http://bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/04/28/read/news/news02.txt NRC to Army: DU monitoring plan won’t work By Alan D. McNarie Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:04 PM HST The U.S. Army’s plan to monitor the air over Pohakuloa Training Area for depleted uranium has drawn sharp criticism from some Native Hawaiians, environmentalists, activists and independent experts. Now the Army has gotten an admonishment… Read more »
Hawaii to host RIMPAC naval maneuvers this summer
Posted on: Thursday, April 29, 2010 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100429/NEWS01/4290352/Hawaii+to+host+RIMPAC+naval+maneuvers+this+summer Hawaii to host RIMPAC naval maneuvers this summer Isle businesses expect boost from bienennial event By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer A naval exercise that brings to Hawai’i’s shores thousands of service members from the U.S. and foreign nations, an aircraft carrier, beach landings — and millions in… Read more »
Guam Lawmakers Cry Foul On Military Report
GUAM LAWMAKERS CRY FOUL ON MILITARY REPORT Plagiarism, inaccurate information mar EIS By Jennifer Naylor Gesick HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Marianas Variety, April 29, 2010) – Guam senators are demanding that the Department of Defense draft a new environmental impact statement, irked that the draft impact study presented to the local community contained a string of inaccurate,… Read more »
Okinawa Base Issue: Full-Page Ad in Washington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-feffer/okinawa-base-issue-full-p_b_555666.htmlPosted: April 28, 2010 03:14 PM Okinawa Base Issue: Full-Page Ad in Washington Post John Feffer Co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus It is a rarity that the anti-base movement gets much mention in the mainstream media. So, thanks to the generous contributions of Japanese and American citizens, the Network for Okinawa and the Japan-U.S…. Read more »
Military bases on O’ahu have special arrangements for municipal services
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100429_military_homeowners_pay_taxes_get_some_services.html Military homeowners pay taxes, get some services By June Watanabe POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 29, 2010 Question: I saw City & County of Honolulu labels on trash bins in the Navy family housing area near Honolulu Airport. I’m presuming that city crews collect trash in that area and hope that the city is… Read more »
Ships to be sunk in RIMPAC exercises
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100429/NEWS01/4290352/Hawaii+to+host+RIMPAC+naval+maneuvers+this+summer Posted on: Thursday, April 29, 2010 Hawaii to host RIMPAC naval maneuvers this summer Isle businesses expect boost from bienennial event By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer A naval exercise that brings to Hawai’i’s shores thousands of service members from the U.S. and foreign nations, an aircraft carrier, beach landings — and millions in… Read more »
Women’s Studies Capstone projects: Melanie Medalle and Eri Oura
THIS Friday, 04/30 UHM Women’s Studies CAPSTONE II: Melanie Medalle and Eri Oura The UHM Women’s Studies Program is pleased to close our Spring 2010 Colloquium Series with the two Capstone presentations by Melanie Medalle and Eri Oura, graduate students in the Advanced Women’s Studies (AdWS) Certificate Program. Each student enrolled in the AdWS Certificate… Read more »
Victim in 2008 beating dies
Former Schofield soldier may face murder charge in ‘Ewa Beach attack of his wife, Tara Williams >><< http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100428/NEWS06/4280334/Victim+in+2008+beating+dies Posted on: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Victim in 2008 beating dies Former Schofield soldier may face murder charge in ‘Ewa Beach attack By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer A 38-year-old woman whose husband is accused of beating… Read more »
Palau’s senate offers land for U.S. Pacific base
In the 1980s, the people of Palau fought very hard to institute a nuclear free constitution. But the U.S. refused to accept the nuclear prohibition and made Palauans revise their constitution. In the end, after a campaign of political terror, a constitution was ratified that did not contain the nuclear free clause. It is… Read more »
Japan to Open First Foreign Military Base
How ironic. While Japan stands off with the U.S. over the fate of the marine base in Okinawa, it prepares to open a foreign military base in Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa. This would be the first foreign military base for a country that is not supposed to have a standing… Read more »
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