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After a confrontation with military police, they were removed from the scene and taken away by bus before the ceremonies began.
"The naming of a B-2 stealth bomber the Spirit of Hawaii is a reprehensible act, insulting to the people of Hawaii who have chosen to live the spirit of Hawaii in aloha," said protest leader Poka Laenui, also known as Hayden Burgess.
Col. Emmett Mitchell, chief of security at Hickam, told the group that Hickam is a closed military facility and political demonstrations are not permitted. The group may be banned from the base for at least a year, one Air Force official said.
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Since the Moanalua clinic began 11/2 years ago, results have been dramatic, says vascular surgeon Peter Schneider.
The number of amputations has been cut in half from 1993 to 1995, although some patients lose toes.
Schneider says loss of eyesight or a limb is the most feared long-term complication from diabetes. Some diabetics have their limbs amputated because of nerve damage and loss of blood flow.
That's when the Navy will join 26,000 Army soldiers and Marines here who have been participating in a Department of Defense field test.
The card could be used for something as simple as whether the sailor is entitled to go to the galley at Marine Corps Base, Kaneohe.
Initial data on the chip will contain only personal information. But as one uses other facilities, such as the Makalapa Clinic, other information such as medical and dental records can be programmed into the chip.
Hawaii soldiers and Marines have been testing it for 18 months.
Lt. Cmdr. Tony Smith, Pacific Fleet program manager, says plans calls for military dependents and civilian employees here to receive the card next year with full implementation to all Department of Defense personnel by the year 2001.
By Star-Bulletin staff
Two men, 22 and 32, were in the home at 3300 Harding Ave. at 10:42 p.m. when the shots rang out. It was not known whether the shooter drove or was on foot.
A motive for the shooting is unknown. The occupants told police they had no idea why the home was targeted.
Some shell casings from a large-caliber handgun were recovered at the home, police said.