Why is everyone dumping their ‘opala on Wai’anae? What is being done to address these problems? What can we do as a community? Please come to our Community Forum on Environmental Justice Friday July 17 Thursday, 2009 Wai’anae Library (85-625 Farrington Highway) 6 to 8 p.m. Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai’anae will be sharing and… Read more »
Illegal landfill yields clues
July 12, 2009 Illegal landfill yields clues Years-old dump in Wai’anae filled with hazardous waste By Will Hoover Advertiser Wai’anae Coast Writer The state Department of Health is trying unravel the mystery of who’s behind a large illegal landfill in a remote region in Wai’anae. For years, the site has been the end point of… Read more »
Commander wants to expand number of U.S. troops occupying Afghanistan
Posted on: Sunday, July 12, 2009 Call for troop boost likely U.S. commander seeks to accelerate training of forces in Afghanistan By Julian E. Barnes McClatchy-Tribune News Service WASHINGTON – The U.S. commander in Afghanistan has told top Pentagon officials that Afghan security forces must expand faster and beyond current target levels to more quickly… Read more »
USS Port Royal grounding details emerge
Posted on: Sunday, July 12, 2009 Navy ship grounding detailed By William Cole Advertiser Columnist Here are a few more details of the Feb. 5 grounding of the guided missile cruiser Port Royal in 14 to 22 feet of water off Honolulu International Airport’s reef runway. The Advertiser ran a story Tuesday about the grounding… Read more »
Waimanalo wants Air Force to return Bellows land
Board asked to seek Bellows land A proposed resolution claims the Air Force no longer needs 400 acres and should give it up By Kaylee Noborikawa POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 12, 2009 Some Waimanalo residents are calling for the U.S. Air Force to return about 400 acres from Bellows Air Force Station because the… Read more »
Journalism and Militarization on the ‘tip of the spear’
http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6896&Itemid=64&mosmsg=Thanks+for+your+vote! War Stories and the Chamorus: journalism and militarization on the tip of the spear. By Beau Hodai Special to News From Indian Country 7-09 The weight of occupation and corporate media self-censorship It was a typical day in the jungle, though more overcast than the constant island diet of endless blue skies and fluffy… Read more »
Wai’anae Aunties Expose Illegal Dump site
The Concerned Elders of Wai’anae, one of the core groups of the Wai’anae Environmental Justice Working Group, discovered and reported an illegal dump site in Wai’anae. It appears that construction and demolition debris has been dumped in a remote corner of land near the Lualualei Naval Magazine on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands land. Ka… Read more »
Mortar found in Schofield likely contains phosgene choking agent
Posted on: Saturday, July 11, 2009 WWI-era mortar shell found at Schofield range Munition likely contains phosgene, a choking agent By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer A World War I-era mortar shell that likely contains phosgene, a choking agent, was found June 27 on a firing range impact area at Schofield Barracks, the Army said… Read more »
More chemical weapons turn up at Schofield
U.S. Army photo http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/50504942.html World War I chemical gas agent found at Schofield By Star-Bulletin staff POSTED: 03:46 p.m. HST, Jul 10, 2009 Schofield Barracks workers have found another World War I era canister on a remote training range that contained a choking gas agent. Army officials said the four-inch mortar, found on June 27,… Read more »
Waimanalo Wants Bellows Back
I liked this post by Kehau Watson on the community struggle to reclaim Waimanalo from military control and abuse. Waimanalo Wants Bellows Back July 9th, 2009 by Trisha Kehaulani Watson I’ve never written about the same topic twice, until now. My first blog on Bellows last week provoked a number of colorful responses on the… Read more »
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