Army Must Let Hawaiians Select Sites for Explosives Removal HONOLULU, Hawaii, January 27, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Army must “provide meaningful opportunities” for the people of west Oahu to “participate in identifying and prioritizing” cultural sites to be cleared of explosives on a military reservation in a valley sacred to the Hawaiian people, a… Read more »
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EPA may still regulate perchlorate rocket fuel contamination
According to an article in the Seattle PI, the EPA is revisiting its decision to not regulate perchlorate contamination in drinking water. The article states: The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a second look at its decision not to limit the amount of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient allowed in drinking water. Late last year,… Read more »
Perchlorate: EPA’s Office of the Inspector General calls for cumulative risk assessment
Perchlorate is a toxic chemical that blocks the uptake of iodine by the thyroid gland, which leads to many types of metabolic disorders and problems with children whose mothers were exposed while pregnant. It is a chemical used in rockets and fertilizer. In the U.S. 90% of perchlorate contamination comes from the military and aerospace… Read more »
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Korea Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space 2005 ‘A’ole Strykers Protest 2005 Save UH Stop UARC campaign 2008-1-17 Ku I Ka Pono – March for Hawaiian Independence Makua Waikane Lihu’e (Wahiawa, Schofield) 2003 Makua Fire 2003 ‘A’ole Stryker Protests Waimanalo (Bellows) 2008 Peace Delegation to China and Japan Hui Pu Hawaii Okinawa… Read more »
Archived Leaflets, Press Releases and Information Resources
2012 Along the Axis of Peace: Global Resistance to U.S. Military Bases and Space -based Weapons (Feb. 18, 2012) 2010 (August 6, 2010) (July 31, 2010) Environmental Justice Bus Tour of Wai’anae (July 24, 2010) Press Release: Hawaiian Community Angered by Desecration of Burials at Schofield Barracks (May 28, 2010) Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day (March… Read more »
Ke Awalau o Pu’uloa (Pearl Harbor)
The following description of Ka’ahupahau, the great shark protector of Pu’uloa (Pearl Harbor) comes from the Kapi’olani Community College website: Ka’ahupahau The guardian sharks of Pu’uloa were Ka’ahupahau and her brother Kahi’uka. Such guardian sharks, which inhabited the coastlines of all the islands, were benevelont gods who were cared for and worshiped by the people… Read more »
Information
Media Releases and Public Statements Press releases and statements Reports and Speeches A Brief Overview of Militarization and Resistance in Hawai’i, DMZ-Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina (March 2007) The Dirty Secret About UARC (September 2007) This is a large pdf file. The Secret and Scandalous Origins of the UARC (September 2007) Indigeneity and Militarism: Aloha Aina… Read more »
O’ahu
Overview of O’ahu Link to Ke Awalau o Pu’uloa / Pearl Harbor Link to Halawa Valley and H-3 freeway Link to Makua Valley Link to Wai’anae and Lualualei
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DMZ Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina is a network of organizations and individuals working to counter the military’s negative social, cultural and environmental impacts in Hawai’i. Intrinsic to our work is support for the human rights of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) and promotion of aloha ‘aina (love for the land). The name of the network derives… Read more »
Hawai’i Needs You
The Nation. Hawaii Needs You This article appeared in the April 28, 2008 edition of The Nation. April 8, 2008 An open letter to the US left from the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. The confluence of two forces–a massive military expansion in Hawai’i and Congressional legislation that will stymie the Kanaka Maoli [Native Hawaiian] sovereignty movement–will… Read more »
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