HONOLULU -- The Pentagon released its recommendations for the next round of base closures and just one of Hawaii's 80-plus military installations was on that list. From Maine to Hawaii, the Pentagon wants to close more than 180 military installations -- including 33 major bases.

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The Army National Guard Center in Honokaa on the Big Island faces closure. The closure would mean a loss of 118 uniformed military jobs at the base.

While the plan is to close the center at Honokaa, there is a plan to build a new center Keaukaha on the Hilo side of the Big Island.

"Well, I think Hawaii was affected positively because the DOD has reaffirmed our vital strategic role for our country in the 21st century. Our military bases unquestionably continue to offer the armed services a superior strategic location as well as the training that the military needs. We all recognize realistically that our defense posture has to be oriented toward Asia and the Pacific over the next quarter century and that is what the DOD is reflecting in its BRAC recommendations," Rep. Ed Case said.

"Essentially, in terms of economic impact, it's virtually zero. In terms of job impact, it's virtually zero. In terms of military positions, it's slight," Rep. Neil Abercrombie said.

While there is only one Hawaii base closing proposed from the Base Realignment And Closure report, there are other changes that could happen.

The BRAC report proposes adding 324 shipyard jobs at Pearl Harbor Naval Station because of base closure of Port Smith. The proposal would include losing jobs in the Defense Finance Accounting Service and some uniformed jobs.

The Pentagon hopes to consolidate management of Pearl Harbor Naval Station and Hickam Air Force Base. That would eliminate civilian jobs. Hickam AFB would also lose uniformed positions to a base at Grand Forks, ND.

The affect on Hawaii will be minimal, Hawaii's congressional representatives said.

Overall, Hawaii would see a net gain of one civilian job and a loss of 299 uniformed positions. That's less than 0.1 percent of Hawaii's military and civilian jobs.

Hawaii BRAC Proposed Changes
Base	Jobs Lost	Jobs Gained
National Guard at Honokaa	118 uniform	-
Pearl Harbor Naval Station	213 civilian, 29 uniform	324 civilian shipyard
Hickam Air Force Base	110 civilian, 152 uniform	-
Overall	299 uniform	1 civilian

"For the past decade and a half, we have tried to build an infrastructure that matched the strategic interests of the nation as best we could see that. And it seems that our vision was pretty clear," Abercrombie said.

Before closures or downsizings can take effect, the Defense Department's proposal must be approved or changed by a federal base closing commission by Sept. 8, and then agreed to by Congress and President George W. Bush, in a process that will run into the fall.