Call from Malu ‘Aina: Time to Cancel the Army’s Lease at Pohakuloa over Radiation Contamination 1. The Army repeatedly denied the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) in Hawaii. 2. Now it has been confirmed that in the 1960s the U.S. Army used the Pohakuloa Training Area for firing spotting rounds containing DU for the Davy… Read more »
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‘Great green fleet’ – Navy wants land to grow biofuel
http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/04/21/read/news/news02.txt ‘Great green fleet’ looks to Big Isle for fuel The Navy wants land to grow crops for its biofuel to power the next generation military crafts By Alan D. Mcnarie Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:52 AM HST Hawai’i has long been dependent on imports for nearly all of its fuel and most of its… Read more »
More on the navy missile frigate at a hula festival
Here’s Navy propaganda about the USS Crommelin guided missile frigate participation in the Merrie Monarch hula festival. I hadn’t realized that navy ships have been making port calls during the festival for 47 years! What does a guided missile ship have to do with hula, Kanaka Maoli spirituality and cultural renaissance? Nothing really. It’s just… Read more »
Why is a guided missile frigate taking part in a hula festival?
This is how absurd the militarization gets: a guided missile frigate “greets” the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival royal court then takes high school JROTC students on a joy ride back to O’ahu. How militarized are we? >><< http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100408/BREAKING01/100408014/Pearl+Harbor-based+Crommelin+to+take+part+in+Merrie+Monarch+Festival+ Updated at 6:08 a.m., Thursday, April 8, 2010 Pearl Harbor-based Crommelin to take part in Merrie Monarch… Read more »
Army issues convoy advisory for Big Island
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100327/BREAKING01/100327053/Army+issues+convoy+advisory+for+Big+Island Updated at 8:44 p.m., Saturday, March 27, 2010 Army issues convoy advisory for Big Island Advertiser Staff The Army says Oahu-based units are due to convoy from Kawaiahae Harbor to Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island starting this weekend. The Army is asking motorists to be alert and drive with care Saturday through… Read more »
Two conflicting visions for Kulani prison: military academy or Native Hawaiian healing center
From the Hawai’i Independent: http://www.thehawaiiindependent.com/local/read/hawaii/two-visions-for-kulani-prison-lawmakers-consider-a-new-plan-for-the-closed-/ Two visions for Kulani prison: Lawmakers consider a new plan for the closed facility Mar 24, 2010 – 01:52 PM | by Alan McNarie | Hawaii Island A robotics club was initiated as a pilot project for the Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy on Oʻahu. HILO—When Hawaiʻi Island’s Kulani… Read more »
A report on the March 20, 2010 Hilo Peace Rally
A report from Jim Albertini on the March 20, 2010 Hilo Peace Rally Aloha Peace Ohana, More than 60 people gathered on Hilo Bayfront from 10AM till noon today for a peace rally amid a light rain to call for an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The rally was… Read more »
Hawaiians, mountain in ‘Avatar’-like struggle
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/09/2592650/hawaiians-mountain-in-avatar-like.html My View: Hawaiians, mountain in ‘Avatar’-like struggle By Tom Peek Special to The Bee Published: Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010 – 12:00 am If you’re one of the millions who sat riveted to James Cameron’s blockbuster movie Avatar, you probably sympathized with the indigenous Na’vi when American colonists bulldozed their magical rain forest to mine… Read more »
Citizens denied access to meeting protest outside Pohakuloa Training Area
http://bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/03/03/read/news/news03.txt Citizens denied access to meeting protest outside PTA By Heather Nicholson Wednesday, March 3, 2010 11:38 AM HST About 30 people concerned with depleted uranium (DU) radiation on Pohakuloa Training Area picketed outside the Saddle Road military base Feb. 24. At the same time, the group received word that their petition to challenge the… Read more »
DEPLETED URANIUM HEARING DENIED
PRESS RELEASE Cory Harden PO Box 10265, Hilo, Hawai’i 96721 808-968-8965 mh@interpac.net For immediate release February 24, 2010, Hilo, Hawai’i DEPLETED URANIUM HEARING DENIED Petitioners challenging an Army application for a license to possess depleted uranium (DU) expressed disappointment after the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ruled that the… Read more »
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