According to PTA officials, DU only aerosolizes at temperatures much higher than those produced by brush or range fires.

Proponents of exempting Hawaiʻi from the domestic build requirement say it would create a larger market and foster greater competition in ocean shipping for the noncontiguous trades.

The measure is a result of an incident in which U.S. State Department special agent Christopher Deedy fatally shot Kollin Elderts in Waikiki while intoxicated.

As of yesterday, both houses of the state legislature have passed resolutions urging President Obama to support Taiwan's entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership.