This manual was posted on wikileaks. It explains procedures for disposing of unexploded ordnance using shaped charge Main Charge Disruptor that is designed to penetrate the ordnance and burn out the explosive material with minimal detonation. This means that they could use this method to minimize dispersal of contaminated soil or damage to sites. Are… Read more »
New expanded critical habitat proposed for Hawaiian Monk Seal
This AP story in today’s Honolulu Star Bulletin discusses a new proposed critical habitat designation for the Hawaiian Monk Seal. This would be the first modification of the critical habitat in 12 years and would likely include new areas within the main Hawaiian islands. I wonder if the military will seek an exemption from these… Read more »
Army lists 22 Makua cleanup areas
Posted on: Saturday, June 13, 2009 Army lists Makua cleanup areas Ordnance removal at 22 cultural sites will increase access By Will Hoover Advertiser Staff Writer The Army yesterday released a final list of 22 cultural sites on Makua Military Reservation deemed “high priority” for clearance of unexploded ordnance. The purpose of removing potentially dangerous… Read more »
Cyberdefense blurs borders
June 13, 2009 Cyberwar Privacy May Be a Victim in Cyberdefense Plan By THOM SHANKER and DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON – A plan to create a new Pentagon cybercommand is raising significant privacy and diplomatic concerns, as the Obama administration moves ahead on efforts to protect the nation from cyberattack and to prepare for possible… Read more »
Study says sonar harmful to whales
According to the following article in the AP, a new study that was partially funded by the Office of Naval Research supports the theory that sonar has negative effects on beaked whales. This has been a major contention against the powerful Navy sonar exercises that are conducted in Hawaiian waters several times a year. Whale… Read more »
Fighting Militarism’s Toxic Legacy
Fighting Militarism’s Toxic Legacy By Elizabeth DiNovella, June 5, 2009 One of the most pernicious effects of the U.S. government’s commitment to militarism is a toxic landscape. Current legislation pending in the House, H.R. 672, the Military Environmental Responsibility Act, would force the military to comply with environmental and public safety laws. “The Department of… Read more »
Sen. Inouye weighs in on Makua
Predictably, Sen. Inouye has penned an editorial supporting the Army’s proposed expanded training in Makua valley. Let’s analyze his argument: 1. Army is a “good neighbor”. The US military was the force that overthrew the Hawaiian Kingdom and occupied Hawai’i. Capt. Alfred Thayer Mahan to Teddy Roosevelt (1897): “take (Hawaii) first and solve (political questions)… Read more »
Makua EIS rejected by Malama Makua
Hawaiian group says EIS on Makua is not complete By Mary Adamski POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 06, 2009 The Army said it will decide by early July to what extent it will resume live-fire military training exercises in Makua Valley. The training plan was part of an environmental impact statement released yesterday. But Malama… Read more »
Makua Military training: “wasting lives, land, money, energy and resources”
Joan Conrow wrote on her blog about the Army’s recently released final EIS for live fire training in Makua valley: Now if only the military would pack up and leave, too, instead of pressing ahead with its controversial, and contested, plans to conduct live fire training exercises among the endangered species and archeological sites of… Read more »
Hawaiians not happy with Army training plans
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/06/ap_army_makua_training_report_060609/ Hawaiians not happy with Army training plans By Audrey McAvoy – The Associated Press Posted : Saturday Jun 6, 2009 12:42:12 EDT HONOLULU – The Army wants to conduct about 50 company level live-fire training drills each year in Makua, a valley many Native Hawaiians consider sacred but that the Army views as vital… Read more »
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