UH-Navy Corruption Flies Under the Radar

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Under the Radar On September 27, 2007, the University of Hawai‘i (UH) Board of Regents approved a new contract for a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), a classified Navy-sponsored research center at the University of Hawai‘i (UH). The UARC resurfaced two years after a coalition of students, faculty and community allies occupied the UH President’s… Read more »

Stryker brigade expansion will force realignment of Saddle Road

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Posted on: Monday, October 15, 2007 Hawaii Saddle Road faces realignment By Eloise Aguiar Advertiser Staff Writer The state must realign a part of its Saddle Road highway improvement project after the Army acquired 24,000 acres of land near Pohakuloa Training Area that sits on part of the newly aligned highway. The $220 million Big… Read more »

Superferry Unstoppable?

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UNSTOPPABLE Joan Conrow Oct 10, 2007 As the Hawai’i Superferry navigates the Islands’ choppy judicial waters, some of the core issues surrounding its operations have been submerged in a rising debate over the vessel’s pros and cons. Rep. Hermina Morita (D-14th) is trying to dredge them up again with a formal complaint asking the state… Read more »

Wahiawa speaks out on Strykers

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Posted on: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Hawaii Stryker plan gets wary welcome By Will Hoover Advertiser Staff Writer WAHIAWA – An Army proposal to permanently base a $1.5 billion Stryker brigade combat team in Hawai’i received a somewhat warmer reception last night in Wahiawa than it had in several previous meetings. Last night’s hearing was… Read more »

Anti-UARC coalition delivers scathing report on corrupt origins of the UARC

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HONOLULU ADVERTISER September 26, 2007 Military Research on Hawaii Campus Opposed By William Cole Opponents of a U.S. Navy-affiliated research center proposed for the University of Hawai’i yesterday decried the center, which would conduct research for the military, as “rotten to the core” ahead of an expected final vote by the Board of Regents tomorrow… Read more »

Schofield Soldier Charged with Exposing Himself

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Schofield Soldier Charged with Exposing Himself Written by Tina Chau – tchau@kgmb9.com September 26, 2007 03:38 AM Kenneth Stanley, 22, was in his military garb when his mug shot was taken. The soldier was arrested at Schofield Barracks and has been charged with exposing himself to young girls as they walked home from school. Police… Read more »

Soldier Arrested for flashing girls in Mililani

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Suspected Flasher Arrested By: Mari-Ela David MILILANI (KHNL) – There’s been a recent rash of crime near Mililani High School, but Honolulu police say they’ve made at least one arrest to keep the area safe. Officers arrested a man at Schofield Tuesday morning. 23-year-old Kenneth Stanley is suspected of flashing females ages 12 to 16…. Read more »

Moku o Keawe blasts Stryker expansion

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September 26, 2007 ROD THOMPSON / RTHOMPSON@STARBULLETIN.COM Former Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Moanikeala Akaka forcefully expressed an opinion to Army public affairs officer Howard Sugai, back to camera, before last night’s hearing on stationing a Stryker brigade in Hawaii. Opponents dominate forum By Rod Thompson rthompson@starbulletin.com HILO » About 60 Big Island residents attended… Read more »

Pearl Harbor and ‘Iolani Palace

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http://hnn.us/articles/41662.html History News Network 9/17/07 When’s a Palace an Emblem of Democratic Aspirations? By Ron Briley Mr. Briley is Assistant Headmaster, Sandia Preparatory School. A recent visit to Hawaii during the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association offered an opportunity to observe the impact of historical narratives well beyond… Read more »