For the people living on Smith Island, the water matters. But it’s about more than the beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay from the picturesque island ten miles from the mainland. The multi-generational residents depend on the surrounding Chesapeake Bay for their livelihoods. For many, crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism are what puts dollars in their bank accounts, and food on their tables.
The US Army Corps of Engineers announced on Tuesday the successful installation and turnover of the newly constructed temporary campus for King Kamehameha III Elementary School students in Lahaina to the Hawai‘i State Department of Education.
Officials with the US Army Corps of Engineers tell Maui Now that the $53.7 million base contract covers all the utilities, terracing, installation of the modular facilities and the first 6 months of leasing the buildings.
Press Release: New Officials Sworn In at the
Defense Department
Article: Retrograde From Afghanistan Continues
as U.S. Officials Protect Troop Numbers
Article: Defense Acquisition University Plows
Through Pandemic With Online Offerings
Contracts for May 11, 2021
Department of State
May 11: Readout | Secretary Blinken s Call with
Israeli Foreign Minister Ashkenazi
May 11: Statement | The United States Impedes
Hizballah Financing by Sanctioning Seven Individuals
May 11: Advisory | Secretary Blinken To Release 2020
International Religious Freedom Report (May 12)
May 11: Transcript | Department Press Briefing
US Mission to the United Nations (UN)
Advisory: Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield s
Participation in a UN Side Event on the Situation of Uyghurs and
other Turkic Muslim Minorities in Xinjiang (May 12)