News Releases

  • Waikoloa Gardens / Jack Hall area evacuation

    This is a public notification and informational handout concerning planned and ongoing investigation and cleanup of unexploded ordnance (UXO) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for work being conducted on Pua Melina Street in the Waikoloa Gardens / Jack Hall Memorial housing development of Waikoloa Village (Area P).
  • Honolulu District Completes Remedial Action at ‘Āhihi-Kina‘u Natural Area Reserve, Kanahena Point, Maui, Hawaii

    FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (Sept. 28, 2018) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Honolulu District (USACE) has completed the final cleanup of unexploded ordnance (UXO) at the Kanahena Point Bombing Target area just north of the southern tip of Maui, a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS). The clean-up was completed more than seven decades since the first U.S. Navy practice artillery rounds landed during World War II.
  • Employee Spotlight: Major Brett Fuller

    Employee Spotlight: Major Brett Fuller. Job Title: Honolulu District USACE Project Manager Project Manager (PM)
  • Employee Spotlight: Justina Vantassel

    Employee Spotlight: Name: Justina Vantassel Job Title: Program Analyst How Long Have You Been At Honolulu District and with USACE? Oct2016; Little Rock District Feb2014-Sep2016 What Is An Interesting Or Unique Fact About You Not Many People Know? Danced Ballet In London What Are Your Hobbies Or Interests? Swimming, Scuba, Snowboard, Traveling
  • Employee Spotlight: Gina Pasqualucci

    Employee Spotlight: Name: Gina PasqualucciJob Title: Chief, Office of Small Business Programs  How long have you been at Honolulu District/USACE?:Started 2 April 2018 almost 6 months Interesting or unique fact about you:  I never climbed the ladder in my career field. I have worked in many areas: legal secretary to put myself through college,
  • Michael F. Wong selected as Environmental Branch Chief

    FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (Sept. 14, 2018) -- Michael F. Wong has been selected as Honolulu District’s new Chief, Environmental Branch, Programs and Project Management Division. Wong previously held the job of Chief, Civil Works Technical Branch in the Engineering and Construction Division at Honolulu District.
  • Honolulu District activates EOC, response teams for storms

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers- Honolulu District activated its Emergency Operation Center Sept. 6, 2018, in support of the response to Typhoon Mangkhut that ravaged the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Hurricane/Tropical Storm Olivia that is heading for landfall in the eastern Hawaiian Islands. USACE is working in partnership with the local, state, and federal response in preparation for Hurricane/Tropical Storm Olivia. USACE has more than 100 personnel engaged and coordinating with local, state and Federal Emergency Management Agency partners on the Hawaiian Islands and CNMI.
  • Safety Outreach for Makapu’u Lighthouse and Rabbit and Kaohekaipu Islands

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District will be sharing safety information about Formerly Used Defense Sites, also known as FUDS, and the 3Rs of Explosives Safety (Recognize, Retreat, Report) for the Makapu’u Lighthouse area and Rabbit and Kaohekaipu Islands. Visitors to the booth will learn how to stay safe on land and in the water if they encounter potential munitions by following the 3Rs. The Honolulu District will be handing out 3Rs safety materials (pictured on back) and children can participate at the coloring station.
  • Public invited to watershed management information meeting in west Maui

    The Honolulu District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), partnering with the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Aquatic Resources, will provide an update on the West Maui Watershed Management Study at the Ridge 2 Reef Initiative (R2R) public meeting Aug. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Center, 198 Fleming Road Lahaina, Hawaii.
  • Honolulu District gets first female commander

    FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (July 20, 2018) -- Lieutenant Col. Kathryn P. Sanborn became the 71st commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District during a change of command ceremony held July 20, on Fort Shafter's Palm Circle parade field.