Toxic contamination is not the only military health hazard in Hawaiʻi. Unhealthy living conditions in newly built military housing are also a threat to military families. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that more than 100 families living in military housing built and managed by Lend Lease company have had mold infestations in their new… Read more »
Posts Categorized: O’ahu
Court says Army failed to test seaweed and other marine resources in Makua
The AP reports: A federal judge has ruled the Army’s study of contamination of seafood harvested near Makua Valley was satisfactory except for two ways. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Oki Mollway ruled the Army didn’t test seaweed and other marine life eaten by residents of the Waianae Coast to determine whether they pose health… Read more »
“Cruel and unnecessary”: Two former military doctors urge marines to not practice trauma surgery on live animals
Associated Press reports that two former military doctors have asked the Marine Corps Base Hawaii commander to not operate on live animals as part of combat trauma training, calling the practice “cruel and unnecessary”: Two former military doctors have asked Hawaii-based Marines not to allow medical personnel to operate on pigs and goats during combat… Read more »
E Komo Mai APEC: Rolling out the welcome mat for repression
What’s that choking thickness in the air? Is it the vog? Humidity? Or could it be the police state climate that is visibly growing in Honolulu in preparation for the APEC summit in November? The City and County of Honolulu plans to install 34 video surveillance cameras to enhance security during the APEC summit, at… Read more »
Company from Waikele bunker explosion faces $415,000 fine for numerous violations
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: The company that employed five men killed in a fireworks bunker explosion in April could face a $415,200 fine for allowing almost a dozen unsafe working conditions and work practices that may have caused the blast, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said today. The state reported that… Read more »
Kane’ohe Marine found dead in a friend’s house in Kalihi
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that a 20-year-old Marine was found dead Saturday at a friends home in Kalihi: Lance Cpl. Samuel Johnson of North Logan, Utah, was discovered unresponsive and pronounced dead by first responders, Marine Corps officials said. “All we know is he went to a friend’s house and the friends went to… Read more »
Action Alert: TOMORROW Protect Farm Land in Lualualei!
Action Alert: Protect Farm Land in Lualualei! Wai’anae may lose valuable farm land in Lualualei if the proposed draft of the Wai’anae Sustainable Communities Plan (WSCP) is adopted by the Honolulu City Council. The present draft of the WSCP would result in a loss of agricultural land and threaten to open the door to future… Read more »
Navy bingo put on ice by Pearl’s new leader
There is no legalized gambling in Hawai’i. So how does the navy get away with “bingo”? The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that the new commander of Pearl Harbor suspended the games to review the situation: The commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam has suspended the Games Night program at Hickam’s Tradewinds Enlisted Club and Officers… Read more »
Renewably greenwashing the occupation of Hawaiian land
The military “going green” is big news these days. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that Sempra Generation proposes to build the world’s largest solar farm in vacant navy controlled land surrounding Ke Awalau o Pu’uloa (Pearl Harbor): A San Diego-based energy company is proposing to build the world’s largest solar power project on vacant land… Read more »
Waikane and Hickam Restoration Advisory Boards Meetings
1. The Waikane Valley Restoration Advisory Board Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 21st, from 7:00-9:00 pm at Waiahole Elementary School. This is the RAB that advises on the clean up of the parcel of land that was owned by the Kamaka family until it was condemend by the Marine Corps due to the unexploded… Read more »
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