DMZ Hawai'i / Aloha 'Aina

Moana Nui 2013: Obama’s “Pacific Pivot” Destroys Environment, Democracy, Cultures

kyle — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:03:31 +0000

[ June 1, 2013; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. June 2, 2013; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Press Release ANNOUNCING: MOANA NUI #2 June 1-2, 2013 Martin Luther King Auditorium, Berkeley (“Moana Nui” is Polynesian for “Vast Ocean”) The peoples of the Pacific need help. It is no longer sufficient to speak merely of working to “protect local cultures” and “traditional economic practices.” Local peoples are being rapidly overrun by the larger hegemonic battles of the United States vs. China. [...]

Stop Bombing Pohakuloa! Where’s the Outrage?

kyle — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:02:46 +0000

Stop Bombing Pohakuloa! Where’s the Outrage? According to military documents up to 14.8 million live rounds are fired annually at the 133,000-acre Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), the largest military training area outside the U.S. PTA is located at 6,500 feet elevation in the center of the Hawaii Island. All branches of the U.S. military train at PTA [...]

Unexploded bomb found near Puʻunene School

kyle — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:38:09 +0000

The AP reported that an unexploded bomb, most likely from World War II, was found in a sugar cane field near Puʻunene School on Maui: The Maui News reports that the aerial bomb was discovered by an employee of the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. during a weed control operation. It was found just east of the old [...]

Aloha ‘Aina – Stop Bombing Pohakuloa!

kyle — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:54:14 +0000

[ April 28, 2013; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Announcement of a demonstration at Pohakuloa by Malu ʻAina: Aloha ‘Aina Stop Bombing Pohakuloa! Stop the desecration & contamination of Hawaiian Kingdom crown Lands at Pohakuloa Sunday, April 28, 2013 10AM till Noon Pohakuloa Main Gate Pot Luck Picnic at Mauna Kea Park following the protest (car pools leave Hilo bayfront parking lot makai/Hamakua side of Pauahi St. Kamehameha Ave. intersection at 9AM [...]

Islands of Peace – Casualties of War, a Pan-Pacific Discussion

kyle — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:48:46 +0000

[ April 25, 2013; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] [gallery] For Immediate Release: April 16, 2013 Contact: Kyle Kajihiro 808-542-3668 kkajihir@hawaii.edu Islands of Peace - Casualties of War, a Pan-Pacific Discussion As a new wave of militarization bears down on the Pacific under President Obama's so-called "Pacific Pivot”, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus and the Honolulu community will have a rare opportunity to hear [...]

Man held on $1M bail in alleged assault of infant in Kailua

kyle — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:56:45 +0000

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported (“Man held on $1M bail in alleged assault of infant in Kailua”, February 16, 2013) that a 21-year-old man, a resident of the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kāneʻohe Bay (probably the spouse of a Marine), was arrested and charged with the assault of a 3-month-old infant this past week: Billy Groce was [...]

Artillery training at Schofield responsible for overnight booming noises

kyle — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:31:08 +0000

Last week, residents of Oʻahu as far away as Kailua complained of loud noises up to midnight. Hawaii News Now reported that Army training at Schofield was responsible for the noises (“Artillery training at Schofield responsible for overnight booming noises” January 31, 2013): Army officials issued a noise advisory for Schofield Barracks on Thursday, saying that [...]

Military junk pulled from Kalaeloa pond raises fresh concerns

kyle — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:33:53 +0000

COURTESY JOHN BOND Ordy Pond, off Tripoli Road near Coral Sea Road on the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station, is shown in a photo taken with former City Councilman Tom Berg in August of last year. Some Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and historians are protesting the Navy’s method of cleaning up unexploded ordnance at a [...]

U.S. ship smashes into Philippines reef as the Navy plans to scrap another ship damaged in a similar accident in Hawaiʻi

kyle — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:12:37 +0000

A photo released on Jan. 20, 2013 by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command (AFP-WESCOM) shows the US Navy ship USS Guardian remaining stuck in the vicinity of the Tubbataha Reef, western Philippines, on Jan. 19. Common Dreams reported (“US Navy Ship Ignored Warning Before Ramming Pristine Coral Reef”, January 21, 2013) that the USS Guardian [...]

What is behind the flurry of U.S. military deaths in Hawaiʻi?

kyle — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:45:00 +0000

Recently, U.S. soldiers died in Hawaiʻi in a series of accidents and reckless activities. Yesterday, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported “Motorcyclist, 23, killed in H-1 crash is identified as Schofield soldier” (January 22, 2013): A man killed in a motorcycle crash on Sunday was identified as Trevor McGurran, 23, of Wahiawa. Military officials said McGurran was stationed [...]