December 7, 1941: “A day that will live in infamy,” remarked President Franklin D. Roosevelt after Pearl Harbor was attacked by some 350 Japanese fighter planes, which drove the United States to join the Allied Forces in the fight against
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The Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2019: A Blow to Federal Oversight of Aviation and Airspace
In a recent post, we discussed the Safe Landings Act (H.R. 4166), pending legislation introduced in August of this year. In this post, we discuss another piece of pending legislation – the Safe and Quiet Skies Act…
Legionnaires’ case investigated in Hawaii
One case of Legionnaires’ disease has been diagnosed on the island of Oahu and is being investigated by the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH), according to KHON2 TV.
Dr. Leslie Chu, chief…
Hepatitis A found in tuna; time limited for post-exposure shots
People who recently ate poke in Hawaii that was prepared with contaminated, frozen raw tuna still have time to receive post-exposure vaccinations for Hepatitis A. The frozen ahi cubes were distributed to retailers, restaurants and caterers by Tropic Fish Hawaii LLC…
Aboard the USS Arizona Dec. 7, 1941 – WSJ
Seventy-five years ago today, the sun rose on Oahu a few minutes before 6:30. Later accounts vary in many details, but all agree that the day dawned fair blue skies, wispy clouds, a fresh breeze. It was a quiet Sunday…
Hawaii names farm linked to outbreak; recall details sketchy
A seaweed growing operation in Hawaii is under orders to stop distributing products after a Salmonella outbreak investigation uncovered the pathogen in packing and processing tanks at the farm.
The cease and desist order from the Hawaii Department of Health’s…
Salmonella outbreak in Hawaii linked to seaweed in raw fish
More than two dozen people in Hawaii have been infected by Salmonella bacteria in an outbreak that is tentatively linked to seaweed from an unnamed farm on Oahu.
The 14 infected people include children and adults, with four victims have…
Hepatitis A in the US – Hawaii and Virginia hit hardest
Outbreak of hepatitis A in Hawaii linked to raw scallops
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