Okinawan Anti-Bases Delegation Makes An Impression in Washington, D.C.
January 30, 2012
Even as Tokyo tried to force the Futenma base relocation plan on Okinawa in a desperate effort to salvage its unraveling deal with the U.S., a prominent delegation from Okinawa visited Washington, D.C....
Army veteran, 22, suspected in school, college burglaries
January 26, 2012
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported that 22-year old Army veteran Kevin Merk has been arrested as a suspect in several burglaries in the Kane’ohe area: An Army veteran arrested Sunday for allegedly...
Philippines lawyers union denounces possible U.S. military buildup
January 26, 2012
A Philippines lawyers union denounced the possible increase of U.S. military forces and activities in the Philippines: National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers Press Release January 27, 2012 NUPL on...
Impacts of Missile Defense in the Pacific, Asia and the World
January 26, 2012
February 21, 20126:30 pmto8:30 pmThe Kaua’i Alliance for Peace and Social Justice and the International Forum on Globalization present a thought-provoking evening with prominent peace activists....
ALONG THE AXIS OF PEACE: Global Resistance to U.S. Military Bases and Space-based Weapons
January 26, 2012
February 18, 20127:00 pmto9:00 pm DOWNLOAD PDF OF THE POSTER ALONG THE AXIS OF PEACE: Global Resistance to U.S. Military Bases and Space-based Weapons February 18, 2012 7:00 – 9:00 pm Art...
Pentagon to request 2 new rounds of BRAC
January 25, 2012
Will Hawai’i get a chance to convert military bases to more sustainable alternatives? If defense budget cuts lead to base closures and conversions of excess installations in Hawai’i, we may...
Philippines may allow greater U.S. presence in latest reaction to China’s rise
January 25, 2012
As Kaleikoa Kaeo points out, if you imagine the U.S. military in Hawai’i to be a monstrous he’e (octopus) with tentacles strangling other lands and peoples around the Asia-Pacific region, its...
Suspected unexploded ordnance removed Flat Island, not hazardous
January 21, 2012
UPDATE: On Sunday, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported: A Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team recovered an item Saturday morning that a swimmer reported might be an unexploded ordnance in Kailua Bay. A...
Afghan soldiers step up killings of Allied Forces
January 20, 2012
The New York Times article “Afghanistan’s Soldiers Step Up Killings of Allied Forces” paints a disturbing picture of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan: American and other...
6 Marines from Kaneʻohe base killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
January 20, 2012
News sources have confirmed that the six Marines killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan were from the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay: The helicopter, a CH-53D Sea Stallion from Marine Corps...
