BELLEVUE, Washington, Nov. 10 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit supporting the challenge of Hawaii's "sensitive places" statute which places sweeping limitations on where legally-armed citizens may carry firearms for personal defense. Joining CCRKBA in this brief are the Firearms Policy Coalition  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 9 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: The Nature Conservancy, Hawai'i and Palmyra (TNC) announces the presentation of the Kako'o 'Aina Award to David Okita, a pilot who has been working with TNC to support conservation of Hawai'i Island's watersheds for four decades. "It is our sincere honor to recognize and celebrate Dave, who has been a trusted and dedicated partner to many who malama 'aina," said Ulalia Woodside Lee, the executive director of TNC's H  more

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Nov. 10 -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: As recent high school graduates in 1942 in Peoria, Illinois, James Blane and a few of his friends knew that military service was in their immediate future. To avoid having the draft control their fate, they decided to go to Chicago and enlist in the Marine Corps. Blane was quickly shipped off to boot camp, became a clerk and joined the 4th Marine Division in Hawaii shortly after. The division had been training  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 1 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: On October 30, 2023, The Nature Conservancy, Hawai'i and Palmyra (TNC) and the Ka'upulehu Marine Life Advisory Committee (KMLAC) launched Kanu Ko'a ("Planting Corals"), the first community-led coral reef restoration project on the Island of Hawai'i. Kanu Ko'a is a project that integrates Hawaiian culture, local community and the science of coral restoration to accelerate coral reef growth and recovery. The ceremony wa  more