Posts Tagged: Native / Indigenous People
Military junk pulled from Kalaeloa pond raises fresh concerns
Some Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and historians are protesting the Navy’s method of cleaning up unexploded ordnance at a sinkhole site within Kalaeloa (once the site of Barber’s Point Naval Air Station). The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports (“Military junk pulled from Kalaeloa pond raises fresh concerns” February 3, 2013): The Navy said at least… Read more »
Employee of a “8(a) Native Hawaiian Organization” security firm sentenced for embezzlement
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported “Woman sentenced for pocketing salaries of ‘phantom’ employees” (June 7, 2012): A former employee of a Native Hawaiian organization that provides security guards at Pearl Harbor and other Navy facilities on Oahu is going to prison for nearly two years for putting “phantom” employees on the payroll and pocketing their… Read more »
Helicopter training on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, Army-Native Hawaiian convenant and more military housing
The Army wants to conduct helicopter training exercises on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Jim Albertini of Malu ‘Aina issued the following call to oppose the Army’s High Altitude Mountainous Environment Training (HAMET) on the slopes of the sacred Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. The Army had conducted these helicopter training exercises in the past… Read more »
Ainu and Okinawan Human Rights- United Nations Forum on indigenous issues
A coalition of Asian Indigenous Peoples advocacy groups delivered a Collective Statement to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in United Nations Headquarters, New York, 16-27 May, 2011, which brings up the issue of U.S. militarization in Okinawa (Henoko & Takae) < http://okinawabd.ti-da.net/e3421074.html>. The groups utilized the U.N. Declaration on on the Rights… Read more »
Hawaii fights release of details on drone contracts
Jim Dooley wrote an interesting article on watchdog.org about the proposed use of aerial drones to monitor harbors in Hawai’i as part of no-bid contracts awarded to Hawaiya Technologies. Hawaiya is a military technology company owned by Paul Schultz. Schultz, formerly a Rear Admiral and commander of a fleet stationed in Okinawa, was demoted to… Read more »
Native Hawaiian-Owned Companies and the Militarization of Hawai’i
Jim Dooley wrote a revealing article for the Hawaii Reporter on the growth of Native Hawaiian Owned Companies (NHO) since the passage of legislation that gave them special preferences in federal contracting. Under special provisions for Native American, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, these NHOs can get no-bid, unlimited sized contract awards, nearly all of… Read more »
“Pacific Integration” and What the Army really thinks about Native Hawaiians
According to a press release by the US Army Pacific Command is incorporating the 8th Army in Korea into its revised command structure. (The full article is posted below) They are calling this reorganization “Pacific Integration”. It underscores the shifting center of gravity to the Asia Pacific region. The article states: Growing the force throughout… 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 »
Hawaii Independent: OHA considers legal action to protect cultural sites against Army Stryker vehicles
The Hawaii Independent reported that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is considering legal action to get the Army to protect Hawaiian cultural sites. The report also exposes the fact that the Army Native Hawaiian liaison program and Native Hawaiian Advisory Council is a front for the Army that is incapable of standing up for Native… Read more »
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