Posts Categorized: O’ahu

Soldier dies in motorcycle crash in Waipahu

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/90957439.html Soldier dies in motorcycle crash in Waipahu By Star-Bulletin Staff POSTED: 08:13 a.m. HST, Apr 15, 2010 Speed may have been a factor in a motorcycle crash that killed a U.S. Army soldier on Farrington Highway near Fort Weaver Road last night, police said. The crash happened at about 9:56 p.m. on Farrington Highway… Read more »

Chamoru poets to read at UH Manoa

WHAT: I Kareran I Palåbran Måmi (The Journey of Our Words) Poetry Reading WHO: Chamoru daughters of Guahan and Poets, Angela T. Hoppe-Cruz (MSW/MA Pacific Islands Studies Candidate) and Kisha Borja-Kicho`cho` (MA Pacific Island Studies Candidate) WHERE: University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, Hawaiian Studies Halau o Haumea, 2645 Dole Street WHEN: Friday, April 9, 2010… Read more »

Soldier on trial for attempted murder of girlfriend

http://www.kitv.com/news/23085629/detail.html Woman Says Boyfriend Smoked ‘Spice’ Before Attack Boyfriend To Stand Trial For Attempted Murder Daryl Huff KITV 4 News Reporter POSTED: 6:32 pm HST April 7, 2010 HONOLULU — A young woman testified in court Wednesday that her boyfriend brutally attacked her just moments after smoking what may be a popular, legally-available marijuana substitute…. Read more »

Toxic landfill seeks permit extension in Lualualei

The PVT landfill in Lualualei valley in Wai’anae is the only construction and demolition landfill on O’ahu.  It is also certified to take CERCLA hazardous waste, including toxic waste from military clean up sites.  Lualualei is also the site of military munitions storage, electromagnetic radio emissions and offshore dumping of conventional and chemical munitions.   The… Read more »

UH Law Forum: Environmental Justice in Wai`anae

Environmental Law Program Colloquium Series William S. Richardson School of Law Please join us on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 for an Evening Colloquium, starting at 5:30 p.m. Moot Court Room Jarman Fellowship Colloquium: Environmental Justice in Wai`anae In a move strongly opposed by some community groups, developers are seeking to build an industrial park on… Read more »

Pupukea Paumalu was saved, but did it bolster military expansion in Hawai’i and wars in other lands?

The Hawaii Independent carried a story about the recent release of the draft long range resource management plan for Pupukea Paumalu.  The preservation of Pupukea Paumalu (on the north shore of O’ahu, near Sunset Beach) as the North Shore Community Land Trust (NSCLT) is the fruit of a decades long struggle to protect the area… Read more »

Kane’ohe Marine death under investigation

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100330/BREAKING01/100330078/Death+of+Marine+under+investigation Updated at 8:14 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Death of Marine under investigation Advertiser Staff The Navy is investigating the death of a Marine who was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe. Military police responded to a 911 call for help at a barracks room on the base early… Read more »

Makua Sunrise Ceremony

The 14th Annual Makua Sunrise Ceremony Sunday, April 4th, 2010 6:00 am Makua Valley, inside the military reservation Interfaith sunrise ceremony to pray for the restoration of life and peace in Makua and the world. The first Makua sunrise event was held on the beach of Makua on Easter 1997, when the Marines had planned… Read more »

Army ‘convenant’ with Native Hawaiians – a $500,000 publicity stunt

The Army is trying to buy supportive Native Hawaiians who will sign their covenant for their public relations campaign.  It would all be funny if it weren’t so sad that some would stand with the Army in their strategy to counter resistance movements in Makua and elsewhere.  After spending a half-million dollars for a ‘facilitation’… Read more »

Guam Senator B.J. Cruz to speak in Honolulu about the proposed U.S. military expansion

http://www.law.hawaii.edu/event/2010/04/01 Maoli Thursday: The Guam Military Buildup Examining Potential Impacts on Culture, Environment, the Economy and the Larger Community Event Date: April 1, 2010 Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law Presents Maoli Thursday: The Guam Military Buildup: Examining Potential Impacts on Culture, Environment, the Economy and the Larger Community Thursday, April… Read more »