Yearly Archives: 2008

Ex-Marine Allegedly Raped Child At Waikiki Hotel

KITV.com S.C. Man Accused Of Raping Child At Waikiki Hotel Court Documents Say Man Beat Victim’s Father Unconscious POSTED: 9:43 pm HST September 19, 2008 UPDATED: 11:56 am HST September 23, 2008 HONOLULU — A 27-year-old South Carolina man accused of raping a 10-year-old girl at a Waikiki hotel appeared in court on Friday. The… Read more »

Forum at UH to discuss UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

KAMAKAKUOKALANI CENTER FOR HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROUDLY PRESENTS: MILILANI TRASK AND OTHER INDIGENOUS EDUCATORS IN A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [PASSED BY 143 NATIONS ON 9/13/07] WHAT DOES THIS INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENT DO FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS? FOR PACIFIC ISLANDERS? FOR OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE WORLD? DATE: SEPTEMBER… Read more »

Soldier begins prison term

HonoluluAdvertiser.com August 28, 2008 Soldier begins prison term Was free while fighting 5-year sentence for terrorizing wife in 2004 By ROB PEREZ Advertiser Staff Writer An Army soldier got his last bit of freedom yesterday before he was handcuffed and taken into custody for terrorizing his wife four years ago with a semiautomatic handgun. Circuit… Read more »

Schofield soldier who broke into UH dorms now linked to Waikiki rape

HonoluluAdvertiser.com August 26, 2008 Schofield soldier who broke into UH dorms now linked to Waikiki rape By Jim Dooley Advertiser Staff Writer The soldier convicted in a series of dorm-room invasions at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa has been linked by DNA to an unsolved Waikïkï rape, according to an indictment returned this morning. Mark Heath,… Read more »

Hawaii judge again delays prison for felon in domestic violence

HonoluluAdvertiser.com August 21, 2008 Hawaii judge again delays prison for felon in domestic violence Felon’s prison term still on hold while request for pardon processed By ROB PEREZ Advertiser Staff Writer Ernie Gomez still has his freedom – at least for another month or so. Circuit Judge Michael Town yesterday continued to defer the convicted… Read more »

Group hug to send off soldiers?! How about ending the illegal wars?

This is pretty random, but the spectacle of the Governor, Lt. Governor, two U.S. Senators, a Congressional Representative, and the Adjutant General engaging in a group hug while they send off men and women to kill or be killed while occupying another country is just so absurd, it needed to be shared. >><< Group hug… Read more »

Nuclear Sub leaked radioactive water for months

August 1, 2008 CNN: Nuclear sub leaked radioactive water in Pacific for months From Jamie McIntyre and Mike Mount CNN Pentagon Unit WASHINGTON (CNN) — Water with trace amounts of radioactivity may have leaked for months from a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine as it traveled around the Pacific to ports in Guam, Japan and Hawaii,Navy… Read more »

US used Diego Garcia as a secret prison

Thursday, Jul. 31, 2008 Source: US Used UK Isle for Interrogations By Adam Zagorin Almost two years have passed since President George W. Bush publicly acknowledged the existence of a CIA program in which agency-leased aircraft fly terrorism suspects between secret prisons and interrogation sites around the world. “This program has helped us to take… Read more »

Drill sergeant injures Wai’anae recruit

Article URL: http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/07/29/news/story02.html No answers yet for mom An Army drill sergeant allegedly hits a Waianae recruit in the head STORY SUMMARY A Fort Sill basic-training drill sergeant in Oklahoma has been suspended from his duties while the Army investigates allegations that he injured a 19-year-old Hawaii Army National Guard soldier by striking him with… Read more »

B-52 crash is the fourth incident in the past year

A B-52 strategic bomber crashed in Guam. Here’s an excerpt from an AP article: A US air force B-52 bomber has crashed off the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, the US coastguard has said. The aircraft carrying six crew members went down while on its way to conduct a flyover in a parade… Read more »