John Feffer wrote the following article about the resistance to the expansion of the U.S. base in Takae, Okinawa. Construction has commenced with forcible removal of protesters. When protesters took their demands to the U.S. Embassy, several were arrested and physically assaulted. Note that one of the aircraft being protested is the V-22 Osprey, the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: O’ahu
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 »
Army temporarily closes beaches to check for munitions hazards
Source: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14054713 Army temporarily closes beaches to check for munitions hazards Posted: Feb 17, 2011 6:04 PM Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:04 PM EST Updated: Feb 17, 2011 6:04 PM Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:04 PM EST HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) Areas of Makua Beach and the Keawaula section of Kaena Point State Park will be temporarily… Read more »
Navy might shift more jets, and noise to Kane’ohe
More militarization for O’ahu! All the residents around Kane’ohe Bay are probably loving the prospect of more deafening noise from the planes. Peace activist and Quaker elder Elayne Pool got a good quote in the article. Kane’ohe residents need to be talking to folks in Ginowan City. >><< Source: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20110216_Navy_might_shift_more_jets_to_isles.html Navy might shift more jets… Read more »
Generals clash on cause of April Osprey crash
Coming soon to Mokapu and Pohakuloa? Speak out against the Osprey invasion. We need a predator fence against these invaders. >><< http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/01/air-force-generals-clash-on-osprey-crash-012211w/ Generals clash on cause of April Osprey crash By Bruce Rolfsen – Staff writer Posted : Saturday Jan 22, 2011 10:12:48 EST In a rare public display of disunity, two generals are at… Read more »
Remembering the Ehime Maru
Ten years ago, the USS Greeneville nuclear submarine smashed into a Japanese high school fishing training ship the Ehime Maru sending it to the bottom of the sea and killing nine passengers including four students. The collision was a product of the rampant militarization in Hawai’i, where sub commanders give joy rides to wealthy political… Read more »
Army helicopter makes forced landing at elementary school
Of course, they turn what could have been a dangerous accident into a photo op with kids climbing inside the helicopter and trying on flight gear. How militarized are we? >><< Source: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Army_helicopter_lands_in_Hawaii_Kai_field.html Army helicopter lands in Hawaii Kai field By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 08:58 a.m. HST, Feb 07, 2011 An Army 25th Combat… Read more »
Hawai’i Island Appeal for Solidarity
Activists from Hawai’i island issued an appeal for solidarity in the face of a massive military expansion planned for Pohakuloa. Please send solidarity statements to ja@interpac.net. Mahalo! >><< For Public Release concerning U.S. military training at Pohakuloa See list of individual signers below Further contact: Jim Albertini 966-7622 Contact: Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education… Read more »
Pearl Harbor has become the X-Band radar’s informal home
The Sea-Based X-band Radar (SBX) pulled into Pearl Harbor again on December 22, 2010. When the military originally proposed the expansion of its missile defense test range to include most of the north Pacific, many opposed the project, especially the homeporting of the $1 billion Sea-Based X-band Radar monstrosity in Hawai’i. We were relieved when… Read more »
Chamber of Commerce chimes in on Makua decision
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawai’i has been a promoter of militarization and the U.S. takeover of Hawai’i for more than 100 years. Their website brags that two of the Chamber’s earliest achievements were: Worked to secure a treaty of reciprocity with the U.S. to admit Hawaiian export at reduced rates of duty to help… Read more »
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