This manual was posted on wikileaks. It explains procedures for disposing of unexploded ordnance using shaped charge Main Charge Disruptor that is designed to penetrate the ordnance and burn out the explosive material with minimal detonation. This means that they could use this method to minimize dispersal of contaminated soil or damage to sites. Are… Read more »
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Hawaiians not happy with Army training plans
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/06/ap_army_makua_training_report_060609/ Hawaiians not happy with Army training plans By Audrey McAvoy – The Associated Press Posted : Saturday Jun 6, 2009 12:42:12 EDT HONOLULU – The Army wants to conduct about 50 company level live-fire training drills each year in Makua, a valley many Native Hawaiians consider sacred but that the Army views as vital… Read more »
Military denies involvement with fish kills
The military denies that its training activity off Kaua’i and Ni’ihau had anything to do with the fish kills and whale deaths. Still the military will not disclose what activities it conducted because they are classified. The public has no reason to believe them. The military claimed that no depleted uranium was used in Hawai’i,… Read more »
Support the Military Environmental Responsibility Act
This appeal came from Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger, a member of the Military Toxics Project. A similar bill was initially introduced 10 years ago, but the hostile climate during the Bush Administration made prospects for its passage dim. It attempts to hold the military accountable to the same environmental laws everyone else must… Read more »
Military ignored conditions set by state regulators on undersea warfare exercises
The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) established a regulatory regime to create more consistency in regulating coastal resources, by delegating certain regulatory powers to approved state CZM agencies. This means that on matters of Coastal Zone Management, the federal government should be in accordance with the regulatory guidelines set by the Hawai’i CZM agency. However,… Read more »
Leaked document reveals military knew Balad Air Base troops were exposed to toxic chemicals
Here’s another reason why, as the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico say “History does not allow us to trust what the military says.” Agent Orange. Depleted Uranium. Project 112/SHAD. Atomic and nuclear veterans. Makua valley – Army was supposed to return the land 6 months after WWII. Wahiawa and Pohakuloa – depleted uranium was discovered,… Read more »
Maui torch march reaches Makena
http://www.kpoa.com/documents/local_news. Group finds fellowship, scary traffic Around-island Hawaiian marchers make progress By KEKOA ENOMOTO, Staff Writer POSTED: February 24, 2009 Article Photos MAHINA MARTIN photo Taro farmer Oliver Dukelow of Kahakuloa leads a group of marchers through his moku, or district, on Saturday. MAKENA – The kaapuni, or circle-island torch march, that started at midnight… Read more »
Depleted Uranium Contamination in Hawai’i
The U.S. military has contaminated training areas in Hawai’i with depleted uranium a dangerous radioactive waste product from the enrichment of uranium for nuclear weapons and reactors. What is Depleted Uranium (DU)? According to the Physicians for Social Responsibility: Natural uranium is a chemically toxic heavy metal composed of three distinct radioactive isotopes: U-238 (99.27%),… Read more »
Torch March around Maui to highlight Hawaiian issues
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 »
Videos
Democracy Now!, May 24, 2010 Ho’opunipuni: Myth of Statehood, Clip 8 Find more videos like this on Statehood Hawaii Making Waves “Ku I Ka Pono 2009” See more episodes of Making Waves here: http://makingwaves808.wordpress.com/ Inside USA – The Other Hawaii, Part 1 Inside USA – The Other Hawaii, Part 2 William Aila Presents… Read more »
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