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  • March

    WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii (Jan. 18, 2019) -- New Schofield Barracks Area Engineer Jean McAninch (center left) listens as Todd Barnes (second from left), Honolulu District's Chief of Engineering & Construction, discusses the overall construction layout plans for the Combat Aviation Brigade Phase 1 construction project to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Director of Military Programs Senior Executive Lloyd Caldwell (center right).

    McAninch selected as Schofield Barracks Area Engineer

    Jean McAninch has been selected to serve as the Schofield Barracks Area Engineer, Schofield Barracks Area Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Honolulu District. As the Schofield Barracks Area Engineer, she will oversee critical construction programs such as the Kunia Station Tunnel renovation work (National Security Agency) and the Hawaii Infrastructure Readiness Initiative (HIRI).
  • Robyn Au has recently been selected to serve as the Honolulu District’s Chief Counsel. Au most recently was serving as the District’s Acting Chief Counsel, following the departure of former Chief Counsel Shivaun White in 2018. Robyn has previously served as Assistant Division Counsel for Pacific Ocean Division (POD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she focused on contracts, labor and employment law. Au has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Criminology) from Indiana State University and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is admitted to practice in the State of Hawaii and admitted to the United States Supreme Court Bar.

    Robyn Au selected as Honolulu District Chief Counsel

    Robyn Au has recently been selected to serve as the Honolulu District’s Chief Counsel. Au becomes responsible for a staff of six, as well as the oversight and delivery of legal services for execution of District’s missions, including the military, civil works, environmental and regulatory programs. The Office of Counsel also gives guidance and advice in matters of contract/procurement law, fiscal law, personnel and labor law, ethics, real estate law, and Freedom of Information Act.

  • February

    Honolulu District U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Kristen Rowe, Kwajalein Atoll Resident Office Project Engineer recently volunteered for the post-earthquake assessments in cold and snowy Alaska supporting the Alaska District. Rowe said when she is stateside she enjoys activities like skiing, hiking, and rock climbing but now that she lives on an island her activities have shifted towards more water-based sports like scuba diving, underwater photography, deep sea fishing, and surfing.

    Employee Spotlight: Kristen Rowe

    Employee Spotlight Kristen Rowe Project Engineer, Honolulu District USACE Kwajalein Atoll Resident Office
  • Honolulu District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Executive Support Professional Vicky Cummings recently arrived to Honolulu District after spending almost 10 years with Tulsa District, Southwest Division. Cummings career path and experience is mostly in the administrative field but during her deployments she worse several hats making her realize her personal strengths.

    Employee Spotlight: Vicky Cummings

    Honolulu District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Employee Spotlight: Vicky Cummings

  • January

    Employee Spotlight: Shannon Sauter Job Title: Honolulu District Quality Management Chief/ Training Coordinator

    Employee Spotlight: Shannon Sauter

    Employee Spotlight: Shannon Sauter Job Title: Honolulu District Quality Management Chief/ Training Coordinator

  • November

    Chief of Safety and Occupational Health at Honolulu District USACE, Jeff Cochran has more than 17 years with Honolulu District and chose his career path because he is passionate about people impacting lives daily.

    Employee Spotlight:Jeff Cochran

    Employee Spotlight: Name: Jeff Cochran Job Title: Chief, Safety and Occupational Health

  • October

    HONOLULU, Hawaii (Oct. 16, 2018) -- Honolulu District Environmental Branch Chief Michael Wong (center right) explains some of the nuances of the Ala Wai Watershed to USACE enterprise personnel during a field trip to the Ala Wai Charette hosted by Honolulu District included a site visit to Tantalus, Manoa Stream, Waiakeakua, Kanewai Field, Pukele Streams, and the Ala Wai Canal during the three-day Ala Wai Watershed Flood Mitigation Design Charrette

    Army Corps of Engineers completes Ala Wai Flood Risk Mitigation Project design charrette

    By Dino W. Buchanan, Honolulu District Public Affairs HONOLULU, Hawaii (Oct. 17, 2018) -- The U.S.
  • Schofield Barracks

    Honolulu District awards $320.2M in FY18 contracts in Hawaii, Pacific region

    FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (Oct. 12, 2018) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District recently completed a very successful Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) during which 454 contract actions were awarded totaling $320,284,102.
  • Recognize, retreat and report are key actions to take if you encounter any items that look like munitions.

    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).
  • Department of Defense 3Rs Safety

    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.