What may come
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out of Hawaii
The Hawaiian bid to cut MILI shipping services is a little more than an effort to sell another pineapple or two to Micronesia.
The US Defence Department has almost decided on two new huge military bases in Micronesia, at Tinian (air force) and Palau (navy).
Hawaii has some big con structors, notably Dillinghams and Kaiser, and tens of millions of dollars of construction con tracts will be let for these two islands, if the bases are agreed upon.
A shipping run, with bigger ships, would then be a boon from Hawaii to Micronesia for Honolulu tenderers.