The Honolulu Star Bulletin notes that the expansion of the war and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan is “disturbingly similar to the “hearts and minds” strategy that failed in Vietnam”, yet in the end, sides with Senator Inouye to support a troop buildup in Afghanistan. The people need to raise our voices to end the wars! No… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Remembering the Massacre at No Gun-Ri
I wanted to share this heartbreaking post by Bruce Gagnon of his recent visit to No Gun-Ri, the site of a mass slaughter of civilians by U.S. troops. Many know about the horrors of My Lai or Fallujah, but few have heard of No Gun-Ri or the other sites of atrocities in Korea. That’s because… Read more »
Inouye backs expanding the U.S. war in Afghanistan
People need to remember this when Senator Inouye tries to paint his record as anti-war. >><< Posted on: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Hawaii’s Sen. Inouye sides with McChrystal on Afghanistan By JOHN YAUKEY Advertiser Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, just back from Afghanistan and Pakistan, said yesterday that he backs the… Read more »
Kehaulani Kauanui to speak and launch book: Hawaiian Blood
JOIN US FOR AN EVENING WITH THE AUTHOR OF HAWAIIAN BLOOD: COLONIALISM AND THE POLITICS OF SOVEREIGNTY AND INDIGENEITY In the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921, the U.S. Congress defined “native Hawaiians” as those people “with at least one-half blood quantum of individuals inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778.” This “blood logic” has… Read more »
The Myth of “America”
http://www.truthout.org/1012091 The Myth of “America” Monday 12 October 2009 by: Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola, t r u t h o u t | Feature Happy Columbus Day Columbus sailed the ocean blue in Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Two … May the spirit of adventure and discovery always be with you. Wishing you a great… Read more »
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives for Pearl Harbor visit tomorrow
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091012/BREAKING01/91012026/Carrier+USS+Ronald+Reagan+arrives+for+Pearl+Harbor+visit+tomorrow Updated at 11:25 a.m., Monday, October 12, 2009 Carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives for Pearl Harbor visit tomorrow Advertiser Staff and Wire Reports The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan will arrive tomorrow at Pearl Harbor for a brief port visit, the Navy said. The Reagan carrier strike group left the Middle East in September…. Read more »
Navy SEAL dies in skydiving accident
KGMB 9 reported that Navy SEAL, Kenneth Richard Owen died in a skydiving accident in Mokuleia today. >><< http://www.khon2.com/content/news/developingstories/story/Skydiver-Killed-After-Parachutes-Fail-to-Open/dwushNJH50KI03Y_KW_f9A.cspx Skydiver Killed After Parachutes Fail to Open Reported by: Brianne Randle Email: brandle@khon2.com Last Update: 4:46 pm A 27-year-old off duty Navy seal was killed this afternoon while sky diving at Dillingham Airfield. According to the… Read more »
Navy Man Killed in Head-on Collision
http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/21897/40/ Navy Man Killed in Head-on Collision Written by Tina Chau – tchau@kgmb9.com October 11, 2009 09:19 PM The 29-year-old navy man was making a turn on Kaukonahua Road, headed toward Waialua when he crossed over onto oncoming traffic, colliding with a rental car carrying four European visitors. They are okay, but the rider, who… Read more »
Premier documentary: Blue Tarp City – houseless in Wai’anae
Premier of Blue Tarp City, a documentary film about the houseless in Wai’anae. Blue Tarp City takes a look at how the Wai’anae native Hawaiian houseless community faces disempowerment and serves to recognize their struggle to exist on the edges of society juxtaposed against post-card beaches and palm trees. Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 5:45… Read more »
Munitions clean up to begin at Maku’u Farm Lots
According to an article in the Honolulu Advertiser, the Army Corps of Engineers is beginning the clean up of munitions from the Maku’u Farm Lots in Puna. The article states: The agricultural Puna subdivision, now leased by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, was built over a 640-acre bombing range. During World War II,… Read more »
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