NOTICE TO HAWAII MARINES READERS We hope you will enjoy this special readers during the holiday season The Military Sun Press, published twice edition of the Military Sun Press, crea- when HAWAII MARINES is not pub- each year, is in no way connected to the ted especially for HAWAII MARINES lished. U.S. Marines or the U.S. government. Hawaii Marines WEEK OF JANUARY 2-8, 1998 farY Sun Press DoD simplifies housing rates Payments are now combined By Staff Sgt. Alicia K. Borlik decrease in low-cost areas. Pleeter said personnel will WASHINGTON (Army be rate-protected as long as News Service) -A non-tax- they remain at their current able basic allowance for duty station with no change housing replaced the vari- in dependency status. Mem- able housing allowance and bers will also be protected basic allowance for quarters upon promotion, but not Jan. 1. demotion. The basic allowance for The new rates are based housing combines the two on housing costs for civil- older allowances into one ians with comparable single payment based on income levels in the same rank, with or without area. Under this system, the dependents, according to annual growth in the hous- Saul Pleeter, DoD assistant ing allowance will be director for compensation, indexed to increases in the military personnel and poli- national average monthly cy. housing cost. Initial rates Most service members won't be known until mid- should see no dramatic December, Pleeter said. Nathalio Ligner-Walker photo changes in total payments, "The biggest benefit ser- he said. vice members will see is DoD will introduce the accurate allowances that All that glitters new rates gradually during a increase or decrease over six-year transition. During time based on changes in Holly Fernandez sells her homemade bead necklaces outside the Kalapawai Market in Kailua recently. The store periodically allows local artists and this time, rates will increase housing costs," he said. craftspeople a place to display their products. in high-cost areas and See HOUSING on pg. 4 Workouts save time by cutting `fat' By Staff Sgt. Amy Hickey Air Mobility Command Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) - Air Mobility Command is finding that "action workouts" are not only trimming "fat" and mak- ing the command "stronger," but saving money as well. Plus, there's no need to visit the gym. Action workouts focus on removing waste in processes, including such things as over production, waiting time and excess motion. The events consist of 10-member teams that improve processes by eliminating waste. "At first I thought it was stupid," an airman assigned to AMC said after his unit underwent an action work- out. "Now I realize how important it is." Action workouts are prov- . ing important, and the num- bers speak for themselves, In 1997, the quality oriented events saved AMC $24 mil- lion, but that's just the begin- ning. "The command implement- F. L. Morris photo ed action workouts to help Kapena members Tivaini Tatofi (left), Kelly Boy De Lima and Teimoni Tatofi perform at Duke's Restaurant & Bar in Waikiki recently. people work smarter, not harder, and that is exactly what has happened during the past year," said Maj. Steve Newton, AMC quality man- Kapena performs island music at exhausting pace agement consultant. During the past year, AMC By Carol Chang things," said Leolani, manager of The King of Tonga's 80th birthday work a crowd and are very close conducted 21 action work- Staff Writer the group and wife of lead singer party is July 4; in August, it's off to friends, Thompson said, but their outs at various wings and Kelly Boy De Lima. "They're one of the World Expo in Lisbon, Spain. pace is unbelievable. units. Every Tuesday morning, the hardest-working groups in Duke's Canoe Club is a frequent "Oh, God, it's disgusting," he At Dover Air Force Base, Leolani De Lima winds up Hawaii with more than 60 shows a Waikiki venue for Kapena (Hawai- said, laughing. "People ask me what Del., an action workout led to the Kapena music box and month." She should know - she ian for "captain"), and floor manager kind of a person I am, but they get a significant decrease in the sends it soaring on a non-stop, keeps track of all the fine details, Greg Montgomery is glad to have mad if I don't get them a lot of amount of time it took to high-energy songfest that leaves from a fresh change of shirts to the them. "Everybody loves them," he work. They're on automatic pilot process passengers for space- crowds - dazzled and exhausted - air fare and the parking passes. said, "Kapena is one of the most from when they leave the house. available travel. Before the in its wake. On any given day, they could have famous Hawaiian bands. They have They say, 'Give us enough time to action workout, it took two Kaneohe can claim the popular, four gigs spread all over the state. a nice, high-energy level and like to get to the next gig, even if we have hours to process a passenger. award-winning band as its own, They were at Koolau Ranch House have fun with the crowd. And they're to run to every show.' Now it takes just one hour, since all three men make their home Nov. 1 and in Japan by Thanksgiv- really good about leaving right on "They don't like to hang out or according to Newton. The here. (Drummer Elton McKeague - ing. They played in Micronesia on time. Some bands linger on." they lose momentum.... By the way, improvement came about in "the skinny one" - lives in New Year's Eve where the crowds Kapena doesn't have "lingering" they love their job." . part by increasing the number Nanakuli.) But Monday is their only consider their "Masese" a national in its schedule. According to agent Take Nov. 8, for example. Kapena of signs in the terminal area, clay off, and the rest of the week anthem. They hit the West Coast in Ken Thompson of Kahaluu, the was everywhere: the Princess Kaiu- he said. The signs outline and belongs to the world. mid-January before going into the men want it that way. They have a lani Hotel for a benefit concert for 40 clarify procedures for Space- "They don't say no to many studio to record their 13th album. good time on stage, know how to See KAPENA on pg. 6 See WORKOUTS on pg. 4 A-2 Military Sun Press January 2-8, 1998 Veteran's vivid battle tales bring Arizona back to life By Sgt. Michael Wiener "At 7:50, 1 to PEARL HARBOR, Oahu about walked the quarter- - On the back lanai of the deck to play the five-minute warning. just Arizona Memorial Visitors as I finished, I saw the planes hugging the Center an elderly gentleman pulls out his scrapbook and mountains, then circle Honolulu. Then they talks to three young men headed down the channel right for us." waiting for the theater doors - Richard Fiske to open. Richard Fiske, a former Marine bugler on the USS tears filling his 75-year-old Fiske takes a deep breath, West Virginia, pauses for a blue eyes, Fiske quickly gave which seems to fill his 5- second to examine the the stats of the battle, not foot, 10-inch frame. He has stunned looks on the men's mentioning the personal been waiting for this ques- faces, then flips a few more horror or loss of his own tion, for it has been asked pages and continues to tell friends on the island. "After many times before. his tale of the bombing Dec. Iwo, my unit returned to "We don't have to hate 7, 1941. Hilo to train for the invasion anymore. How can I expect "At about 7:50, I walked to of Japan. Luckily, we didn't the world to live in peace the quarterdeck to play the have to go." and harmony if I hold on to five-minute warning. Just as Fiske again jumps forward this stupid hate?" Fiske says. I finished, I saw the planes into history and his scrap- A shadow of sadness dark- hugging the mountains, then book, pointing out all the ens his aged face. "If I can circle Honolulu," Fiske Japanese friends he has give my pain and sorrows for explains. "Then they headed made in the past few years. forgiveness, why can't oth- down the channel right for "This again is my buddy, ers?" us." Lt. Takashi Maeda, who The theater doors open, Mock torpedo runs were bombed me. We first met and the crowd shuffles away on. an ordinary part of ship life, here at the 50th Anniversary from Fiske, leaving him with 100. so the Massachusetts native of the bombing and have his memories. "That is one a thought nothing of it. become good friends since... great American hero," some- "We all ran over to the here is the man who devel- one said. As they file port side to watch the torpe- oped the Japanese torpedo... through the doors, some a does come in - we had no this is when I was asked to shake his hand, others just Int idea they were real until they play taps at the Hiroshima look in silent respect. exploded into the side of the memorial..." When the last person has ship," Fiske continues, as One of the listeners raises gone through the doors, the a other memorial visitors gath- her hand to ask a question.
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