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Ka Honua Momona – a sustainable alternative from Moloka’i

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Mahalo to Sparky Rodrigues of Malama Makua for sharing this inspiring vision from Moloka’i.  This is the “aloha ‘aina” alternative to militarization and exploitation. >><< From: Sparky Rodrigues <srodrigues@olelo.org> Date: August 26, 2009 3:08:13 PM HST Cc: Sparky Rodrigues <srodrigues@olelo.org> Subject: Sust ‘aina ble Molokai – IDEAs for Makua? Check out the youtube videos –… Read more »

Pohakuloa Radiation Hearings

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Last night several of us attended the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) public informational meeting in Wahiawa related to DU contamination in Lihu’e (Schofield) and the Army’s application for an NRC license to “possess” the DU material.   The presentations were informative about the regulatory functions of the NRC.  But is was frustrating to learn the limited… Read more »

Chanters honor the Queen, lament statehood

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Chanters at palace lament statehood By Rob Shikina POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 22, 2009 Momi Kamahele chanting to honor Queen Lili’uokalani at the ‘Iolani Palace.  Photo: Floyd Morris, Honolulu Star Bulletin (Momi is a kumu hula and a leader in the movement to protect Makua valley.) Thirteen chanters performed about an hour of Hawaiian… Read more »

Marchers take to the streets to protest ‘Fake Statehood’ and demand independence

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Photo: Kyle Kajihiro Photo: Kyle Kajihiro Today, the 50th anniversary of Hawai’i’s ‘admission’ to the United States was marked by protests on nearly every island and several cities around the world.   In Honolulu, around 400 people marched from Ala Moana Park to the Convention Center, where the “official” statehood commemoration conference was taking place.  Although… Read more »

The United States of Hypocrisy – by Ken O’Keefe

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Check out this 15-part video series on YouTube by Ken Nichols O’Keefe about the U.S. occupation of Hawai’i. It’s from 2001, but it is still very relevant to the issues today.   Ken is a Gulf War Vet who served in the Marines. He became an advocate of the environment and Hawaiian rights.  As a veteran,… Read more »

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Army trying to coopt Native Hawaiians

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Yesterday, the last day of AFSC’s summer youth environmental justice training program Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai’anae,  we took the ten youth out to Makua to learn about the struggle to rescue the valley and to give ho’okupu back to the ‘aina – ti leaf plants that they had nurtured at home during the course… Read more »

Conrow: Toxic Shadows

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Mahalo to Joan Conrow and Jimmy Trujillo for having me on their KKCR radio program “Out of the Box” to discuss military environmental contamination in Hawai’i.   Joan wrote a post on her blog about the conversation. >><< http://kauaieclectic.blogspot.com/2009/07/musings-toxic-shadows.html Saturday, July 4, 2009 Musings: Toxic Shadows The high-pitched whine of aerials last night and a couple… Read more »

Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai’anae

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Check out Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai’anae’s blog and a Facebook page. Applications are now closed for Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai’anae 2010. Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai‘anae A Summer Youth Environmental Justice Training Institute Aloha Kakou We are Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai’anae. We are learning how to promote environmental justice in Wai’anae. We… Read more »

Haleakala telescope offers no direct benefits, desecrates a sacred place

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VIEWPOINT: Haleakala telescope offers no direct benefits, desecrates a sacred place By KIOPE RAYMOND POSTED: June 21, 2009 http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/520038.html?nav=18 The summit area of Haleakala does not have a comprehensive, community-driven, scientifically based and culturally appropriate management plan. A partial list of Haleakala summit users would include 1.7 million annual visitors to Haleakala National Park; National… Read more »