Tag: Hawaii

U.S. and Chinese military officials meet in Hawaii amid heightened tension

Military representatives from U.S. Indo-Pacifichap Command, the U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Pacific Air Forces met with their Chinese counterparts in Hawaii this week for the first substantial operator-level talks between the adversaries in more than two years. The Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) Working Group meeting comes amid heightened tension between Washington and Beijing […]

Hawaii Rocked by Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves in nearby towns but not immediately prompting reports of serious damage. No tsunami was expected. The earthquake, which the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported as magnitude 6.3, was centered […]