Why We Must Protect Makua Valley

Mahalo nui to Kehau Watson for this positive editorial calling for protection of Makua. Why We Must Protect Makua Valley June 14th, 2009 by Trisha Kehaulani Watson “E mālama i ka makua, he mea laha ‘ole.” Mary Kawena Pukui explained this ‘ōlelo no‘eau to mean “parents should be cared for, for when they are gone,… Read more »

Public gets snow job on proposed giant Mauna Kea telescope

Telescope receives a warm reception in Waimea by Peter Sur Tribune-Herald Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:45 AM HST Majority of speakers during meeting voices support for TMT WAIMEA — A friendly crowd filled an elementary school cafeteria Tuesday night to speak in favor of locating the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii. The… Read more »

Findings of Camp Lejeune contamination study questioned

The U.S. government issued another report that concludes there is uncertainty about the link between contamination of groundwater at Camp Lejeune and diseases among the residents.  All this really proves is that the conditions in the environment and in human bodies that might affect health are so complex that science is unable to determine direct… Read more »

Another round of anti-North Korea fear mongering

I am for nuclear abolition, but the hypocrisy of the nuclear powers is outrageous: why is it okay for the U.S. to have missiles and nuclear warheads, but the countries that are consistently threatened by the U.S. are not allowed to have these same weapons? Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Hawaii warned of missile threat Pyongyang… Read more »

Call to Action to protect Haleakala and Mauna Kea!

Plans for major construction in the sensitive ecosystems of our most sacred summits continue to push forward, despite significant opposition from the community. The University of Hawaii has filed two environmental impact statements — one for the world’s largest telescope in the world’s only tropical alpine desert, and another for a duplicative solar telescope in… Read more »

Torture, Psychology and Sen. Daniel Inouye

June 17, 2009 The True Story Behind Pyschology’s Role in Torture? Torture, Psychology and Sen. Daniel Inouye By Dr. BRYANT WELCH A seventeen-year-old boy is locked in an interrogation cell in Guantanamo. He breaks down crying and says he wants his family. The interrogator senses the boy is psychologically vulnerable and consults with a psychologist…. Read more »

Palau mourns soldier’s death and opposes Guantanamo detainees

http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/06/16/soldiers-death-guantanamo-detainees-rattle-palau-2/ Soldier’s death, Guantanamo detainees rattle Palau Palau mourns countryman killed in Afghanistan while serving in US Army TOMOKO A. HOSAKA AP News Jun 16, 2009 10:33 EST The war in Afghanistan hit too close to home for the tiny village of Ngardmau in this remote, close-knit Pacific nation. Hundreds throughout Palau, from children to… Read more »

Marines train for Afghanistan war in Waimanalo

Marines prepare for Afghanistan in Waimanalo “village” By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 15, 2009 Sgt. Michael Osburn cautiously led his squad of Kaneohe Marines into the remote village. With him was Lance Cpl. Robert Bacigalupo. Like many in his squad of 14 Marines, this was Bacigalupo’s first time in a combat… Read more »

The Impact of the Military Presence in Hawai’i on the Health of Na Kānaka Maoli

Mahalo nui to Kalama Niheu, Laurel Turbin and Seiji Yamada for writing this important article U.S. military’s impacts on the health of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians). “The Impact of the Military Presence in Hawai’i on the Health of Na Kānaka Maoli “, by Kalamaoka‘aina Niheu, MD, Laurel Mei Turbin, MPH, Seiji Yamada, MD, MPH, Developing… Read more »