Kulike Kakou: Voices of Independence Educate ourselves and come together to mobilize our people!! This event will include speakers, musicians, poets, food, and workshops, tables from student & community groups, and film! Workshop topics include: Visualizing the National Lands-a hands on workshop identifying the lands, and how they are being exploited; History of Civil Disobedience… Read more »
Posts Categorized: O’ahu
Makua Sunrise 2009
The 13th Annual Makua Sunrise Ceremony Sunday, April 12, 2009 6:00 am Makua Valley, inside the military reservation Interfaith sunrise ceremony to pray for the restoration of life and peace in Makua and the world. The first Makua sunrise event was held on the beach of Makua on Easter 1997, when the Marines had planned… Read more »
Missile Defense group wants DoD to deploy Sea-Based X-Band Radar
Photo: Honolulu Star Bulletin Use X-Band for launch by N. Korea, group urges By Gregg K. Kakesako Apr 01, 2009 A missile defense advocacy group wants the Pentagon to deploy from Pearl Harbor the anti-ballistic missile tracking system known as Sea-Based X-Band Radar to monitor the planned North Korean rocket launch. However, there has been… Read more »
State seeks damages from Navy for USS Port Royal reef damage
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 State to seek claims against Navy for damage to reef off airport Advertiser Staff The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said today it has formally notified the U.S. Navy that it has identified substantial coral reef damage caused by the grounding of the USS Port Royal in February. DLNR… Read more »
Army had more gang-related incidents in Hawai’i than anywhere else
Ian Lind found an interesting source of information about gang related activity in Hawai’i. He noted “the U.S. Army had more gang-related incidents in Hawaii during 2004-2005 than in any other part of the world.” Here is the full Army report on gang-related activity. Here’s Ian Lind’s post: Wednesday…Army reports describe gang-related incidents at Schofield… Read more »
Military ignored conditions set by state regulators on undersea warfare exercises
The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) established a regulatory regime to create more consistency in regulating coastal resources, by delegating certain regulatory powers to approved state CZM agencies. This means that on matters of Coastal Zone Management, the federal government should be in accordance with the regulatory guidelines set by the Hawai’i CZM agency. However,… Read more »
Dumping of contaminated military waste discussed by Nanakuli-Ma’ili Neighborhood Board
Posted on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Neighborhood Board to discuss landfill tonight Advertiser Staff The Nanakuli-Ma’ili Neighborhood Board will discuss the dumping of contaminated waste by the military at the PVT Landfill at its meeting from 7 to 9 to-night at Nanaikapono Elementary School. Representatives from the Air Force, U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono’s office, PVT… Read more »
Video shows reef damaged by USS Port Royal
Check out this video of the damage to the reef caused by the grounded USS Port Royal. Pulverized. http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/15031/40/ New Video Shows Reef Damaged by Navy Cruiser Written by Brooks Baehr – bbaehr@kgmb9.com March 13, 2009 06:36 PM Local divers have given KGMB9 viewers what the U.S. Navy and State Department of Land and Natural… Read more »
O’ahu Taro Festival
O’AHU TARO FESTIVAL! Tuesday March 24th 10 am – 4 pm Mālama Hāloanakalaukapalili Don’t Miss This Family Roots Celebration! Nānā ka maka, hana ka lima. As the eyes see, let the hands work. COME GET INVOLVED! Learn about this amazing plant, enjoy food & festivities, and meet taro farmers from all over Hawai’i nei! Taro… Read more »
Army public meeting on Makua Cultural Sites access
IMPORTANT! Makua Cultural Sites Meeting Monday, March 9th, 6:30 P.M. Nanaikapono Elementary School 89-153 Mano Avenue (Nanakuli ahupua’a) The U.S Army is holding a community meeting in Wai’anae to prioritize cultural sites that the public wants access to. Malama Makua and Hui Malama Makua are in the process of creating a list of those sites… Read more »
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