Maui Commission Announces 5 Finalists For Police Chief - Honolulu Civil Beat
The commission chose the finalists from a list of 17 applicants. Reading time: 4 minutes.
Two assistant police chiefs, a retired assistant chief, a police captain and a Las Vegas narcotics officer are among the finalists to be Maui’s next police chief.
The Maui Police Commission announced the five names at a meeting Wednesday. The commission received 17 applications before a July 12 deadline. Nine came from the mainland; six from Maui County; and two from the neighbor islands.
“I’d like to thank all who applied for the position,” Chairman Frank De Rego said.
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French Air Force brings Rafale fighter jets to Hawaii for first time
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U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Samual Paparo, right, speaks with French Air Force Lt. Gen. Vincent Cousin, commander of air defense and air operations, during a recent visit to the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii. (Jay Pugh/U.S. Navy)
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii Three Rafale fighter jets and 150 airmen with the French Air Force are flying training missions in Hawaii with American F-22 Raptors through Fourth of July weekend.
This is the first time Dassault Rafales, which are the French air and space force’s primary fighter, have flown in Hawaii. The deployment is part of France’s effort to reaffirm its role as a stabilizing force in the Pacific.
Published June 29, 2021, 8:13 AM
DAVAO CITY – A Filipina who grew up in Mati City, Davao Oriental province is making waves in the western side of the globe after she became the first female Asian Pacific Islander to be selected as the new Director of the Hawaii Air National Guard Chaplain Corps.
Col. Leah Botona Boling currently serves as a full-time chaplain at the 154th Wing in Hawaii Air National Guard for 19 years.
“But I’ve been a full-time chaplain since 2018,” Boling told The Manila Bulletin in a virtual interview on Monday, June 28.
Leah Botona Boling serves as a chaplain for the Hawaii Air National Guard for 19 years. She was promoted to the rank of colonel in March this year and was recently selected as the new director of the Air National Guard Chaplain Corps. (Photo courtesy of Leah Botona Boling)
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