Aug. 11, 2025 – Under the hot Hawaiian sun, two young native saplings are taking root outside of Building 167 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and thanks to the watchful eye of five dedicated shipyard employees, their future looks bright. Throughout the week, and even on weekends, volunteers from across Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility step in to ensure the trees receive the care they need to thrive in their early months.
It has become a shipyard tradition to plant a young native tree at the end of a long Chief of Naval Operations availability, a significant and intense maintenance period for ships and submarines. It is a gesture to commemorate and express gratitude to the shipyard for all their hard work, dating back to 2015, when a young plumeria tree was first planted outside Building 167 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Aug. 11, 2025 – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility and the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum collaborated on an outreach event for more than 100 Honolulu Community College Summer CTE (Career and Technical Education) Academy students as the high schoolers wrapped up a five-week vocational training program July 15, 2025.
Hosted by the museum, PHNSY & IMF presented shipyard career opportunities and employees gave students a first-hand look at the tools and technology they use in ship maintenance.
Aug. 11, 2025 – A soft whirring cut through the still morning air above a quiet corner of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility as a Skydio X10D drone rose into the air, gliding smoothly toward the bright blue Hawaiian sky on June 18, 2025. This marked the beginning of a special project with the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and PHNSY & IMF, aimed at exploring how drones can help the shipyard stay safe, repair issues more quickly, and respond to emergencies.
June 4, 2025 – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility extended an Aloha to five scholars from the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program May 19, 2025, marking the first year PHNSY & IMF is participating in the workforce development program.
