Barbers Point Naval Air Station was the only military base to close in Hawai’i under the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). Most of the land was returned to the State, but much was retained by the Navy including some recreational facilities. Meanwhile the returned land was carved up between different agencies. While some… Read more »
Posts Categorized: O’ahu
Agent Orange’s lethal legacy, part 4
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/agentorange/chi-agent-orange4dec09,0,2740259,full.story AGENT ORANGE: PART 4 OF 5 Agent Orange’s lethal legacy: At former U.S. bases in Vietnam, a potent poison is clear and present danger Bases remain polluted from defoliants, underscoring the urgency of a solvable problem By Jason Grotto Tribune reporter December 9, 2009 DA NANG, Vietnam – Part 4 of a Tribune investigation… Read more »
Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty – Honolulu Public Premiere Screening
Press Release 12/9/09 Othila Media Productions HAWAII A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY – HONOLULU PUBLIC PREMIERE SCREENING Honoring Cast and Native Hawaiian People Sunday, December 13 at 5:00 PM University of Hawaii, Spalding Auditorium Honolulu, HI University of Hawaii Cinema Series, by Don Brown; Sponsored in part by Hawaiian Studies, UH and Pasifika Foundation Hawaii US… Read more »
Marine killed in motorcycle crash
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091208/BREAKING01/91208015/Marine+dies+in+Kailua+motorcycle+crash Updated at 9:51 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Marine dies in Kailua motorcycle crash Advertiser Staff A motorcyclist died early Tuesday in Kailua after he crashed into a telephone pole and then concrete wall. The incident happened a little past midnight near Oneawa and Manono streets. Police said the man, a Marine from Marine… Read more »
16th Annual Makua Annual Vigil for Peace
Malama Makua is holding its 16th Annual Malama Makua Vigil for Peace Saturday, December 26th, 2009 4:00pm At the front gate of the Makua Military Reservation. Participants are welcome to share prayers, poems, readings, or songs related to peace and the restoration of Makua.
Army will use robots to clear munitions from ‘Ordnance Reef’
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20091204_Army_enlists_robots_to_clear_munitions_near_Pokai_Bay.html Army enlists robots to clear munitions near Pokai Bay The Ordnance Reef project also will study the long-term effects on the area’s sea life By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 04, 2009 The Army will undertake an unprecedented $2.5 million underwater robotics demonstration project beginning in October designed to remove or… Read more »
Mighty 4 Hawai’i – Hip-Hop History, BBoy Battle, Graffiti, MCs, DJs
Mighty 4 Hawai’i is a multi-dimensional celebration of Hawai’i’s hip-hop history and talent, and the social message behind the movement. Saturday, December 5th, 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Campus Center Ballroom DJ Jus Jones, Bionicman, Creed Chameleon, BBoy Battle, Mighty 4 appreciation awards to Syze 1, East 3, Skillroy, ABC… Read more »
YOU DON’T END A WAR BY SENDING MORE TROOPS!
Call to Action by World Can’t Wait Hawai’i: YOU DON’T END A WAR BY SENDING MORE TROOPS! PROTEST/SIGNHOLDING Wednesday, Dec. 2, 4-6 pm Federal Bldg, Ala Moana Blvd. Will we be complicit in expanding the war in Afghanistan? Or will you join thousands across the U.S. who will be in the streets on Tuesday and… Read more »
TONIGHT! Henoko Environmental Activists to Speak in Honolulu
Henoko Environmentalists to Speak at KCC Tuesday, 12/1, 7pm From: Ukwanshin Kabudan <ukwanshinkabudan@gmail.com> Takuma Higashionna and Hideki Yoshikawa of the Okinawa Dugong Environmental Assessment Watch Group will be on Oahu this week to report on the status of their struggle to save their coast from the construction of a U.S. Marine airbase. Both men are… Read more »
Navy officer removed from command of USS Chafee
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091125/BREAKING01/91125046/Hawaii-based+Navy+officer+removed+from+command+of+USS+Chafee Updated at 12:59 p.m., Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Hawaii-based Navy officer removed from command of USS Chafee By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer A Hawaii-based Navy officer who was scheduled to take command of the guided missile destroyer USS Chafee last Friday was instead removed from command and has been assigned to a desk… Read more »
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