Friday, April 3, 2009 U.S. on alert to protect Isles N. Korean rocket could reach here, but experts see slim chance of that By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer The head of a U.S. missile defense advocacy group warned that a North Korean long-range rocket launch – expected between tomorrow and Wednesday – will be… Read more »
Marines attempted to sell stolen night-vision goggles
Federal Agents Tight-Lipped About Bluff City Raid By Michael Owens Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier Published: April 2, 2009 BLUFF CITY, Tenn. – The federal police raid of a house here Wednesday morning might be connected to alleged attempts by active duty Marines to sell stolen military night-vision scopes in Hawaii. Linked to the home… Read more »
Kulike Kakou: Voices of Independence
Kulike Kakou: Voices of Independence Educate ourselves and come together to mobilize our people!! This event will include speakers, musicians, poets, food, and workshops, tables from student & community groups, and film! Workshop topics include: Visualizing the National Lands-a hands on workshop identifying the lands, and how they are being exploited; History of Civil Disobedience… Read more »
Makua Sunrise 2009
The 13th Annual Makua Sunrise Ceremony Sunday, April 12, 2009 6:00 am Makua Valley, inside the military reservation Interfaith sunrise ceremony to pray for the restoration of life and peace in Makua and the world. The first Makua sunrise event was held on the beach of Makua on Easter 1997, when the Marines had planned… Read more »
Missile Defense group wants DoD to deploy Sea-Based X-Band Radar
Photo: Honolulu Star Bulletin Use X-Band for launch by N. Korea, group urges By Gregg K. Kakesako Apr 01, 2009 A missile defense advocacy group wants the Pentagon to deploy from Pearl Harbor the anti-ballistic missile tracking system known as Sea-Based X-Band Radar to monitor the planned North Korean rocket launch. However, there has been… Read more »
State seeks damages from Navy for USS Port Royal reef damage
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 State to seek claims against Navy for damage to reef off airport Advertiser Staff The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said today it has formally notified the U.S. Navy that it has identified substantial coral reef damage caused by the grounding of the USS Port Royal in February. DLNR… Read more »
US sends warships to monitor North Korea missile test
As North Korea prepares to launch a satellite into space, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. ratchet up the tension by mobilizing anti-missile systems. Again, the military is using the threat of missiles hitting Hawai’i as the reason for these provocative countermeasures. What’s more disturbing is some of the chauvanistic comments on this article: megook… Read more »
Envoy: Rape case shouldn’t affect Philippines agreement
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=61651 Envoy: Rape case shouldn’t affect Philippines agreement By David Allen, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Sunday, March 29, 2009 The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines does not believe the Daniel Smith rape case will affect the Visiting Forces Agreement with the Philippines. In a statement reported by media in Manila on Wednesday, Ambassador Kristie… Read more »
Rock the Boat: A Consciousness-Rising Concert for Social Change
The Collective for Equality, Justice, and Empowerment (CEJE), will be hosting a concert and networking party for progressives/progressive orgs: Rock the Boat: A Consciousness-Rising Concert for Social Change Saturday, April 4, 2009 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hemenway Courtyard/ Manoa Gardens, University of Hawai’i at Manoa It would mean very much to our collective to… Read more »
Military denies involvement with fish kills
The military denies that its training activity off Kaua’i and Ni’ihau had anything to do with the fish kills and whale deaths. Still the military will not disclose what activities it conducted because they are classified. The public has no reason to believe them. The military claimed that no depleted uranium was used in Hawai’i,… Read more »
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