http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2009/2009-11-22-091.asp Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley HONOLULU, Hawaii, November 22, 2009 (ENS) – A federal judge in Honolulu has ruled that the U.S. Army is obliged to give the community meaningful information on how military training at Makua Military Reservation on Oahu could damage native Hawaiian cultural sites and contaminate… Read more »
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Judge sustains Makua complaint
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20091120_Judge_sustains_Makua_complaint.html Judge sustains Makua complaint The ruling reveals doubt about whether Army environmental surveys were sufficient By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 20, 2009 A federal judge has sided with Hawaiian activists who want the Army to stop training in Makua Military Reservation, putting the military on notice that it will have… Read more »
La Ku’oko’a (Hawaiian Independence Day)
La Ku’oko’a (Hawaiian Independence Day) November 25, 2009 from 11am to 3pm University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Bachman Lawn (corner of University Ave and Dole St.), Honolulu, Hawaiʻi Hui Aloha ʻĀina Tuahine http://tuahine.wordpress.com/ Hawaiian Independence Day Faced with the problem of foreign encroachment of Hawaiian territory, His Hawaiian Majesty King Kamehameha III deemed it prudent… Read more »
USS City of Corpus Christi attack sub to relocate to Pearl Harbor for repairs
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091118/BREAKING01/91118080/Submarine+to+be+relocated+to+Pearl+Harbor Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Submarine to be relocated to Pearl Harbor Advertiser Staff The USS City of Corpus Christi, an attack submarine, is being relocated from Guam to Pearl Harbor for repairs, the Pacific Daily News reported. The move was announced by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo, Guam’s delegate to Congress. The Navy is relocating the… Read more »
Korea Peace Day to feature film by North Korean refugee youth
Click here to download a pdf of the Korea Peace Day 2009 poster. For Immediate Release Contact: Joon Park (808) 382-5452 Soo Sun Choe soosunc@gmail.com Korea Peace Day Event to Premiere Film by North Korean Refugee Youth (Honolulu) A group of University of Hawaii students and faculty will be hosting a Korea Peace Day event… Read more »
Navy abandons repair work on coral reef damaged by the USS Port Royal
The Navy fixed its heavily damaged Aegis missile cruiser, the USS Port Royal, which ran aground near the Honolulu Airport in February but is abandoning repair work on the coral reef damaged by the grounding. >><< http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/70222032.html Navy suspends repair work on coral damaged by warship By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 11:47 a.m. HST, Nov… Read more »
APEC Summit to be held in Hawai’i in 2011
The East West Center issued a press release announcing that the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit will be held in Hawai’i in November 2011. If past experience with the Asian Development Bank meeting in Honolulu is an indicator, we should expect that Honolulu will be intensely militarized to prevent protest and disruptions. Earlier this… Read more »
Schofield (#1) and Kaneohe (#10) make top ten most dangerous military towns in the country
The Daily Finance blog reports that two Hawai’i military towns rank among the ten most dangerous in the country. Schofield Barracks came out on top with a property crime rate that is 20 times the national average. Kaneohe Marine Corps Base ranks number ten. >><< http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/16/most-dangerous-military-towns/ High crimes: 10 military towns are among the country’s… Read more »
I Karera I Palabran Mami (The Journey of Our Words): Chamoru poetry reading in Honolulu
I Karera I Palabran Mami (The Journey of Our Words) POETS: Angela T. Hoppe-Cruz (MSW/MA Pacific Isl. Studies Candidate) Kisha Borja-Ki`cho`cho (MA Pacific Island Studies Candidate). Both women are Chamoru and were born and raised on the island of Guam. WHERE: Halau o Haumea, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2645… Read more »
Youth Speaks Hawai`i Fall 2009 Interscholastic Poetry Slam
Upcoming Poetry Slam: Support Youth Voices! Youth Speaks Hawai`i Fall 2009 Interscholastic Poetry Slam Farrington High Community Auditorium; 1564 North King Street • Honolulu, HI 96817 Friday, November 20, 2009 7 – 10pm, doors open at 6pm For ticket information, please call 753-4661 or Travis@YouthSpeaksHawaii.org (Get max. discount! $3; otherwise, $5 w/ ANY school i.d., $10 w/o reservation… Read more »
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