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Salvatore Lanzilotti was head of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services under then-mayor Jeremy Harris. This weekend’s 9/11 anniversary stirred his memory of Hawaiʻi's state of readiness to deal with a terrorist attack back then. But it also set the framework to prepare for other potential disasters and biological attacks, and high-security events.
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The former head of Honolulu's Emergency Medical Services recalls Hawaiʻi's high level of preparedness for a terrorist event prior to 9/11; Honolulu Civil Beat reporter shares her story about a former Hawaiʻi legislator who joined the State's Board of Education on an interim basis in today's Reality Check; the founder of the Hawaii Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Action Group discusses the condition and what resources are available for those raising children with it; Honolulu's Temple Emanu-El's rabbi shares how services have pivoted during the pandemic
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Coming off the weekend marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, The Conversation sits down and contemplates how the terrorist attack on U.S. soil affected how we move about our world.
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The families of 9/11 victims say the FBI document validates their claim that Saudi Arabia played a role in the attacks.
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World leaders are expressing their sympathies for the victims of the 9/11 attacks. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the terrorists had failed to "shake our belief in freedom and democracy."
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On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nation paused to remember. Ceremonies took place at memorials in New York City; in Shanksville, Pa.; and at the Pentagon.
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Just hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush said, "The resolve of our great nation is being tested." So here we are 20 years later. Have we passed the test?
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Saturday marks 20 years since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in our nation’s capital. Do you remember where you were on Sept. 11, 2001? That was the question posed to a handful of Hawaiʻi residents, some who vividly remember the impact of that day.
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Several Magic Island parkgoers share their thoughts and memories on the 9/11 attacks; the head of the Hawaii Legal Short Term Rental Alliance makes the case against a proposal to better regulate vacation rentals on Oʻahu; the United Public Workers union discusses the high risk of COVID exposure for prison and jail employees; and in our daily Reality Check segment, we check up on the state of evictions across Hawaiʻi.
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Hilo resident and retired Army Colonel Debra Lewis was working at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. She shared her experience inside the Pentagon almost 20 years ago, and how her career changed in the aftermath.