By THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER Published: February 4, 2021 HONOLULU (Tribune News Service) An injured mariner aboard a cargo vessel 9 miles south of Honolulu was rescued by Coast Guard crews Wednesday and brought to Oahu. The 43-year-old man was reported to be in stable condition. A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew flew the man back to the air station where an ambulance was waiting to take him to Straub Medical Center. At 4 a.m., Saturday, the captain of the Adonis, a 984-foot commercial cargo vessel, notified the Coast Guard that a crewmember had suffered a hand injury. The Coast Guard flight surgeon recommended a medevac fearing the man s injury could worsen if left untreated. The ship s crew was told to set course for Oahu, where Coast Guard crews would rendezvous upon arrival.
Hawaii radar gets $133M in big government spending bill [The Honolulu Star-Advertiser]
Dec. 24 The $1.4 trillion government spending bill passed by Congress on Monday which was then thrown into uncertainty by President Donald Trump on Tuesday includes $133 million for a controversial Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii, $6 million for the USS Arizona Memorial, and $363 million in military and national security projects in Hawaii.
The projects are among dozens benefiting Hawaii in the legislation, said U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, a Hawaii Democrat.
In a video posted to twitter Tuesday, Trump called the tandem $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure a “disgrace, ” but seemed to conflate it with the $1.4 trillion omnibus appropriations package that funds the government.