Loud sonar deafens isle dolphin in study By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 09, 2009 University of Hawaii and other scientists are suggesting that sonar used by the military can cause hearing loss in marine mammals, but only when it is extremely loud and close. Marine biologist Aran Mooney of the Woods… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Hawai’i will still get 20 F-22s despite cuts in program
This is how pork works. The system is considered to be outdated and overpriced, but Hawai’i still gets its piece of the action… Pentagon cap will not affect Raptors Hawaii’s Air National Guard will still get its slated 20 F-22s, says a Guard spokesman By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 07, 2009… Read more »
DoD budget recommendations FY 2010
This article from the Defense Industry Daily gives a quick rundown of the various budget changes in major military programs for the FY2010 budget from the perspective of military corporations. Note that several programs that impact Hawai’i are affected. These are followed by comments in brown. Near the bottom of the article, the Joint High… Read more »
Waikane Valley Restoration Advisory Board Meeting
Waikane Valley Restoration Advisory Board Meeting April 15, 2009 7:00 to 9:00 pm Wai’ahole Elementary School Public Meeting to discuss the Marine Corps clean up of unexploded munitions in the Kamaka family land in Waikane Valley. Background In the 1940s, the military leased nearly 1000 acres of land in Wai’ahole and Waikane Valleys for training… Read more »
Bring an end to ‘triple evils’ by abandoning war
ISSUE IN-DEPTH: FIGHT AGAINST EXTREMISM: Bring an end to ‘triple evils’ by abandoning war This column is solicited to provide another viewpoint to an AJC editorial published today. By Kevin Martin, Leslie Cagan For the Journal-Constitution Sunday, April 05, 2009 Saturday marked the tragic anniversary of the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King… Read more »
Ferry Tale: Book Review of The Superferry Chronicles
Ferry tale There’s plenty of blame to go around, but Hawaii court rights ship in end By Michael Leidemann / Special to the Star-Bulletin POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 05, 2009 The Hawaii Superferry is gone, probably for good, but the political, legal, financial and ethical stink it leaves behind is going to cling to… Read more »
“Several thousand” chemical munitions in “long trails” off Wai’anae
Photo: Terry Kerby/ Hawaii Undersea Research Lab A University of Hawaii deep-diving submersible examines munitions discarded five miles south of the entrance to Pearl Harbor. UH and Army scientists spent 15 days earlier this month mapping the location of munitions dumped in the ocean at a deep-sea disposal site off Oahu. Army analyzes data from… Read more »
North Korea launches rocket over the Pacific
North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific By CHOE SANG-HUN and DAVID E. SANGER Published: April 4, 2009 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but… Read more »
Turnabout: Pentagon looks to cut Future Combat Systems, Missile Defense budgets
Gates Planning Major Changes In Programs, Defense Budget Proposal Said to Move Focus To Counterinsurgency Efforts By R. Jeffrey Smith and Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, April 4, 2009; A01 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is expected to announce on Monday the restructuring of several dozen major defense programs as part of the… Read more »
North Korean rocket launch creates stir in Hawai’i
Friday, April 3, 2009 U.S. on alert to protect Isles N. Korean rocket could reach here, but experts see slim chance of that By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer The head of a U.S. missile defense advocacy group warned that a North Korean long-range rocket launch – expected between tomorrow and Wednesday – will be… Read more »
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