Army in Hawaii Reinvests in Boats for Service in the Pacific
The Army logistics support vessel SSGT Robert T. Kuroda, stationed at Pearl Harbor, is named for a World War II Medal of Honor recipient from Aiea. The Hawaii soldier served in the legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team, fighting through Italy and France. Kuroda died in combat near the French town of Bruyeres, where he single-handedly […]
Army Chief Vows to Respect Hawaii Culture and Environment, but 60-Day Timeline Is Questioned
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has a vision for soldiers in the Pacific, and part of it centers on renegotiating leases for Hawaii lands the service has trained on for decades that expire in 2029. Driscoll recently embarked on a tour of the Pacific that took him to Hawaii and Guam, as well as […]
Senators Seek Answers on Hawaii Veteran Ordered to Self-Deport
U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemning her agency’s treatment of Sae Joon Park, a Hawaii veteran and Purple Heart recipient who was ordered to “self-deport ” to South Korea in June after more than five decades living in the United States. […]
Driscoll Wants to Move More Quickly on Army Agreement for Hawaii Live-Fire Training Lands
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — The U.S. Army’s top civilian leader said Tuesday that he wants to move more quickly on an agreement that will allow the military to continue using the only large-scale live-fire training range for ground forces in Hawaii. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said he discussed the issue during a meeting with Hawaii […]
Army Land Retention Efforts in Hawaii Stalled Again
The Army has suffered another setback in efforts to renew leases on state lands in Hawaii, even as service leaders say they want to drastically scale back their land holdings on Oahu. The state Board of Land and Natural Resources to reject the Army’s final environmental impact statement on potential renewal of leases on state […]
Hawaii Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing Wife with Machete, Dismembering Body
The mystery of what happened to Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, a pregnant 19-year-old Army spouse who was reported missing by her 28-year-old soldier husband on Aug. 1, has finally been solved. The Army arrested her husband, Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson, at Schofield Barracks within weeks of him filing the report and charged him with her […]
Army Hits Snag in Effort to Keep Hawaii Training Range Land
The U.S. Army hit a speed bump in its effort to retain training land in Hawaii with the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voting to reject its final environmental impact statement on its proposal to keep a state-owned parcel at the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii island. The ruling is an embarrassing setback […]
Army Releases Final EIS for Hawaii Training Area
The Army has released its finalized environmental impact statement on the prospect of retaining 22,750 acres of state-owned land at the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii island after its lease expires in August 2029. Situated between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, PTA is the military’s largest contiguous live-fire range and maneuver training area in the […]
Months After Pregnant Army Spouse Disappeared in Hawaii, Her Husband Is Charged with Murder
A junior enlisted Army soldier stationed in Hawaii was charged Wednesday with murdering his pregnant wife, months after the private first class was detained following her disappearance. The murder count and other charges, including several filed in August, were brought against Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II of Frederick, Maryland, as the investigation continues into the […]
Training by Foreign Troops Increasing in Hawaii at Army Ranges
Hawaii is becoming an increasingly active training ground for militaries from around the Pacific and beyond. This month the Army ran an exercise that brought 900 foreign service members to the islands to train alongside 9, 000 American troops. It was the latest training rotation in the Hawaii portion of the Joint Pacific Multinational Training […]