Monthly Archives: November 2010

Lingle attempts to “Superferry” the Kulani prison transfer

Yesterday Governor Lingle was on hand to dedicate the new Youth ChalleNGe facility at the former Kulani prison site on Hawai’i island. This was reported in the Honolulu Star Advertiser and Hawaii News Now. But wait. The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) decision to transfer the land from the Department of Public Safety… Read more »

“Words of War, Lessons of Peace: A Multigenerational Symposium for Peacemaking”

From the AP: The University of Hawaii is set to hold a symposium on war and peace during the 1940s. “Words of War, Lessons of Peace: A Multigenerational Symposium for Peacemaking” will feature the personal experiences and recollections of civilians impacted by World War II. Among those scheduled to speak are Izumi Hirano, who survived… Read more »

SWAT used to silence military expansion opponents

Using tactics familiar to demilitarization activists in Hawai’i, SWAT was called in to intimidate protesters of the military expansion that threatens the ancient Chamorro cultural and sacred sites in Pagat. The military held closed door meetings to discuss the handling of cultural sites and resources under the consultation process of the National Historic Preservation Act…. Read more »

DREAM or Nightmare?

There is a growing movement to oppose the military recruitment provisions of the so-called DREAM Act. Pablo Paredes, a GI war resister who visited Hawai’i and spoke with students, writes a blog A DREAM Deployed, to raise critical voices about the DREAM Act.  In an email he writes: DREAM Act will once again be in… Read more »