Leased lands the military proposes turning back over to the state have mostly been used for aviation training.

The state’s rejection of the U.S. Army’s environmental assessment of impacts of its training may foreshadow the future, one some Native Hawaiians say won’t be smooth sailing.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently cleared the way for transgender troops to be removed from duty.

The 120-bed home run by the Department of Veterans Affairs is named for former U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka.

Warren Upton was also the last survivor who had been aboard the battleship USS Utah.

UPDATED: The federal inspector general found numerous failures in the Navy’s handling of fuel, water and toxic “forever chemicals” at Pearl Harbor. Congressional representatives called the Navy’s conduct “outrageous and unacceptable.”

The Marines say the results are nothing to worry about. Their neighbors and the health department have a different view.  

Ka’ula is vital to maintain military readiness for the Pacific, the Navy says. But its plan to boost training there alarms the community, environmentalists.

But student government members argue that the research should not be secret and say the university is ignoring their concerns over colonialism.

Native Hawaiian groups should step forward to challenge the state and the military.