17t drugs seized Pacific 2026 vs 4.6t all of 2025. Driven by trusted insiders, not maritime evasion. HR 9508 doesn't address the insider pathway. ISPI WP-02 does: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp02-insider-threat-framework.html #InsiderThreat #PacificSecurity #IslandSecurity
September 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
17t drugs seized Pacific 2026 vs 4.6t all of 2025. Driven by trusted insiders, not maritime evasion. HR 9508 doesn't address the insider pathway. ISPI WP-02 does: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp02-insider-threat-framework.html #InsiderThreat #PacificSecurity #IslandSecurity
DHS tightening Chinese tourist vetting for CNMI. Small island territory at a geopolitical fault line — more strategic significance, fewer border resources. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/blog/cnmi-chinese-tourist-vetting-dhs-island-border-security-2026.html #PacificSecurity #BorderSecurity #IslandSecurity
August 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
DHS tightening Chinese tourist vetting for CNMI. Small island territory at a geopolitical fault line — more strategic significance, fewer border resources. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/blog/cnmi-chinese-tourist-vetting-dhs-island-border-security-2026.html #PacificSecurity #BorderSecurity #IslandSecurity
Fiji port faces an inside threat. Drug networks exploit trusted insiders — not patrol boats. Island ports structurally vulnerable. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/blog/fiji-port-security-inside-threat-pacific-drug-trafficking-august-2026.html #InsiderThreat #PacificSecurity #IslandSecurity
August 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Fiji port faces an inside threat. Drug networks exploit trusted insiders — not patrol boats. Island ports structurally vulnerable. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/blog/fiji-port-security-inside-threat-pacific-drug-trafficking-august-2026.html #InsiderThreat #PacificSecurity #IslandSecurity
ISPI is now a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit and officially open for commissioned research. SAM.gov registered — government agencies can procure directly. Five research domains. $5K–$25K. 60-day delivery. All published free. ispiglobal.com/commission #IslandSecurity #PacificSecurity #ISPIResearch
August 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
ISPI is now a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit and officially open for commissioned research. SAM.gov registered — government agencies can procure directly. Five research domains. $5K–$25K. 60-day delivery. All published free. ispiglobal.com/commission #IslandSecurity #PacificSecurity #ISPIResearch
NZSIS: foreign espionage rising across Pacific islands. Social density makes island communities specifically vulnerable — same condition ISPI documents in WP-02. ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp02-insider-threat-framework.html #PacificSecurity #InsiderThreat #IslandSecurity
August 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
NZSIS: foreign espionage rising across Pacific islands. Social density makes island communities specifically vulnerable — same condition ISPI documents in WP-02. ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp02-insider-threat-framework.html #PacificSecurity #InsiderThreat #IslandSecurity
Lala hit Hawaii Aug 15. 100+ homes destroyed. 3 hospitals on generators. Every island emergency gap ISPI documented present simultaneously. ispiglobal.com/blog/hurricane-lala-hawaii-island-emergency-management-gap-2026.html #HurricaneLala #IslandSecurity #HawaiiPublicSafety
August 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Lala hit Hawaii Aug 15. 100+ homes destroyed. 3 hospitals on generators. Every island emergency gap ISPI documented present simultaneously. ispiglobal.com/blog/hurricane-lala-hawaii-island-emergency-management-gap-2026.html #HurricaneLala #IslandSecurity #HawaiiPublicSafety
ISPI officially incorporated — Hawaii nonprofit 501(c)(3), May 17 2026. The world's only research institution dedicated to island community public safety, now permanent. ispiglobal.com/press-release-ispi-incorporation.html #IslandSecurity #HawaiiNonprofit #PacificSecurity
August 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
ISPI officially incorporated — Hawaii nonprofit 501(c)(3), May 17 2026. The world's only research institution dedicated to island community public safety, now permanent. ispiglobal.com/press-release-ispi-incorporation.html #IslandSecurity #HawaiiNonprofit #PacificSecurity
ISPI officially incorporated — Hawaii nonprofit 501(c)(3), May 17 2026. SAM.gov registered. Foundations can grant directly. 600 million people on islands deserve frameworks built for islands. ispiglobal.com/press-release-ispi-incorporation.html #IslandSecurity #HawaiiNonprofit #PacificSecurity
August 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM
ISPI officially incorporated — Hawaii nonprofit 501(c)(3), May 17 2026. SAM.gov registered. Foundations can grant directly. 600 million people on islands deserve frameworks built for islands. ispiglobal.com/press-release-ispi-incorporation.html #IslandSecurity #HawaiiNonprofit #PacificSecurity
Typhoon Bavi approached CNMI July 3 with 200-mile track uncertainty. Island communities cannot course-correct once the weather window closes — the decision must be right the first time. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp03-island-emergency-management.html #IslandSecurity #EmergencyManagement
July 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Typhoon Bavi approached CNMI July 3 with 200-mile track uncertainty. Island communities cannot course-correct once the weather window closes — the decision must be right the first time. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp03-island-emergency-management.html #IslandSecurity #EmergencyManagement
Hawaii FEMA Kona Low deadline June 14. The 60-day window is a continental assumption — island contractor shortages mean many can't document damage in time. ISPI research: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp03-island-emergency-management.html #HawaiiPublicSafety #IslandSecurity
July 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Hawaii FEMA Kona Low deadline June 14. The 60-day window is a continental assumption — island contractor shortages mean many can't document damage in time. ISPI research: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp03-island-emergency-management.html #HawaiiPublicSafety #IslandSecurity
Jamaica: 55% homicide reduction January 2026, lowest since records began in 2001. Three years of island-specific community policing reform. ISPI documents what this means for Pacific jurisdictions: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp07-community-policing.html #IslandSecurity #CommunityPolicing
July 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Jamaica: 55% homicide reduction January 2026, lowest since records began in 2001. Three years of island-specific community policing reform. ISPI documents what this means for Pacific jurisdictions: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp07-community-policing.html #IslandSecurity #CommunityPolicing
Australia and NZ named Pacific supply chain resilience a defense priority June 8. ISPI documented supply chain singularity before the Biketawa Declaration invocation. Research: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp06-supply-chain-security.html #PacificSecurity #IslandSecurity
July 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Australia and NZ named Pacific supply chain resilience a defense priority June 8. ISPI documented supply chain singularity before the Biketawa Declaration invocation. Research: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp06-supply-chain-security.html #PacificSecurity #IslandSecurity
Provides an island-specific behavioral threat assessment and management framework addressing the structural conditions — workforce irreplaceability, social buff.ly/od33mpE #EmergencyManagement #IslandResilience #DisasterPreparedness #SupplyChain #FEMA #CommunityResilience #IslandSecurity #ISPI
WP-02 — BTAM Framework for Island Organizations | ISPI Research
Provides an island-specific behavioral threat assessment and management framework addressing the structural conditions — workforce irreplaceability, social
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June 29, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Provides an island-specific behavioral threat assessment and management framework addressing the structural conditions — workforce irreplaceability, social buff.ly/od33mpE #EmergencyManagement #IslandResilience #DisasterPreparedness #SupplyChain #FEMA #CommunityResilience #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Every campus safety protocol assumes police arrive in 7 minutes
For rural Hawaii schools — 45 minutes
340 children
45 minutes
Whatever you have
ISPI built the framework for this gap
#CampusSafety #SchoolSafety #Hawaii #IslandSecurity #ISPI
For rural Hawaii schools — 45 minutes
340 children
45 minutes
Whatever you have
ISPI built the framework for this gap
#CampusSafety #SchoolSafety #Hawaii #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Campus Safety in Geographically Isolated Institutions — ISPI
Campus safety in geographically isolated institutions presents security challenges that mainstream campus safety research has systematically underprepared administrators, security professionals, and…
buff.ly
June 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Every campus safety protocol assumes police arrive in 7 minutes
For rural Hawaii schools — 45 minutes
340 children
45 minutes
Whatever you have
ISPI built the framework for this gap
#CampusSafety #SchoolSafety #Hawaii #IslandSecurity #ISPI
For rural Hawaii schools — 45 minutes
340 children
45 minutes
Whatever you have
ISPI built the framework for this gap
#CampusSafety #SchoolSafety #Hawaii #IslandSecurity #ISPI
2022 — Solomon Islands signed a security deal with China
A senior official admitted: the government couldn't fully evaluate what it signed
Not a political failure
A capacity failure
#SolomonIslands #PacificSecurity #Governance #IslandSecurity #ISPI
A senior official admitted: the government couldn't fully evaluate what it signed
Not a political failure
A capacity failure
#SolomonIslands #PacificSecurity #Governance #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Pacific Island Governance and Democratic Resilience — ISPI
Democratic governance in Pacific Island nations is under compound pressure. Climate disruption is displacing populations and straining government capacity. Geopolitical competition — particularly…
buff.ly
June 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
2022 — Solomon Islands signed a security deal with China
A senior official admitted: the government couldn't fully evaluate what it signed
Not a political failure
A capacity failure
#SolomonIslands #PacificSecurity #Governance #IslandSecurity #ISPI
A senior official admitted: the government couldn't fully evaluate what it signed
Not a political failure
A capacity failure
#SolomonIslands #PacificSecurity #Governance #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Practitioner-Led Research vs Academic Research — Why It Matters for Island Public Safety Policy — ISPI buff.ly/aaFiDXT #EmergencyManagement #IslandResilience #DisasterPreparedness #SupplyChain #FEMA #CommunityResilience #IslandSecurity #ISPI
June 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Practitioner-Led Research vs Academic Research — Why It Matters for Island Public Safety Policy — ISPI buff.ly/aaFiDXT #EmergencyManagement #IslandResilience #DisasterPreparedness #SupplyChain #FEMA #CommunityResilience #IslandSecurity #ISPI
FEMA says prepare for 72 hours
Hawaii imports 90% of food by ship
Port disrupted — shortages hit retail in 48 hours
The math doesn't work
Islands need 30 days — not 72 hours
#FEMA #Hawaii #EmergencyPreparedness #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Hawaii imports 90% of food by ship
Port disrupted — shortages hit retail in 48 hours
The math doesn't work
Islands need 30 days — not 72 hours
#FEMA #Hawaii #EmergencyPreparedness #IslandSecurity #ISPI
June 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
FEMA says prepare for 72 hours
Hawaii imports 90% of food by ship
Port disrupted — shortages hit retail in 48 hours
The math doesn't work
Islands need 30 days — not 72 hours
#FEMA #Hawaii #EmergencyPreparedness #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Hawaii imports 90% of food by ship
Port disrupted — shortages hit retail in 48 hours
The math doesn't work
Islands need 30 days — not 72 hours
#FEMA #Hawaii #EmergencyPreparedness #IslandSecurity #ISPI
600 million people live on islands worldwide
Zero research institutions dedicated to their public safety
Until now
ISPI is the first
#IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #PacificIslands #Hawaii #PolicyResearch #ISPI
Zero research institutions dedicated to their public safety
Until now
ISPI is the first
#IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #PacificIslands #Hawaii #PolicyResearch #ISPI
June 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
600 million people live on islands worldwide
Zero research institutions dedicated to their public safety
Until now
ISPI is the first
#IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #PacificIslands #Hawaii #PolicyResearch #ISPI
Zero research institutions dedicated to their public safety
Until now
ISPI is the first
#IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #PacificIslands #Hawaii #PolicyResearch #ISPI
Every campus safety protocol assumes law enforcement in 5-7 min
Rural Hawaii schools: 45 minutes
340 children
45 minutes
Whatever you have
Different problem entirely
#CampusSafety #SchoolSafety #Hawaii #K12 #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Rural Hawaii schools: 45 minutes
340 children
45 minutes
Whatever you have
Different problem entirely
#CampusSafety #SchoolSafety #Hawaii #K12 #IslandSecurity #ISPI
May 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Every campus safety protocol assumes law enforcement in 5-7 min
Rural Hawaii schools: 45 minutes
340 children
45 minutes
Whatever you have
Different problem entirely
#CampusSafety #SchoolSafety #Hawaii #K12 #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Rural Hawaii schools: 45 minutes
340 children
45 minutes
Whatever you have
Different problem entirely
#CampusSafety #SchoolSafety #Hawaii #K12 #IslandSecurity #ISPI
Hawaii imports 90% of its food by ship
When the port closes — there is no Plan B
FEMA says 72 hours
Islands need 30 days
#Hawaii #SupplyChain #EmergencyPreparedness #IslandSecurity #FEMA #HawaiiPolicy #ISPI
When the port closes — there is no Plan B
FEMA says 72 hours
Islands need 30 days
#Hawaii #SupplyChain #EmergencyPreparedness #IslandSecurity #FEMA #HawaiiPolicy #ISPI
May 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Hawaii imports 90% of its food by ship
When the port closes — there is no Plan B
FEMA says 72 hours
Islands need 30 days
#Hawaii #SupplyChain #EmergencyPreparedness #IslandSecurity #FEMA #HawaiiPolicy #ISPI
When the port closes — there is no Plan B
FEMA says 72 hours
Islands need 30 days
#Hawaii #SupplyChain #EmergencyPreparedness #IslandSecurity #FEMA #HawaiiPolicy #ISPI
Sri Lanka extended its state of emergency for the sixth consecutive month. The emergency management framework failed for the same structural reason frameworks fail everywhere on islands ISPI analyzed exactly what happened — and what replaces it.
#SriLanka #EmergencyManagement #IslandSecurity #ISPI
#SriLanka #EmergencyManagement #IslandSecurity #ISPI
May 26, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Sri Lanka extended its state of emergency for the sixth consecutive month. The emergency management framework failed for the same structural reason frameworks fail everywhere on islands ISPI analyzed exactly what happened — and what replaces it.
#SriLanka #EmergencyManagement #IslandSecurity #ISPI
#SriLanka #EmergencyManagement #IslandSecurity #ISPI
ISPI just published an island emergency management framework built for communities where mutual aid is thousands of miles away It replaces FEMA's continental assumptions with island-reality design Free download — no registration required. buff.ly/BMkmfBM
#EmergencyManagement #IslandSecurity #FEMA
#EmergencyManagement #IslandSecurity #FEMA
Research & Publications — Island Security Policy Institute (ISPI), Hawaii
ISPI research library — 35+ white papers, policy briefs, and commentary on public safety, emergency management, insider threat, campus safety, and security policy for island and coastal communities.…
ispiglobal.com
May 26, 2026 at 5:33 AM
ISPI just published an island emergency management framework built for communities where mutual aid is thousands of miles away It replaces FEMA's continental assumptions with island-reality design Free download — no registration required. buff.ly/BMkmfBM
#EmergencyManagement #IslandSecurity #FEMA
#EmergencyManagement #IslandSecurity #FEMA
Vanuatu has the highest natural disaster vulnerability of any nation on Earth When Cyclone Harold hit in 2020, international aid took days to arrive.
ISPI built one — free at ispiglobal.com
#IslandSecurity #EmergencyManagement #PacificIslands #ISPI"
ISPI built one — free at ispiglobal.com
#IslandSecurity #EmergencyManagement #PacificIslands #ISPI"
Island Security Policy Institute (ISPI) — Public Safety Research, Hawaii
ISPI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank in Honolulu, Hawaii producing practitioner-led research on public safety, emergency preparedness, and security policy for island and coastal communities…
ispiglobal.com
May 26, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Vanuatu has the highest natural disaster vulnerability of any nation on Earth When Cyclone Harold hit in 2020, international aid took days to arrive.
ISPI built one — free at ispiglobal.com
#IslandSecurity #EmergencyManagement #PacificIslands #ISPI"
ISPI built one — free at ispiglobal.com
#IslandSecurity #EmergencyManagement #PacificIslands #ISPI"
How Foundations Use Independent Research to Strengthen Island Community buff.ly/NfAqpSL #ISPI #IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #EmergencyManagement #workplacesecurity #threatassessmentcontent #LawEnforcement #workforce #policing #ThinkTank #institutions #researchers #PolicyResearch #whitepapers
How Foundations Use Independent Research to Strengthen Island Community Grantmaking — ISPI
Foundations funding public safety, community resilience, and indigenous community programs commission ISPI to build the evidence base that makes their grantmaking more effective.
ispiglobal.com
May 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
How Foundations Use Independent Research to Strengthen Island Community buff.ly/NfAqpSL #ISPI #IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #EmergencyManagement #workplacesecurity #threatassessmentcontent #LawEnforcement #workforce #policing #ThinkTank #institutions #researchers #PolicyResearch #whitepapers
Lahaina had a FEMA-compliant plan
Trained managers
A functioning EOC
100+ people died
The frameworks failed
Not the people
#Hawaii #Lahaina #EmergencyManagement #MauiWildfire #FEMA #IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #ISPI
Trained managers
A functioning EOC
100+ people died
The frameworks failed
Not the people
#Hawaii #Lahaina #EmergencyManagement #MauiWildfire #FEMA #IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #ISPI
May 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Lahaina had a FEMA-compliant plan
Trained managers
A functioning EOC
100+ people died
The frameworks failed
Not the people
#Hawaii #Lahaina #EmergencyManagement #MauiWildfire #FEMA #IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #ISPI
Trained managers
A functioning EOC
100+ people died
The frameworks failed
Not the people
#Hawaii #Lahaina #EmergencyManagement #MauiWildfire #FEMA #IslandSecurity #PublicSafety #ISPI