On the 116th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, thousands of Kanaka Maoli and allies marched through Waikiki and held a rally to protest the continuing U.S. occupation and to resist the state’s attempts to sell the stolen Crown and Government lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom. From From Top to… Read more »
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Action Alert to Oppose nomination of Adm. Blair to top Intelligence post
ETAN Action ALERT Urge Your Senators to Oppose the nomination of former Adm. Dennis Blair Tell Your Senator: Nation’s Top Intelligence Post Must Go to Someone Who Respects Human Rights – Not Admiral Blair! Call your Senators and tell them that you oppose the confirmation of Admiral Dennis Blair as President Obama’s Director of National… Read more »
Bad economy good for Army re-enlistment
When the working class and poor are deprived of educational and economic opportunities, the military is seen as the only alternative. This is called the “Poverty Draft”. As described in the article below from the Honolulu Advertiser, this pressure for the poor to join the military has become worse with the current economic crisis. Meanwhile,… Read more »
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Management Plan Finalized – Military Exempted
The management plan for the Papahanaumokuakea (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands) National Marine Monument has just been released. Although establishing the Monument designation was a major win for the movement, the processes and management structures for the Monument are turning out to be a problem that allows huge loopholes and creates obstructions for meaningful public involvement. One… Read more »
War and Peace: The challenges of staging modern-day makahiki celebrations on military lands
WAR AND PEACE The challenges of staging modern-day makahiki celebrations on military lands By Lisa Asato Publications Editor Twenty-first century makahiki festivals encounter modern-day challenges, such as coordinating with the military for access and trying to stay true to tradition, but festival organizers at a recent panel discussion said they are undeterred and continue to… Read more »
Conrow: Pumping up PMRF
Pumping up PMRF Kaua’i is being taken by air, land and sea by Joan Conrow / 10-31-07 Surrounded by security fences, with armed guards at the gates, the high-tech enclave of Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) stands in sharp contrast to the largely deserted beaches and agricultural fields that surround it on Kaua‘i’s rural westside…. Read more »
6th International Meeting of Women Resisting Militarism
6th International Meeting of Women Resisting Militarism: San Francisco, CA The International Women’s Network Against Militarism’s 6th international meeting: Women Working for Human Rights, Sustainability and Everyday Security. This meeting brings together 80 women from Korea, Okinawa, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, mainland Japan and the U.S. to share information and strategize about the negative… Read more »
NATIVE HAWAIIANS & CHAMORRO (GUAM) WARN AUSTRALIA OVER TALISMAN SABRE 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2007 NATIVE HAWAIIANS & CHAMORRO (GUAM) WARN AUSTRALIA OVER TALISMAN SABRE 2007 Two indigenous Native Hawaiian activists and a Chamorro (GUAM) activist visiting Central Queensland expressed their shock and outrage at the destruction being inflicted on the local environment by the Talisman Sabre US/Australian joint military exercises. ” We are… Read more »
GUAM AND HAWAII BRING WARNING ABOUT MILITARY EXERCISES
PEACE CONVERGENCE – MEDIA RELEASE – 20 JUNE 2007 GUAM AND HAWAII BRING WARNING ABOUT MILITARY EXERCISES Three international guests arrived in Yeppoon – Rockhampton on Wednesday to add their voices to the protest of over 500 Australians concerned about the Australian-US Talisman Sabre 2007 military exercises at Shoalwater Bay Training Area near Yeppoon, central… Read more »
Hawai’i representatives participate in Demonstrations against Talisman Sabre
June 2007 DMZ Hawai’i/Aloha Aina Head to Australia to Particpate in Solidary Actions Opposing Talisman Sabre 07 – OZ/US Joint Military Exercises Operation Talisman Sabre is scheduled to taking place over a six week period from the end of May to 2 July 2007. According to the Public Environment Report released October 2006 it will… Read more »
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