http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100202/BREAKING01/100202078/Trio+indicted+for+attempted+murder+in+Kalihi+beating+case Updated at 7:57 p.m., Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Trio indicted for attempted murder in Kalihi beating case Advertiser Staff An O’ahu grand jury on Tuesday indicted two Schofield Barracks soldiers and a Liliha woman with plotting to kill a 25-year-old man and then dispose of his body. Ramon A. Alcantara, 25, Ray N. Puga,… Read more »
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“Close but distant neighbors” – Pearl Harbor and Hickam merge
My understanding is that the merger will place Hickam under the Navy. Sitting on Restoration Advisory Board that advise on the clean up of military sites for both Hickam and Pearl Harbor has been very instructive. The culture of the two organizations are quite distinct. I have found the Navy to be much more closed… Read more »
Action Alert: Sign Holding at Army briefing on Makua
ACTION ALERT! Sign Holding at Army briefing on Makua Army Colonel Margotta will speak about “Makua Future Training Update” at the Wai’anae neighborhood Board on Feb 2, 2010. 7 pm At the Waianae Neighborhood Community Center 85-670 Farrington Hwy (Past McDonalds, Taco Bell and the stream on the mauka side; there’s a bust of Iz… Read more »
Former Schofield soldier charged with murder of Nevada woman
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/victorville-7755-barstow-woman.html Soldiers to stand trial for killing of Barstow woman January 25, 2010 3:33 PM By DAVID HELDRETH, staff writer VICTORVILLE • A pair of soldiers accused of killing a 29-year-old Barstow woman during an apparent robbery in September will stand trial for murder. Judge Eric Nakata found Monday that the prosecution provided enough evidence… Read more »
Okinawa Times article about Hawaii solidarity against US bases (Japanese language)
http://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/article/2010-01-18_1767/ ［ハワイ］「基地いらない」米国務長官訪問に県人ら抗議集会 「沖縄にもグアムにもハワイにも基地はいらない」とデモをする人たち＝ホノルル市・東西センター前 [画像を拡大] 2010年1月18日 09時41分 【知花愛実通信員】１２日、米国のヒラリー・クリントン国務長官がホノルル市を訪れ、市内にある東西 センターでアジア太平洋問題についてスピーチを行った。滞在中、太平洋地域のリーダーと面会し討議するほか、この後、パプアニューギニアを訪問し、環境保 護問題などについて会議を行う。 クリントン国務長官到着時、東西センターの前では、反戦・反基地を訴える活動家らが集まり、懸案の普 天間基地移設問題を前に、基地縮小の意を訴えた。地元ハワイの人々をはじめ、ネーティブハワイアン、グアム、沖縄などさまざまな地域出身の人々が集まり、 抗議行動に参加していた。 代表のカイル・カジヒロさんは「沖縄にも、グアムにも、ハワイにもどこにも基地はいらない。私たちは 基地の移設より、全面的な縮小を求めている。私たちの住んでいる所は、遠く小さな島国かもしれないが、基地のために利用される必要はない、平和に暮らす権 利がある。アジア太平洋が一つのコミュニティーとして団結してそれを訴えていくべきだ」と述べた。
Giant plane delivers military cargo in Kona
I giant Russian-made Antonov 124 cargo plane got special permission to land at the Kona airport and at Kaneohe Marine Base. The plane was delivering oversized military cargo. See below the post from Hawaii 24/7. What is the purpose of these cargo deliveries? >><< http://www.hawaii247.org/tag/antonov-an-124/ Big plane makes big delivery at Kona Posted on 8:47… Read more »
The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands to show in Honolulu
What is it like to be a colonial subject of the greatest democracy on earth? The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands What: FREE public screening of the PBS documentary The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker and special guests. Refreshments. When:… Read more »
Honolulu Advertiser editorial: “Army needs to make case for Makua plan”
Editorial from the Honolulu Advertiser: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100113/OPINION01/1130306/Army-needs-to-make-case-for-Makua-plan Posted on: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Army needs to make case for Makua plan The Wai’anae community in particular and the state in general need a clearer understanding of what the Army has in mind for Makua Valley, in the near and short term. It’s been more than a… Read more »
“Constancy & Change: The Movement to Demilitarize Okinawa – from the 1950s to the 21st Century”
Download leaflet here Center for Okinawan Studies Lecture Series “Constancy & Change: The Movement to Demilitarize Okinawa – from the 1950s to the 21st Century” Two doctoral students at the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa will make presentations on sixty-five years of diverse resistance by the movement to demilitarize Okinawa. Mami Hayashi’s presentation, “Military Bases in Okinawa:… Read more »
Soldier killed in fall from ridge in Makaha valley
A young man who fell to his death 1/10/2010 from the steep ridge at the back of Makaha valley was a soldier. >><< http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/81153657.html Fire crews recover hiker’s body in Makaha By Star-Bulletin staff POSTED: 08:30 a.m. HST, Jan 11, 2010 Firefighters this morning recovered the body of a 28-year-old man who fell about 400… Read more »
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