Inouye: Hawaii to Get 1,000 Marines From Okinawa

HONOLULU -- U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye says 1,000 Marines are expected to move to Hawaii from Okinawa.

The senator told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser they're among 8,000 Marines the U.S. planned to move to Guam from Okinawa. But the U.S. and Japan are having problems implementing that agreement.

Now the U.S. plans to send only 4,000 Marines to Guam. Others will go to Australia and Hawaii instead.

Inouye says the Marine base in Kaneohe Bay can accommodate about 500 more Marines, and the Army's Schofield Barracks on Oahu or the Kona side of Hawaii island could house some.

The senator says the government hasn't decided whether Marines would rotate through Hawaii or be stationed here along with their dependents.

There are currently nearly 12,000 Marines based in Hawaii.