On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, again called on fellow lawmakers to approve Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funding to ensure survivors of the Maui wildfires and other national disasters have the means to fully recover. What You Need To Know U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz’s remarks came as Congress is scheduled to go on…
Taiwan said China restricted airspace off its southeastern coast and sent naval vessels near the strait separating them, a sign Beijing may hold military drills in one of the world’s most tense geopolitical hotspots. China reserved seven airspace areas east of its Zhejiang and Fujian provinces through Wednesday, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense said…
On 11 November, the family of Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old Hawaiian photographer, received alarming texts from her cellphone informing them she had been “intercepted”. A friend got a message from the phone stating: “Deep Hackers wiped my identity, stole all of my funds, & have had me on a mind f**k since Friday.” So far…
Lai, who returned on Friday from a weeklong visit to three of Taipei’s Pacific allies, maintained a relatively low profile during his layovers in the US territories, meeting only local leaders and politicians. Lai was greeted on his arrival in Honolulu last Saturday by Ingrid Larson, managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT),…
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Bob Fernandez thought he’d go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship’s guns could return fire on Japanese planes…
The United States has positioned three aircraft carriers in the Western Pacific Ocean this week, including two “flattops” underway in the region during their deployments. Meanwhile, all three Chinese aircraft carriers were pierside at two bases and a shipyard. A Japanese helicopter destroyer, bearing the same name as an aircraft carrier that took part in…
U.S. Sens Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., introduced a multi-pronged bill on Wednesday aimed at keeping families together through the immigration process. What You Need To Know The lawmakers said the new legislation would promote family unity in the U.S. immigration system, reduce family-based immigration backlogs and update laws to better reflect…
China has imposed sanctions on 13 US military companies in retaliation for Washington’s planned arms sales to Taiwan, a move seen as largely symbolic but which has the potential to disrupt the firms’ supply chains. The companies affected are mostly related to drone manufacturing and include BRINC Drones Inc., Shield AI Inc., and Kratos Unmanned…
HONOLULU (AP) — On a two-day visit to Hawaii, Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te met with the state’s governor and congressional representatives as part of a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing. On Sunday, China’s Foreign Ministry said it “strongly condemned” U.S. support for Lai’s visit and had lodged a complaint with…
Beijing has vowed to take “resolute countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty following US approval of US$385 million in arms sales to Taiwan. The foreign ministry said on Sunday that the US decision was an infringement of China’s sovereignty and would harm relations between the two countries. It urged the United States to immediately stop arming…