Posts Categorized: Events & Action

Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty – Honolulu Public Premiere Screening

Press Release 12/9/09 Othila Media Productions HAWAII A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY – HONOLULU PUBLIC PREMIERE SCREENING Honoring Cast and Native Hawaiian People Sunday, December 13 at 5:00 PM University of Hawaii, Spalding Auditorium Honolulu, HI University of Hawaii Cinema Series, by Don Brown; Sponsored in part by Hawaiian Studies, UH and Pasifika Foundation Hawaii US… Read more »

Public Hearings on Saddle Road project near Pohakuloa Training Area

Action alert from Jim Albertini on Hawai’i Island: Aloha Kakou, REMINDER There are two public hearings this week for the Saddle Rd. project on the west side of Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) through or around the military’s newly acquires 24,0000-acre Keamuku area from the 42 mile marker to the upper Rd to Kona. As part… Read more »

16th Annual Makua Annual Vigil for Peace

Malama Makua is holding its 16th Annual Malama Makua Vigil for Peace Saturday, December 26th, 2009 4:00pm At the front gate of the Makua Military Reservation.  Participants are welcome to share prayers, poems, readings, or songs related to peace and the restoration of Makua.

Mighty 4 Hawai’i – Hip-Hop History, BBoy Battle, Graffiti, MCs, DJs

Mighty 4 Hawai’i is a multi-dimensional celebration of Hawai’i’s hip-hop history and talent, and the social message behind the movement. Saturday, December 5th, 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Campus Center Ballroom DJ Jus Jones, Bionicman, Creed Chameleon, BBoy Battle, Mighty 4 appreciation awards to Syze 1, East 3, Skillroy, ABC… Read more »

YOU DON’T END A WAR BY SENDING MORE TROOPS!

Call to Action by World Can’t Wait Hawai’i: YOU DON’T END A WAR BY SENDING MORE TROOPS! PROTEST/SIGNHOLDING Wednesday, Dec. 2, 4-6 pm Federal Bldg, Ala Moana Blvd. Will we be complicit in expanding the war in Afghanistan? Or will you join thousands across the U.S. who will be in the streets on Tuesday and… Read more »

TONIGHT! Henoko Environmental Activists to Speak in Honolulu

Henoko Environmentalists to Speak at KCC Tuesday, 12/1, 7pm From: Ukwanshin Kabudan <ukwanshinkabudan@gmail.com> Takuma Higashionna and Hideki Yoshikawa of the Okinawa Dugong Environmental Assessment Watch Group will be on Oahu this week to report on the status of their struggle to save their coast from the construction of a U.S. Marine airbase. Both men are… Read more »

LIVING ALONG THE FENCELINE: Women Resisting Militarism and Creating a Culture of Life

Click here to download the flyer Film Preview event & poetry + performances from inspiring local women LIVING ALONG THE FENCELINE Women Resisting Militarism and Creating a Culture of Life Friday, Dec 4, 6:30 pm Harris United Methodist Church, Miyama Hall Corner of Nuuanu Ave. & Vineyard Blvd. Honolulu Suggested donation: $5–$10 No one turned… Read more »

La Ku’oko’a (Hawaiian Independence Day)

La Ku’oko’a (Hawaiian Independence Day) November 25, 2009 from 11am to 3pm University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Bachman Lawn (corner of University Ave and Dole St.), Honolulu, Hawaiʻi Hui Aloha ʻĀina Tuahine http://tuahine.wordpress.com/ Hawaiian Independence Day Faced with the problem of foreign encroachment of Hawaiian territory, His Hawaiian Majesty King Kamehameha III deemed it prudent… Read more »

Korea Peace Day to feature film by North Korean refugee youth

Click here to download a pdf of the Korea Peace Day 2009 poster. For Immediate Release Contact: Joon Park (808) 382-5452 Soo Sun Choe soosunc@gmail.com Korea Peace Day Event to Premiere Film by North Korean Refugee Youth (Honolulu) A group of University of Hawaii students and faculty will be hosting a Korea Peace Day event… Read more »

Will former Kulani prison site become a military training facility?

Call to Action by Community Alliance on Prisons (CAP) Background:  Governor Lingle ordered the closure of Kulani Prison and its conversion to a Youth Challenge facility, a school run by the military.   The State of Hawai’i Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) meeting  will be on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 9:00 A.M. KALANIMOKU BUILDING… Read more »