Posts Categorized: O’ahu

“Transient nuisance odor” hits West Loch and Waipahu Intermediate School, sends 7 to hospital

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Emergency responders could not determine the cause of the gas smell that sickened students at Waipahu Intermediate School.  The smell was reported from several areas near Pearl Harbor. >><< http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20091113_Gas_smell_disrupts_Waipahu_school_day.html Gas smell disrupts Waipahu school day Responding fire crews discover no odor or source in the area By Star-Bulletin staff POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov… Read more »

New Law Limits Military use of Open Burn Pits

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Doug from Seacoast Anti-Pollution League in Portsmouth, New Hampshire sent a post to the Military Toxics Project listserve about a new law to limit the military use of open burn pits overseas.  However, as Doug notes the law “Doesn’t cover domestic bases, nor everything we’d want left unburned, but DoD has to develop a plan… Read more »

USS Arizona artifacts are sacred – so are Native Hawaiian burials

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The Navy and the veterans community have rightfully rallied to stop the auctioning of artifacts salvaged from the USS Arizona after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The silver plated service set is considered ‘sacred’, and is being claimed as property of the Navy.  It is good to have a sense of history and the sacred. … Read more »

Will removing U.S. bases from Japan diminish the utility of Pearl Harbor?

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Written from the perspective of a U.S. naval strategist, this editorial in the Taipei Times argues that Pearl Harbor continues to be vital as a U.S. naval base.  The author, James Holmes gives a concise explanation of how Admiral Mahan’s military theory led to the invasion and occupation of Hawai’i, shaping U.S. policy to the… Read more »

“Voices from Okinawa” at Kumu Kahua Theater, plus events honoring the author

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Voices from Okinawa by Jon Shirota http://www.kumukahua.org/0910okinawa.html Kumu Kahua Theatre 46 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813 Box Office Phone: (808) 536-4441 Email: kumukahuatheatre@hawaiiantel.net • URL: www.kumukahua.org Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8pm: November 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28; December 3, 4, 5, 2009 Sundays 2pm: November 8, 15, 22, 29;… Read more »

Pearl Harbor sub commander relieved of command

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http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091030/BREAKING01/91030084/Commander+of+Pearl+Harbor+sub+relieved+of+command Updated at 9:08 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2009 Commander of Pearl Harbor sub relieved of command By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer The commander of the nuclear attack submarine USS La Jolla based at Pearl Harbor was relieved of his post today “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the… Read more »

Ex-soldier guilty of Waikiki rape

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http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=11402318 UH dorm burglar guilty of additional sex assault Posted: Oct 28, 2009 11:26 AM By Minna Sugimoto HONOLULU (HAWAIINEWSNOW) – A former Schofield Barracks soldier gave up his court fight in a Waikiki rape case Wednesday. Mark Heath pleaded no contest to burglary and sex assault. Prosecutors say two years ago, he broke into… Read more »

Explosive shell prompts evacuation of apartments

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Explosive shell prompts evacuation of apartments By Leila Fujimori POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 28, 2009 http://www.starbulletin.com/news/hawaiinews/20091028_Explosive_shell_prompts_evacuation_of_apartments.html Police evacuated a half-dozen residents of a Kapahulu apartment building yesterday morning after an explosive shell was discovered in a third-floor apartment unit vacated by an 88-year-old former military man. It turned out to be an empty U.S…. Read more »

Navy will test its “Giant Voice” in Wahiawa

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http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091023/BREAKING01/310230020/+Giant+Voice++system+to+be+tested+in+Wahiawa Posted at 12:51 a.m., Friday, October 23, 2009 ‘Giant Voice’ system to be tested in Wahiawa Advertiser Staff The Navy says it will conduct an operational test of its “Giant Voice” mass notification system at its Wahiawa annex today at 1 p.m. The announcement on the public address system will be audible to those who… Read more »

Twisting Arms – Gates tries to shore up military alliances

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=56273 Gates to Press Asia, NATO for More Afghanistan Support By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service HONOLULU, Oct. 19, 2009 – As Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates travels this week to Japan and South Korea before heading to a NATO defense ministers conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, he’s expected to ensure the issue of support… Read more »