Hawaii's sixth annual Asia-Pacific Rim Homeland Security Summit & Exposition is completing four days of sharing information among many countries on how to best combat terrorism, surviving an assault on the gathering by a disgruntled congressman. As federal spending increasingly becomes a target, Hawaii should prepare for similar criticism that threatens to isolate Hawaii as a tourist destination and nothing more.

A Hawai'i Army National Guard soldier died Thursday evening during training at Fort Hood, Texas, the Hawai'i Department of Defense announced today. The soldier, assigned to the 29th Infantry Bridage Combat Team, collapsed and died shortly after completing a six-mile run about 7 p.m. in the North Fort Hood Training area.

A male soldier with the Hawaii Army National Guard died Thursday evening at North Fort Hood. The soldier, whose name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification, collapsed shortly after finishing a six-mile run, according to information from the State of Hawaii?s Defense Department.

Inside Transition Magazine's Spring Edition of the Hawaii College & Career Guide: Second Lieutenant Kevin Inoue , a supply officer in the Hawaii Army National Guard, discusses the sacrifices he made, his mentors, challenges he faced and how he chose his current career path.

Gov. Linda Lingle signed into law Thursday a measure that provides vehicle weight tax exemptions for non-commercial vehicles registered to Hawai'i residents who are members of the military, including the National Guard, Coast Guard and reserves.