Infobox airport name Kalaeloa Airport nativename John Rodgers Field nativename a nativename r image FJ 4Bs VA 214 over NAS Barbers Point 1958.jpg image width caption IATA none ICAO PHJR FAA JRF type Public owner operator Hawaii Department of Transportation city served location Kapolei, Hawaii elevation f 30 elevation m 9 coordinates Coord 21 18 26 N 158 04 13 W type airport region US display inline,title name Kalaeloa Airport website http hawaii.gov jrf hawaii.gov jrf r1 number 4L 22R r1 length f 4,500 r1 length m 1,372 r1 surface Asphalt r2 number 4R 22L r2 length f 8,000 r2 length m 2,438 r2 surface Asphalt r3 number 11 29 r3 length f 6,000 r3 length m 1,829 r3 surface Asphalt stat year ending 31 December 2008 stat1 header Operations stat1 data 139,710 stat2 header Based aircraft stat2 data 22 footnotes Source Federal Aviation Administration ref name FAA FAA airport ID JRF use PU own PU site 52282. A ref Kalaeloa Airport Airport codes PHJR JRF , also called John Rodgers naval officer, World War I John Rodgers Field the original name of Honolulu International Airport and formerly Naval Air Station Barbers Point , is a joint civil military regional airport of the Hawaii State of Hawai okina i established on July 1, 1999 to replace the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Ford Island Ford ... unincorporated town of Kalaeloa, Hawaii Kalaeloa and nestled between the Honolulu County, Hawaii ... Park in Oahu West O okina ahu , most flights to Kalaeloa Airport originate from commuter airports on the other Hawaiian islands. Kalaeloa Airport is primarily a commuter facility used by unscheduled air taxis, general aviation and transient and locally based military aircraft. Authority Kalaeloa ... okina i. The official authority of Kalaeloa Airport is the Governor of Hawaii Governor of Hawai ... Honolulu County, Hawaii O okina ahu District . Kalaeloa Airport is a subordinate of the O okina ahu ... Reflist External links http hawaii.gov jrf Hawai okina i DOT page for Kalaeloa Airport US airport2 ... more details
Infobox settlement Basic info official name Kalaeloa, Hawaii other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type CDP motto images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map Honolulu County Hawaii Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Barbers Point Housing Highlighted.svg mapsize map caption Location in Honolulu County, Hawaii Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption dot x dot y pushpin map the name of a location map as per http en.wikipedia.org wiki Template Location map pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption pushpin mapsize Location subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Hawaii subdivision type2 List of counties in Hawaii Counties subdivision name2 Honolulu County, Hawaii ... blank1 info website footnotes Kalaeloa is a census designated place CDP in Honolulu County, Hawaii , United ... authority for Kalaeloa. The former Naval Air Station runways and associated facilities are now Kalaeloa Airport . Barbers Point Housing is that part of Kalaeloa retained temporarily by the United States Navy U.S. Navy for housing. Geography Kalaeloa is located at 21 19 28 North, 158 4 59 West 21.324550 ... . Nearby facilities and installations The immediate vicinity of Kalaeloa, which extends over the south ... , Kalaeloa Airport , Campbell Industrial Park including AES Hawaii Power Plant and the Barbers Point Harbor. References references External links Hawaii Community Development Authority Kalaeloa http hcdaweb.org kalaeloa Honolulu County, Hawaii Category Neighborhoods in Honolulu, Hawaii Category Census ... Housing es Barbers Point Housing haw Kalaeloa nl Barbers Point Housing pt Barbers Point Housing ... more details
Taxobox name Hawai okina i Mamo status EX status system IUCN3.1 image Drepanis pacifica Keulemans.jpg regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Finch Fringillidae subfamilia Hawaiian honeycreeper Drepanididae tribus Hemignathini genus Mamo Drepanis species D. pacifica binomial Drepanis pacifica binomial authority Johann Friedrich Gmelin Gmelin , 1788 synonyms The Hawai okina i Mamo Drepanis pacifica was a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper Family biology subfamily , Drepanididae. It was Endemism endemic to Hawaii . It became extinct due to habitat loss and overcollecting. Description Image Drepanis pacifica.jpg thumb left Illustration by Charles Dixon ornithologist Charles Dixon This bird was black with orange yellow feathers on its legs, on its bottom and near the tail. It had small, beady black eyes and was the centerpiece of portraits. It had a slightly curving blackish yellow bill, some three inches long. Juveniles may have been brown. ref http julianhume.co.uk wp content uploads 2010 07 Olson Hume Drepanis plumages.pdf ref This shy species lived in the forest canopy and fed on Hawaiian lobelioids Lobelia lobelia nectar , from the plant s curved, tubular flowers . Citation needed date January 2009 Its call was a long, plaintive whistle . In Hawaiian culture The Mamo was one of the most honored birds in Hawaii an society. Its orange feathers were used to create capes and hats featherwork that were used by royalty, Citation needed date January 2009 . Feather collecting contributed to the bird s decline. The famous yellow cloak of Kamehameha I is estimated to have taken the reigns of eight monarchs and the golden feathers of 80,000 birds to complete. Citation needed date January 2009 Hawaiians collected the birds by removing sap from Santalum sandalwood trees and breadfruit to create a sticky paste that they placed near the blossoms of lobelias. Citation needed date January 2009 A hungry Mamo would drink the nectar, and its ... more details
Refimprove date October 2009 The Hawai okina i State Department of Education is the most centralized and only statewide public education system in the United States . The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states. As the official state education agency , the Hawai okina i State Department of Education oversees all 283 public schools and charter schools and over 13,000 teachers in the Hawaii State of Hawai okina i . It serves approximately 177,871 students annually. The HIDOE is currently headed by Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi since 9 13 2010 . ref http www.staradvertiser.com news 20100914 Matayoshi chosen as DOE chief.html?id 102843409 Matayoshi Chosen As DOE Chief . Honolulu Star Advertiser . Retrieved September 14, 2010. ref ref http doe.k12.hi.us about meet kmatayoshi.htm DOE Superintendant Bio . Hawai i Department of Education . Retrieved September 14, 2010. ref The district is headquartered in the Queen Liliuokalani Building in Honolulu Honolulu CDP , City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu . ref http doe.k12.hi.us index.html Home Page . Hawai i Department of Education . Retrieved August 31, 2008. ref ref http www.hcsao.org taxonomy term 44?page 3 BOE General Business Meeting Start 2007 09 20 15 30 . Charter School Administrative Service, State of Hawaii . Retrieved August 31, 2008. ref History Kamehameha III established Hawaii s first public education system on October 15, 1840. This makes the Hawai okina i State Department of Education the oldest school system west of the Mississippi River , ref http doe.k12.hi.us about index.htm About us . Hawai okina i State Department of Education. Retrieved on April 6, 2011. ref and only system established by a Kingdom of Hawaii sovereign monarch . Structure The school district has the following positions in its the Board of ... more details
Infobox School motto No child left indoors. location 73 4460 Queen Ka ahumanu Highway, 105 br Kailua Kona , Hawaii 96740 name West Hawaii Explorations Academy image img src http youngscientist.discoveryeducation.com media trips david aloha 20.jpg established 2000 type Charter School country U.S. grades 6 12 students 175 mascot Nautilus website http whea.info whea.info West Hawai i Explorations Academy WHEA is a public charter school located in Kailua Kona , Hawai i, founded on May 4, 2000. It includes a middle school grades 6 8 and a high school 9 12 , with a total student body of about 175. The school has a project based curriculum with emphasis placed on individual time management, technical writing, and experiential research. Most WHEA projects can be classified as either marine, Malama okina aina taking care of the land , or energy related. The school motto is No Child Left Indoors which reflects the school s focus on getting students outdoors and into the community to participate in meaningful hands on education. The program was originally created as a school within a school of Konawaena High School where students with at least a 3.6 GPA could attend for a semester. Currently, the school does not screen students on the basis of academic merit, although it does tend to attract self motivated students interested in science. In 2005, WHEA was honored by the Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School Awards, and Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction. ref http www.blueribbonschools.com Awards BlueRibbonLighthouseSchoolAwardWinners tabid 196 Default.aspx Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School Award Winners ref The school is located on the site of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority on Keahole Point , on the Hawaii island Island of Hawai okina i , within walking distance of tide pools where organisms are sometimes collected for study and research. Application and Admission WHEA is a public charter school , so all students are allowed to apply for attendance free of tuit ... more details
The Living Treasures of Hawai okina i program was created by the Buddhist temple Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai i to honor residents of Hawaii. The criteria for selection are, First, the designee must demonstrate continuous growth in his or her field second, the potential Living Treasure must have made significant contributions toward a more humane and fraternal society and this perhaps is the most important criteria and finally, he or she must have shown an on going striving for excellence and a high level of accomplishment. ref Stone, Scott S.C. Living Treasures of Hawaii 25th Anniversary of the Selections of Outstanding Persons as Honored by The Honpa Honwanji Mission of Hawai i Island Heritage, Honolulu 2000 ref Honorees are nominated by members of the general public by August 1 of each year, and chosen by a committee designated by the temple. These are the people who have been so honored. TOC right 1976 Charles Kenn ref for 1976 through 2000 Stone, Scott S.C. Living Treasures of Hawaii 25th Anniversary of the Selections of Outstanding Persons as Honored by The Honpa Honwanji Mission of Hawai i Island Heritage, Honolulu 2000 ref 1977 Wright Elemakule Bowman, Sr. br Jean Charlot br Johanna Drew Cluney br Samuel Hoyt Elbert br Kenneth Pike Emory br Iolani Luahine br Rosalie Lokalia Lovell Montgomery br Mary Kawena Pukui 1978 Theodore Kelsey 1979 Abraham Kahikina Akaka br Emma Kalani kau i ka alaneo kilioulaninui amamao ho opi i wahine keakaleihilinaka de Fries br John Dominis Holt, IV br Edward Leilani Kamae br Edith Kekuhikuhi i pu uone ona ali i o kohala Kenao Kanaka ole br Clorinda Low Lucas br Aldyth Vernon Morris br Alice Ku ulei aloha poina ole Namakelua br Philip Kunia Gabby Pahinui 1980 Gabriel I br Maxine Hong Kingston br Donald Kilolani Mitchell br Pilahi Paki br Alfred Pries 1981 Solomon Kekipi Bright, Sr. br Oswald Bushnell br Leo Chai br Leon J. Edel William H. Meinecke br Isamu Noguchi br Juliet Rice Wichman 1982 Juliette May Fraser br Annie Lehua ... more details
Pwcompanybox name Hawai i Championship Wrestling image HCWLogo.jpg acronym HCW established 2003 2008 style Old School Sports Entertainment Strong Style Mix location Honolulu, HI founder Don Muraco and Linda Bade Hawai i Championship Wrestling HCW , was an United States American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2003. It had been associated with both AWA Superstars , and also, the National Wrestling Alliance NWA . The company folded in July 2008. History The promotion was founded by television producer Linda Bade and Don Muraco, in February 2003 with the inaugural show held in March. A blessing of the belts was held in June on the Big Island of Hawai i. Those who attended the private belt blessing ceremony included several wrestlers of native Hawaiian decent, as well as guests belt maker Reggie Parks, Ed Chuman NWA Midwest , Bill Apter pro wrestling journalist and current HCW Commissioner , Teruo Kawana and Masahiro Chono NWA Japan and NJPW . HCW s first champion, Lopaka, was involved in the honors of the blessing with the Royal Order of Kamehameha . The honor was documented by Ka Maka O Ka A ina and WWE s photographer. ref http www.midwestwrestling.com championshipbelts hawaiibelts.htm Hawaii Belts Bot generated title ref ref http www.namaka.com Na Maka o ka Aina Bot generated title ref ref http 808hcw.com TotalWrestlingBeltBlessing1.jpg ref ref http 808hcw.com TotalWrestlingBeltBlessing2.jpg ref They paid a huge amount of money for talent from Japan, U.S. independents, and former WWE and WCW talent such as Sting wrestler Sting , Diamond Dallas Page , Eddie Fatu Umaga, WWE , Kensuke Sasaki , The Great Muta Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono . Battle Hawaii 2003 and 2004 Battle Hawaii 2003 and 2004 were significant points in HCW s history as the promotion undertook some brave business ventures in cross promoting itself with New Japan Pro Wrestling in Battle Hawaii 2003 with the appearances of Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata , Keichi Yamada Jushin Thunder Liger , an ... more details
The Hawai okina i Department of Land and Natural Resources DLNR is a part of the Hawaii state government dedicated to managing state parks and other natural resources of the state of Hawaii . Organisation Divisions Division of Aquatic Resources Manages the State s marine and freshwater resources through programs in commercial fisheries and aquaculture aquatic resources protection, enhancement and education and recreational fisheries. Also Issues fishing licenses. Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Responsible for the management and administration of statewide ocean recreation and coastal areas programs pertaining to the ocean waters and navigable streams of the State exclusive of commercial harbors which include 21 small boat harbors, 54 launching ramps, 13 offshore mooring areas, 10 designated ocean water areas, 108 designated ocean recreation management areas, associated aids to navigation throughout the State, and beaches encumbered with easements in favor of the public. Also Registers small vessels. Hawaii Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement Enforces all State laws and rules involving State lands, State Parks, historic sites, forest reserves, aquatic life and wildlife areas, coastal zones, Conservation districts, State shores, as well as county ordinances involving county parks. The division also enforces laws relating to firearms, ammunition, and dangerous weapons. Engineering Division Provides technical support in protecting and managing Hawaii s natural resources. Hunter Education Program Bureau of Conveyances Maintains an accurate, timely and permanent record system for title to real property. The Bureau examines, records, indexes, and microfilms over 344,000 Regular System and Land Court documents and maps annually issues Land Court Certificates of Title certifies copies of matters of record and researches UCC requests. Hawaii is the only state in the nation with a single statewide recording office. Division of Forestry and Wildlife Mana ... more details
Hawaii State Judiciary Politics of Hawaii The Hawai okina i State Judiciary is the official name of the judicial system of Hawaii Hawai okina i in the United States . Based in Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu , the Hawai okina i State Judiciary is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court Hawai okina i State Supreme Court who is its administrator in chief. Principal Courts The Hawai okina i State Judiciary has four levels two at the trial level and two at the appellate level. The trial level courts are the district court, for lesser offenses and minor civil cases, and circuit court, for more serious offenses and major civil cases. There are two appellate courts, the Intermediate Court of Appeals, the lower appellate court, and the Supreme Court, for appeals from the decision of the intermediate court via certiorari , and for certain cases, such as election cases, over which it has original jurisdiction. The specific roles and names of the courts are as follows The Hawaii State Supreme Court is the state supreme court . It is the Supreme court high court of the state and makes binding decisions over appeals from the lower courts upon transfer from the Intermediate Court of Appeals and cases eligible to be heard directly by the Hawai okina i Supreme Court. It is also responsible for court rules, licensing and disciplining attorneys. The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals is the state s intermediate appellate court . It reviews appeals from state trial court or administrative agency decisions. Its decisions, under certain circumstances, are subject to the Hawai i Supreme Court s review. The primary civil and criminal court in Hawaii is the body known as the Hawaii State Circuit Courts . They rule all jury trial cases and have exclusive jurisdiction over probate , guardianship and criminal felony cases as well as civil cases where the amount in controversy exceeds United States dollar USD 25,000. The Hawaii State Fa ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 Image northwesthawaiitimes.png right 300px The Northwest Hawai i Times was a monthly newspaper based in Seattle, Washington that served the Native Hawaiians Hawaiian community in the Pacific Northwest . It was founded in April 2004, and ceased publication five years later, in March 2009. External links http www.northwesthawaiitimes.com Category Newspapers published in Seattle, Washington Washington newspaper stub ... more details
The Hawai okina i Academy of Recording Arts is a nonprofit organization formed in 1982 to stimulate interest in the local recording industry and the music of Hawaii music of Hawai okina i . External links http www.nahokuhanohano.org cms index.php Hawai okina i Academy of Recording Arts website Category Organizations based in Hawaii Hawaii stub ... more details
Italic title taxobox name Euphorbia skottsbergii image Chamaesyce skottsbergii.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Flowering plant Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Malpighiales familia Euphorbiaceae genus Euphorbia species E. skottsbergii binomial Euphorbia skottsbergii binomial authority C.N.Forbes synonyms Chamaesyce skottsbergii small Sherff Croizat & O.Deg. small Euphorbia skottsbergii Synonym taxonomy syn. Chamaesyce skottsbergii ref name grin http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html taxon.pl?320367 GRIN Species Profile ref is a rare species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae euphorb family known by the common names coastal sandmat and Skottsberg s broomspurge . It is Endemism endemic to Hawaii , where it is found in Hawaiian tropical low shrublands coastal shrublands ref cite web url http nativeplants.hawaii.edu plant view Chamaesyce skottsbergii title Chamaesyce skottsbergii publisher Native Plants Hawaii accessdate 2011 02 21 ref on Oahu O okina ahu , Molokai Moloka okina i , Maui , and Kahoolawe Kaho okina olawe . ref name five USFWS. http ecos.fws.gov docs five year review doc1126.pdf Chamaesyce skottsbergii var. kalaeloana . August 2, 2007. ref Like other Hawaiian euphorbs, this plant is known locally as okina akoko . The Biological classification taxonomy of this plant is still being studied the name and number of varieties have changed over the years and are still in flux. In 1982 the rare variety kalaeloana was added to the Endangered Species Act endangered species list of the United States. ref name fed USFWS. http ecos.fws.gov docs federal register fr618.pdf Determination that Euphorbia skottsbergii var. kataeloana okina Ewa Plains okina Akoko is an endangered species. Federal Register August 24, 1982. ref This plant was and still is known only from O okina ahu s okina Ewa Plains between Kalaeloa, Hawai i Kalaeloa Barber s Point and Pearl Harbor . It had been reduced in population by a number of factors, including ... more details
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Air Station Barbers Point now known as Kalaeloa, Hawaii Kalaeloa , the industrial area known ... to Ewa Villages, Hawaii Honouliuli . Exit 1 on H 1 is Kalaeloa Boulevard, the entrance to Barbers ..., Renton Road connects Kapolei to Kalaeloa, Hawaii Kalaeloa and, further east, to Ewa Villages, Hawaii ... more details
Infobox military person name Jeanine McIntosh Menze birth date death date birth place Kingston, Jamaica Kingston , Jamaica death place image Image McIntoshJ.jpg 200px caption Coast Guard Lieutenant Jeanine McIntosh Lt. JG at the time of the photo nickname allegiance serviceyears 2003 present rank Lieutenant commands unit battles awards laterwork Jeanine McIntosh Menze holds the distinction of becoming the first African American female in the United States Coast Guard to earn the Coast Guard Aviation Designation . ref name USCG cite web url http www.uscg.mil history people McIntosh Menze Jeanine.asp title Jeanine McIntosh Menze, USCG work African American Coast Guard Personnel www.uscg.mil accessdate 2009 01 20 ref At the time of her graduation, she was the first African American female aviator in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. ref name USCG Military Biography Menze joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 2003 after graduation from the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School . She began Coast Guard aviation training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi , Texas in January 2005. She earned her wings on June 24, 2005 and was assigned to fly HC 130 HC 130 Hercules aircraft out of Kalaeloa, Hawai i Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii . ref name USCG After graduation she served as a pilot of the HC 130 HC 130 Hercules airplanes for the United States Coast Guard and flew rescue missions for the U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans, Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina . As of 2010, Menze holds the rank of Lieutenant . ref name USCG201004 cite web url http coastguard.dodlive.mil index.php 2010 04 guardian of the week ltjg lashanda holmes title Guardian of the Week LTjg La Shanda Holmes last Lagan first Christopher date April 23, 2010 publisher United States Coast Guard accessdate 2 May 2010 quote Lt. Jeanine Menze, the first African American female aviator in U.S. Coast Guard history pins a set of aviator wings on Lt. j.g. La Shanda Holmes ref Personal Biography Jeanine McIntosh was born ... more details
Orphan date January 2010 Infobox power station name AES Hawaii Power Plant image image caption locale near Kalaeloa, Hawai i lat d 21 lat m 18 lat s 12 lat NS N long d 158 long m 06 long s 22 long EW W coordinates type region US type landmark coordinates display title owner AES Hawaii status Active primary fuel subbituminous coal , tire s mine type Indonesia n coal mines conveyance by ship via Barbers Point Harbor, then by conveyor to the plant cooling water closed loop, cooled by forced air convection technology steam combined cycle generation units max planned cap 203 MWe commissioned May 1992 decommissioned AES Hawaii Power Plant is a medium size Fossil fuel power station coal fired electrical power station located in the south west corner of a Hawaii an island of Oahu . Owned and operated by AES Corporation AES Hawaii, the plant is the only coal fired power plant in the state of Hawaii . ref name EIAdata AES Hawaii consists of a single unit on the grounds of Campbell Industrial Park, has a year around capacity of 180 MWe , and represents about 11 of Oahu s commercial electricity supply. ref name EIAdata cite web title Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006 work publisher Energy Information Administration , U.S. Department of Energy year 2006 url http www.eia.doe.gov cneaf electricity page capacity capacity.html format Excel doi accessdate 2008 07 14 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080616150236 http www.eia.doe.gov cneaf electricity page capacity capacity.html archivedate 16 June 2008 DASHBot deadurl no ref ref name EIAdata08 cite web title Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2008 work publisher Energy Information Administration , U.S. Department of Energy year 2008 url http www.eia.doe.gov cneaf electricity page capacity capacity.html format Excel doi accessdate 2009 11 28 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20091127120841 http www.eia.doe.gov cneaf electricity page capacity capacity.html archivedate 27 November ... more details
70 Escanaba, Michigan 6,620,080 64,612 57,871 122,483 6,497,597 align center 71 Kalaeloa, Hawai i Barbers ... Hawaii http www.hawaii.gov dot Kalaeloa, Hawai i Kalaeloa Hawaii HI Coord 21 17 50.03 N 158 6 32.04 W region US HI type isle name Kalaeloa Hawaii http www.hawaii.gov dot Nawiliwili Bay Nawiliwili ... more details
Beach, Hawaii okina Ewa Beach , north to Ewa Villages, Hawaii Honouliuli , and west to Kalaeloa, Hawaii Kalaeloa and Kapolei, Hawaii Kapolei . This area is now referred to as O okina ahu s Second ... more details
95 State Route 95 Kalaeloa Boulevard, Malakole Street. Hawaii Route 98 State Route 98 Vineyard Boulevard ... Kahuap ani Street Image HI 7241.svg 25px Kailua Road Image HI 61.svg 25px Kalaeloa Boulevard Image ... more details
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