 Ford Island continues to be used by the US Navy . It hosts the 34 @,@ 000 @-@ square @-@ foot ( 3 @,@ 200 m2 ) Pacific Warfighting Center for exercises , training and battle simulations . The Admiral Clarey Bridge enabled the Navy to develop a $ 331 million Pacific tsunami warning center named after Senator Daniel Inouye , replacing the aging facility on <unk> Beach . The center 's location is controversial because of its location in a tsunami @-@ vulnerable area and the Navy 's tsunami @-@ evacuation plan calls for the island 's only access point — the Admiral Clarey Bridge — to be opened for ship evacuation ( making the bridge inaccessible to land vehicles ) . The island also continues to host a military brig . 
