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Fighting agricultural crimes

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald Among a plethora of agriculture-related bills introduced this legislative session, two moving forward include one that would increase penalties for agricultural theft and another which would allowfarmers and ranchers to use deadly force against intruders under certain circumstances. Senate Bills 1248 and 1249, both introduced by Sen. Tim Richards (D-Kohala), have cleared the Committee on Agriculture and Environment. Both bills on Feb. 13 passedtheir second…Read more

US Marines to finally leave Japan

By MARTIN FACKLER NYTimes News Service OKINAWA, Japan – Before Christmas, a contingent of 105 U.S. Marines who would have been sent to Okinawa were redirected to a new base on the United States territory of Guam instead. The small reshuffling marked a major milestone: This was the first time the Marines cut their head count See MARINES Page A8 U.S. Marines exit an Osprey aircraft on Jan. 31 during a tactical recovery training scenario in Okinawa, Japan. New York Times …Read more

Immigration agreements raise eyebrows

By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald Routine agreements between federal agencies and the Hawaii Police Department were postponed over concerns about overreach in illegal immigrationenforcement. At Tuesday’s meeting of the County Council Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, council members discussed a resolution that would continue operational agreementsbetween HPD and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Specifically, those agreements involved DHS’…Read more

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