WHO: Rear Adm. Charles W. Ray, 14th Coast Guard District commander, and Kauai Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. will sign an agreement that sets forth terms by which  Kauai Fire Department, County of Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau, Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu, and Coast Guard Sector Honolulu will coordinate and carry out civil and military search and rescue support.

WHAT: Representatives from the Coast Guard and County of Kauai will sign a memorandum of agreement during a ceremony at city hall to improve search and rescue interoperability on and around Kauai.

WHERE: Kauai Fire Department Headquarters located in the Piikoi Building, Ste. 315, County of Kauai, 4444 Rice St., Suite 235, Lihue, Hawaii.

WHEN: Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Media are asked to arrive 15 minutes early.

Media interested in attending please RSVP with Coast Guard public affairs at 808-535-3230.

WHO: Media are invited aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche to obtain imagery, video and to speak with representatives from the crew.

WHAT: The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, the most technically advanced class of cutter in the Coast Guard, will be open to the media on Coast Guard Base Sand Island. 

WHERE: Coast Guard Base Sand Island, 400 Sand Island Access Rd.

WHEN: March 30, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Media are asked to arrive 15 minutes early and are invited to stay aboard for lunch with the crew. Interviews with the commanding officer will be held during the 8 a.m. availibility. Media arriving at 11 a.m. will have the opportunity to interview members of the crew.

Media interested in touring and conducting interviews aboard the Cutter Waesche on media day please RSVP with Coast Guard public affairs at 808-535-3230.

For more information on the Cutter Waesche visit the following links:
http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/CGCWaesche/

For more information about the National Security Cutter and the Coast Guard's acquisition program, visit the following websites:
http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/nsc/projectdescription.asp
http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/nsc/features.asp
http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/nsc/default.asp

WHO: Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui are scheduled to test their Spilled Oil Recovery System.

WHAT: This is a device used by Coast Guard buoy tenders to assist in the cleanup of an oil spill.

WHERE: The Spilled Oil Recovery System will be tested aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui. The ship is scheduled to deploy just outside the mouth of Honolulu Harbor if weather permits. If weather is not favorable, the crew will conduct the exercise in the turning basin of the harbor.

WHEN: The ship is scheduled to depart Sand Island at 9 a.m. Thursday. Media interested in attending are asked to be at the Sand Island Coast Guard base no later than 8:30 a.m. The point of contact for the media is Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony L. Soto and can be reached at 808-535-3230.

For more information about the Spilled Oil Recovery System, visit:

<http://www.uscg.mil/hq/nsfweb/nsf/nsfcc/ops/ResponseSupport/Equipment/sorsindex.asp>

For more information contact the 14th Coast Guard District public affairs office at 808-535-3230.

WHAT: Coast Guardsmen from Sector Honolulu, Air Station Barbers Point and Station Kauai will join members from Kauai County Fire Dept. for a multi-agency search and rescue exercise to improve coordination, communication and interagency relations.

WHERE: In the vicinity of Nawiliwili Bay, Kauai.

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

WHO: Interviews with Coast Guard subject matter experts will be coordinated for interested media.

For more information, contact the 14th Coast Guard District public affairs office at 808-535-3230.

WHO: Maui resident and Coast Guard Auxiliarist Larry Ankrum.

WHAT: Coast Guard Auxiliarist Larry Ankrum will be presented the Coast Guard Medal of Operational Merit.

WHERE: Station Maui: 233 Maalaea Road, Wailuku, Hawaii 96793

WHEN: 10 a.m., Sept. 30, 2011

Media are invited to attend the ceremony. Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP with the Coast Guard public affairs office at 808-535-3230.

WHO: Members of the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Honolulu Fire Department, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, and Hawaii Sail and Power Squadron.

WHAT: 2011 National Safe Boating Week is upon us. We would like extend an invitation to all media to help us notify the public and remind mariners about safe boating and what they can do to help keep everyone safe on the water. There will be a pre-demonstration for the nationwide “Ready, Set, Inflate” followed by a search and rescue demonstration.

WHERE: Base Support Unit Honolulu, 400 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI

WHEN: May 20, 2011 at 12 p.m. through 2 p.m.

Media interested in attending RSVP with Petty Officer 3^rd Class Angela Henderson at 808-535-3230.

For more information on “Ready, Set, Inflate” national imitative visit the following link: http://www.readysetinflate.com/usa/

WHO: Members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary.

WHAT: A day to promote safe boating to kids and adults. This event is scheduled to include a children’s fishing tournament, water safety tips and a search and rescue demonstration with a Coast Guard helicopter and aircrew.

WHERE: Marina & Outdoor Recreation Center on Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii

WHEN: May 15, 2011 at 10 a.m. through 1 p.m. Alternate date is May 22, 2011, in the event of inclement weather.

Media interested in attending RSVP with Marine Corps public affairs officer Lt. Diann Olson at 808-257-8870.

Who: U.S. Coast Guard and Rotary Club of Kapolei.

What: Members of the media are invited to interview rotary club personnel who have helped gather more than 7,000 books for school in American Samoa and Coast Guard personnel who will be delivering the books and lap tops to American Samoa.

Where: Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, 1 Coral Sea Rd., Kapolei, HI 96707.

When: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 at 1 p.m.
 
Media members who are interested are asked to reply to Petty Officer 3^rd Class Angela Henderson at 808-535-3230. Photos and video will be available upon request.

The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) and the United States Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit, Honolulu, Hawaii wish to notify the general public and interested parties on the ongoing environmental site investigation and cleanup at the former Long Range Navigation (LORAN) station at Cocos Island, Guam.

Date:              February 10, 2011

Time:             6:30 p.m.

Location:      Merizo Senior Citizen Center, Merizo 

Project:

The investigation included assessment of soil, sediment and groundwater from Cocos Island and biota from the vicinity of the Former LORAN Station. This investigation was conducted as a follow-up investigation conducted by Element Environmental, LLC in 2008 and the remediation conducted by Unitek Environmental Guam in 2007. 

Objective:

The primary objective of this project was to further investigate potential PCB contamination in the beach-strand soils and near shore sediments from just east of Dano Park Dock, Merizo

For more information contact Dr. Dennis Mead, environmental protection specialist with the Coast Guard, at 808-535-3464 or Michael O'Mallan, with the Environmental Protection Agency, at 671-475-1637.