The following letter is from Kealoha Pisciotta to Gordon Moore, one of the founders of Intel Corporation and a major backer of the TMT project (Stadium-sized telescope planned for Mauna Kea). Please don’t build your telescope on Mauna Kea, Mr. Moore An Open Letter to Intel’s Gordon Moore Aloha Mr. Moore. I first wish to… Read more »
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Protect Mauna Kea
Eyes of the He’e Courtesy TMT International Observatory Mauna Kea, the sacred mountain of Wakea and Poliahu is again threatened by plans to construct a giant telescope there. The so-called Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) would be the largest telescope in the world and a desecration to one of the most sacred temples in Hawai’i and… Read more »
Generals clash on cause of April Osprey crash
Coming soon to Mokapu and Pohakuloa? Speak out against the Osprey invasion. We need a predator fence against these invaders. >><< http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/01/air-force-generals-clash-on-osprey-crash-012211w/ Generals clash on cause of April Osprey crash By Bruce Rolfsen – Staff writer Posted : Saturday Jan 22, 2011 10:12:48 EST In a rare public display of disunity, two generals are at… Read more »
Army clarifies its helicopter training operations for Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
The Army must have been worried by the strong outcry against its proposed helicopter training on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. They issued the following press release to “clarify” its plans. Regardless of how the Army spins their intent, the public is clear that the HAMET is an expansion of military activity into a conservation… Read more »
Hawai’i Island Appeal for Solidarity
Activists from Hawai’i island issued an appeal for solidarity in the face of a massive military expansion planned for Pohakuloa. Please send solidarity statements to ja@interpac.net. Mahalo! >><< For Public Release concerning U.S. military training at Pohakuloa See list of individual signers below Further contact: Jim Albertini 966-7622 Contact: Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education… Read more »
Public pans Army plan
As West Hawaii Today reports, Moku o Keawe (Hawai’i island) turned out to oppose a proposed plan to expand and renovate Army training sites at Pohakuloa. The Army seeks to move live fire training from Makua to Pohakuloa rather than reduce the overall impacts in the islands. On Wednesday, the Army announced that it would… Read more »
Hawaii key in U.S. plans for Pacific region
As the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports, despite the Pentagon’s announced budget cuts of $78 billion, the message from the 10th annual Hawaii military partnership conference is that “Hawaii is of extreme strategic importance” to the United States because of our location in the critically important Asia Pacific region and because of the rising economic and… Read more »
Colonel Ann Wright to speak about recent peace delegations to Afghanistan and Gaza
Download flyer here Witness: Afghanistan and Gaza Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright Ann Wright will report back on her recent trip to Afghanistan and the 2nd Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Just back from Kabul to Honolulu on December 31st, 2010, Ann will describe the conditions in Afghanistan and the exciting peace activism. Ann worked with Afghan Youth… Read more »
Army helicopter training enroaching on Mauna Kea
As reported previously on this site, the Army proposes to conduct High Altitude Mountainous Environmental Training (HAMET) on the slopes of Mauna Kea. This training would take place outside of the training areas currently under Army control. The Army has just posted the Environmental Assessment (EA), Appendices and Draft Fining of No Significant Impact on its… Read more »
Army wants more helicopter training on Mauna Kea after violating Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve
In addition to plans to expand Army training facilities in the Pohakuloa Training Area, the Army recently issued a notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for impelementation of High Altitude Mountainous Environmental Training (HAMET) on the slopes of the sacred mountain, Mauna Kea. According to Marti Townsend of KAHEA, the area that the… Read more »
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