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  • MIL-OSI: NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Executives to Present at the ArcStone – Kingswood Growth Summit 2024

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Senior Company leaders will participate in a panel discussion highlighting the energy transition on September 26th, 2024.

    New York, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” of “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear energy and technology company focused on developing portable, clean energy solutions, today announced that several senior executives will participate in a panel discussion at the ArcStone-Kingswood Growth Summit 2024, taking place in Toronto Canada on September 26, 2024.

    The ArcStone-Kingswood Growth Summit 2024 will offer exclusive access to insightful sessions and expert-led panels on listing and cross-listing companies. Investors will have the opportunity to engage with executive management from both private and public companies across a range of high-growth sectors, including Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Energy, and more.

    NANO Nuclear will take part in a panel discussion titled “Traditional Energy & Energy Transition” on September 26th. This session will be moderated by Jack Bensimon, Managing Partner, ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp.

    “It is a pleasure for us to participate in this cross border growth summit,” said Jay Yu, Founder and Chairman of NANO Nuclear Energy. “We are passionate in our mission to revolutionize the way industries around the world utilize nuclear energy. The Growth Summit in Toronto will continue our international reach, as well as discuss how advanced nuclear solutions can reshape the energy landscape in Canada. I am delighted to attend and look forward to our panel discussion, which will be an informative and exciting feature of the day.”

    Figure 1 – NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. to Participate in an ArcStone-Kingswood Growth Summit 2024 Panel Discussion Titled “Traditional Energy & Energy Transition.”

    The event will showcase over 30 public and private companies from around the world, with more than 400 institutional investors, family offices, retail wealth advisors, high net worth individuals, and industry professionals expected to attend. The conference will include corporate presentations, panel discussions, one-on-one investor meetings, cocktail receptions, and an invitation-only VIP dinner, bridging the gap between Canadian and U.S. capital markets, and offering a platform for companies to highlight their growth potential and connect with key investors.

    “I am delighted to see NANO Nuclear take part in this year’s ArcStone – Kingswood Growth Summit,” said James Walker, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Reactor Development of NANO Nuclear Energy. “NANO Nuclear is dedicated to innovation, like our proprietary microreactors and ancillary business lines, for the wider nuclear energy industry. Events like this are essential, as they provide a platform for business leaders and stakeholders to collaborate on addressing the challenges of today and planning for tomorrow.”

    About NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc.

    NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) is an advanced technology-driven nuclear energy company seeking to become a commercially focused, diversified, and vertically integrated company across four business lines: (i) cutting edge portable microreactor technology, (ii) nuclear fuel fabrication, (iii) nuclear fuel transportation and (iv) nuclear industry consulting services. NANO Nuclear believes it is the first portable nuclear microreactor company to be listed publicly in the U.S.

    Led by a world-class nuclear engineering team, NANO Nuclear’s products in technical development are “ZEUS”, a solid core battery reactor, and “ODIN”, a low-pressure coolant reactor, each representing advanced developments in clean energy solutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear microreactors.

    Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc. (AFT), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is led by former executives from the largest transportation company in the world aiming to build a North American transportation company that will provide commercial quantities of HALEU fuel to small modular reactors, microreactor companies, national laboratories, military, and DOE programs. Through NANO Nuclear, AFT is the exclusive licensee of a patented high-capacity HALEU fuel transportation basket developed by three major U.S. national nuclear laboratories and funded by the Department of Energy. Assuming development and commercialization, AFT is expected to form part of the only vertically integrated nuclear fuel business of its kind in North America.

    HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the future development of a domestic source for a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel fabrication pipeline for NANO Nuclear’s own microreactors as well as the broader advanced nuclear reactor industry.

    For more corporate information please visit: https://NanoNuclearEnergy.com/

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    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

    This news release and statements of NANO Nuclear’s management in connection with this news release or related events contain or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements mean statements related to future events, which may impact our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “potential”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would” or “may” and other words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this news release and represent management’s current views and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, events or results and involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control. For NANO Nuclear, particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following: (i) risks related to our U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) nuclear fuel manufacturing submission and the development of new or advanced technology, including difficulties with design and testing, cost overruns, development of competitive technology, (ii) our ability to obtain contracts and funding to be able to continue operations, (iii) risks related to uncertainty regarding our ability to technologically develop and commercially deploy a competitive advanced nuclear reactor technology, (iv) risks related to the impact of government regulation and policies including by the DOE and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including those associated with the recently enacted ADVANCE Act, and (v) similar risks and uncertainties associated with the business of a start-up business operating a highly regulated industry. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release. These factors may not constitute all factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in any forward-looking statement, and the NANO Nuclear therefore encourages investors to review other factors that may affect future results in its filings with the SEC, which are available for review at http://www.sec.gov and at https://ir.nanonuclearenergy.com/financial-information/sec-filings. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a predictor of actual results. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this news release, except as required by law.

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  • MIL-OSI: IMPACT Silver to Present at the Battery and Precious Metals Virtual Investor Conference October 1st

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IMPACT Silver Corp. (IPT:TSX.V, ISVLF:OTCQB, IKL:FRA), based in Vancouver, BC, focused on silver and zinc exploration and production, today announced that Steven Gold, will present live at the Battery and Precious Metals Virtual Investor Conference, hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com, on October 1st 2024.

    DATE: October 1st
    TIME: 11:00 AM ET
    LINK: https://bit.ly/3z584tW
    Available for 1×1 meetings: September 30, October 1 and October 2, 2024

    This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time. If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an archived webcast will also be made available after the event.

    It is recommended that online investors pre-register and run the online system check to expedite participation and receive event updates.  

    Learn more about the event at http://www.virtualinvestorconferences.com.

    IMPACT Silver Corp. (TSXV:IPT, OTCQB:ISVLF) is a successful intermediate mineral producer and explorer with three mining projects in Mexico.

    Royal Mines of Zacualpan Silver-Gold District: IMPACT owns 100% of the 211 km2 Zacualpan project in central Mexico where four underground silver mines and one open pit mine feed the central 500 tpd Guadalupe processing plant. To the south, the Capire Project includes a 200 tpd processing pilot plant adjacent to an open pit silver mine with an NI 43-101 inferred mineral resource of over 4.5 million oz silver, 48 million lbs zinc and 21 million lbs lead (see IMPACT news release dated January 18, 2016, for details and QP statement). Company engineers are reviewing Capire for a potential restart of operations to leverage improving commodity prices. Over the past 18 years, IMPACT has developed multiple exploration zones into commercial production and has produced over 12 million ounces of silver, generating revenue more than $271 million, with no long-term debt.

    Plomosas Zinc-Lead-Silver District: Plomosas is a high-grade zinc producer in northern Mexico with exceptional exploration upside potential. The Company recently restarted mining operations and is expected to reach design capacity production levels over the next six months. Exploration potential at Plomosas is exceptional where only 600m of the 6 km-long structure have seen modern exploration. This is in addition to other exploration targets on the 3,019-hectare property including untested copper-gold targets with indications of high-grade material from surface. Regionally, Plomosas lies in the same mineral belt as some of the largest carbonate replacement deposits in the world.

    About Virtual Investor Conferences®
    Virtual Investor Conferences (VIC) is the leading proprietary investor conference series that provides an interactive forum for publicly traded companies to seamlessly present directly to investors.

    Providing a real-time investor engagement solution, VIC is specifically designed to offer companies more efficient investor access. Replicating the components of an on-site investor conference, VIC offers companies enhanced capabilities to connect with investors, schedule targeted one-on-one meetings and enhance their presentations with dynamic video content. Accelerating the next level of investor engagement, Virtual Investor Conferences delivers leading investor communications to a global network of retail and institutional investors.

    CONTACTS:
    Jerry Huang
    Chief Financial Officer
    jerry@impactsilver.com

    Virtual Investor Conferences
    John M. Viglotti
    SVP Corporate Services, Investor Access
    OTC Markets Group
    (212) 220-2221
    johnv@otcmarkets.com

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Category 3 Hurricane Helene nears landfall, disrupts energy infrastructure

    Source: US Energy Information Administration

    In-brief analysis

    September 26, 2024

    As of 8:00 a.m. eastern time on September 26, Hurricane Helene was expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle late Thursday with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour, creating the potential for significant disruptions to energy infrastructure. Hurricane Helene is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States this hurricane season. The other three named storms that made landfall so far this hurricane season (Beryl, Debby, and Francine) were either Category 1 or 2 hurricanes.

    Hurricane Helene’s forecasted path toward the Florida Big Bend coast takes it away from the most prolific oil and natural gas-producing areas near Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

    However, trade press reports indicate that earlier in the week multiple companies including bp, Chevron, Equinor, and Shell evacuated staff at offshore oil platforms and paused some production in the Gulf of Mexico. Data compiled by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) indicate that 29% of oil production (511,000 barrels per day) and 17% of natural gas production (313 million cubic feet per day) on offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico were shut in as of 12:30 p.m. eastern time on September 25. Personnel have been evacuated from 17 production platforms, nearly 5% of the 371 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

    The U.S. Coast Guard reports several ports along the Gulf Coast are closed. Inbound and outbound vessel traffic to Port Tampa Bay, where over 17 million tons of petroleum- and natural gas-related products move through in a typical year, has ceased. The duration of the port closures and impacts from Hurricane Helene on trade movements for petroleum and natural gas remain uncertain.

    High winds, flooding, and storm surge from Hurricane Helene might affect energy infrastructure such as power plants as well as power transmission and distribution lines. Utilities in Florida are preparing for high volumes of power outages.

    To help analysts assess potential energy-related storm effects, EIA maintains energy disruption maps that display energy infrastructure and real-time storm information.

    Principal contributor: Matthew French

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Department of Defense Awards $12.9 Million to Increase Production of Active Materials for Lithium Iron Phosphate Cathodes

    Source: United States Department of Defense

    The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today a $12.9 million award via the Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) program to Nano One Materials Corp. (Nano One). The award will help optimize and increase Nano One’s production of active materials for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathodes at its Candiac, Québec and Burnaby, British Columbia facilities.

    The effort, which uses funds appropriated by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), directly bolsters the National Defense Industrial Strategy’s objective to expand support for domestic production of critical materials in key supply chains, as well as the IRA’s goals of increasing domestic energy production and promoting clean energy. Canada has been considered a “domestic source” for DPA funds since 1992.

    “Shoring up domestic production capabilities across key nodes of the large-capacity battery supply chain is essential for meeting growing battery demands,” said Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (ASD(IBP)). “This award is another important advance towards increasing the availability of safer, lower-cost, and longer-lasting battery materials, which will strengthen U.S. national security.”

    “Canadian businesses are seizing job-creating opportunities delivering secure and reliable supplies of critical minerals to our allies, while building up the North American battery supply chain,” said Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Canada. “Today’s announcement at the Nano One facility in Candiac, Quebec, further cements Canada’s place as a reliable global supplier in sustainable battery production with our American partners while complementing over CAD $20 million in investments and support by the Government of Canada. We will continue to advance collaboration with the United States, including through the Energy Transformation Task Force and the Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration.”

    With these funds, Nano One will demonstrate commercial-scale production of LFP cathode active materials, critical precursors in the large-capacity battery supply chain. LFP has considerable advantages for military applications, including high-power, advantageous safety characteristics, and a high cycle life. Additionally, all LFP inputs can eventually be sourced in North America, further reducing reliance on foreign sources.

    This is the latest of 60 awards made by the DPAI program across multiple areas, totaling $602 million since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024. DPAI is overseen by the OASD(IBP)’s Manufacturing Capability Expansion, and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) directorate.

    For more information on MCEIP, please visit: https://www.businessdefense.gov/ibr/mceip/index.html

    About the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (OASD(IBP))

    The OASD(IBP) works with domestic and international partners to forge and sustain a robust, secure, and resilient industrial base enabling the warfighter, now and in the future.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Amanda Dory Meeting With Israel Ministry of Defense Director General Eyal Zamir

    Source: United States Department of Defense

    Pentagon Spokesman LtCol Garron Garn, USMC, provided the following readout:

    The Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (A/USDP), Ms. Amanda Dory, met with Israel Ministry of Defense Director General (DG) Eyal Zamir at the Pentagon, September 25.

    A/USDP Dory reinforced the Administration’s enduring support for Israel’s security.  She and DG Zamir discussed the range of threats faced by Israel and the importance of pursuing diplomatic solutions essential for lasting security.  DG Zamir thanked A/USDP Dory for the support provided by the United States.  The leaders exchanged views on Israel’s ongoing operations against Hamas and Lebanese Hizballah, the need to release all hostages in Gaza immediately, and the imperative to minimize harm to civilians in conflict zones.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: UConn Firsts: First Day of Classes – Sept. 28, 1881

    Source: US State of Connecticut

    Editor’s Note: This is the inaugural post in a new series called UConn Firsts, celebrating noteworthy students, faculty, milestones, and moments from across the history of the University of Connecticut. 

    The UConn of today – with its 14 schools and colleges, more than 30,000 students, and degrees in more than 125 majors – was probably hard to imagine on that distant September morning when 11 students, all male, began the first day of classes at what was then known as Storrs Agricultural School. Within short order, women began attending class, the curriculum expanded, and the little school in Mansfield was well on its way to becoming one of the great public universities in the country, thereby answering the question posed in an editorial that September by the Hartford Courant: “What is the Storrs Farm School to be? Lots of people are curious to know. In general terms it will be what the genius of the people of Connecticut pleases to make it.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: UConn Health’s Human Subjects Protection Program Earns AAHRPP Reaccreditation

    Source: US State of Connecticut

    UConn Health’s Human Subjects Protection Program (HSPP) has earned reaccreditation from the Association of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP). AAHRPP is an independent, non-profit accrediting body created to ensure that HRPPs across the nation meet rigorous standards in their policies, procedures, practices, and protections. 

    “AAHRPP is the gold standard,” says Michael Centola, associate vice president for research integrity at UConn Health. “As programs, we are required to abide by regulations. This accreditation shows that our program meets standards that are higher than what is required.”  

    HSPP oversees all research at UConn Health involving human subjects and their data. This broad range of activity includes clinical, bio-medical, social-behavioral, and retrospective research; clinical trials for drugs or devices; psychiatric research; research involving children; industry-sponsored evaluation of investigational drugs; internally funded research initiated by faculty; and two institutional review boards (IRBs).  

    AAHRPP reaccreditation is a lengthy, multi-step process much like what hospitals undergo to be reaccredited. A lot of preparation goes into the submission process, which takes about two years, says HSPP administrative manager Julia Blair.  

    The first phase includes a self-evaluation of all procedures and the preparation of a roughly 1,000–page application document, which Blair’s office submitted in June 2023. A site visit by AAHRPP followed in March 2024, during which evaluators talked to researchers and research staff.  

    “It’s a lot of folks participating in our process and contributing to our success in this effort,” Blair says.  “It’s a team effort.”  

    Anything flagged by evaluators must be addressed. But, in the case of UConn Health, no concerns were noted. In fact, the AAHRPP report held up the UConn Health HSPP as an example of how things should be done, noting a long list of strengths that included engaging with community-based organizations, consultations between researchers and the community about potential research projects, and use of surveys and other instruments to ensure that researchers were meeting the communities’ requests and needs.  

    “What that says is that UConn Health takes the protection of human subjects very seriously,” says Centola. “Institutions accredited by AAHRPP must have systems in place for participants, recording requirements, outreach and education for participants, and even conflict of interest committees — guardrails to ensure that anyone with a conflict of interest is appropriately managed.”   

    Stakeholders include faculty, staff, IRB members, and members of the Scientific Review and Conflicts of Interest Committees, Office of Clinical and Translational Research Services, Sponsored Program Services, Research Pharmacy and Research Safety, and many others.   

    Centola praised Blair and her team for driving the many steps of the reaccreditation process to a successful conclusion. Issued in June, the final report from AAHRPP grants UConn Health HSPP full reaccreditation for five years. The program received its first three-year accreditation in 2006 through the leadership of then-HSPP director Dr. Richard Simon and has consistently achieved five-year reaccreditations in the years since.  

    “Dr. Simon guided us all those years,” says Blair. “Given his commitment to high standards, we were not surprised our program successfully attained reaccreditation once again.” 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: UConn 4-H’s Teen Council Provides Youth with Statewide Leadership Experience

    Source: US State of Connecticut

    A host of research studies have found that youth with leadership experience have advantages later in life, including cognitive ability, salary, and gender equity. UConn 4-H, which is a program administered by UConn Extension, understands how important leadership experience is, and its programs assist youth in acquiring leadership experience, along with knowledge, and life skills.

    Nationally, 4-H uses the thriving model to help youth with developmental and long-term outcomes. Programming opportunities include community clubs, individual projects, after-school programs, and camps, among others.

    UConn 4-H’s State Teen Council works to educate and enhance 4-H in Connecticut through statewide activities, civic engagement, and facilitating programs that occur at the club, county, and state levels. The Teen Council consists of two youths from each of Connecticut’s eight counties. Council members meet monthly and conduct community service, leadership, and civic engagement activities for UConn 4-H members statewide to build leadership, community, and connection among the county 4-H programs.

    UConn 4-H youth participate in Citizenship Day activities. (Contributed photo)

    Rylee Judson of Tolland joined UConn 4-H at age seven after visiting the 4-H fair. She is currently a member of the UConn 4-H Teen Council, serves on the Tolland County 4-H Fair Board, and is a member of the Paca Pals 4-H Club, a club devoted to alpacas.

    During Judson’s 10 years as a 4-H member, she’s shown alpacas, had a poultry project, and this year she had a small engine project too.

    “Being able to bond with the alpaca and almost train them is rewarding,” Judson says. “They listen to you once you make a bond.”

    The 4-H model helps youth progressively build upon their experiences and offers teens regional and national opportunities. Youth work together at national events on issues affecting their communities, while also gaining valuable leadership and civic engagement experiences.

    Judson represented UConn 4-H at Citizenship Washington Focus and was one of four delegates from Connecticut at the National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C., this past April. In November, she’s attending the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta.

    “It’s so amazing being able to connect with people from throughout the United States and America Samoa too and seeing their beliefs and what 4-H means to them,” Judson says.

    The Teen Council helps plan state 4-H programs, including Citizenship Day, held each April in Hartford. This year, the Council presented a community-building workshop on civic engagement for attendees and a leadership workshop for UConn 4-H members at the UConn Storrs campus where youth participated in mock meetings.

    “Teen councils are vital for empowering young leaders and enhancing the impact of 4-H in our communities,” says Maryann Fusco-Rollins, an assistant extension educator in 4-H and youth development. “In 2019, I was first approached about starting a UConn 4-H Teen Council by two 4-H members who had recently returned from several national trips. They recognized the potential for a teen council in Connecticut, inspired by what they had seen in other states. Together, we worked with the UConn 4-H team to bring this vision to life.”

    The Teen Council’s initiatives and role help ensure the youth voice is present and drives programming, creating authentic programs that address the needs and current issues youth members are facing.

    “This is my first year in Teen Council; I want to build my leadership and public speaking skills, connect counties, and pass that on to younger 4-Hers so they can get involved,” Judson says.

    The Teen Council is once again offering leadership workshops and community service projects statewide. Past initiatives include trail and county cleanups. Overall, the Teen Council members want more youth seeking offices in their clubs and on the county fair associations. Judson believes that her involvement has helped her with forming connections and relating to others, skills that will also help as she pursues a nursing career.

    “You can make lifelong friends in 4-H and have so many great experiences,” Judson says. “4-H is unique from other youth organizations because it gives youth the opportunity to learn life skills in agriculture, public speaking, and leadership, and have the power and a voice in their club or county.”

    Selection is underway for UConn 4-H’s Teen Council for the 2024-2025 academic year. To become involved as a youth or adult volunteer, visit the UConn 4-H website.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: DLNR News Release – NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CURB INVASIVE COQUI ON OʻAHU

    Source: US State of Hawaii

    DLNR News Release – NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CURB INVASIVE COQUI ON OʻAHU

    Posted on Sep 25, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

     

    DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

     

    JOSH GREEN, M.D.
     GOVERNOR

     

    DAWN CHANG
     CHAIRPERSON

     

     

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    September 25, 2024

     

    NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CURB INVASIVE COQUI ON OʻAHU

    Drones will control frogs found at higher elevations in the Koʻolau Mountains

      

    (HONOLULU) – Invasive coqui frogs have been found at higher elevations than previous infestations on Oʻahu. The Department of Agriculture confirmed in June, following a report from a citizen, the distinctive chirp of the coqui roughly 200 meters below the summit of Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail on the leeward side of the mountains. Surveys were subsequently performed by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), and the Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC).

     

    It is estimated that 13 acres of forest are infested below the Kuliʻouʻou summit on the leeward side. The new infestation site presents several logistical challenges for response efforts. The remote location, steep slopes inaccessible by foot and highly variable weather, prevent crews from using a traditional hose-based spray system to deliver a non-toxic citric food additive mixed with water used to control the frogs.

     

    DOFAW field staffers are planning to use drone technology to apply the citric treatment at these higher elevations. Aloha ʻĀina Drones, a Hilo-based operation specializing in agricultural and conservation drone applications, is contracted to do the work.

     

    In Hawaiʻi, coqui reach densities much higher than in their native Puerto Rico. Their loud calls disturb residents and the invasive frogs have large impacts on local insect communities. Coqui are now widespread on Hawaiʻi Island and are targets of control efforts on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu and Maui.

     

    To date, the frogs have not been detected at lower elevations on the leeward side of the Koʻolau Mountains. Kuliʻouʻou residents and hikers on the Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail and Kuliʻouʻou Valley Trail are encouraged to listen for frog calls. Pest reports can be submitted online at 643pest.org or by calling the 643-PEST telephone hotline. Staff from DOFAW and OISC will be present at the October 2, 2024 meeting of the Kuliʻouʻou Neighborhood Board to share information and answer questions about this project.

     

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    RESOURCES 

    (All images/video courtesy: DLNR) 

     

    HD Video – Waimānalo Coqui Frog Eradication (May 16, 2022):

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    Photographs – Coqui Frog Eradication Oʻahu (May 2022):

    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/0fcd8b4vp1ef9xppjpupn/APqEluEA1r1n21JX5Lg7XhY?rlkey=iqz60cfjk726dcvn0x4tn36dc&st=4mj0y3cp&dl=0

     

    643pest.org Online pest reporting: https://www.643pest.org/

     

    Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council – Coqui Frogs: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/coqui-frog/

     

     

     

    Media Contact: 

    Ryan Aguilar

    Communications Specialist

    Hawaiʻi Dept. of Land and Natural Resources

    808-587-0396

    [email protected]

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Governor Newsom requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to support communities recovering from Park and Borel fires

    Source: US State of California 2

    Sep 25, 2024

    SACRAMENTO – Moving to support the ongoing recovery from July wildfires in Kern, Butte and Tehama counties, Governor Gavin Newsom has requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to further assist recovery efforts in communities impacted by the Park and Borel fires.  

    These wildfires both ignited on July 24, 2024, in connection with an extreme heat event in California. The Park Fire burned 429,603 acres, destroyed 709 structures and became the fourth largest wildfire in California history. The Borel Fire burned 59,288 acres and destroyed 223 structures, including the town of Havilah.

    The Major Disaster Declaration request includes FEMA Individual Assistance and Hazard Mitigation programs, as well as U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loans and U.S. Department of Agriculture Emergency Loans for residents and businesses affected in Butte, Tehama and Kern counties. 

    A copy of the Major Disaster Declaration request can be found here. 

    “Many Californians are still feeling the impacts of the devastating Park and Borel fires, and this additional federal assistance would help further their ongoing recovery efforts. I thank the Biden-Harris Administration for their consideration and continued partnership and support for our state.”

    Governor Gavin Newsom

    “These communities impacted by the Park and Borel fires have been hit particularly hard. Butte County has seen multiple disasters including the 2018 Camp Fire which became the deadliest and most destructive fire in our state’s history,” said Cal OES Director Nancy Ward.   

    California previously secured federal Fire Management Assistance Grants to support the response to the Borel Fire as well as the response to the Park Fire in Tehama County and in Butte County. Governor Newsom visited and was briefed by federal, state and local officials at the Borel Fire Incident Command Post and the Park Fire Incident Command Post in July. He proclaimed a state of emergency in Butte and Tehama counties due to the Park Fire and in Kern County to support the response to the Borel Fire.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Governor Newsom issues legislative update 9.25.24

    Source: US State of California 2

    Sep 25, 2024

    SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills:

    • AB 1785 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) – California Public Records Act.
    • AB 1864 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – Pesticides: agricultural use near schoolsites: notification and reporting.
    • AB 1868 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) – Property taxation: assessments: affordable housing.
    • AB 1874 by Assemblymember Kate Sanchez (R-Rancho Santa Margarita) – Crimes: disorderly conduct.
    • AB 1904 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Transit buses: yield right-of-way sign.
    • AB 1921 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) – Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
    • AB 1979 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Doxing Victims Recourse Act.
    • AB 2005 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – California State University: faculty and employee housing.
    • AB 2143 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – Fairs.
    • AB 2251 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – Graduation requirements: local requirements: exemptions.
    • AB 2257 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) – Local government: property-related water and sewer fees and assessments: remedies.
    • AB 2300 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) – Medical devices: Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).
    • AB 2317 by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D-Elk Grove) – Child day care facilities: anaphylactic policy.
    • AB 2340 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) – Medi-Cal: EPSDT services: informational materials.
    • AB 2350 by Assemblymember Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) – Open meetings: school boards: emergencies: notifications by email.
    • AB 2353 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Property taxation: welfare exemption: delinquent payments: interest and penalties.
    • AB 2427 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) – Electric vehicle charging stations: permitting: curbside charging.
    • AB 2455 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Whistleblower protection: state and local government procedures.
    • AB 2462 by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) – Public Utilities Commission: written reports: energy.
    • AB 2534 by Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Modesto) – Certificated employees: disclosures: egregious misconduct.
    • AB 2552 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) – Pesticides: anticoagulant rodenticides.
    • AB 2597 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Planning and zoning: revision of housing element: regional housing need allocation appeals: Southern California Association of Governments.
    • AB 2661 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) – Electricity: Westlands Water District.
    • AB 2698 by Assemblymember Tri Ta (R-Westminster) – Route 405: Little Saigon Freeway.
    • AB 2750 by Assemblymember James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) – Electricity: procurement: generation from biomass.
    • AB 2803 by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) – Campaign expenditures: criminal convictions: fees and costs.
    • AB 2832 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Economic development: international trade and investment.
    • AB 2847 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) – Electrical and gas corporations: capital expenditures: request for authorization or recovery.
    • AB 2875 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) – Wetlands: state policy.
    • AB 2897 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – Property tax: welfare exemption: community land trusts.
    • AB 2922 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) – Economic development: capital investment incentive programs.
    • AB 2968 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – School safety and fire prevention: fire hazard severity zones: comprehensive school safety plans: communication and evacuation plans.
    • AB 3007 by Assemblymember Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) – California Environmental Quality Act: record of environmental documents: format.
    • AB 3024 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Civil rights.
    • AB 3198 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) – Joint powers agreements: retail electric services.
    • AB 3251 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Accountancy.
    • AB 3252 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Shorthand court reporters: sunset: certification.
    • AB 3253 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists: licensees: professional land surveyors: surveying practices: monuments and corner accessories.
    • AB 3254 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Endowment care cemeteries: reporting.
    • AB 3255 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Vocational nursing and psychiatric technicians: sunset: licensure.
    • SB 347 by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) – Subdivision Map Act: exemption: hydrogen fueling stations and electric vehicle charging stations.
    • SB 632 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – Vehicles: off-highway recreation: Red Rock Canyon State Park.
    • SB 739 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) – Construction manager at-risk construction contracts: City of Elk Grove: zoo project.
    • SB 909 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) – Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program.
    • SB 941 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) – California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: scoping plan: industrial sources of emissions.
    • SB 974 by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) – Lithium Extraction Tax: fund distribution.
    • SB 1006 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) – Electricity: transmission capacity: reconductoring and grid-enhancing technologies.
    • SB 1099 by Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach) – Newborn screening: genetic diseases: blood samples collected.
    • SB 1140 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – Enhanced infrastructure financing district.
    • SB 1142 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley/Burbank) – Electrical and gas corporations: restoration and termination of services.
    • SB 1146 by Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) – Mortgages.
    • SB 1221 by Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) – Gas corporations: ceasing service: priority neighborhood decarbonization zones.
    • SB 1270 by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) – Department of Food and Agriculture: farm products: licenses and complaints: fees.
    • SB 1313 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) – Vehicle equipment: driver monitoring defeat devices.
    • SB 1328 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) – Elections.
    • SB 1371 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) – Alcoholic beverage control: proof of age.
    • SB 1418 by Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) – Hydrogen-fueling stations: expedited review.
    • SB 1420 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – Hydrogen production facilities: certification and environmental review.
    • SB 1425 by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) – Oil revenue: Oil Trust Fund.

    The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

    • AB 99 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – Department of Transportation: state roads and highways: integrated pest management. A veto message can be found here.
    • AB 718 by Assemblymember Tri Ta (R-Westminster) – Veterans: mental health. A veto message can be found here.
    • AB 828 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – Sustainable groundwater management: managed wetlands. A veto message can be found here.
    • AB 1975 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) – Medi-Cal: medically supportive food and nutrition interventions. A veto message can be found here.
    • AB 2734 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – Agriculture: Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995. A veto message can be found here.
    • AB 2757 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) – Southeast California Economic Region. A veto message can be found here.
    • AB 2899 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – General acute care hospitals: licensed nurse-to-patient ratios. A veto message can be found here.
    • AB 2903 by Assemblymember Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) – Homelessness. A veto message can be found here.
    • AB 3263 by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) – Electrical corporations: financing orders. A veto message can be found here.
    • SB 26 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) – Mental health professions: CARE Scholarship Program. A veto message can be found here.
    • SB 37 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities Housing Stability Act. A veto message can be found here.
    • SB 366 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – The California Water Plan: long-term supply targets. A veto message can be found here.
    • SB 954 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley/Burbank) – Sexual health. A veto message can be found here.
    • SB 1020 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) – Law enforcement agency regulations: shooting range targets. A veto message can be found here.
    • SB 1050 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) – California American Freedmen Affairs Agency: racially motivated eminent domain. A veto message can be found here.
    • SB 1058 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) – Peace officers: injury or illness: leaves of absence. A veto message can be found here.
    • SB 1337 by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) – Elections: form of petitions. A veto message can be found here.

    For full text of the bills, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.

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    Source: US State of California 2

    Sep 25, 2024

    SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:

    Fidencio Guzman, of Imperial, has been appointed Warden at Centinela State Prison, where he has served as Acting Warden since 2023, was Chief Deputy Warden from 2021 to 2023 and was Correctional Administrator from 2018 to 2021. Guzman held several positions at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison from 2009 to 2018, including Correctional Administrator, Captain, Correctional Counselor II Specialist and Lieutenant. He was a Sergeant at Centinela State Prison from 2006 to 2009. Guzman served as a First Lieutenant in the California Army National Guard from 2002 to 2009. He was a Correctional Counselor I at Calipatria State Prison from 2003 to 2004, where he was a Correctional Officer from 1999 to 2003 and 2004 to 2006. Guzman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University, San Diego. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $193,524. Guzman is a Republican. 

    Edward Borla, of Paso Robles, has been appointed Warden at the Correctional Training Facility, where he has served as Acting Warden since 2023. Borla was Correctional Administrator at Salinas Valley State Prison from 2015 to 2023. He was a Captain at the Correctional Training Facility from 2012 to 2015. Borla was a Correctional Lieutenant at Avenal State Prison from 2008 to 2012. He held multiple positions at California Men’s Colony from 1997 to 2008, including Correctional Sergeant, Correctional Lieutenant and Correctional Officer. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $193,524. Borla is a Republican.

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    Source: US State of Hawaii

    2024-41 ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ APPLAUDS HAWAIʻI SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDING PROHIBITION OF SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS ON AGRICULTURAL LANDS

    Posted on Sep 25, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

    DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

    KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA

    JOSH GREEN, M.D.

    GOVERNOR

    KE KIAʻĀINA

    ANNE LOPEZ

    ATTORNEY GENERAL

    LOIO KUHINA

    News Release 2024-41

     

    ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ APPLAUDS HAWAIʻI SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDING PROHIBITION OF SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS ON AGRICULTURAL LANDS

     

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    September 25, 2024

     

    HONOLULU – Attorney General Anne Lopez applauds the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s unanimous decision of Rosehill v. State of Hawaiʻi, Land Use Commission, where the court held that farm dwellings in the agricultural district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals under Hawaiʻi law. In making its decision, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court further held that courts must generally defer to agencies when interpreting ambiguous laws, expressly disagreeing with a controversial 2024 U.S. Supreme Court case that overruled the 40-year-old case of Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

     

    The County of Hawaiʻi has an ordinance that generally prohibits short-term vacation rentals in the agricultural district. In 2020, both the County of Hawaiʻi and certain owners of land in the agricultural district of the County of Hawaiʻi petitioned the state Land Use Commission (LUC) for declaratory orders regarding the legality of this prohibition under state law. The LUC held that a short-term vacation rental is not a permitted use of a farm dwelling in the agricultural district.

     

    On appeal, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court agreed with the LUC, holding that a farm dwelling may not be used as short-term vacation rentals because “short-term vacation rentals undermine” agricultural purposes.

     

    In making this decision, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court expressly deferred to the LUC’s interpretation of ambiguous Hawaiʻi law, stating: “In Hawaiʻi, we defer to those agencies with the naʻauao (knowledge/wisdom) on particular subject matters to get complex issues right.” In making this decision, the court expressly disagreed with the reasoning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overruled longstanding principles of federal judicial deference to agency interpretation of statutes.

     

    State leaders praised the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s decision.

     

    “Using agricultural lands for genuine agricultural purposes and ensuring that housing is allocated for our residents are two of the most crucial issues facing our state today,” said Governor Josh Green, M.D. “I commend that Hawaiʻi Supreme Court for making the right decision for the people of Hawaiʻi.”

     

    “Today’s decision makes clear that deference to administrative agencies is a principle with continued vitality in Hawaiʻi,” said Attorney General Lopez. “This decision reaffirms the importance of agency expertise under Hawaiʻi law.”

     

    “This was a win for preserving agricultural lands in Hawaiʻi. Short-term vacation rentals are transient accommodations effectively for vacation or tourist use and do not belong in the agricultural district. That was the LUC’s finding when a dozen Hawaiʻi island landowners applied to rent out their farm dwellings as short-term vacation rentals,” said Special Deputy Attorney General Doug Chin, a former Attorney General of Hawaiʻi and current partner at Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher who argued the case before the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court. “The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court unanimously upheld the LUC’s thoughtful and well-reasoned decision.”

     

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    Media Contacts:

    Dave Day

    Special Assistant to the Attorney General

    Office: 808-586-1284                                                  

    Email: [email protected]        

    Web: http://ag.hawaii.gov

     

    Toni Schwartz
    Public Information Officer
    Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General
    Office: 808-586-1252
    Cell: 808-379-9249
    Email:     [email protected] 

    Web: http://ag.hawaii.gov

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    Source: US State of Hawaii

    DCR News Release – Dedication ceremony for the Women’s Community Correctional Center Expansion Project

    Posted on Sep 25, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION

    KA ‘OIHANA HOʻOMALU KALAIMA A HOʻOPONOPONO OLA

     

    JOSH GREEN, M.D.

    GOVERNOR

    KE KIAʻĀINA

     

     

    TOMMY JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    KA LUNA HO‘OKELE

     

     

     

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Sept. 25, 2024

     

    Dedication ceremony for the Women’s Community Correctional Center Expansion Project

     

    HONOLULU — Dozens of guests attended a dedication ceremony at the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, to commemorate the facility’s expansion project.

     

    The $63 million project that broke ground in July 2021, comprises three new buildings —Administration, Housing and Intake/Visitation — and is the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (DCR) largest capital improvement project to date.

     

    WCCC also hosted the ceremony to celebrate the newly renovated Ho‘okipa Cottage, a $6 million project that include a new multi-purpose building and a renovated structure with a bed capacity of 58 beds for work furlough inmates.

     

    All three new structures and Hoʻokipa are slated to be operational by the end of the year.

     

    Distinguished guests that attended the event include Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) Director Tommy Johnson, Deputy Director Pamela Sturz of the Correctional Institutions Division, Deputy Director Sanna Muñoz of the Rehabilitation Services and Programs Division and Deputy Director Melanie Martin of the Administration Division.

     

    Wardens, administrators, lawmakers, stakeholders, community organizations and more also attended.

     

    Contractors, architects and consultants involved in the expansion project were recognized for their dedication and hard work.

     

    Lt. Gov. Luke, ceremony guest speaker and staunch supporter of criminal justice reform for female inmates, said, “It takes a commitment from the individuals here and it also takes a commitment from the outside community, the community as a whole, to support these women who have gone through many troubles in their lives.”

     

    DCR Director Tommy Johnson, who also addressed attendees at the ceremony, said the changes to WCCC represent “our sincere efforts to provide a positive rehabilitative environment, hope and return dignity to the women housed here while simultaneously improving the working conditions of our staff.”

     

    Johnson also thanked the Women’s Prison Project and many community groups for their unwavering support to better the lives of inmates and prepare them for reentry into the community.

     

    Kahu Pohālelo Loko‘olu Quintero and ‘Ihilani Chu of the Hawaiian Church of Hawaiʻi Nei and Chaplain Tammy Turcios conducted the blessing. Seven inmates of the facility’s hula halau, Halau Hulu Kamaluokukui, also performed.

     

    Providing space for programs and easing overcrowding at the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) were among DCR’s goals for this expansion project. WCCC, the only correctional facility for women in Hawaiʻi, will serve as a hybrid prison and jail facility for female inmates on Oʻahu.

     

    The prison population will be in the new Housing building which has a 176-bed capacity — 64 in each of the two dorm units and 48 in the restrictive housing unit. Pre-trial detainees, sentenced misdemeanants, sentenced felons, sentenced felony probationers and parole violators will be housed at other existing buildings at WCCC.

     

    WCCC Warden Ione “Noni” Guillonta said, “Our aim is not merely to house individuals but to offer them an opportunity for transformation. The facility will be a place where the focus extends beyond punishment to encompass education vocational training, mental health support and reentry preparation.”

     

    “We are dedicated to addressing the unique needs of women who face different challenges and required tailored support to rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society successfully,” Guillonta added.

     

    The ceremony itself served as training for seven inmates who have been training with staff from ‘Ōlelo Community Media and given the opportunity to film and conduct interviews at the event under the guidance of ‘Ōlelo.

     

    WCCC is preparing to transfer approximately 120 female inmates from the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) in Kalihi to the women’s facility in Kailua. The transfer is expected to take up to eight weeks to complete with approximately 10 to 15 inmates to be transferred at a time. The current population at WCCC is nearly 200 as of Sept. 16, 2024.

     

    The newly renovated Ho‘okipa Cottage and construction of an adjacent multi-purpose building will provide a new living environment that will emphasize rehabilitation and provide life skills for a successful transition into the community. Work furlough inmates eligible to be released within one to two years will be housed at Hoʻokipa.

     

    A fact sheet on the WCCC expansion project is attached. Ceremony photos are also available at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1R7wqRNMByyAAfKbjmT8i-v9k7rhWPFb1?usp=sharing.

     

     

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    Media Contact:

    Rosemarie Bernardo

    Public Information Officer

    Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

    Office: 808-587-1358

    Cell: 808-683-5507

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: https://dcr.hawaii.gov

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    Source: US State of Hawaii

    DLNR News Release – ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR HUNTING ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND, Sept. 25, 2024

    Posted on Sep 25, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

     

    DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

     

    JOSH GREEN, M.D.
     GOVERNOR

     

    DAWN CHANG
     CHAIRPERSON

     

     

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    September 25, 2024

     

    ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN EFFECT FOR HUNTING ON

    HAWAIʻI ISLAND

      

    (HILO, HAWAIʻI) – A temporary rule change will go into effect this Saturday, Sept. 27, 2024 for hunting at Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve (Unit F) and Puʻu Anahulu Game Management Area (Unit E) on Hawaiʻi Island. The rule change coincides with the opening of the hunting season for muzzleloaders and shotguns (with slug) and pertains to the makai areas of these hunting units.

    The temporary rules were approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in March 2024. Per the new rules, the daily bag limits for goats will be three, with no requirement for tags. Open hunting days will be Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays throughout the season. Vehicular access to the two hunting areas may change each week, according to management actions in the area.

    Details on updated seasons and bag limits can be found in the Adaptive Rules Management summary on the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) website.

     

    For more information, contact DOFAW’s Hilo office at: 808-974-4221.

     

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    RESOURCES 

    (All images/video courtesy: DLNR) 

     

    HD Video – Puʻuwaʻawaʻa Forest Reserve (Dec. 2021):

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    Photographs – Puʻu Anahulu aerials (March 2016):

    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/zrvmbefvqsk3gyjz6l83c/ALthM0XKozQ1buq1XC4iPx0?rlkey=apj4wnwdeh2r8eu6p7db11zcu&st=hqmaa75o&dl=0

     

     

    Media Contact: 

    Ryan Aguilar

    Communications Specialist

    Hawaiʻi Dept. of Land and Natural Resources

    808-587-0396

    [email protected]

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  • MIL-OSI USA: 2024-42 AG NEWS RELEASE – STATE OF HAWAIʻI FILES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NORTH SHORE HOMEOWNER AFTER PART OF HOME COLLAPSES INTO THE OCEAN

    Source: US State of Hawaii

    2024-42 AG NEWS RELEASE – STATE OF HAWAIʻI FILES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NORTH SHORE HOMEOWNER AFTER PART OF HOME COLLAPSES INTO THE OCEAN

    Posted on Sep 25, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

    DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

    KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA

     

    JOSH GREEN, M.D.

    GOVERNOR

    KE KIAʻĀINA

     

    ANNE LOPEZ

    ATTORNEY GENERAL

    LOIO KUHINA

    News Release 2024-42

    STATE OF HAWAIʻI FILES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NORTH SHORE HOMEOWNER AFTER PART OF HOME COLLAPSES INTO THE OCEAN

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    September 25, 2024

     

    HONOLULU – The state of Hawaiʻi filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit on O‘ahu and is pursuing a temporary restraining order against a North Shore property owner after part of a beachfront home collapsed onto state land and into the ocean.

     

    According to the complaint, on or about September 24, 2024, the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) received reports that a dwelling located in Hale‘iwa was being destroyed by the ocean swell and solid material fell from the property onto the state land. DLNR’s Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement officers responded and observed large parts of the structure on state land, as well as debris washing into the ocean.

    The DLNR has jurisdiction over land makai of the shoreline. The subject property is located in the state conservation district. The state owns the land up to the highest wash of the waves.

     

    The complaint details the state’s request for injunctive relief to have all unauthorized solid materials including unauthorized erosion control devices and debris removed from the state land. It also requests an order from the Court that provides the state owns the land clear of interest or claim by the defendant and requests a permanent injunction preventing the defendant from allowing any structures, solid materials, or debris of any kind on state property. The complaint also asks that the Court award damages to the state for repairing the natural resources affected by the defendants’ illegal actions.

     

    “The state has a duty to protect the environment, prevent further degradation of state conservation land, and ensure shoreline and beach preservation for future generations,” said Attorney General Anne Lopez.

     

    “Private landowners take a risk when they allow structures to be so close to the shoreline,” said Deputy Attorney General Danica Swenson, who is the lead attorney for the state on the case. “The people of Hawai‘i are now confronted with the consequences of property owners’ failures to take heed of the ocean’s warning signs of erosion.”

     

    DLNR’s OCCL Administrator Michael Cain says, “The Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands is coordinating with the City and County Department of Parks and Recreation to remove the debris from the shoreline.”

     

    A copy of Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief can be found here.

     

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    Media Contacts:

    Dave Day

    Special Assistant to the Attorney General

    Office: 808-586-1284                                                  

    Email: [email protected]        

    Web: http://ag.hawaii.gov

     

    Toni Schwartz
    Public Information Officer
     Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General
    Office:     808-586-1252
    Cell:     808-379-9249
     Email: [email protected] 

    Web: http://ag.hawaii.gov

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  • MIL-OSI USA: The United States and Partners Mobilize $517 Million to Support Democratic Openings Around the World

    Source: USAID

    Today, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, convened bilateral partners, democratic reformist government leaders, philanthropic partners, and civil society to collectively announce over $517 million to support countries experiencing democratic openings globally.

    On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. government deepened its commitment to supporting democratic “bright spots” by working with Congress to announce over $73 million towards USAID’s Democracy Delivers Initiative. Administrator Power also announced that Guatemala will join the Initiative, following Fiji’s entry in June, as both countries experience historic windows of democratic opportunity. With this announcement, the Democracy Delivers Initiative now supports Armenia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Nepal, Tanzania, and Zambia. Leaders from these countries joined the event to highlight their countries’ democratic progress and to welcome new investments and collaborations furthering democratic resilience.

    As part of the U.S. commitment, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced over $348 million in newly committed transactions in Moldova, Tanzania, and Zambia, bringing their total investment to over $2.38 billion for projects in Democracy Delivers countries since 2022. The Inter-American Foundation also announced $3.3 million in new investments in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Guatemala.

    Administrator Power announced that like-minded partners – including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom – jointly committed to supporting democratic openings throughout their development and diplomatic agendas and to bolstering information resilience. 

    Expanding the Democracy Delivers Commitment to Action launched at UNGA in 2023, philanthropic partners announced new commitments totaling up to $92.4 million to support Democracy Delivers countries and objectives. As an anchor partner and host for the 2024 event, Ford Foundation announced $8 million to support democratic opportunity, including in Guatemala. The following foundations also made commitments: The Rockefeller Foundation, Chandler Foundation, Focus Central America, Hilton Foundation, Luis von Ahn Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Skoll Foundation, Tinker Foundation, Vodafone Foundation, and WINGS.

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Administrator Power launched the Democracy Delivers Initiative in 2022 to bring together a multi-stakeholder coalition of partners and surge resources to countries undergoing moments of democratic renewal to help deliver tangible, lasting progress for citizens. By prioritizing responsiveness to citizen needs and enhancing transparency and accountability, these commitments will strengthen government reform efforts and facilitate improvements to public services. 

    Continuing the momentum of the Summit for Democracy process and building upon previous Democracy Delivers events, the gathering underscored the United States’ continued commitment to convening the world’s democracies in order to galvanize sustained collective action and ensure that democracy delivers opportunity and dignity for all.

    We encourage all organizations to join us.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: DLNR News Release – KAULUNANI PARTNERS CELEBRATE COMMUNITY FORESTRY, Sept. 24, 2024

    Source: US State of Hawaii

    DLNR News Release – KAULUNANI PARTNERS CELEBRATE COMMUNITY FORESTRY, Sept. 24, 2024

    Posted on Sep 25, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

     

    DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

     

     

    JOSH GREEN, M.D.
    GOVERNOR

    DAWN CHANG
    CHAIRPERSON

    NEWS RELEASE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Sept. 24, 2024

    KAULUNANI PARTNERS GATHER TO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY FORESTRY

     

    (HONOLULU) – Community forestry efforts brought the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) Kaulunani program together with partnering educators, nonprofits, agency representatives, cultural practitioners and students at the UH West Oʻahu campus for an empowering, role-celebrating event.

     

    The September 20 occasion started with gentle and cooling nāulu rains and an ānuenue (rainbow) that arched over the space just as people were arriving, setting the stage for a special time. The multi-generational group representing multifaceted programs across the state were in attendance to strengthen each other’s roles in this space, learn from each other, deepen their relationship to ‘āina, and have fun. Participants shared their passion for trees, communities and the environment through art, culture, sustainable practices, and lessons learned in their work. 

     

    “Today is about celebrating our partners and the amazing work that they’re doing around growing trees, growing canopy, but also growing the wellbeing of our communities together,” said Heather McMillen, Kaulunani’s program coordinator. 

     

    Topics covered at the event included project purpose and evaluation, nurturing partnerships, ritualizing tree planting and care and preventing the spread of invasive species. Artists and cultural practitioners included Nalu Andrade, Emma Broderick and Jesse Mikasobe-Kealiinohomoku, who shared their skills with bamboo stamping (ʻOhe kāpala), weaving (Ulana), and coconut shell cup (ʻApu) making. 

     

    “This gathering of many different folks with plenty mana (power) and responsibility is really special,” said Mikasobe-Kealiinohomoku. He explained that this ʻaha (meeting) is not a conference but more a place to come together and be present. “It’s a time to be vulnerable, a time to share your work. It’s a time to also learn and listen.” 

     

    Kaulunani’s purpose is to support community collaboration in efforts to establish, manage and protect trees, forests and green spaces across Hawaiʻi. This event was an example of how it’s about much more. McMillen added, “This work is not only about trees. We think about trees as an entry point, not an end point. It’s an entry point to be able to engage aroundissues of community well-being, education, transportation, health and culture.” 

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    RESOURCES

    HD Video – Kaulunani Celebration – media clips (Sept. 20, 2024):

    https://vimeo.com/1011514371

    Photographs – Kaulunani Celebration (Sept. 20, 2024):

    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/i40tii8a18suq688p9gyw/ACEOJlvIfADtlJbDLQzJoQM?rlkey=sco2eyxd20x724q9ndc6noxr2&st=831b9hl4&dl=0

    Kaulunani website:

    https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/lap/kaulunani/

     

     

    Media Contacts:

    Ryan Aguilar

    Communications Specialist

    Hawai‘i Dept. of Land and Natural Resources

    [email protected]

    808-587-0396

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Administrator Samantha Power at the Democracy Delivers Event

    Source: USAID

    ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Thank you. It is wonderful to be here with so many friends and co-conspirators and people who stand for dignity and democracy every day. I feel incredibly privileged, honestly, to be a part of this initiative. 

    I could have no better partner in Darren Walker, our incomparable anchor partner in the Democracy Delivers Initiative – the co-host for the second year in a row. Some of you know that Darren will be departing from his leadership role at Ford [Foundation]. None of us can imagine the thought of him not performing this role. He is such a giant in supporting civil society, in supporting human dignity, individual dignity around the world. But, we were thrilled, Darren, to think of what you will do next and the difference you will make in whatever walk of life you pursue. You are a walking catalyst for change, and we feel incredibly grateful to you and to the Ford Foundation for all that you do everyday. So, thank you. 

    Thanks to everybody here who’s joining, as well as all of those online. This is a club that we wish more people wanted to be a member of – a gathering of nations who are pursuing really tough political reforms and who are doing so in the face of even tougher economic headwinds often.

    Two years ago, we first brought this group together amidst a wave of very familiar pessimism, talk of authoritarians emboldened, and democracies under attack. And, honestly, in looking back, too often this pessimism over recent years has overshadowed the bright spots of democratic progress springing up in many places around the world. And, they will always spring up because citizens will never relent when their dignity is denied and when they lack agency over their futures. So, we have seen it: citizens standing up, demanding change, and electing leaders who they were trusting to deliver on that promise. 

    Of course, if we did not focus on these movements – as I think traditionally, we really had not sufficiently – we weren’t focusing on them as movements and as reform engines. Then, it was also very unlikely we were going to focus our support on them in an intentional way. And, that, as we have seen, is a critical mistake. Because often democratic reformers come into office facing really, really significant challenges: entrenched corruption, weak institutions, often debt burdens that prevent them from making the investments that their people need and that their people expect. For reformers to have a fighting chance of delivering on the change that their people demand, they need allies. And, that is fundamentally what this network is about. 

    So, Secretary [Antony] Blinken and I, on behalf of President [Joe] Biden, launched the Democracy Delivers Initiative to help provide the support these reformers need. Secretary Blinken today, unfortunately, just got pulled into an urgent obligation with President Biden and is sorry to be missing us today. But, he – and we – take note of the fact that since 2022, in the short time this Democracy Delivers Initiative has been underway, USAID alone has increased our funding for the original cohort of nine Democracy Delivers countries by over $300 million. That is an increase of over 38 percent.

    At the same time, we knew all along that the true power of this initiative would be bringing others on board to surge support to these democratic bright spots as well. Because the beauty of democratic progress is that it creates opportunity for all. So, at this event, back in 2022, we rallied companies to invest in countries experiencing democratic openings, knowing that improvements in the rule of law, increased transparency, and unleashed innovation make democracies ideal places for private investment.  

    At this event, then a year later and a year ago, in 2023, we rallied philanthropies, many represented here today, to focus their giving, their investments in these places as well, knowing that democratic openings create opportunities to drive change that endures – in partnership with leaders who are not standing in the way of progress they see as somehow threatening, but instead championing and seeking to scale good ideas. 

    This year, the third of these meetings, we are pleased to be joined by other bilateral government partners who, like us, see the opportunity that democratic openings create and are committed to supporting them in their own foreign policy and in their own assistance. I am pleased to announce that today we are releasing a joint statement endorsed by 12 countries so far: Australia, Estonia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Most of these partners are here with us today, committing all of us in this statement to elevating attention to democratic renewal around the world, and committing to look at the ways in which they can increase support across sectors as we work together to make these openings not just moments but movements. 

    This approach is particularly important now as we continue to see new, promising democratic bright spots emerge. 

    And so, just this past June, we welcomed Fiji to the Democracy Delivers Initiative, following on the heels of the first peaceful transfer of power in Fiji’s history which occurred nearly two years ago. And, today, I’m thrilled as well now to announce that Guatemala will be the newest country joining the cohort. 

    Earlier this year, I traveled to Guatemala for the inauguration of President [Bernardo] Arévalo who’s joining us here today. The anti-democratic forces who had been working for months to prevent the president-elect from taking power tried every procedural maneuver that they could to deny the will of the Guatemalan people, delaying the inauguration for nearly ten hours – was it ten hours? But who was counting? And casting into doubt – genuinely casting into doubt – the peaceful transfer of power. But, the people of Guatemala insisted that their will be respected, and they prevailed. After midnight, technically, the day after the inauguration was supposed to occur, President Arévalo finally took the oath of office to an electric crowd chanting, “sí se pudo” – yes, we did.

    Now, as president Arévalo attempts to overcome those same undemocratic forces to deliver on the change that he promised, many of our partners are already surging support. Just to name a few – and you’ll get to hear from others later on – the Inter-American Foundation is helping Guatemala invest in providing the economic opportunities and security that citizens need to build their futures at home. The Tinker Foundation is investing in Guatemala’s education system. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Focus Central America are each investing in Guatemalan civil society organizations advancing democracy and justice. 

    Today, we are going to hear from President Arévalo and other leaders who are taking on extraordinary odds to deliver change for their people. And, we are going to hear commitments that partners around the world are making to support this progress. We have many partners with us. So, to make sure we stay on time and can hear from everyone, our timekeeper, Jacob, will help us stay on track – including helping me stay on track. 

    And, to kick us off, I am pleased to announce that USAID will commit an additional $73 million to support democratic development in Democracy Delivers partner countries. This is on top of our programming that we are doing across sectors that many of you are familiar with. But, this new funding is going to support priorities like energy security in Armenia; job growth in Guatemala and Tanzania; public service delivery in Ecuador, Malawi, and Zambia; and democratic governance and anti-corruption efforts in the Dominican Republic, the Maldives, Moldova, and Nepal. And, in recent months, we’ve announced nearly $6 million to support inclusive democratic systems, sustainable local food production, and climate adaptation in Fiji.

    And now, I would like to introduce the President of Fiji, President [Wiliame] Katonivere. Last year, I had the chance, sir, to visit Fiji and to officially establish USAID’s Mission there on the ground. Next week, USAID Deputy Administrator Isabel Coleman, will be leading an interagency delegation to Fiji and other Pacific Islands to continue strengthening our collaboration.

    Let me officially welcome you and the people of Fiji to this Democracy Delivers Initiative. The floor is yours.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Joint Statement on the situation between Lebanon and Israel

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Joint Statement by the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Qatar.

    The situation between Lebanon and Israel since October 8th, 2023 is intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation. This is in nobody’s interest, neither of the people of Israel nor of the people of Lebanon.  

    It is time to conclude a diplomatic settlement that enables civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes in safety.

    Diplomacy however cannot succeed amid an escalation of this conflict.  

    Thus we call for an immediate 21 day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement consistent with UNSCR 1701, and the implementation of UNSCR 2735 regarding a ceasefire in Gaza

    We call on all parties, including the Governments of Israel and Lebanon, to endorse the temporary ceasefire immediately consistent with UNSCR 1701 during this period, and to give a real chance to a diplomatic settlement.  

    We are then prepared to fully support all diplomatic efforts to conclude an agreement between Lebanon and Israel within this period, building on efforts over the last months, that ends this crisis altogether.

    Updates to this page

    Published 26 September 2024

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Immediate measures to step up safeguards against African swine fever from Europe

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    The mitigation measures will help to prevent the spread of ASF across the border, protecting the pig sector worth over £8 billion to the UK economy 

    Immediate measures have been introduced to protect pig farmers and industry from an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak. 

    ASF is a highly contagious and deadly disease in pigs and wild boar that can be transmitted through infected meat, but poses no risk to human health. The new safeguarding rules will help protect UK livestock by mitigating its spread across the border to the UK.  

    To safeguard the UK’s pig and farming industries, personal imports of pork and pork products from the EEA (European Economic Area), the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Switzerland will be banned from tomorrow (Friday 27th September), unless such products are manufactured and packaged to EU commercial standards and weigh less than a maximum of 2kg. 

    An outbreak of ASF could have a significant impact on the UK’s £8 billion pig industry, as well as its annual pork and pork product exports worth £600 million. It is estimated that an outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million.  

    Biosecurity Minister Baroness Hayman said:  

    African swine fever is a deadly disease wreaking havoc in Europe.   

    These new measures will protect British pig farmers and pork products, preventing infected meat from being brought over the border and threatening our biosecurity.

    The UK has never had an outbreak ASF, and commercial meat imports are routinely checked at the border to ensure infected goods do not reach UK shores. 

    Preventing an outbreak of ASF in the UK remains one of Defra’s key biosecurity priorities, and it keeps policy on personal meat and dairy imports under constant review, as well as works closely with devolved governments on contingency planning and preventing an incursion from infected goods. 

    Those found to bring pork or pork products illegally may be fined up to £5,000 in England. Products will be seized and destroyed on arrival.  

    Defra is investing £3.1 million to Dover Port Health Authority for 2024/25 to help Border Force tackle illegal meat imports and keep African Swine Fever out of Great Britain.

    Updates to this page

    Published 26 September 2024

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  • MIL-OSI: Westhaven Receives Commitment for Strategic Investment from Rob McEwen of C$1.5 Million as Part of Previously Announced Brokered Private Placement Offering

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WHN) (“Westhaven” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce, further to its press release dated September 25, 2024 announcing a $5,000,000 brokered best efforts offering (the “ Marketed Offering”) with Red Cloud Securities Inc. (the “Agent”) acting as agent, the Agent has received overnight a commitment from Rob McEwen for participation in the Marketed Offering as a subscriber.

    As previously announced, the Company entered into on September 25, 2024, an agreement with the Agent to act as sole agent and bookrunner in connection with the Marketed Offering to raise gross proceeds of C$5,000,0000 from the sale of the following:

    • 10,000,000 units of the Company (each, a “Unit”) at a price of C$0.15 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to C$1,500,000 from the sale of Units; and
    • gross proceeds of up to C$3,500,000 from the sale of any combination of (i) common shares of the Company that will quality as “flow-through shares” within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (each, a “Traditional FT Share”) at a price of C$0.175 per Traditional FT Share and (ii) flow-through units of the Company to be sold to charitable purchasers (each, a “Charity FT Unit”, and collectively with the Units and Traditional FT Shares, the “Offered Securities”) at a price of C$0.22 per Charity FT Unit.

    Rob McEwen has agreed to make a strategic investment of C$1.5 million in Offered Securities, through his private holding company Evanachan Ltd. Mr. McEwen is the founder and former Chairman of Goldcorp, is currently the Executive Chairman and largest shareholder of McEwen Mining Inc. and is a member of the Mining Hall of Fame.

    Subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and in accordance with National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”), the Offered Securities will be offered for sale to purchasers in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan (the “Canadian Selling Jurisdictions”) pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of NI 45-106 (the “Listed Issuer Financing Exemption”). The Offered Securities are expected to be immediately freely tradeable under applicable Canadian securities legislation if sold to purchasers resident in Canada.

    The Agent was granted the option, exercisable in full or in part, up to 48 hours prior to the closing of the Marketed Offering, to sell up to an additional C$1,000,000 in any combination of Units, Traditional FT Shares and Charity FT Units at their respective offering prices (the “Agents’ Option” and together with the Marketed Offering, the “Offering”).

    Any Units and Charity FT Units sold in excess of gross proceeds of C$5,000,000 as well as the Traditional FT Shares (collectively, the “Non-LIFE Securities”) will be offered by way of the “accredited investor” and “minimum amount investment” exemptions under NI 45-106 in the Canadian Selling Jurisdictions, or in the case of the Units, also in offshore jurisdictions and the United States on a private placement basis pursuant to one or more exemptions from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act. The Non-LIFE Securities will be subject to a hold period ending on the date that is four months plus one day following the closing date of the Offering under applicable Canadian securities laws.

    The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of Units for working capital and general corporate purposes. The gross proceeds from the issuance of the Traditional FT Shares and the Charity FT Units will be used for Canadian exploration expenses on the Company’s mineral projects in British Columbia and will qualify as “flow-through mining expenditures”, as defined in subsection 127(9) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Qualifying Expenditures”), which will be incurred on or before December 31, 2025 and renounced to the subscribers with an effective date no later than December 31, 2024 in an aggregate amount not less than the gross proceeds raised from the issue of the Traditional FT Shares and Charity FT Units.

    The Offering is scheduled to close on or around October 15, 2024, or such other date as the Company and the Agent may agree, and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

    The Company will pay to the Agent a cash commission of 6% of the gross proceeds raised in respect of the Offering (the “Agents’ Commission”). In addition, the Company will issue to the Agent warrants of the Company (each warrant, a “Broker Warrant”), exercisable for a period of 24 months following the Closing Date, to acquire in aggregate that number of common shares of the Company which is equal to 6% of the number of Offered Securities sold under the Offering at an exercise price equal to C$0.15 per Common Share.

    There is an amended offering document related to the Offering that can be accessed under the Company’s profile at http://www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at http://www.westhavengold.com. Prospective investors should read this amended offering document before making an investment decision.

    On behalf of the Board of Directors
    WESTHAVEN GOLD CORP.

    “Gareth Thomas”

    Gareth Thomas, President, CEO & Director

    Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

    About Westhaven Gold Corp.

    Westhaven is a gold-focused exploration company advancing the high-grade discovery on the Shovelnose project in Canada’s newest gold district, the Spences Bridge Gold Belt. Westhaven controls ~60,950 hectares (609.5 square kilometres) with four gold properties spread along this underexplored belt. The Shovelnose property is situated off a major highway, near power, rail, large producing mines, and within commuting distance from the city of Merritt, which translates into low-cost exploration. Westhaven trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol WHN. For further information, please call 604-681-5558 or visit Westhaven’s website at http://www.westhavengold.com

    Forward Looking Statements:

    This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws, which is based upon the Company’s current internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs. The forward-looking information included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the Company’s expectations with respect to the Offering, including the proposed participation by Mr. McEwen and the size of that participation; the use of proceeds of the Offering; completion of the Offering and the date of such completion. Forward-looking statements or forward-looking information relate to future events and future performance and include statements regarding the expectations and beliefs of management based on information currently available to the Company. Such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information often, but not always, can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “potential”, “is expected”, “anticipated”, “is targeted”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or the negatives thereof or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.

    Forward-looking information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, and without limitation: that the Offering may not close within the timeframe anticipated or at all or may not close on the terms and conditions currently anticipated by the Company for a number of reasons including, without limitation, as a result of the occurrence of a material adverse change, disaster, change of law or other failure to satisfy the conditions to closing of the Offering; the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to complete its planned exploration program; that the Company will not derive the expected benefits from its current program; the Company may not use the proceeds of the Offering as currently contemplated; the Company may fail to find a commercially viable deposit at any of its mineral properties; the Company’s plans may be adversely affected by the Company’s reliance on historical data compiled by previous parties involved with its mineral properties; mineral exploration and development are inherently risky industries; the mineral exploration industry is intensely competitive; additional financing may not be available to the Company when required or, if available, the terms of such financing may not be favourable to the Company; fluctuations in the demand for gold or gold prices generally; the Company may not be able to identify, negotiate or finance any future acquisitions successfully, or to integrate such acquisitions with its current business; the Company’s exploration activities are dependent upon the grant of appropriate licenses, concessions, leases, permits and regulatory consents, which may be withdrawn or not granted; the Company’s operations could be adversely affected by possible future government legislation, policies and controls or by changes in applicable laws and regulations; there is no guarantee that title to the properties in which the Company has a material interest will not be challenged or impugned; the Company faces various risks associated with mining exploration that are not insurable or may be the subject of insurance which is not commercially feasible for the Company; the volatility of global capital markets over the past several years has generally made the raising of capital more difficult; inflationary cost pressures may escalate the Company’s operating costs; compliance with environmental regulations can be costly; social and environmental activism can negatively impact exploration, development and mining activities; the success of the Company is largely dependent on the performance of its directors and officers; the Company’s operations may be adversely affected by First Nations land claims; the Company and/or its directors and officers may be subject to a variety of legal proceedings, the results of which may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business; the Company may be adversely affected if potential conflicts of interests involving its directors and officers are not resolved in favour of the Company; the Company’s future profitability may depend upon the world market prices of gold; dilution from future equity financing could negatively impact holders of the Company’s securities; failure to adequately meet infrastructure requirements could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business; the Company’s projects now or in the future may be adversely affected by risks outside the control of the Company; the Company is subject to various risks associated with climate change, the Company is subject to general global risks arising from epidemic diseases, the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, rising inflation and interest rates and the impact they will have on the Company’s operations, supply chains, ability to access mining projects or procure equipment, supplies, contractors and other personnel on a timely basis or at all is uncertain; as well as other risk factors in the Company’s other public filings available at http://www.sedarplus.ca. Readers are cautioned that this list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The Company cannot guarantee future results, performance, or achievements. Consequently, there is no representation that the actual results achieved will be the same, in whole or in part, as those set out in the forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no duty to update any of the forward-looking information to conform such information to actual results or to changes in the Company’s expectations, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained in this offering document is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Administrator Samantha Power Concludes Her Visit to New York for the UN General Assembly High-Level Week

    Source: USAID

    The following is attributable to Spokesperson Benjamin Suarato:

    Administrator Samantha Power began her third day at the UN General Assembly High-Level Week with a meeting with Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille. They discussed USAID’s ongoing efforts to support the people of Haiti and the transitional government. Administrator Power underscored USAID’s strong commitment to partnerships focused on building a more stable and prosperous Haiti. The Administrator and the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of support for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. Administrator Power and Prime Minister Conille also emphasized the need for timely renewal of HOPE/HELP trade preferences. 

    Administrator Power co-chaired a roundtable discussion with UK Development Minister Anneliese Dodds on Houthi detentions of UN, NGO, and diplomatic staff in Yemen. Participants included high-level officials from the UN and a range of governments. Participants emphasized their shared resolve to press for the immediate release of the detainees using all diplomatic channels, reassess programming, and reaffirm their commitment to supporting the people of Yemen.

    Administrator Power met with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s Interim Government. They discussed the strong support of the U.S. for the people of Bangladesh, including through the personal engagement of President Biden and the recent signing of a more than $200 million development agreement with the Interim Government. Administrator Power and Chief Advisor Yunus discussed labor rights and reforms, and Administrator Power reaffirmed USAID’s commitment to offering a range of support in advancing development, strengthening governance, expanding trade, and creating greater opportunities at a critical moment in Bangladesh. 

    At USAID’s flagship Democracy Delivers event, Administrator Power announced a mobilization of $517 million, including $73 million through USAID and the Department of State, in support of countries experiencing democratic openings. Administrator Power announced that Guatemala will join the Agency’s Democracy Delivers Initiative, which now supports Armenia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Nepal, Tanzania, and Zambia. Leaders from these countries joined the event to highlight their countries’ democratic progress and to welcome new investments and collaborations furthering democratic resilience. Like-minded government partners committed to elevate attention to democratic openings around the world, and philanthropic partners announced new commitments to support democratic development across the Democracy Delivers cohort of countries.

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: ICC joins Private Sector Humanitarian Alliance as founding member at UNGA 

    Source: International Chamber of Commerce

    Headline: ICC joins Private Sector Humanitarian Alliance as founding member at UNGA 

    As the world’s largest business organisation, ICC will leverage its global network in 170 countries to help respond to global disasters and humanitarian crises, in line with its purpose to enable peace, prosperity and opportunity for all.  

    “We must see improved integration of the private sector into the humanitarian architecture to sustain peace and security in the face of increasingly complex global challenges.”

    ICC Secretary General, John W. H. Denton AO.

    Despite the generosity of the international community, humanitarian emergencies remain a major challenge today. Globally, 1 in 11 people face malnutrition and food insecurity. More than 130 million people have been forced to leave behind their homes, families, and their lives in search of safety. With far-ranging consequences, sometimes for generations to come.

    PSHA is designed to bridge the divide between the humanitarian ecosystem and global businesses. With its unique platform for humanitarian coordination, PSHA has established the technological infrastructure needed to manage complex humanitarian efforts among different stakeholders, both public and private. This ensures vital resources reach those who need them most.  

    Reshaping humanitarian efforts through technology 

    PSHA’s innovative platform integrates cutting-edge data analytics, crisis intelligence, and algorithmic matching of business resources with humanitarian needs. This unique use of technology helps deliver humanitarian aid as swiftly and efficiently as possible. Improving the efficiency of humanitarian efforts not only redirects vital help toward those in need – it also ensures donors that their donations are used wisely. 

    In its first year of operation, PSHA has already demonstrated its potential to reshape global giving. PSHA successfully directed cross-sector coordination during the Caribbean hurricane season, saving lives. It led efforts to mobilise private sector resources for the Sudan crisis. It has also strengthened private sector support for humanitarian efforts in the Middle East. 

    PSHA is incubated at Schmidt Futures and operationalised under Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. It has signed Memoranda of Understanding with USAID, the US Department of State, and The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). Private sector partners include Google, BCG, Vodafone Foundation, Mastercard, Henry Schein International, Miyamoto International and Flexport. 

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  • MIL-OSI: Descartes Showcases Supply Chain and Logistics Technology Innovations at 2024 Innovation Forum

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ATLANTA and WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, will showcase supply chain and logistics technology innovations for transportation management; routing, mobile and telematics; and freight forwarders, customs brokers and air cargo at its 2024 Innovation Forum event, which takes place October 8-10, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago.  

    “In a time with many logistical challenges and opportunities, Descartes is focused on bringing leading software solutions and capabilities to market to help our global customer base drive higher levels of supply chain efficiency, security, resilience and competitive advantage,” said Ken Wood, Executive Vice President, Product Management at Descartes. “This event not only gives us an opportunity to share our latest technology advancements with customers, partners and industry leaders, it also creates a unique forum to explore new trends and strategies shaping the industry with a diverse group of logistics professionals.”  

    Technology innovations and enhancements that will be showcased at the event include:  

    • Transportation Management Solutions
      • Fraud prevention and advanced security to help safeguard customers as they ship freight
      • Big data–enabled insights to improve collaboration, agility and supply chain performance
      • Advanced process automation to optimize the productivity of knowledge workers
      • Enhanced interoperability and network reach via one point of access for increased control and scale
      • Ease-of-use, end-user adoption and engagement enhancements to accelerate time-to-value and improve results

    Learn more about innovations for transportation management here.

    • Route Planning & Execution, Driver Safety, and Customer Experience Solutions
      • Greater interoperability for more efficient and cohesive workflows that improve customer and driver satisfaction
      • Artificial Intelligence to enhance safety compliance and further refine route plans and how they’re executed
      • Route optimization benchmarking for better delivery performance
      • Next-generation strategic route planning to create accuracy and responsiveness

    Learn more about innovations for fleet management here.

    • Broker, Forwarder, Customs & Air Solutions
      • Enhanced digitization and automation to increase operational efficiencies and help companies scale with growth
      • Increased de minimis compliance and security that facilitates legitimate trade
      • Advanced tracking capabilities to improve shipment and customer visibility
      • Expanded integrations with ocean and air carriers, which enable centralized access to more booking options

    Learn more about innovations for these logistics service providers (LSP) here.

    Descartes’ technology innovations will be showcased at a unique and interactive Technology Fair on October 8 from 6:00 PM-9:00 PM CT, offering attendees hands-on experience with its latest software solutions and product enhancements. After the Technology Fair, the company plans to donate the monitors and flat screen televisions used at the event to several local Chicago schools to help them support educational goals for students.

    To learn more about the 2024 Innovation Forum, please visit: https://www.descartes.com/innovation-forum.

    About Descartes

    Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, security and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at http://www.descartes.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

    Global Media Contact
    Cara Strohack
    Tel: +1(800) 419-8495 ext. 202025
    cstrohack@descartes.com

    Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (“forward-looking statements”) that relate to Descartes’ transportation management; routing, mobile and telematics; and broker, forwarder, customs and air solution offerings and potential benefits derived therefrom; and other matters. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the factors and assumptions discussed in the section entitled, “Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results” in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities commissions across Canada including Descartes’ most recently filed management’s discussion and analysis. If any such risks actually occur, they could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In that case, the trading price of our common shares could decline, perhaps materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purposes of providing information about management’s current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. We do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Tornado Watch 683

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
    SEL3

    URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Tornado Watch Number 683
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    640 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

    * Tornado Watch for portions of
    Florida Peninsula
    Coastal Waters

    * Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 640 AM until
    800 PM EDT.

    * Primary threats include…
    Several tornadoes likely

    SUMMARY…In association with a strengthening Hurricane Helene,
    conditions will become increasingly favorable for tornadoes today
    across portions of the Florida Peninsula, in the presence of a very
    moist air mass and strengthening low-level shear.

    The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
    east and west of a line from 20 miles northeast of Ocala FL to 55
    miles west southwest of Miami FL. For a complete depiction of the
    watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

    REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
    tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
    area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
    threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
    and possible warnings.

    &&

    AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
    surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
    gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
    storm motion vector 16050.

    …Guyer

    SEL3

    URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Tornado Watch Number 683
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    640 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

    * Tornado Watch for portions of
    Florida Peninsula
    Coastal Waters

    * Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 640 AM until
    800 PM EDT.

    * Primary threats include…
    Several tornadoes likely

    SUMMARY…In association with a strengthening Hurricane Helene,
    conditions will become increasingly favorable for tornadoes today
    across portions of the Florida Peninsula, in the presence of a very
    moist air mass and strengthening low-level shear.

    The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
    east and west of a line from 20 miles northeast of Ocala FL to 55
    miles west southwest of Miami FL. For a complete depiction of the
    watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

    REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
    tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
    area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
    threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
    and possible warnings.

    &&

    AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
    surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
    gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
    storm motion vector 16050.

    …Guyer

    Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
    SAW3
    WW 683 TORNADO FL CW 261040Z – 270000Z
    AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
    20NE OCF/OCALA FL/ – 55WSW MIA/MIAMI FL/
    ..AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM E/W /46W OMN – 47WSW MIA/
    WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
    MAX TOPS TO 500.MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 16050.

    LAT…LON 29378057 25497973 25498246 29378340

    THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
    COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
    FOR WOU3.

    Watch 683 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

    Note:  Click for Complete Product Text.Tornadoes

    Probability of 2 or more tornadoes

    High (80%)

    Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes

    Low (20%)

    Wind

    Probability of 10 or more severe wind events

    Low (10%)

    Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots

    Low (10%)

    Hail

    Probability of 10 or more severe hail events

    Low ( 2 inches

    Low (

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  • MIL-OSI USA: FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Scott County Closing Sept. 28, Clay and Sioux Counties Reducing Hours

    Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency

    Headline: FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Scott County Closing Sept. 28, Clay and Sioux Counties Reducing Hours

    FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Scott County Closing Sept. 28, Clay and Sioux Counties Reducing Hours

    DES MOINES, Iowa — The Scott County Disaster Recovery Center, located at 3506 N. Harrison St. Davenport, Iowa, will close permanently on Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. The Disaster Recovery Centers in Clay and Sioux Counties will be open from 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday beginning Sept 30.

    They are located at:

    Clay County

    Spencer City Hall

    City Council Chambers

    101 W. Fifth St.

    Spencer, IA 51301

    Sioux County

    City Park Shelter House

    1013 13th Ave.

    Rock Valley, IA 51247

     

    Residents can also register for disaster assistance by:

    If you had flood related damage or storm-caused expenses or are self-employed and live in Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Scott, Sioux and Woodbury counties, FEMA assistance can provide grants to help cover temporary housing, home repairs and other disaster related needs. U.S. Small Business Administration provides loans to help cover home repairs and other disaster-related needs along with business impacts.

    Anyone using a relay service, such as a video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, can give FEMA number for that service. For an accessible video on three ways to apply for FEMA assistance, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI.

    Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 833-285-7448. Press 2 for Spanish. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.

    martyce.allenjr

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Tornado Watch 683 Status Reports

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Sep 26, 2024 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    SPC AC 260652

    Day 3 Convective Outlook
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0152 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

    Valid 281200Z – 291200Z

    …NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST…

    …SUMMARY…
    Severe thunderstorms are not expected on Saturday.

    …Synopsis…

    The closed mid/upper low will progress east across the OH/TN Valleys
    on Saturday, weakening with time. Enhanced southwesterly flow will
    prevail on the eastern periphery of this system, from parts of
    northern FL to the Mid-Atlantic. A moist boundary layer will also
    prevail across parts of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic vicinity.
    However, dry midlevels and poor lapse rates will limit instability
    across much of the region, with the exception being parts of the FL
    Peninsula. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible across the FL
    Peninsula, but poor lapse rates, weak instability and only modest
    effective shear will limit severe thunderstorm potential.

    ..Leitman.. 09/26/2024

    CLICK TO GET WUUS03 PTSDY3 PRODUCT

    NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 3 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 1930Z

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Sep 26, 2024 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    SPC AC 260600

    Day 1 Convective Outlook
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0100 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

    Valid 261200Z – 271200Z

    …THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR COASTAL
    AREAS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA…GEORGIA…AND SOUTH CAROLINA…

    …SUMMARY…
    Several tornadoes will be possible later today into tonight, in
    association with Hurricane Helene. The greatest threat is expected
    from parts of Florida into southeast Georgia, the Midlands and Low
    Country of South Carolina, and southern North Carolina.

    …FL/GA into the Carolinas…
    Hurricane Helene is forecast to move north to north-northeast and
    accelerate across the eastern Gulf of Mexico today, with landfall
    expected in the Florida Big Bend region this evening. See NHC
    forecasts and advisories for more information. Increasing low-level
    flow/shear associated with Helene’s large wind field will overspread
    the Florida Peninsula this morning, southeast Georgia and parts of
    SC by this afternoon, and eventually into parts of NC later tonight.
    Low-level hodographs will become quite large, with 0-1 km SRH
    increasing into at least the 250-500 m2/s2 range. This will support
    tornado potential with any low-topped supercells that are able to
    develop and persist within Helene’s rain bands.

    Due to Helene’s large size and fast forward speed, a broad region
    from Florida and Georgia northward into the Carolinas will see some
    risk for tornadoes. During the day, Helene’s rain bands will
    overspread the FL Peninsula, with other outer bands potentially
    moving inland across parts of GA/SC and eventually NC through
    tonight. The Enhanced Risk has been maintained and expanded somewhat
    from extreme northeast FL into coastal GA/SC, where multiple
    low-topped supercells will be possible within an increasingly
    favorable environment. Some tornado potential will spread into parts
    of NC later tonight, with the northern extent of the primary tornado
    threat still somewhat uncertain and dependent on Helene’s forward
    speed and track.

    …Hudson Valley vicinity into southern New England…
    An upper low will move eastward across southern Quebec and adjacent
    portions of New England today. Strong large-scale ascent will aid in
    the development of convection during the afternoon from southern New
    England into the Hudson Valley. Lapse rates will be weak and
    buoyancy modest at best, but enhanced mid-level flow through the
    base of the upper low will support moderate to strong deep-layer
    vertical shear. Consequently, a few stronger storms capable of gusty
    winds are possible, but confidence in sufficient destabilization is
    too low for severe probabilities at this time.

    ..Dean.. 09/26/2024

    CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT

    NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 1300Z

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