The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that the proposed expansion of Marine Corps aviation activities in the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay will increase by 49%. Ko’olaupoko residents have an opportunity to speak out against this plan! http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20111116_Skies_above_Marine_base_expected_to_grow_busier.html?id=133945443&c=n Skies above Marine base expected to grow busier By William Cole POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 16,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: O’ahu
Pearl Harbor-Hickam Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)
The Pearl Harbor-Hickam Restoration Advisory Board will meet tomorrow at 7:00 pm at the ‘Aiea Library. The Pearl Harbor Sediment Draft Feasibility Study should be of interest to many. It will deal with proposals for cleaning up the contamination in the sediment of Ke Awalau o Pu’uloa, which is substantial. Here’s the invitation. The meetings… Read more »
Marion Kelly, 1919 – 2011
Auntie Marion Kelly, a life-long activist / scholar who fought for Hawaiian sovereignty, cultural preservation and the environment, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, November 12, 2012. As an anthropologist committed to cultural survival of Kanaka Maoli, Marion was a dissenting voice on many destructive projects in Hawai’i. In 1974, she produced an oral… Read more »
In APEC’s Shadow: The Pacific People’s Economy
http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2011/11/10/13740-in-apecs-shadow-the-pacific-peoples-economy/ In APEC’s Shadow: The Pacific People’s Economy By Chad Blair11/10/2011 John Hook/Civil Beat APEC is “armed and dangerous” and “drunk with power,” capable of enacting violence against people and destroying whole economies. That harsh assessment comes from Victor Menotti, executive director of the International Forum on Globalization. […] Moana Nui — Hawaiian for “big… Read more »
APEC’s first defining moments: 1 man dead, 8 arrested for peaceful protest
An alleged murder in Waikiki involving a federal agent and arrests of (De)Occupy Honolulu protesters have heralded the debut of APEC 2011. Confusing details are emerging about the alleged killing of Kollin Elderts by off-duty APEC state department agent Christopher Deedy, an incident Ian Lind calls the “first defining moment of APEC”. KHON reported that:… Read more »
Pearl Harbor-Hickam man held in alleged sex assault at Ala Moana
Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that a 24-year old man, “who lives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, was arrested pending charges of first-degree sexual assault, unauthorized entry into a vehicle, fourth-degree theft and criminal property damage.” The victim alleges that “the man entered her vehicle without her permission and sexually assauilted her about 3 a.m. The… Read more »
Action Alert: Keep Waianae Country! Stop industrial encroachment on agricultural land!
Developers want to change agricultural land to industrial in the heart of Lualualei valley in Wai’anae, some of the richest and most productive farm lands in Hawai’i. The Waianae Sustainable Communities Plan is coming before the City Council on Nov. 2nd (1pm, Kapolei Hale). 1. Please send letters to the council members through this link… Read more »
America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam may become an operator base for drone aircraft. Hawaii News Now reports: Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam could start controlling one of the military’s newest and most lethal weapons.The Air Force announced that the base is a candidate to operate Predator and Reaper Aircraft. […] The aircraft would not be… Read more »
“Living Along the Fenceline” in Jeju
The Stars and Stripes reports that “Naval base puts S. Korea’s ‘island of world peace’ in hot spot”: JEJU ISLAND, South Korea — This country’s southernmost major island is a study in contrasts. A popular tourist destination, Jeju boasts some of the world’s most beautiful scenery and is one of 28 finalists in an international… Read more »
Makua: Wildfires and Military Toxins
On September 28, a wildfire caused by an Army detonation of unexploded ordnance burned 100 acres in Makua Valley: A fire burned about 100 acres of the Army’s Makua Valley training range Wednesday after it was started by workers who had detonated unexploded ordnance. An Army spokesman said the detonation was part of a routine,… Read more »
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