Sorry, I missed this when it first came out. Congratulations to the Youth Speaks Hawaii team! Updated at 3:36 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2009 Youth Speaks Hawaii wins international contest for second year straight By Ashlee Duenas Advertiser Staff Writer For the second consecutive year, Youth Speaks Hawai’i has taken top honors at the Brave… Read more »
Two Army hotels to be privatized
Updated at 2:31 p.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Two Army hotels in Hawaii in privatization program Advertiser Staff Military hotels at Tripler Medical Center and at Fort Shafter are among the facilities included in the first-ever privatization program for U.S. Army lodging. Actus Lend Lease said it has embarked on the program by assuming ownership… Read more »
The United States of Hypocrisy – by Ken O’Keefe
Check out this 15-part video series on YouTube by Ken Nichols O’Keefe about the U.S. occupation of Hawai’i. It’s from 2001, but it is still very relevant to the issues today. Ken is a Gulf War Vet who served in the Marines. He became an advocate of the environment and Hawaiian rights. As a veteran,… Read more »
The Big Five-O
The New York Times editorial on the ‘low key’ 50th anniversary of statehood observance recalls that the paper opposed the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893, presumably for the right reasons, but confuses the issue by suggesting that admitting Hawai’i as a state was also a morally correct position to take. While the racist… Read more »
Subdued observance reflects dissent
50 | KANAKA MAOLI Subdued tribute reflects dissent By Susan Essoyan POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 19, 2009 Alaska celebrated its 50th anniversary as a state with parades and parties, but Hawaii’s commemoration is more restrained, reflecting mixed feelings here about the islands’ path to statehood. “It’s quite interesting and telling that state agencies have… Read more »
U.S. public opinion turns against war in Afghanistan
Public Opinion in U.S. Turns Against the War By Jennifer Agiesta and Jon Cohen Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, August 20, 2009 A majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting, and just a quarter say more U.S. troops should be sent to the country, according to a new Washington… Read more »
March and Rally for Hawaiian Independence
Several Hawaiian sovereignty groups are organizing a march and rally to counter to the ‘official’ statehood commemoration at the Convention Center. March and Rally for Hawaiian Independence After 50 years of being misled, Hawaiians are challenging a long history of misinformation leading to the creation of the State of Hawaii and the commemoration of 50… Read more »
Two Protests of U.S. missile launch from Vandenberg to Kwajalein
Protest ICBM Launch, Saturday, August 22nd at 1:00 PM Protest ICBM Launch (Nuclear Warhead Delivery System) from Vandenberg Space Command to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands Saturday, August 22nd at 1:00 PM Los Angeles Air Force Base, Space & Missile Center 262 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo Speakers Blase Bonpane, Director of the Office of… Read more »
Inouye still the ‘King of Pork’
Updated at 5:26 a.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Hawaii’s Inouye says he’s ‘No. 1 Earmarks Guy’ By HERBERT A. SAMPLE Associated Press HONOLULU – U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, normally not a politician who seeks a lot of attention outside of election years, is proclaiming himself Capitol Hill’s king of earmarks. “It may please you or… Read more »
Military hegemony in Hawai’i: “it will always be important to maintain a presence here”
Here’s a classic example of the military-normalization discourse at work: It’s natural, it’s inevitable, it’s beneficial, it’s the right thing to do…. From “There is no separation. People see us every day. We’re part of the daily life here” to “Hawai’i is the optimal power projection platform. It gives us an unbelievable ability to project… Read more »
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