Monthly Archives: October 2010

Use of former prison draws group’s protest

Source: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20101009_use_of_former_prison_draws_groups_protest.html Use of former prison draws group’s protest By Leila Fujimori POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 09, 2010 A community group that opposed the state’s shutdown of a Big Island prison is formally contesting the transfer of the Kulani Correctional Facility site to the Department of Defense for the National Guard’s Youth Challenge program…. Read more »

Greening the military

http://www.disappearednews.com/2010/10/greening-military.html Greening the Military By Henry Curtis At several conferences held this year in Hawai`i the military has detailed its plan to convert from fossil fuel to renewable and alternative energy. The military is teaming up with commercial airlines and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research and develop alternative fuels. A navy… Read more »

“I am the godfather”

The Washington Post published an extensive article about Senator Inouye.  This fairly straightforward article reveals the kind of power Inouye wields in Hawai’i, how he has skillfully used the military to funnel federal spending to Hawai’i and amass his power: “In certain circles,” said Inouye, grinning in his apartment as he lifted a water glass… Read more »

FBI Raids Homes of Antiwar and Pro-Palestinian Activists in Chicago and Minneapolis

FBI Raids Homes of Antiwar and Pro-Palestinian Activists in Chicago and Minneapolis Antiwar activists are gearing up for protests outside FBI offices in cities across the country today and Tuesday after the FBI raided eight homes and offices of antiwar activists in Chicago and Minneapolis Friday. The FBI’s search warrants indicate agents were looking for… Read more »

No justice for Native Hawaiians in the justice system

Despite a lot of tourist oriented baloney about Hawai’i’s mythic racial harmony, and in contradiction to the more malicious accusations of “reverse racism” by the right wing “color-blind” groups in Hawai’i, a new report by the  Office of Hawaiian Affairs confirms that Kanaka Maoli are hit hardest by racism in Hawai’i’s criminal justice system.  The… Read more »

“Until they hear us in Washington, D.C.”

“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” – Horton, from Horton Hears a Who Hundreds of people of all ages, across the political spectrum turned out to protest the U.S. military’s record of decision (ROD) on the military expansion plans for Guahan (Guam).  Is Washington D.C. listening?  The Pacific Daily News wrote: A few… Read more »