The Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System was designed in the mid-1980s and construction of the $150 million facility was completed in 1988. Four years earlier, when the Army was first charged by Congress to destroy the nation’s stockpiles of … Continued
Japanese Paper Firm Gets Nod For Pulp Plantation on State Land The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has given its tentative approval to a plan that calls for leasing about 5,100 acres of former cane land in the … Continued
Judge Overturns Land Board Denial Of Time Extension for Engelstad House The embattled Conservation District Use Permit of Ralph and Betty Engelstad to build a house in Lanikai, O’ahu, has been judicially revived. An order issued January 2, 1997, by … Continued
In 1993, the United States signed the Chemical Weapons Convention, a treaty sponsored by the United Nations. The U.S. Senate, however, has not yet ratified the convention, despite Senate hearings having been held on the treaty. The General Accounting Office … Continued
The Army decided on a course of incineration of chemical weapons more than a decade ago. At that time, it claimed that alternative technologies were poorly developed and not demonstrated to be effective. Under congressional mandate, the Army is reviewing … Continued
Johnston Island lies about 800 miles southwest of Hawai’i. As a geologic feature, the islet is but a speck of coral that has been artificially expanded by United States military forces to 625 acres, nearly 15 times its original 42-acre … Continued