The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that O’ahu residents should expect more helicopter noise: Some additional helicopter noise is coming the way of residents in the vicinity of H-1 and Moanalua freeways. The Army said it will conduct a new round of training missions Friday through May 24 to the Big Island in preparation for a… Read more »
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Waikele gulch explosion: land use violations cited by City
The recent explosion and death of five workers in the Waikele tunnels involved activities that violated City zoning laws. On his recent radio program Carroll Cox discussed a Notice of Violation of preservation land issued by the City and County of Honolulu against Ford Island Ventures: The second hour Carroll talks about Waikele Caves with… Read more »
Nanakuli industrial park dead
As we reported previously, the Wai’anae community won a major victory by stopping the proposed industrial park encroachment into agricultural land in Lualualei. The struggle is not over however. The landowner may try again to rezone the property, and a parallel struggle is taking place over the Wai’anae Sustainable Community Plan, which was modified in… Read more »
14th Annual Makua Sunrise Celebration
The Makua Sunrise Celebration will be held on April 24, 2011 at 6:00 am inside Makua valley. The first Makua sunrise service was held in 1997 on Easter morning on the beach at Makua. The Marines had planned to hold an amphibious invasion exercise on Makua beach that morning. The sunrise service included surfers and… Read more »
Secret memo reveals how vulnerable nuclear subs are to Fukushima-style meltdown
With the world watching the Japanese nuclear catastrophe spiral out of control, the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) inadvertently released secret information about the vulnerabilities of British and US nuclear submarines according to news reports. The Daily Star reports: A classified government report into the subs’ vulnerabilities has been published online with key parts blacked… Read more »
A Win for Environmental Justice! People of Wai’anae Save Farmland
The people of Wai’anae won a big victory for environmental justice. KAHEA reports, “Tropic Land’s petition for a boundary amendment to allow an industrial park on fertile farmland was DENIED today, April 21, 2011.” The post continues: The Petitioner recognized that Commissioners had concerns about the proposed industrial park, especially whether they had access to… 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 »
1 Marine dies, 3 injured in Kaneohe Bay crash, Explosion on Carrier Injures 10, and UXO Found at Fort Shafter
According to the Honolulu Star Advertiser, one marine died in yesterday’s helicopter crash in Kane’ohe Bay. The helicopter fuel pods were also damaged and are leaking jet fuel: Three crewmen were treated at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and then taken to the Queen’s Medical Center last night. Search and rescue crews recovered the body of… Read more »
Military helicopter crashes in Kane’ohe Bay
With plans to expand the aircraft stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kane’ohe Bay, the chances of accidents increase. What if this crash had occurred in Kane’ohe town, Hawai’i Kai or Honolulu? It would be like the crash in Ginowan city in Okinawa. Hawaii News Now reports: A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter carrying four crew members… Read more »
Former Marine admits to beating man and raping his daughter
From the Honolulu Star Advertiser: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/118821734.html Former Marine admits to beating man and raping his daughter By Nelson Daranciang POSTED: 07:07 p.m. HST, Mar 28, 2011 A 29-year-old former Marine accused of beating up a Washington man he met on the pool deck of a Waikiki condominium-hotel then raping the man’s 10-year-old daughter has agreed… Read more »
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