Categorized: O’ahu

Schofield Soldier Charged with Exposing Himself

Schofield Soldier Charged with Exposing Himself Written by Tina Chau – tchau@kgmb9.com September 26, 2007 03:38 AM Kenneth Stanley, 22, was in his military garb when his mug shot was taken. The soldier was arrested at Schofield Barracks and has been charged with exposing himself to young girls as they walked home from school. Police… Read more »

Pearl Harbor and ‘Iolani Palace

http://hnn.us/articles/41662.html History News Network 9/17/07 When’s a Palace an Emblem of Democratic Aspirations? By Ron Briley Mr. Briley is Assistant Headmaster, Sandia Preparatory School. A recent visit to Hawaii during the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association offered an opportunity to observe the impact of historical narratives well beyond… Read more »

Construction begins on NSA/Navy center

Posted on: Friday, August 31, 2007 Work starts on national security center in Wahiawa By Lynda Arakawa Advertiser Central O’ahu Writer Hawaii news photo – The Honolulu Advertiser Mike Stramella; Cynthia Dearfield; Rear Adm. T.G. Alexander, commander of Navy Region Hawai’i and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific; U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye; Army Lt. Gen… Read more »

Range of failures led to Army collision with Aiea overpass

Posted on: Sunday, July 29, 2007 Range of failures led to Aiea overpass crash By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer Traffic on the H-1 came to a standstill on a Tuesday afternoon nearly a year ago after an ‘Aiea crash closed all six westbound lanes. ADVERTISER LIBRARY PHOTOS | Sept. 5, 2006 A soldier is… Read more »

Military cargo plane and passenger jet nearly collide in Honolulu

Posted on: Friday, May 25, 2007 It’s close call for C-130, go! jet By Dan Nakaso Advertiser Staff Writer A C-130 military cargo plane came close to crossing the path of a go! passenger jet taking off from Honolulu International Airport at about 100 mph, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “I’ve seen other incidents throughout… Read more »

Washed Ashore

Washed ashore Keith Bettinger Apr 11, 2007 It’s a refrain that has become frighteningly familiar: Relics of a long forgotten military operation turn up where they aren’t supposed to be, causing alarm in the community. An often frustrating and fruitless quest for answers follows, further straining the relationship between the civilian population of Hawai’i and… Read more »

Ex-soldier, with prior murder conviction, arrested for 1999 murder

KITV.com Darnell Griffin Police Arrest Man In 1999 Murder Case Suspect Previously Convicted Of Murder POSTED: 1:36 pm HST March 30, 2007 HONOLULU — Honolulu police arrested a convicted murder in connection with a murder case that happened in 1999. Darnell Griffin faces charges of second-degree murder in the death of Evelyn Luka. Luka was… Read more »

Soldier and wife beaten in parking altercation a hate crime?

A fight erupted in a shopping mall parking lot between a Native Hawaiian boy and the military couple, Andrew and Dawn Dussell, that hit his car.  As the verbal exchange escalated, the boy called the soldier a ‘F____ haole”.  Coming out of a store, the boy’s father Gerald Pa’akaula punched out both the soldier and… Read more »

Aiea overpass repairs to begin

Aiea overpass repairs to start Monday night Two westbound lanes of the H-1 freeway will be closed after 9 p.m. STAR-BULLETIN / SEPTEMBER 2006 The Aiea Heights Drive and Kaamilo Street overpasses frame a pedestrian overpass closed since Sept. 6 after it was struck by an oversize load being carried on an Army truck. Repair… Read more »

Locals pound kapa to enshroud ancient bones

The Molokai Dispatch published a story about a kapa-making workshop on Molokai led by Mililani Hanapi.  Terri Keko’olani was one of the participants. She is one of the claimants for burials at Mokapu, site of the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay: At the Kewanui fish pond last Sunday, 44 international students learned the Hawaiian… Read more »