Updated at 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2009 Washington Post editorial criticizes Abercrombie defense bill provision Advertiser Staff A Washington Post editorial today criticized U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie for inserting a provision into the 2010 Defense Authorization Bill just passed by the House that doubles the cost of relocating U.S. troops from Okinawa to Guam…. Read more »
More fireworks over Waikiki than from North Korea
Looks like the network reporter got a nice trip to Hawai’i to cover…well, nothing. I hope she at least got to see some fireworks and enjoy the south swell. Sen. Inouye got to talk tough and to shake his fist at Kim Jong-il – “he is asking for trouble.” Meanwhile the U.S. prepares to launch… Read more »
Dahr Jamail: Kill the Indian. Save the Man.
Kill the Indian. Save the Man. Thursday 02 July 2009 by: Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola, t r u t h o u t | Perspective Manifest Destiny In 1845, an American columnist, John O’Sullivan, writing about the proposed annexation of Texas, claimed that it was America’s “manifest destiny to overspread the continent.” Later in… Read more »
Rally for Kahana Residents
Terri Keko’olani sent out this call for support on behalf of Kahana residents: Aloha kakou… Got a call from Lena, Kahana Valley leader of residents seeking permanent long term leases. She said residents are organizing a DEMONSTRATION at the state CAPITOL on JULY 8, WEDNESDAY 11am to oppose Govenor Lingle’s move to veto bill HB… Read more »
Conrow: Toxic Shadows
Mahalo to Joan Conrow and Jimmy Trujillo for having me on their KKCR radio program “Out of the Box” to discuss military environmental contamination in Hawai’i. Joan wrote a post on her blog about the conversation. >><< http://kauaieclectic.blogspot.com/2009/07/musings-toxic-shadows.html Saturday, July 4, 2009 Musings: Toxic Shadows The high-pitched whine of aerials last night and a couple… Read more »
Camp Lejeune male breast cancer epidemic
This article reveals a shocking epidemic of male breast cancer among veterans and other men connected to Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. The main culprits suspected are Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchloroethylene (PCE) in the base drinking water. These are the same contaminants found in ‘Aiea and Wahiawa groundwater from military bases. The article mentions a… Read more »
City official says Mailiili Stream “was not used as a dump site”
A City official said that the illegal dumping of concrete debris in Mailiili Stream was to create a “temporary path”. But they dumped this material over the course of two years! Take a look at this photo below. How temporary does it look to you? The City did not obtain the required permit to dump… Read more »
City Dumps Debris in Wai’anae Stream
Carroll Cox of EnviroWatch reported the City and County of Honolulu’s illegal dumping of concrete debris in Mailiili Stream in Wai’anae. On June 30, 2009, Cox spoke to students from the summer environmental justice institute Ka Makani Kai’aulu o Wai’anae and gave a tour of environmental justice impacts he has documented in the Wai’anae area. … Read more »
Wai’anae youth promote Environmental Justice
On June 22, the AFSC launched a new project to train youth from the Wai’anae community in environmental justice organizing skills. The project is called Ka Makani Kai’aulu o Wai’anae. Ten Wai’anae youth will be enrolled in four weeks of intensive training, political education, field investigations and community organizing to address the environmental injustice issues… Read more »
Looking Back: The National Missile Defense Act of 1999
The National Missile Defense Act of 1999 (the Cochran-Inouye Bill), also nicknamed the missile defense “blank check act” by anti-nuclear activists, was a turning point in the expansion of U.S. missile defense programs and the escalation of a new arms race. This bill committed the U.S. to deploy a national missile defense system “as soon as… Read more »
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