Hawaii Cryptologic Center Explained

Location:	Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii
Country:	USA
Pushpin Map:	Hawaii
Code:	HCC

The Hawaii Cryptologic Center (HCC) or NSA Hawaii is a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Central Security Service (CSS) facility located near Wahiawa on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.^{[1] [2]} The facility opened on January 6, 2012, at a cost of $358 million. The center focuses on signals intelligence intercepts from Asia, and conducts cybersecurity and cyberwarfare operations.^{[3] [4]}

In May 2013, a worker at this facility, Edward Snowden,^[5] took many classified documents and provided them to the press, revealing the existence of a number of top secret NSA mass surveillance programs.^[6]

See also

• Kunia Regional SIGINT Operations Center
• European Cryptologic Center
• Colorado Cryptologic Center
• Georgia Cryptologic Center
• Texas Cryptologic Center
• Navy Information Operations Command, Hawaii

References

21.523°N -158.012°W

Notes and References

1. News: NSA/CSS opens newest facility in Georgia . Government Security News . March 6, 2012 . 17 October 2015 . 11 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151211152814/http://gsnmagazine.com/article/25772/nsacss_opens_newest_facility_georgia . dead .
2. NSA/CSS Unveils New Hawaii Center . . January 6, 2012 . 17 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150918033924/https://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2012/a4_hawaii_final.shtml . 18 September 2015 . dead .
3. Bamford . James . James Bamford . The NSA is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say) . . March 15, 2012 . 17 October 2015.
4. Web site: NSA/CSS Hawaii. www.nsa.gov. 2019-02-14.
5. Greenberg . Andy . Andy Greenberg . An NSA Coworker Remembers The Real Edward Snowden: 'A Genius Among Geniuses' . 2013-12-16 . 2017-09-25 . . Snowden wore it regularly to stay warm in the air-conditioned underground NSA Hawaii Kunia facility known as 'the tunnel.'.
6. News: Sanger . David E. . David E. Sanger . Perlroth . Nicole . After Profits, Defense Contractor Faces the Pitfalls of Cybersecurity . . June 15, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616030627/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/us/after-profits-defense-contractor-faces-the-pitfalls-of-cybersecurity.html . June 16, 2013 . live.