Auntie Marion Kelly, a life-long activist / scholar who fought for Hawaiian sovereignty, cultural preservation and the environment, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, November 12, 2012. As an anthropologist committed to cultural survival of Kanaka Maoli, Marion was a dissenting voice on many destructive projects in Hawai’i. In 1974, she produced an oral… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Nuclear Guinea Pigs
Mahalo to Beverly Keever for her intrepid reporting on the secret history of nuclear colonialism in the Pacific and the plight of nuclear survivors and refugees from the Marshall Islands. Here article “Nuclear Guinea Pigs” was the cover story of the Honolulu Weekly. Here are excerpts: In the old-timey section of Kalihi, tucked between auto… Read more »
“The Base” Movie about Jeju struggle
A documentary about the Jeju struggle is being produced by the same film maker who did “Pax Americana”. It’s called “The Base”. Check it out: http://thebasefilm.com/index.html A Tale of War, Peace and Resistance The South Korean Government is constructing a naval base on Jeju Island. Officially designated the “Island of World Peace,” Jeju was the… Read more »
The militarization-globalization link
The International Business Times wrote an article about the APEC 2011 meeting in Honolulu, and particularly the issues and context of the U.S. – China dialogue. The article describes the relationship between militarization and globalization: United States Pacific Command What does a Hawaii-base military organization have to do with global commerce? The Pacific Command was… Read more »
In APEC’s Shadow: The Pacific People’s Economy
http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2011/11/10/13740-in-apecs-shadow-the-pacific-peoples-economy/ In APEC’s Shadow: The Pacific People’s Economy By Chad Blair11/10/2011 John Hook/Civil Beat APEC is “armed and dangerous” and “drunk with power,” capable of enacting violence against people and destroying whole economies. That harsh assessment comes from Victor Menotti, executive director of the International Forum on Globalization. […] Moana Nui — Hawaiian for “big… Read more »
Hawai’i island residents blast Army expansion at Pohakuloa
The Hawaii Tribune Herald reports that more than fifty people turned out to testify against the Army’s proposed expansion of training facilities at Pohakuloa. “We don’t want any further militarization of our island,” Bunny Smith said. According the Hawaii Tribune Herald, The next step is to come up with the (cost) numbers to construct,” Egami… Read more »
Army engineers tackle toxic cleanup at Puunene, Maui
The AP reports “Army engineers tackle toxic cleanup at Puunene, Maui”: The Army Corps of Engineers is looking to remove toxic chemicals found in a military landfill at the old Puunene airport site on Maui. A spokesman for the Corps of Engineers Honolulu District said studies have found toxic and possibly carcinogenic chemicals in the… Read more »
Al Jazeera documentary on Jeju movement to stop naval base
The tiny South Korean island of Jeju has been called the ‘Island of Peace’, but could a new naval base endanger that? Here’s an excellent documentary produced by Al Jazeera. It really conveys the lives and struggles of the people who are protesting to protect their village from a naval base. Someone has also added… Read more »
APEC’s first defining moments: 1 man dead, 8 arrested for peaceful protest
An alleged murder in Waikiki involving a federal agent and arrests of (De)Occupy Honolulu protesters have heralded the debut of APEC 2011. Confusing details are emerging about the alleged killing of Kollin Elderts by off-duty APEC state department agent Christopher Deedy, an incident Ian Lind calls the “first defining moment of APEC”. KHON reported that:… Read more »
(De) Militarizing the Pacific – Hawaiʻi and Guahan
NATIVE VOICES #3: 11/9/11, 7pm, Halau O Haumea, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. DEMILITARIZING THE PACIFIC: a roundtable featuring scholars & activists from HAWAII & GUAHAN, including JULIAN AGUON, LISA NATIVIDAD, TY KAWIKA TENGAN, TERRI KEKOʻOLANI, & KALEIKOA KAʻEO. Hosted by CRAIG SANTOS PEREZ.
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