Stop Bombing Pohakuloa! Where’s the Outrage?
May 1, 2013
Stop Bombing Pohakuloa! Where’s the Outrage? According to military documents up to 14.8 million live rounds are fired annually at the 133,000-acre Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), the largest military...
Unexploded bomb found near Puʻunene School
May 1, 2013
The AP reported that an unexploded bomb, most likely from World War II, was found in a sugar cane field near Puʻunene School on Maui: The Maui News reports that the aerial bomb was discovered by an...
Man held on $1M bail in alleged assault of infant in Kailua
February 16, 2013
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported (“Man held on $1M bail in alleged assault of infant in Kailua”, February 16, 2013) that a 21-year-old man, a resident of the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kāneʻohe...
Artillery training at Schofield responsible for overnight booming noises
February 4, 2013
Last week, residents of Oʻahu as far away as Kailua complained of loud noises up to midnight. Hawaii News Now reported that Army training at Schofield was responsible for the noises (“Artillery...
Military junk pulled from Kalaeloa pond raises fresh concerns
February 4, 2013
COURTESY JOHN BOND Ordy Pond, off Tripoli Road near Coral Sea Road on the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station, is shown in a photo taken with former City Councilman Tom Berg in August of last...
U.S. ship smashes into Philippines reef as the Navy plans to scrap another ship damaged in a similar accident in Hawaiʻi
January 23, 2013
A photo released on Jan. 20, 2013 by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command (AFP-WESCOM) shows the US Navy ship USS Guardian remaining stuck in the vicinity of the Tubbataha Reef, western...
What is behind the flurry of U.S. military deaths in Hawaiʻi?
January 23, 2013
Recently, U.S. soldiers died in Hawaiʻi in a series of accidents and reckless activities. Yesterday, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported “Motorcyclist, 23, killed in H-1 crash is identified...
Army seeks regulatory exemption for DU in Hawaiʻi as Hawaiʻi Doctors find uranium in people’s urine
December 26, 2012
Hawaiʻi island peace activists reported that elevated levels of uranium have been found in residents’ urine and demanded that the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health take more aggressive measures...
Soldier accused of stabbing a woman in Waikīkī
December 26, 2012
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported that a Schofield soldier was charged with stabbing a woman in Waikīkī: A 23-year-old man Schofield Barracks private was charged Monday in the stabbing of...
Soldier crashes near Lānaʻi lookout after domestic violence incident and car chase
November 25, 2012
A soldier got into an argument with his wife, fired shots into the air and at cars near his military housing complex, and led military police on a car chase until crashing near the Lānaʻi lookout in...
