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Military spending: Feds shell out, isles cash in

BRUCE ASATO / NOV. 22

Hawaii was the second-ranked state in per-capita defense spending according to a recent Pew Charitable Trust report. The nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Illinois navigates the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. It is the fifth Virginia class submarine home-ported at Pearl Harbor.