http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/515072.html The Maui News February 19, 2009 Illuminating journey Around-island march to throw light on Native Hawaiian issues By KEKOA ENOMOTO, Staff Writer LAHAINA A group of Native Hawaiians plans to walk around Maui island under the auspices of E Ka’apuni A Ho’a Kukui Na Moku’aina, which means: torch march through the moku, or districts…. Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2009
Guam Landowners oppose US troop build up
Guam Landowners oppose US troop build up By Online Editor 10:59 am GMT+12, 19/02/2009, Guam Guam Landowners Association says it is opposed to United States plans for a military buildup in the territory, reports Radio New Zealand International. The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japan’s Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone signed a deal in… Read more »
Action Alert from KAHEA to Protect Mauna Kea!
Please take action to Protect Mauna Kea! Your help is needed right now. Lobbyists for the University of Hawaii, backed by powerful foreign telescope-developers, are pushing hard to take control of Mauna Kea’s public trust resources and override the conservation laws currently barring further development on our sacred summits. If successful, they will use this… Read more »
US drone air strikes in Pakistan originated from Pakistani air base
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-uspakistan13-2009feb13,0,4776260.story From the Los Angeles Times Feinstein comment on U.S. drones likely to embarrass Pakistan The Predator planes that launch missile strikes against militants are based in Pakistan, the senator says. That suggests a much deeper relationship with the U.S. than Islamabad would like to admit. By Greg Miller February 13, 2009Reporting from Washington –… Read more »
Stuck Navy ship dumped 5000 gallons of raw sewage, but didn’t report it
The USS Port Royal failed to disclose to State regulators that it dumped 5000 gallons of untreated sewage into the waters off the Honolulu Airport. Many people fish, swim and paddle canoes in those very waters. Yummmm… The Honolulu Advertiser article captured the absurdity of the incident: The omission was one more bit of embarrassment… Read more »
San Diego Silences JROTC Guns!
Kiki Ochoa from the Education Not Arms Coalition wrote: Subject: [razaeducators] VICTORIA!!! NO WEAPONS TRAINING IN OUR SCHOOLS!! Over 300 parents, students, and community members came out in force and waited almost 6 hours four our action item on the agenda. A special Thank you to the AFSC office for the transportation and all the… Read more »
Fly the Hawaiian Flag for Hawaiian Lands!
MANA (Movement for Aloha No ka Aina) issued the following call to fly Ka Hae Aloha (The Hawaiian Flag) to protest the State’s attempt to extinguish Hawaiian land claims: PROTECT OUR LANDS DISPLAY THE HAWAIIAN FLAG ON FEBRUARY 24-25 On February 25, the Supreme Court will be hearing the “ceded” lands case. The State of… Read more »
Grounded ship refloated on 8th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision
www.starbulletin.com Captain of grounded warship relieved of duty The USS Port Royal ran aground last week but has been refloated and is back at Pearl By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 10, 2009 The key to freeing the 9,600-ton guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal from a rocky and sandy shoal near the… Read more »
Recruiting stand-down ordered in wake of recruiter suicides
Recruiting stand-down ordered Probe of Houston suicides prompts wide-ranging action By Michelle Tan – Staff writer Posted : Thursday Jan 29, 2009 10:45:21 EST Army Secretary Pete Geren has ordered a stand-down of the Army’s entire recruiting force and a review of almost every aspect of the job is underway in the wake of a… Read more »
Littoral Combat Ship and Joint High Speed Vessel
Brad Parson’s sent out a post with lots of information about the Joint High Speed Vessel (Navy transport vessel research and development program, for which the Hawai’i Superferry was a prototype) and the Littoral Combat Ship (a futuristic shallow water combat ship that was supposed to revolutionize the Navy’s capabilities). *** Sunday, February 8, 2009… Read more »
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