Last night several of us attended the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) public informational meeting in Wahiawa related to DU contamination in Lihu’e (Schofield) and the Army’s application for an NRC license to “possess” the DU material. The presentations were informative about the regulatory functions of the NRC. But is was frustrating to learn the limited… Read more »
Posts Categorized: O’ahu
September 11, Town Hall Meeting
Town Hall Meeting Friday, September 11 Center for Hawaiian Studies 6-7pm: tables & social hour; 7-9 Town Hall Meeting Featured guest speaker: Larry Everest, author of “Oil, Power & Empire”; independent journalist on Middle East affairs; frequent appearances on radio and TV (including Democracy Now); contributor to Revolution Newspaper for 30 years. Organized by World… Read more »
Poetry at Revolution Books
Revolution Books sponsors An Afternoon of Poetry with Darron Cambra, Tui Scanlan & Danny Sherrard Sunday, August 30, 3pm All three were on the Hawai`i slam team that went to Nationals. Each has their own CD or book of poetry. Join us in welcoming them to Revolution Books!
Army Makua study opposed
Army Makua study opposed Wai’anae group asks court to order new one, delay live-fire training By Will Hoover Advertiser Staff Writer A Wai’anae community group yesterday asked the federal court here to reject an environmental study prepared by the Army and require it to do a new one before soldiers are allowed to resume live-fire… Read more »
Group calls on judge to reject report on Makua
Group calls on judge to reject report on Makua Army surveys lack critical valley data, Malama Makua says By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 13, 2009 As expected, Malama Makua asked a federal court judge yesterday to set aside the Army’s environmental impact statement justifying the continued use of the Makua Valley… Read more »
Mākua range re-opening cause for legal conflict and military outreach
http://www.oha.org/kwo/loa/2009/08/story07.php NŪHOU / NEWS Since World War II, soldiers, marines, reservists and members of the National Guard have trained for combat at Mākua. KWO archive photo. Mākua range re-opening cause for legal conflict and military outreach By Liza Simon / Ka Wai Ola Loa The U.S. Army is set to resume live-ammunition training in O’ahu’s… Read more »
Army studying effects of dumping of chemical and conventional munitions at sea
Army is studying effects of dumping live ammo in sea By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 04, 2009 For the past two years, the Army has reviewed more than 2 million documents under a congressional mandate to pinpoint and determine the effects of dumping of chemical and conventional weapons into the ocean… Read more »
Homeless or internally displaced peoples?
Most of these houseless families are Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian). It would be more historically accurate to describe them as landless or internally displaced peoples, uprooted from ancestral homelands by America’s taking of Hawaiian lands, ‘collateral damage’ of U.S. occupation. The eviction of the houseless from the beaches is only moving them further into the… Read more »
More on EPA response to illegal city dumping
Posted on: Friday, July 31, 2009 EPA orders Honolulu to clean stream after illegal city dumping Order follows illegal placement of construction debris By Gordon Y.K. Pang Advertiser Staff Writer The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered the city to clean and restore Ma’ili’ili Stream after the illegal unloading of concrete rubble, metal debris, used asphalt… Read more »
EPA orders city to clear illegal fill from Mailiili Stream
Updated at 11:28 a.m., Thursday, July 30, 2009 EPA orders city to clear illegal fill from Mailiili Stream and restore stream bed Advertiser Staff The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today that it has ordered the city to remove illegal fill from Mailiili Stream in Maili and to restore the stream bed and banks. The… Read more »
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