For immediate release: June 21, 2012 Contact: David Henkin, Earthjustice, (808) 599-2436, ext. 6614, dhenkin@earthjustice.org Sparky Rodrigues, Mālama Mākua, (808) 352-0059 Court Confirms No Live-Fire Training at Mākua until Army Completes Missing Studies Army ordered to report on progress in studying marine contamination, threats to cultural sites HONOLULU – Yesterday, U.S. District Chief Judge Susan… Read more »
Posts Categorized: O’ahu
E Ola Ke Awalau o Puʻuloa: Kanaka Maoli speak on Puʻuloa / Pearl Harbor
Hawaiʻi Peace and Justice presents: Kanaka Maoli speak on Puʻuloa DATE: June 19, 2012 TIME: 6:00-8:00pm LOCATION: Center for Hawaiian Studies, UH Manoa Classroom 202, 2645 Dole Street COST: free WHAT: Kanaka Maoli panelists will present historical, cultural, environmental and social significance of Ke Awa Lau o Pu’uloa (Pearl Harbor) and engage in a dialogue… Read more »
Fortress Oahu: “Some people get paid, but who’s paying the price”
Joan Conrow wrote a feature story in the Honolulu Weekly critically examining the military’s impacts in Hawai’i. Here’s a snippet: Fortress Oahu by Joan Conrow | May 23, 2012 Cover With roots planted in the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani and a presence that extends through the entire archipelago, the military’s influence in Hawaii is… Read more »
64 Drone Bases in the U.S., including two in Hawai’i
Public Intelligence produced an interactive map and table of known U.S. drone bases within the U.S. Hawai’i is listed as having two such bases: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay has the Raven drone. Wheeler Army Airfield has the Shadow. Wired magainze reported “Revealed: 64 Drone Bases on American Soil” (June 13, 2012) We like… Read more »
Osprey crashes, Japanese city rejects Osprey, and Marines want to bring Osprey to Hawai’i?
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported that”Marines’ copter plan raises fear of noise” (June 12, 2012): The public has nearly a month to weigh in on Marine Corps plans to station MV-22 tiltrotor Osprey and H-1 Cobra and Huey attack-utility helicopter squadrons at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, but any community opposition likely will boil down to… Read more »
Kaʻala Farm a modern kīpuka in the fire
The fire that began in the Lualualei Naval Reservation and burned 1200 acres in Waiʻanae, including the traditional hale pili classroom at the Kaʻala Farm and irrigation pipes, spared the loʻi kalo. The farm is a real kīpuka, a green oasis of life amidst the charred landscape. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported “Seeds planted for… Read more »
Wildfire that began in Lualualei naval base burns for third day, damage to cultural center and explosions reported
The wildfire in Waiʻanae continues to burn. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: Fire crews were busy in Waianae Valley this morning as Oahu’s largest wildfire of the year burned for a third day. At least one Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter was to rejoin the Honolulu Fire Department’s air operations this morning, the Navy said. Nine… Read more »
USS Carl Vinson sailor charged while APEC agent seeks immunity from murder charges
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports “USS Carl Vinson sailor charged with burglary and criminal property damage” (May 18, 2012): A sailor from the visiting aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is charged with burglary and two counts of criminal property damage after he allegedly broke into an occupied Waikiki apartment early Wednesday morning. Bail for Christopher… Read more »
Sailor from USS Carl Vinson allegedly terrorized Waikiki residents
In announcing that 2700 Marines may be moved from Okinawa to Hawaiʻi, Senator Daniel Inouye said: “We must build more housing, secure more training areas and improve and expand infrastructure while working with the counties and the state to make certain the Marines transition easily into their new duty station in Hawaii. The one thing… Read more »
The Merry Month of May: Missiles launched as Hawaiʻi braces for another RIMPAC invasion
May is known as the “Merry Month” for its longer days and warm sunshine. Most of the world observes May 1st as International Workers’ Day or celebrates the ancient pagan rites of spring. But in the U.S., the radical legacy of May Day has been suppressed and supplanted by the typically tame Labor Day. In… Read more »
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