Moana Nui 2013: Obama’s “Pacific Pivot” Destroys Environment, Democracy, Cultures
May 15, 2013
June 1, 201310:00 amto10:00 pmJune 2, 201310:00 amto6:00 pm Press Release ANNOUNCING: MOANA NUI #2 June 1-2, 2013 Martin Luther King Auditorium, Berkeley (“Moana Nui” is Polynesian for “Vast...
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...
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...
Poseidon jets may not be stationed in Hawaiʻi afterall, as other military budget cuts are proposed
November 15, 2012
It appears that the Navy is changing its mind about stationing 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay. Why? Besides saving money, it seems the base would be too crowded...
Stryker brigade isle bound?
October 27, 2012
The Hawaii Tribune Herald reports “Stryker brigade isle bound?” (October 25, 2012) that the Army is considering stationing some Stryker combat vehicles on Hawaiʻi island to be closer to...
Protest the environmental and cultural destruction on Jeju Island! Vigil at the South Korean Consulate in Honolulu
September 4, 2012
September 6, 20125:30 pmto6:30 pmProtest the environmental and cultural destruction on Jeju Island. No Naval Base! In solidarity with the Gangjeong villagers in the movement to protect their island from...
Watada lecture pre-event: “Environmental and Economic Impacts of Militarization in Hawaiʻi”
September 4, 2012
September 7, 20126:30 pmto8:00 pm “Environmental and Economic Impacts of Militarization in Hawaiʻi” On September 7 from 6:30-8:00 in the Crossroads Sanctuary there will be a panel moderated...
World Conservation Congress convenes in Jeju amid protests, deportations, and repression, while the state of Hawaiʻi aims to host the event in 2016
September 4, 2012
There has been a raging political struggle between the villagers of Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South Korea and the Korean government over the construction of a naval base that is destroying pristine...
Legislators step in on military aircraft noise
August 13, 2012
As the Marine Corps proposes to expand in Hawaiʻi, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that even the military communities in Kailua and Kāneʻohe are already complaining about aircraft noise and safety. ...
Toxic “Rainbow” across the Pacific: New Information Revealed About Agent Orange
August 10, 2012
Today is the 67th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Rebecca Solnit wrote on Facebook: In 1995 a woman who survived the bombing of Nagasaki (67 years ago today) came to San Francisco...
