Military Transport
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 15
Communication Breakdown; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic
Human Factors; Procedure
I had just taken over R3; and the Controller who I relieved apologized for 'what was about to happen.'  I knew immediately; that I'd be writing a report; as soon as I heard that; and I'm correct.  This is RIMPAC.  There are numerous military aircraft all over; and I was given a briefing that NGF Approach would be open 24/7.  This is NEVER the case.  Maybe they are a VFR Tower only 24/7; but they are NEVER an Approach 24/7.  NGF Approach NEEDS TO BE OPEN DURING RIMPAC.  Of course; NGF Approach was closed.  That is a problem all by itself.  NGF Approach needs to be open.  I had four aircraft inbound to NGF; and NGF is only a VFR Tower.  Based on our rules at ATC; we can only allow one-in and one-out of NGF.  An aircraft must report arrival or cancellation before we can clear in another aircraft; or release a different aircraft.  Those are the rules.  That's all we can do.  But; NGF Tower released Aircraft X head on into my Aircraft Y.  They are both IFR.  I do not believe I lost separation.   My D-Side said she did not give NGF Tower permission to release Aircraft X; but NGF Tower released Aircraft X.  Thankfully; a disaster was averted.  Luckily; there was not a mid-air.  There could have been because this was the ultimate worst case scenario.  NGF Tower releasing an IFR aircraft head-on into my arrival on a visual approach.  I asked the supervisor to find out what happened.  This is ridiculous.  NGF Approach NEEDS TO BE OPEN DURING RIMPAC.  I told every aircraft inbound and outbound from NGF that they need to call NGF and complain about this situation.  I told them that when I complain nothing gets accomplished; but maybe if they complained; something would happen.  We need to open NGF Approach.  Please do something.  Please make RIMPAC safer.  Please just do what we were told in the briefing; that NGF Approach will be open 24/7 during RIMPAC.NGF Approach NEEDS TO BE OPEN DURING RIMPAC. Yes; you have my permission to share this and any other report I write.
HCF Approach Controller reports that a Tower departed an aircraft while she had an aircraft inbound to the airport.  This is a one in one out situation and the departing aircraft was not released by the Arrival Controller causing a procedural deviation.