Newsroom — Island Security Policy Institute
Press releases, research publications, institutional milestones, and media coverage for a nonprofit research institution dedicated to public safety and security policy for island and coastal communities worldwide.
See the ISPI newsroom for press releases on every paper and expert commentary, and the press kit for the fact sheet, boilerplate and logo files.
Official Announcements
Island Security Policy Institute Officially Incorporated as Hawaii Nonprofit Corporation →
ISPI is now a legally incorporated nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Hawaiʻi, filed May 17, 2026 with the Hawaii DCCA. Filing number 0517202646515. SAM.gov registration active · Wikidata Q139822710.
Read full press release →Island Security Policy Think Tank Launches from Honolulu — Already Engaged with Hawaii →
Island Security Policy Institute launches as a research organization dedicated to public safety and security policy for island and coastal communities.
Read full press release →ISPI Warns: Pacific Island Security Under Simultaneous Strategic, Environmental, and Criminal Pressure →
ISPI's inaugural research assessment documents that Pacific island security is under simultaneous strain from shifting great-power dynamics, accelerating climate impact, and surging transnational crime — conditions that standard continental security frameworks cannot adequately address.
Read full press release →Media & Distribution
Island Security Policy Think Tank Launches from Honolulu ↗
ISPI's launch press release indexed in Google News.
Why Federal Agencies Must Commission Independent Island Security Research ↗
ISPI research brief distributed via Google News syndication identifying the gap in federal agency commissioning of island-specific public safety research across DHS, DOJ, FEMA, and State Department.
The Research Gap State and Local Island Governments Cannot Afford to Ignore ↗
ISPI research on the structural gap in state and local policy research for island governments. All ISPI research documents available free at ispiglobal.com/research.
Milestones & Updates
Selected Research Releases
ISPI has published 70 research documents across five research pillars. All documents are available free at ispiglobal.com/research under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Selected major releases below.
WP-02: Organizational Insider Threat Assessment Framework for Island and Small-State Communities →
Practitioner-grounded detection and response architecture for organizations that standard CISA and DHS frameworks cannot adequately serve. Draws on 2,400+ documented behavioral threat assessments. Uploaded to Academia.edu.
WP-03: Island Emergency Management Framework →
Replaces continental assumptions with island-reality design across five first principles. Post-incident analysis of Lahaina 2023, Hurricane Maria 2017, and Cyclone Ditwah 2025. Recommends 30-day island supply reserve standard replacing FEMA's 72-hour continental assumption.
WP-10: Democratic Resilience and Governance Stability in Pacific Island Nations →
Institutional capacity, external pressure, and the policy framework for small state governance security. Primary case: Solomon Islands-China 2022 security agreement. Uploaded to Academia.edu.
WP-12: Corporate Security and ESG Risk Policy for Island and Pacific Operations →
Documents five ESG risk categories specific to island operating environments that continental frameworks systematically underestimate. Post-Lahaina duty of care standard analysis.
WP-07: Community Policing Policy for Small Pacific Island Jurisdictions →
A framework for law enforcement in communities where everyone is connected. Documents how officer-community embeddedness is an asset standard frameworks treat as a liability.
For Journalists and Researchers
Island Security Policy Institute
Nonprofit research institution. ISPI is a nonprofit organization with its 501(c)(3) application pending. Contributions are not tax-deductible until IRS recognition is granted.
May 17, 2026 · Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
5 pillars · 70 documents · Free public access
SAM.gov registration active · UEI G5H9VJ7C4NS8 · NAICS 541720
ORCID · SSRN · Wikidata · Academia.edu
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