The Army wants to conduct helicopter training exercises on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Jim Albertini of Malu ‘Aina issued the following call to oppose the Army’s High Altitude Mountainous Environment Training (HAMET) on the slopes of the sacred Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. The Army had conducted these helicopter training exercises in the past… Read more »
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Army’s ‘Big Lie’ in Hawai’i
Jim Albertini of Malu ‘Aina released the following message in response to the Army’s announcement that it will renege on a decision to no longer use Makua for live fire training: The Big Lie! Lt. General Francis J. Wiercinski, Commanding General U.S. Army Pacific, was quoted in an Associated Press news story on June 19,… Read more »
Military studies Waikane Valley bomb cleanup
The Honolulu Star Advertiser published an article about the progress of unexploded ordnance (UXO) cleanup in Waikane valley in Ko’olaupoko district of O’ahu. Waikane is a lush valley that is very significant in Hawaiian legend and history. The name refers to the waters of the great deity Kane. Sites in the valley are referred to… Read more »
Pågat ‘sweeteners’ leave a bitter taste
The Navy has displayed its arrogance and hostility towards the people Guahan (Guam) once again with a leaked email that basically calls for bribing the local residents in order to “isolate” opponents of military expansion plans in the Pågat cultural area. See the article below from the Marianas Variety and the incriminating email. Here’s a… Read more »
A Beast in the Heart of Every Fighting Man – Who pays?
Today’s Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that a planned Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment center has been delayed due to difficulty in the consultation process regarding the preservation of historic properties: The reason for the long delay lies with the VA’s difficulty in navigating the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and Section 106 of… Read more »
Five workers killed in Waikele fireworks explosion
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that there was a terrible fireworks explosion in a storage tunnel in Waikele gulch that killed five workers of Donaldson Enterprises, Inc. The Waikele gulch was used by the military as a munitions storage facility for many years until the 1980s. Peace activists staked out the facility to document the… Read more »
Pentagon Takes Aim at Asia-Pacific, and deploys mercenary social scientists
Recently, versions of the same op ed piece appeared in both Guam and Hawai’i newspapers by James A. Kent and and Eric Casino. Kent describes himself as “an analyst of geographic-focused social and economic development in Pacific Rim countries; he is president of the JKA Group (www.jkagroup.com).” Eric Casino is “a social anthropologist and freelance… Read more »
Helicopter flyovers, unexploded ordnance and $20 million for APEC security
A few tidbits from the news… In the past week, I found myself having to yell on numerous occasions to be heard over the noise of increased Army helicopter flyovers. This problem will worsen for Kane’ohe residents with the Marine Corps proposal to increase the number and types of aircraft stationed at the Marine Corps… Read more »
A Marriage of Convenience: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” –a complex and costly policy
Ashley Lukens wrote a great article in the Honolulu Weekly about the recent repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy and the complexities surrounding the issue of gays in the military: One year into earning his bachelor’s degree at Hawaii Pacific University (HPU), John Foster longed for more structure and direction in his… Read more »
The Army’s persistent Depleted Uranium problem in Hawai’i
Joan Conrow has written an excellent synopsis of the military’s depleted uranium (DU) contamination issue in Hawai’i on the Civil Beat website. Here’s an excerpt of her article: The Army prohibited all training with DU in 1996; however, munitions containing DU remain in wide use. Although the Army for years denied that it had ever… Read more »
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