2. Full Moon Ceremony & Oneness Blessing Deeksha at Kailua Beach 5/30
3. Nonviolent Communication: Free Intro Fri. 5/25 7pm; Relationships
Workshop Sat/Sun 5/26 - 5/27, Honolulu
4. Na mea Hawaii Events & On-going classes for JUNE
6. May 15, 2007..Hilton Hotel Waikiki CONTINUES TO PUMP SLUDGE into the
Ala Wai Harbor
7. Clean water in Hawaii is being threatened!
8. Register Now for Eyesight Improvement Class!
9. First Nations' Futures Program
10. Comprehensive coverage of Pacific Island News
11. SB May 15: Akaka Bill's Necessity Stressed: Informal filibusters stall
the measure in teh U.S. Senate
12. Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is keynote speaker at West L.A.
Democratic Club
13. America^Rs Child Soldier Problem
14. fish and other marine life die as hilton continues to pump sludge
15. Akaka Bill opposition loses ground on constitutionality, race and
separatism
16. Economists say Hawaii in economic slowdown
17. KSBE Pays Big Bucks...even years after the fact...
18. Pacific-Islands Digest, Vol 11, Issue 2 -- masculinization/
feminization mana'o -- interesting...
19. Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76
20. 10AM is Corrected meeting time for Tuesday, May 29th Pohakuloa protest
21. University of Hawaii to search for dumped chemical weapons
22. Superferry alert
23. Universal Child Health Care Expected to Pass in Hawaii
24. Vet Prosecuted for Opposing Recruitment in Library
25. United Nations Indigenous Fellowship Program - 2008 Program
26. One million Hawaiians, Pacific islanders in U.S.
27. Strykers get mixed reaction on O'ahu roads
28. Doubts remain about depleted uranium
29. Army must deal with depleted uranium find
30. HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE, dumping sludge into ala wai harbor on mothers
day weekend
31. direct Superferry/military link
1. Friday night Deeksha
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 09:16:17 -1000
From: Deeksha Oahu <ohm.oahu@gmail.com>
Aloha Dear Friends & Family,
The Makiki Tuesday night "Oneness Blessing Deeksha" has been moved to
Friday nights, starting 5/11.
We trust this new night will offer more people the opportunity to come
join us in this uplifting experience!
NOTE: There will be no Deeksha Oneness Blessing on Tuesdays.
ONENESS BLESSING DEEKSHA : The transfer of energy that facilitates one in
moving into higher states of consciousness. Supports removing the endless
chatter of the mind, nurtures the flowering of the heart, bringing you
into the moment where there is only peace and joy . It is an experience,
not a concept!
We look forward to seeing you this coming Friday for the "ALOHA FRIDAY"
ONENESS BLESSING DEEKSHA.
We invite you to bring your friends, family, loved ones, and/or co-workers
with you on Friday nights to share in this wonderful experience. What a
great gift for the ones you love (yourself included)!
Oneness Blessing Deeksha is held EVERY Friday night from 7pm-9pm.
Location: In Makiki,1802 Ke'eaumoku St., Honolulu, 96822 at the American
Association Of University Women house (A.A.U.W. Honolulu Branch).
Directions: Near Nehoa Ave., on Ewa side of Ke'eaumoku St. (Nehoa is
parallel to and Mauka/mountain direction of Wilder Ave., past the traffic
circle roundabout on Ke'eaumoku.)
Parking: Available at the church closest to Nehoa, next to A.A.U.W.
Suggested heart donation of $20 (or a heart-felt contribution. Please
note: nobody will be turned away.) (Oneness Blessing is our Gift to you
each 3rd Friday monthly.)
What to Bring (Suggested): Water, and a yoga mat, towel, or something to
lay down on for a few minutes after receiving the Deeksha, thus allowing
the Deeksha energies to Deepen. . .
We will be announcing all events coming to the area on Friday nights.
Various Oneness Blessing Deeksha providers will be joining us on Friday
nights, as their schedules allow.
Stay tuned for upcoming events!
Please contact: Rev Sue (808) 221-6782 , Burdae (808) 286-3808or Lusana
(808) 386-5683 for further information regarding these events.
In oneness, joy and light,
Burdae, Heddy & Rev Sue
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2. Full Moon Ceremony & Oneness Blessing Deeksha at Kailua Beach 5/30
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:59:56 -1000
From: Deeksha Oahu <ohm.oahu@gmail.com>
Aloha Dear Friends and Family,
You are invited to participate in May's 2nd Full Moon Ceremony with
Oneness Blessing Deeksha at Kailua Beach, 6pm, Wed. 5/30.
Join us in person or in spirit, enjoying the power and beauty of nature
and within.
All the best,
With Warmest Aloha,
Lusana
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3. Nonviolent Communication: Free Intro Fri. 5/25 7pm; Relationships
Workshop Sat/Sun 5/26 - 5/27, Honolulu
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 10:00:56 -1000
From: Deeksha Oahu <ohm.oahu@gmail.com>
The Hawaii Center for Nonviolent Communication
is welcoming:
Jim and Jori Manske
Certified Trainers for the Center for Nonviolent Communication
Joined by Christa Morf (Certified NVC Trainer from Maui)
Dancing Together on the Edge
a Nonviolent Communications Relationships Workshop
Exploring the tools and consciousness of empathy and honesty in
the context of our relationships, with partners, family, friends and
associates, even our enemies, in order to:
~Heal and Develop Life-serving Relationships
~Establish Relationships based on
Everyone Getting their Needs Met
~Cooperate (rather than submitting or rebelling)
~Listen Compassionately
(even when the other person is blaming and criticizing)
~Express our Experience in ways that are
More Likely to Get Our Needs Met
~Nurture Intimacy and Trust
FREE INTRODUCTION :
* FRIDAY, May 25th; 7 PM to 8:30 PM *
* National Baha�i Center of Hawai�ian Islands *
* 3264 Allan Place, Honolulu, 96817 *
WEEKEND WORKSHOP :
Dates: Saturday/Sunday, May 26 & 27, 2007
Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
(Please bring your lunch & snacks)
Location: Honolulu Baha�i Center,
2164 - 10th Ave, Honolulu, 96816
Individuals: $200; 2 People: $300 (Friends, Couples or Family)
(Work Scholarships Possible)
Limited space � please confirm your intention to attend ASAP!
Registration: George LeCompte, 808-256-8225
e-mail: LECOMPTEGW@hawaii.rr.com
About Jim and Jori Manske :
Jim and Jori Manske are Certified Trainers of Nonviolent Communication
with The Center for Nonviolent Communication� and Certified
Practitioners of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Their degrees are in
Mass Communications (Jim) and Social Work (Jori). Individually and
together they have been presenting training, facilitation, mediations and
classes to groups and individuals since 1971.
Currently Jori has assumed the role of Interim Director for the Global
Center for Nonviolent Communication. Their "home" is in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, where they helped to co-found the New Mexico Network for
Nonviolent Communication. They also support the work of the Peace Army of
Costa Rica.
In October, 2006 they were elected by CNVC's Leading Team to be co-leaders
of the Global Coordinating Council (GCC). Their mission is to support the
sustenance and cultivation of NVC teams in every country of the world by
2016.
Come find out about Nonviolent Communication - Books will be Available
Registration: George LeCompte, 808-256-8225
e-mail: LECOMPTEGW@hawaii.rr.com
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4. Na mea Hawaii Events & On-going classes for JUNE
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 18:36:40 -1000
From: Naia Watson <paeaina@hawaii.rr.com
JUNE ^Õ INUE 2007
EVENTS & ON-GOING CLASSES
Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii - Ward Warehouse - FREE PARKING
For more information, contact Amanda Sawa at 808-597-8971 or call the
Ward Warehouse store direct, 808-596-8885.
(Please excuse any issues with Hawaiian diacritical marks appearing
incorrectly)
EVENTS
Lomilomi Workshop
Lomilomi for the entire family!
Thursday, June 7 & 21 ^Õ 6pm ^Ö 8pm
Join LiAnn Uyeda, founder of Aloha Lomilomi, to learn basic lomilomi
massage techniques. Come alone or bring a partner to this free workshop.
Bring a pareau or beach towel with you. For more info, please call
738-5244.
Celebrate with Us!
Kamehameha Day & Father^Òs Day!!
Sunday, June 10 ^Õ 1pm - 3pm
The Sunday before Father^Òs Day is the perfect time to get a great gift
for dad or take him to this wonderful event as a lunch date and/or family
outing.
*****
Nake^Ñu will have shirts for dad and the Glee Club will have their CDs
available.
*****
Nake^Òu Awai Fashions & Nä Mele Nei Concert present ^ÓAn Afternoon with
Kamehameha I^Ô: Kamehameha Alumni Glee club moves onto stage. A court
from Kamehameha Day parade arrives and sits. The Glee Club sings and then
guest Agnes Cope from the Wai^Ñanae Coast tells the story of the boy who
would later become the Warrior King... Kamehameha I.
*****
As the crowd is serenaded; Kane will model Nake^Ñu Awai Fashions. The
Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame continues the festivities with music and
hula.
*****
Kamehameha Day
Monday, June 11
Returning Workshop
Niu (Coconut) Weaving
Master weaver, Sam Kama Returns!
If you are interested in learning to weave from Sam, call us. We will put
you on a list and call you when the class is scheduled. Sam has been
weaving for over 50 years and loves to share his knowledge of weaving.
There will be a small fee for materials. Dates to be announced: We will
put you on a call list and call you with the exact date and time. For
info and to be placed on the list, please call Amanda Sawa at
808-597-8971.
La^Ñau for May: ^ÑOhe
Bamboo: This we'd like to feature bamboo or ^Ñohe in the Hawaiian
language. `Ohe is said to be one of the ^Ócanoe plants^Ô brought to
Hawai`i by early Polynesian settlers in their oceanic navigation; it may
have originated in India or Java. On Maui, the slopes of Haleakala, above
Keanae in an area called Waikamoi, it is said that the Polynesian goddess
Hina planted a grove of `ohe brought from Tahiti. Bamboo^Òs usefulness
takes many forms. People of ancient Hawai`i used `ohe to kindle fires,
blowing air through hollow tubes onto the embers; to irrigate their
crops; as a traditional knife for cutting the umbilical cord of a
newborn; as skewers to string kukui nuts for candles, and as sticks to
apply dye or patterns to kapa cloth.
ON-GOING CLASSES
Classes are free unless otherwise noted and held at our Ward store.
Please contact Amanda Sawa if you need more information 808-597-8971.
Tuesdays^ÖIntroduction to Hula (Adult)
8:30am to 9am (June 5, 12, 19, 26)
Learn basic movements of hula from instructor Germaine Kaleolani Haili.
Haumäna (students) will learn the history, language and culture of this
beautiful art form. For more info contact Germaine at 596-8885 or
germaine@nativebookshawaii.com
Wednesday^ÖPatrick Ching: Artist demo & autograph signing
10am to 2pm (June 6, 13, 20, 27)
Artist Patrick Ching of Naturally Hawaiian will demonstrate his artistry
in watercolor painting and be available to autograph his prints. Patrick
Ching^Òs paintings will be on display and available for sale at our
store. Please call the store at ph. 596-8885 to confirm artist schedule.
1st Wednesday of Every Month ^Ö ^ÓHA!^Ô Breath Meditation
7pm - 8pm Wednesday, June 6, July 3, August 7, etc.
An introduction to the three forms of Hawaiian meditation: Active,
Passive, & Storing^Öpresented and demonstrated by Dr. Elithe Manuha`aipo
Kahn. The workshop is FREE with the purchase of the ^ÓHÄ!^Ô book. Please
call 523-3622 for more information and/or to reserve a space.
Wednesday ^Ö Lauhala Weaving Class
(E Kala mai^Ö^ÖSorry, no class this month. The next class is July 18)
Join the Lauhala Aunties as they share their knowledge on lauhala
weaving. Haumäna (students) will weave and take home their own bookmark,
bracelet, or coaster. Prior arrangements must be made to learn other
items. There will be a minimal fee for materials. Space is limited to 6
participants. To reserve your space, please contact Amanda at 596-8971.
Wednesdays^ÖIntroduction to the Hawaiian Language
8:30am to 9am (June 6, 13, 20, 27)
Learn basic words and phrases from instructor Germaine Kaleolani Haili.
Thursdays^ÖHula Classes
Beginning Adult Hula: 5pm to 6pm (June 7, 14, 21, 28)
Intermediate Hula: 6pm to 7pm (June 7, 14, 21, 28)
Learn basic hula movements from instructor Germaine Kaleolani Haili.
Students will also learn the history, language and culture of this
beautiful art form. Classes are held at the Ward amphitheater. Classes
are for adults. For info contact Germaine at 596-8885 or
germaine@nativebookshawaii.com
Saturdays^ÖBeginning Adult ^ÑUkulele Classes
9:30am to 10:30 am (June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30)
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the ^Ñukulele? Here^Òs your
chance. Have fun learning how to play the ^Ñukulele with instructor
Puanani Higgins every Saturday morning. Please bring your own ^Ñukulele.
Various ^Ö Guests Artists Demonstration
Meet the artist and gain a hands on experience with featured
demonstrations at both our Ward and Hilton location. Please call to
confirm artist scheduling: at Ward (ph.596-8885) and at Hilton
(ph.949-3989).
Ward Location^ÖEvery 3rd Sunday: Solomon Apio ~ wood carver
Wednesdays from 11am to 2pm: Rodney Mendiola~ oil painter
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5. E-Alert May 25, 2007
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 19:44:14 -0700
From: Democratic Party of Hawaii <headquarters@hidem.com>
May 31st
Unite Here! Local 5 Rally :: Rally to commemorate the Ala Moana Hotel
workers who have gone 365 days without a new contract.
Thursday, May 31
4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Ala Moana Condotel
Atkinson Drive
June 2nd
GLBT Caucus Meeting ::Monthly meeting of the GLBT Caucus at Democratic
Party Headquarters, 1314 S. King St., Suite G-4.
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6. May 15, 2007..Hilton Hotel Waikiki CONTINUES TO PUMP SLUDGE into the
Ala Wai Harbor
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:12:29 -0700
From: monets001@hawaii.rr.com
May 15, 2007..Hilton Hotel Waikiki CONTINUES TO PUMP SLUDGE into the Ala
Wai Harbor and the recreational area where local kids surf, canoe paddle
and play..see attached photos
Monday afternoon May 14, 2007, Delta Construction, a sub contractor with
Dick Pacific the general contractor redeveloping the Hilton Hawaiian
Village Lagoon in Waikiki CONTINUE TO PUMP thousands of gallons of
construction waste and sludge into the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, creating a
greenish white discoloration that IS drifting out into the surf line up
where locals were again placed at risk of environmental pollution by
Waikiki's tourist industry. The sludge that is being dumped into our water
is a mix of fertilzers, pesticides, construction diesel, portland cement
and automobile oils. The Hotel claims that the sludge is not harmful. If
it is not harmful, then why not pump it into the water fronting their
hotel.
The pumping must be stopped uhtil a complete and independent review of
permits and actual construction at the Project is completed by City, State
and Federal agencies responsible for the safety of our harbors, recreation
areas and shoreline.
Clearly our public officials are not doing their job. It is not the first
time. It took a lawsuit to stop HOKULIA on the Big Island from polluting
the Kona shoreline. Hilton Hotel is still pumping sludge into the Harbor.
For over 40 years, the Hilton Lagoon has been a repository for rain run
off from with fertilizers, pesticides and auto oils from the Hotel and
surrounding areas. The Hotel claims that the sludge is not harmful.
Hitlon Hotel has tried to cover up the sludge with a bed of rocks and
debris to prevent publicscrutiny..If the sludge is not harmful, then pump
it into the water fronting their hotel
Kamuela Kualii Lindsey
ph 2581611
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7. Clean water in Hawaii is being threatened!
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 13:50:16 -0700
From: "Robyn E., Care2 Action Alerts" <actionalerts@care2.com>
Keep our Water
Clean and Protected!
Support the Clean Water Act!
Sign the Petition
http://www.care2.com
The Clean Water Restoration Act would restore the original intent of
the Clean Water Act, the legislation that has protected our communities
from pollution for decades.
Tell your representative:
Protect Hawaii's water!
For more than 30 years, the Clean Water Act provided critical safeguards
for our streams, rivers, and wetlands. But now 60 percent of our
nation’s waters could be stripped of federal protection.
Industry groups are trying to take advantage of recent court rulings to
take away clean water protections, but we have a chance to stop them.
Ask your representative to support the Clean Water Restoration Act now!
The Clean Water Restoration Act would restore the original intent of the
Clean Water Act, the legislation that has protected our communities from
pollution for decades.
Can you imagine not having clean water for showers, or being able to enjoy
a cold glass of fresh water? What about having to give up swimming in your
favorite lake because the water would harm you or your children?
Now is the time to keep the momentum going to keep our water clean.
Let decision makers know the Clean Water Restoration Act must be passed
Thank you for doing your part to save our local waters for generations to
come.
Yours Truly,
Breeana L.
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8. Register Now for Eyesight Improvement Class!
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:34:48 -1000
From: Rainbow Healing Arts <info@rainbowhealingarts.com
Dear friends of Rainbow Healing Arts,
If you are interested in improving your vision naturally, this is your
last call to connect with the wonderful Kate Keilman before her June class
begins. One on one sessions are available as well as an in depth class
beginning in June. Won't you join us in letting go of glasses for good?
All the details are below...
Aloha, Liza and Kathy
Rainbow Healing Arts
Medical Grade Essential Oils & Classes
Reiki Treatments & Classes
Craniosacral Therapy - Lymphatic Drainage
Swedish Massage - Stone Therapy - Lomi lomi
Kathy Edwards and Liza Delin
(808) 262-3700
www.rainbowhealingarts.com
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From: Kate Keilman [mailto:ktk@keilman.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:47 AM
Hello everyone!
I'm sending this email to all of you on my mailing list on Oahu, there is
enough interest to form a class or two. I just did an intro workshop in
Kailua, and would like to offer a Monday night class on the Windward side.
Is there enough interest in another location for another time? If you have
a large living room and would like to host up to 6 people, I'll offer a
discount... Honolulu, Aiea...??
Monday Class in Kailua, 7 - 9:30 PM:
Starting June 4th
Skipping over July 2nd
Ending July 30th
I'm available any other night or weekends too for another class...
In order for someone to register for class, I need about 10 minutes of
phone time for a "personal interview" to get your vision history, and to
explain about reduced lenses, if needed.
Course fee: $450, payment plans available (2 or 3 payments that is)
Couples Discounts: 10% off each, and a couple can be two roommates, or
even two people who work together
Three for the Price of Two: Family units or three co-workers, but people
who spend lots of time together.
Some barters are welcome.
$50 deposit will hold your spot in class...
My MAILING address is 111 Hekili St PMB 206A, Kailua, HI 96734. If you
sign up for class, then I'll give you the address and directions to the
class location.
Kate Keilman
(808) 262-9708 (Oahu)
ktk@keilman.org
www.keilman.org/eyeballs.htm
PS I'm finding that people are forwarding my emails to friends, family and
neighbors, (thanks!), so I better put more details in here about what this
is all about!
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What's this all about?
Natural Vision Improvement is a wholistic approach to vision care. Vision
education includes easy movements and key habits that help students with
all of the following: backing out of glasses, keep focusing flexibility up
close with aging, improve the health of the eyes, improve ability to read
and learn, and understand the complexity of vision. The courses I teach
include classic Bates Method techniques (blinking, centralizing, swinging,
near/far, palming to name a few), but also right brain/left brain
balancing, fusion work, acupressure points, visualizations, and more.
Vision occurs mainly in the brain. Our eyes receive information in the
form of light, and the brain processes the information to make meaning of
it, creating our "visual world". The process of improving vision helps to
bring one more into balance and harmony.
Here are some commonly asked questions and their answers:
Q: Who can be helped by this?
A: Almost everyone, young or old.
Q: What kinds of conditions can be helped?
A: Here's a partial list:
nearsightedness
farsightedness
presbyopia ("middle-age sight")
computer eye strain
astigmatism
lazy-eye (amblyopia)
crossed or wall-eyed (strabismus)
eye teaming difficulties (fusion)
learning difficulties
balance and coordination difficulties
eye strain
even some pathologies like cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration,
etc. have seen improvement
poor attention span
sports performance
Q: How does this method work?
A: Blurry vision is caused by stress, by not using our eyes correctly, by
holding tension in ways for which the eye wasn't "designed". Learning how
to use our eyes correctly allows us to relax and return to clear vision.
Q: What are the benefits?
A: Benefits from practicing Natural Vision Improvement can include:
Increased clarity of sight
Increased mental clarity
Enhanced depth perception
A more relaxed way of being
Better balance and coordination
More connection with the world around you
A sense of greater balance and harmony
Greater awareness
Greater connection with self
Better eye health
Many people begin Natural Vision Improvement to see more clearly. They are
often surprised when they can perform better in sports, read more easily,
relax more easily, become more creative, and much more. Each person's
process is different, and the benefits are different for each person.
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9. First Nations' Futures Program
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 19:27:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: hoonanea@aol.com
Great fellowship opportunity ... Alaska-Hawai'i-Aotearoa ...
http://www.ksbe.edu/admissions/PDFS/FirstNationsBrochureFINAL.pdf
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10. Comprehensive coverage of Pacific Island News
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 15:34:49 +1200
From: jankaraka <jankaraka@yahoo.com
------ Forwarded Message
http://avaiki.blogspot.com/
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11. SB May 15: Akaka Bill's Necessity Stressed: Informal filibusters stall
the measure in the US Senate
From: Terri Kekoolani
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:18
Kamehameha Schools
Akaka Bill's necessity stressed
Informal filibusters stall the measure in the U.S. Senate
By Richard Borreca
rborreca@starbulletin.com
Kamehameha Schools' decision to settle instead of risk an adverse U.S.
Supreme Court ruling on its Hawaiians-only admission policy does not
change the need for a native Hawaii federal recognition bill in Congress,
according to supporters of the Akaka Bill. "This action doesn't remove
the need for the Akaka Bill," said Gov. Linda Lingle, an Akaka Bil
stronger than ever." Lingle, who just returned from lobbying for the
measure in Washington, said the chances of passage for the bill have
neither improved nor diminished. The bill, first introduced in 2000, has
been stalled in the Senate, where informal filibusters have blocked the
measure from a vote on the floor. The Akaka Bill needs 60 votes to break
the filibuster, and neither the Democratic nor Republican supporters have
been able to put together enough votes to advance the bill. "We haven't
lost any support on the Republican side, but it is still chasing 60
votes," Lingle said. Asked about the opposition from the administration of
Republican President Bush, Lingle said the bill must clear Congress first.
"I have talked to the president many times about it," she said. "He is
very aware of it, but you still need 60 votes and I think it is premature
to talk about what the administration is going to do when you need to ask,
'Where do you get the 60 votes?'" Hawaii's congressional delegation also
said the Akaka Bill is still needed. "The need for the Akaka Bill remains
critical," Rep. Mazie Hirono said. "The dismissal doesn't mean we are out
of the woods as far as legal threats to other programs that assist native
Hawaiians."
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12. Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is keynote speaker at West L.A.
Democratic Club
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 21:08:57 -1000
From: Robin Rae <Art4Peace@hawaii.rr.com>
This is a great article highlighting Dennis' appearance at and event with
the West L.A. Democratic Club. There is NO way people can ignore the fact
that Kucinich was not only right from the start, but he has also put the
facts right in the face of congress members, only to have them snub their
noses and scream at him!! Our biggest hurdle (again) is the media ... WE
need to be the media ... Spread these messages to EVERYONE you know, make
flyers outlining Dennis' actions and pass them out or post them, call in
radio shows, write editorials for your local papers, post messages at
online blogs, call your senators and representatives, anything to help get
the Kucinich message out!! Every little bit helps!
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Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is keynote speaker at West
L.A. Democratic Club
BY HELGA GENDELL
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2007/05/10/news_-_features/westchester/v1.txt
One little-known provision requested by President George W. Bush in
the recently vetoed Iraq funding bill is that Iraq privatize its oil or
the U.S. will pull out the troops and not send in any peace keepers, said
Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate.
Kucinich was the keynote speaker at an event on Saturday, May 5th,
held by the West L.A. Democratic Club at the Venice Center for Peace with
Justice and the Arts in Venice.
Kucinich said that six weeks ago he told Democratic colleagues about
this provision, asking if they had read the bill because many were shocked
to learn about it, and admitted they had not read much of the bill, which
prompted Kucinich to remark, 'Just like the Patriot Act.'
Just before the president's veto of the Iraq funding bill, Kucinich
said he attempted for the third time to remove the 'privatization of oil'
bill portion and that some Democrats 'screamed at him that he was 'not a
loyal party member'.'
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13. America^Rs Child Soldier Problem
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 22:39:33 -1000
From: viviane lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3199/
MAY 15, 2007
America^Òs Child Soldier Problem
By TERRY J. ALLEN
Congratulations: You have lived long enough to cringe at the bad decisions
you were seduced, dared, bullied, inspired or stoned enough to make as a
teenager.
Thousands of America^Òs children, however, are not so lucky. Almost
600,000 of America^Òs 1 million active and reserve soldiers enlisted as
teens. The military lures these physiologically immature kids with a PR
machine that would make Joe Camel proud.
While the age of legal and cultural adulthood can vary, science is now
able to determine the physiological markers of maturity. A recent study
headed by Jay Giedd of the National Institutes of Health using MRI scans
shows that the brain of an 18-year-old is not fully developed, with the
limbic cortex-brain structures, the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex still
undergoing substantial changes.
As of March 31, the U.S. military included 81,000 teenagers. Its 7,350
17-year-olds needed parental consent to enlist, and only this April were
all barred from battle zones.
But the military aims even lower, marketing itself to children as young as
13 with multimedia videos, school visits and cold calls to teens^Ò homes
and cell phones. In Junior ROTC, kids get uniforms, win medals, fire real
guns and play soldier, while adults trained in psychological manipulation
steer them toward the army. The Army^Òs JROTC website lists such
motivating activities as ^Óeating at concession stands.^Ô
A mature prefrontal cortex, ^Óthe area of sober second thought,^Ô is vital
not only to deciding whether to enlist, but also to choices made under the
stress of deployment and the terrors of combat. But the prefrontal cortex,
^Óimportant for controlling impulses, is among the last brain regions to
mature,^Ô according to Giedd, and doesn^Òt reach ^Óadult dimensions until
the early 20s.^Ô
Teenagers^Ò brains simply lack the impulse control that can prevent a
lifetime of regret, psychological and physical disability, and preventable
deaths^×their own, their fellow soldiers^Ò and those of civilians.
The child soldier problem is global and so is America^Òs role in it.
More than 300,000 children around the world, some as young as seven, serve
as soldiers, or, in the case of girls, as military sex slaves. The State
Department reports that 10 countries are violating international treaties
against child soldiers. Washington provides military assistance to nine of
these outlaw nations: Afghanistan, Burundi, Chad, Colombia, Ivory Coast,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Uganda.
The reason the United States and other militaries target children is their
need for cannon fodder, coupled with the vulnerability of youth. In 2002,
almost half of Marine recruits were 17 or 18. A Pentagon survey found that
^Ófor both males and females, propensity [to enlist] is highest among 16-
and 17-year-olds.^Ô That ^Ópropensity^Ô quickly declines with age.
A 2004 Pentagon database listed the number of 16- and 17-year-olds who
applied for active service enlistment at 69,000 and 18-year-olds at
73,000. By 19, the count had dropped to 49,000 and by age 24 had plummeted
to 9,700.
The Department of Defense (DoD) spends more than $4 billion a year on
recruiting, with $1.5 billion for advertising and maintaining the
recruiting stations staffed by more than 22,000 recruiters.Much of that
money goes to convincing children to become soldiers.
A recruiters^Ò handbook discusses creepy seduction techniques with all the
subtlety of predatory stalking. Adult recruiters skilled in ^Óprojecting
credibility^Ô lurk in snack joints, set up laptops playing action-packed
videos, proffer rides and promise friendship and fatherly advice. With
blacks particularly skeptical of the war effort, the military is
aggressively targeting Hispanics with multimillion dollar marketing
campaigns that include chatting up mothers and attending church.
Recruiters get non-English speaking parents to sign enlistment papers for
17-year-olds by letting them believe that service is mandatory, or that
they were approving blood tests, according to the New York Times.
Recruiters also try to win over high school guidance counselors with
offers of ^Óextended tours, VIP trips (^ÑA day in the life of a sailor^Ò)
or workshops.^Ô
A DoD training manual instructs recruiters to appropriate the techniques
that pharmaceutical salespeople use to convince doctors to prescribe the
most profitable drugs: ^ÓPharmaceutical representatives court doctors and
provide incentives to them in exchange for listening to a sales pitch and
considering their products.^Ô DoD advises following the pharma model by
offering ^Ópersonalized incentives in exchange for some of their time
(bring food when asking favors).^Ô
The manual suggests bribing teachers: ^ÓProvide lunch for teachers in
exchange for information.^Ô It quotes an anonymous teacher: ^ÓGiving
teachers pencils and calendars lets us know that you understand our needs
and support us. We, in turn, are more likely to support your efforts in
the future.^Ô
^ÓChiefs of warfare reach out to children precisely because they are
innocent, malleable, impressionable,^Ô says Olara Otunnu, the U.N.
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.
The science is clear: Turning children below the age of brain maturity
into soldiers, whether in the United States or Sudan, exploits that
vulnerability.
Contact Terry J. Allen at tallen@igc.org.
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14. fish and other marine life die as hilton continues to pump sludge
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 10:20:00 -0700
From: monets001@hawaii.rr.com
fish and other marine life die as hilton continues to pump sludge into ala
wai harbor, state and city agencies fail to protect environment and
recreational users in favor of tourists, a reminder to all locals that our
government is the slave of major corporations
another violation of EPA, as City "permits" dumping
kk lindsey
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15. Akaka Bill opposition loses ground on constitutionality, race and
separatism
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 13:50:26 -0400
From: KahiwaL@cs.com
That´s what they think!
Secession? No way! How can you secede from something you´re not in?
We all are patriotice americans? No way.
Pro-independence miniscule? I don´t know about that.
ku
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Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 08:16:40 -0700
From: Carlos Pelayo <cgpelayo@hotmail.com>
The Eagle And The Condor
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415033
Posted: May 14, 2007
by: Jerry Reynolds / Indian Country Today
WASHINGTON - Full-length hearings on the Akaka Bill in the Senate and
House of Representatives built a solid legislative record for the latest
effort to authorize a process that would re-establish a Native Hawaiian
governing entity. The United States participated in the overthrow of the
Hawaiian monarchy, the aboriginal governing entity of the islands, in
1893.
Opponents of federal recognition for Native Hawaiian self-governance,
including the U.S. Department of Justice, have raised a host of issues
against it. Foremost among them have been arguments that a Native Hawaiian
governing entity would divide U.S. sovereignty by encouraging so-called
''secessionist'' sentiment in the islands, foster race-based governance
and invite constitutional scrutiny from the courts.
The early May hearings built a detailed case for rejection of these
leading arguments against the Akaka Bill. (Its informal namesake is Sen.
Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; its official number in the Senate is S. 310.)
Patricia Zell, a lobbyist for the bill with Zell and Cox Law in
Washington, said the hearings had increased her confidence in the bill's
constitutionality. ''I think that the issues that the Justice Department
identified as their constitutional concerns were very capably addressed by
the Attorney General of Hawaii [Mark Bennett] and professor [Viet] Dinh,
and given professor Dinh's former capacity as the head of the Office of
Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice, I think that should be given
great weight.''
Both Bennett and Dinh testified that Congress has the ''plenary and
exclusive power'' to establish, terminate and restore Native governments,
including ''ample authority to enact this legislation,'' as Dinh put it.
Both added that because the historical dealings of Congress with Native
Hawaiians have been anything but arbitrary, the Supreme Court is most
unlikely to overturn congressional recognition of the Native Hawaiian
governing entity that would be negotiated under S. 310, which both said
has been modeled on the constitutionally tested Menominee Restoration Act,
restoring a terminated tribe to federal recognition. ''Never, in the more
than two centuries of this Republic,'' Bennett said, ''has the Supreme
Court of the United States struck down the recognition of an aboriginal
people by the Congress, pursuant to Congress' authority under the Indian
Commerce Clause of the Constitution.''
Race is no basis for federal recognition of indigenous peoples and
governments, both maintained. ''The Supreme Court has specifically stated
that the recognition afforded to our Native peoples is political and not
racial, and this bill specifically states that the recognition afforded
Native Hawaiians is of a type and nature of the relationship the United
States has with the several federally recognized Indian tribes,'' Bennett
said. Dinh added that he does not believe the bill would create a citizen
class based on race ''for the exact reason that the Supreme Court has
never considered such legislation dealing with Indian affairs to be
race-based bills. Sure, it does single out a class, as with a tribe
itself, but that in itself is a power expressly granted in the
Constitution ... and the court has very clearly and consistently
characterized this as a political decision, not a race-based
classification.''
The Justice Department's discernment of a secessionist threat came in for
incredulous dismissal from Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, a member of
the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Questioning Justice Department
Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Gregory Katsis, Inouye asked
if the department was really serious to suggest it. He gave examples of
Native Hawaiians' patriotism in time of war and said they have
participated so fully in federal and state governance that they are
well-prepared to govern responsibly. ''They are just as American as anyone
else, and to suggest that they may involve themselves in separatist
movements I think is an insult to them.''
Bennett said a loud few in Hawaii who seek Native Hawaiian independence do
not support the bill in any case. Seventy-five of 77 Hawaiian state
legislators support the Akaka Bill, and 84 percent of polled Hawaii
residents support federal recognition for Native Hawaiians, he said.
''That would not be the case if they thought there was any small
possibility of secession.'' In fact, there is ''no possibility'' of Native
Hawaiian secession, he said.
Dinh said Native Hawaiian separatism would be contrary to everything
Native Hawaiians believe ''as Americans and as Native Hawaiians.''
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16. Economists say Hawaii in economic slowdown
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 08:34:50 -1000
From: mike reitz <mreitz@pacbell.net>
"The state needs to build more transient accommodations, expand
transportation networks and address basic infrastructure and education
needs, Brewbaker said. The private sector needs to build more industrial,
office and warehouse space and invest in technology to compensate for
labor shortages..."
Can we get a second opinion...or a third?
m
Economists say Hawaii in economic slowdown
Isle visitor growth is downgraded to 1%
By Allison Schaefers
aschaefers@starbulletin.com
The state reined in its economic forecast yesterday, but it did so amid
characterizations of strength that made two leading economists
uncomfortable.
In its latest quarterly report, the state Department of Business, Economic
Development & Tourism said it has downgraded its forecast for visitor
traffic to a 1 percent increase and visitor spending to a 3.3 percent
gain, while raising its official estimate of inflation to 4.5 percent for
the year.
"Based on our robust job growth and strong construction activities, we are
confident in our economic growth projections for the next several years,"
said DBEDT Director Theodore E. Liu.
But Bank of Hawaii's chief economist, Paul Brewbaker, and Hawaii Pacific
University economics professor Leroy Laney see inflation undercutting the
strength.
"The language is increasingly out of sync with the numbers," Brewbaker
said.
Laney's take: "No boom and no expansion last forever."
____________________________________
The state's latest economic forecast is calling for solid growth, but the
outlook for tourism and construction has been downgraded, while the
official estimate of inflation has been raised.
Both figures have two leading local economists worried that the official
optimism isn't supported by the economic reality.
In its quarterly report released yesterday, the state Department of
Business, Econ- omic Development & Tourism said it has downgraded its
forecast for visitor traffic to a 1 percent increase.
At the start of the year, DBEDT forecast arrivals would rise 1.4 percent
to about 7.6 million in 2007. DBEDT has now forecast visitor spending will
rise 3.3 percent this year, a drop of 1.5 percentage points from its
earlier forecast.
Still, the state's economy has continued to expand in many sectors after
several years of growth faster than the national average, said DBEDT
Director Theodore E. Liu.
"Based on our robust job growth and strong construction activities, we are
confident in our economic growth projections for the next several years,"
he said.
Inflation-adjusted personal income growth is forecast to be 1.8 percent in
2007 and 1.9 percent in 2008, DBEDT said. The Hawaii real gross domestic
product is expected to increase 2.6 percent in 2007 and 2.5 percent in
2008. Total job growth, meanwhile, is expected to remain at 1.8 percent
this year and 1.5 percent in 2008.
At the same time, a rise in energy prices and inflation has pushed the
outlook for inflation in Honolulu to 4.5 percent this year -- 0.5
percentage points higher than in the previous forecast. In 2008, Honolulu
prices are expected to rise 3.8 percent, 0.4 percentage points higher than
in February.
While both figures would be a relief from the 2006 inflation rate, which
the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported at 5.9 percent -- the
biggest increase recorded in any U.S. city -- they have still taken their
toll on economic growth, said Paul Brewbaker, chief economist for the Bank
of Hawaii.
"The difficulty that we face looking at the outlook in Hawaii right now is
that strong positive adjectives no longer align with the pace of real,
inflation-adjusted economic activity," Brewbaker said. "The language is
increasingly out of sync with the numbers, and part of the reason for the
lack of synchronicity is that inflation has gotten so high that it turns
positives into negatives in real terms."
Given the current economic climate, Brewbaker said he would characterize
the economy as OK, but hardly solid as it has been touted by the state.
For instance, visitor spending would have to grow more than 4.5 percent to
yield a gain in real terms, he said.
"Not much here (in the visitor industry) has kept up with the pace of
inflation," he said. "Note that unlike the people writing these press
releases, we who are forecasting have not been trying to spin the message
and we've still been too optimistic. So my reaction is that Aldous Huxley
lives: Down is up, hate is love and war is peace."
Hawaii Pacific University economics professor Leroy Laney agreed with
Brewbaker's assessment that while moderate growth is occurring, the state
is in the throes of economic slowdown.
"No boom and no expansion last forever," he said, adding that Hawaii's
economic indicators were far stronger in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Hawaii's response to capacity constraints will determine economic growth
and recovery in the future, Brewbaker said. The state needs to build more
transient accommodations, expand transportation networks and address basic
infrastructure and education needs, Brewbaker said. The private sector
needs to build more industrial, office and warehouse space and invest in
technology to compensate for labor shortages, he said.
Laney said if infrastructure is neglected, and that almost always happens
in an expansion cycle, it becomes part of the process of slowing down.
"We could see a flatter economy for the next four to six years," he said.
"The last boom cycle, which ran from the late 1980s to the early 1990s,
was followed by a five-year hiatus."
The good news is that this downturn is expected to be less dramatic and
Hawaii is far more prepared, Laney said.
"I don't think the economy is going to threaten many jobs around here," he
said.
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17. KSBE Pays Big Bucks...even years after the fact...
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 09:15:52 -1000
From: mike reitz <mreitz@pacbell.net>
"Before his resignation in 1999, Peters earned as much as $1 million a
year as a trustee."
Posted on: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Deferred money to ex-trustees 'pretty big'
By Rick Daysog
Advertiser Staff Writer
Newly released filings with the Internal Revenue Service show former
Kamehameha Schools trustee Henry Peters received $428,835 in deferred pay
last year.
The filings, which cover the year ending June 30, 2006, also show that
former trustees Matsuo Takabuki earned $270,135 in deferred compensation
last year, while former state Supreme Court Chief Justice William
Richardson received $47,696.
The filings for the first time give details about the compensation for
former board members of the $7 billion charitable trust.
A deferred compensation plan is a tax-savings strategy that allows an
executive to postpone the payment of part of his or her annual
compensation until a later date, when the executive is in a lower tax
bracket.
Kamehameha Schools offered a deferred compensation plan for key employees
and trustees from the mid-1970s until the early 1990s.
Contacted at home yesterday, Peters said his deferred compensation is part
of a retirement plan that he set up to provide for his family.
Peters said his past trustee pay was performance-based and was determined
under a state law that at the time allowed trustees of charitable
organizations to receive up to 2 percent of the organization's annual
income.
He added that many of the estate's court-appointed masters have found the
compensation was appropriate in their annual reviews of the estate's
finances.
"We didn't have any retirement, a health plan or any other kind of those
amenities. We just have those commissions and from those commissions, it
was our responsibility to provide for our own future," Peters said. "Our
compensation was performance-based. It was based on results."
Takabuki, who retired in 1993, and Richardson, who retired as trustee in
1992, could not be reached for immediate comment. When these three served
as trustees, the charity was known as Bishop Estate.
APPROACHES CEO'S PAY
Peters' deferred compensation is about four times the amount paid to each
of the current Kamehameha Schools trustees last year. It's also about
three-quarters of the $574,230 that the charitable trust's Chief Executive
Officer Dee Jay Mailer earned in 2006.
"That is a pretty big number," said Linda Lampkin, research director at
ERI Economic Research Institute in Washington, D.C., and an executive pay
expert specializing in the nonprofit sector.
Peters received the money from an individual deferred compensation plan he
set up with trustee pay that he received in the 1980s and 1990s.
Before his resignation in 1999, Peters earned as much as $1 million a year
as a trustee.
Peters, 66, is a former state House speaker. He served as a Kamehameha
Schools trustee from 1984 until 1999 when he resigned along with fellow
trustees Richard "Dickie" Wong, Lokelani Lindsey, Gerard Jervis and Oswald
Stender.
The resignations came after the Internal Revenue Service threatened to
revoke the charitable trust's tax-exempt status.
Kamehameha Schools spokeswoman Ann Botticelli had no comment on Peters'
deferred pay.
COMPENSATION SLAMMED
When he resigned from the trust, Peters' deferred pay was criticized by
the state attorney general's office. The AG's office - which had been
seeking multi-million dollar fines against Peters and his fellow trustees
- argued that Peters' deferred compensation was based on excessive pay
that he received while he was trustee.
Deputy Attorney General Hugh Jones would not comment yesterday.
The estate's tax filings also show that Mailer's 2006 pay of $574,230 was
up nearly $100,000, or about 21 percent, from her 2005 compensation of
$474,240.
But even with the pay hike, Mailer was the estate's second-highest paid
executive behind the trust's vice president of endowment, Kirk Belsby, who
received $663,724 in total compensation last year.
Both Mailer and Belsby earned less than the $2.6 million average pay that
the CEOs of Hawai'i's largest publicly traded companies received last
year. But the salaries of the trust executives were in the general range
of what top executives of the nation's largest nonprofits receive.
Lampkin, the Washington, D.C., executive pay expert, said the average
annual compensation for top executives of charitable foundations with
assets of $100 million or more was about $637,000 last year.
For large nonprofits including hospitals and universities with assets of
$1 billion to $10 billion, the pay ranges between $513,000 a year and $1
million a year, Lampkin said.
HOW MUCH OTHERS MADE
Kamehameha Schools' tax filing for its 2006 fiscal year also listed the
pay for several of its top executives, including:
· Christopher Pating, vice president of strategic planning, who earned
$461,415 last year;
· Elizabeth Hokada, director of financial assets, who received $316,953;
· Michael Loo, vice president of finance and administration, who was paid
$299,630;
· Vice President of Legal Services Colleen Wong, who earned $248,285;
· Michael Chun, headmaster of Kamehameha Schools' Kapalama campus, who
received $230,035;
· Former state Budget Director Yukio Takemoto, who recently retired as the
estate's director of facilities development, received $208,471 last year.
Founded by the 1884 will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the Kamehameha
Schools is a tax-exempt organization that educates children of Hawaiian
ancestry. The estate is one of the nation's largest charities and is
Hawai'i's largest private landowner with 365,000 acres.
EDUCATION SPENDING UP
The estate's 2006 tax filings also showed that the estate increased
spending for its educational programs by $57 million in 2006 to $197
million.
Those expenditures included $11 million in financial aid for preschool to
12th-grade students, and another $12.7 million in post-high school
financial aid.
The trust also spent $4.4 million in legal fees last year, with much of
that going to defend its Hawaiians-first admission policy.
The trust announced Monday that it had settled a lawsuit that challenged
its century-old Hawaiians-first admissions policy just as the U.S. Supreme
Court was about to decide whether to take the case.
Reach Rick Daysog at rdaysog@honoluluadvertiser.com.
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18. Pacific-Islands Digest, Vol 11, Issue 2 -- masculinization/
feminization mana'o -- interesting...
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 05:46:31 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com>
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> Thought this new book from Elizabeth DeLoughrey would be of interest.
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> Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 23:36:50 -0700
> From: Elizabeth DeLoughrey <emd23@cornell.edu>
>
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> Elizabeth M. DeLoughrey
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19. Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 16:19:30 -1000
From: kepalo <kepalo@hawaii.rr.com>
Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76 [27kapahulehua.600.jpg]
Kathryn Bender/Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Kawika Kapahulehua, in an undated photo, asks for peaceful passage.
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Published: May 27, 2007
Kawika Kapahulehua, who, in 1976, as the seasoned captain of the first
ocean-voyaging canoe to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti in perhaps 600 years
battled fierce storms, becalmed seas and a mutiny, died on May 17 in
Honolulu. He was 76.
Ben Finney, the anthropologist who wanted to prove the trip was possible,
did not give a cause of death, but said Mr. Kapahulehua had suffered
strokes and a failed knee operation.
The question of how the more than 1,000 islands that constitute Polynesia,
scattered over 10 million square miles of the Pacific, were settled has
long intrigued scientists. A central debate has been whether fishermen and
others washed up on islands accidentally, or whether as accomplished
seamen and navigators they purposely sought and settled on them.
Dr. Finney wanted to prove that good seamen could sail the Hokulea, a
62-foot-long, two-masted vessel that he believed approximated an ancient
oceangoing canoe, using only sky and sea to navigate. He chose Mr.
Kapahulehua to command the double-hulled boat on the journey of 2,250
nautical miles to Tahiti.
He seemed a wise choice. He had learned the wisdom of Hawaiian elders as a
boy; Hawaiian was his first language, and he could perform traditional
chants. He was a master at sailing modern double-hulled catamarans, and
had raced them from California to Hawaii. His ways were gentle, his sense
of humor understated.
He also was confident in his judgment. Dr. Finney said, ^ÓSome of the
things I suggested, he politely ignored.^Ô
Nevertheless, 6 of the 15 crew members, all Hawaiians and all militant
about their ethnic identity, rebelled against the white organizers shortly
after setting off on May 1, 1976. Despite his willingness to differ with
Dr. Finney and his superior fluency in Hawaiian, Mr. Kapahulehua also
became a target because nonnatives had chosen him. The rebels called him a
coconut: brown on the outside, white inside.
Moreover, the dissidents derided the very mission of going to Tahiti as a
scientific experiment. They urged using the canoe as a cultural icon to
sail from Hawaiian island to Hawaiian island.
The protesters refused to work and huddled in a little hut on the deck.
Once in Tahiti, after 34 days at sea, they threw punches at Mr.
Kapahulehua and threatened to burn the boat. The Hokulea limped back to
Hawaii with a completely different, all-Hawaiian crew ^× except for the
captain and his dog, Hoku.
Dr. Finney, who did not make the return trip, said the voyage succeeded in
demonstrating the possibility of long-distance intentional navigation,
though not in proving it had been done by ancient explorers. (It could
obviously not pin down how islands were initially discovered, only that it
was possible to get to a known one. Archaeologists, genetic researchers
and other scientists are also studying Polynesian migration.)
One certain accomplishment of the voyage was that it avoided violence or
tragedy after things became chaotic. Dr. Finney attributes that entirely
to Mr. Kapahulehua, who generally took a lenient line.
In 1978, the next voyage of the Hokulea, also headed toward Tahiti, lasted
just six hours before the boat capsized. A crewman, the famous surfer
Eddie Aikau, perished paddling for help. Mr. Kapahulehua had been asked
neither to be captain, nor to give advice.
The Hokulea and a sister canoe have since made other long voyages, and
have indeed become the triumphant emblem the mutineers imagined. Nearly a
dozen other canoes have been built, and a dozen people have been trained
as navigators and two dozen as captains.
The pride goes beyond Hawaii: the flag of French Polynesia boasts a
deep-sea voyaging canoe.
Elia Kapahulehua was born in Hilo, on the island of Hawaii, in 1930. His
family soon moved to Niihau , the smallest Hawaiian island, which is a
preserve of Hawaiian culture and language by decree of its private owners.
There, he heard elders discuss long voyages by their ancestors.
When Mr. Kapahulehua was 19, he found work on Waikiki Beach crewing on
catamarans. Around then, he picked up the name Kawika, or David in
Hawaiian.
In the late 1950s, he met Dr. Finney, who was at Waikiki studying the
ancient culture of surfing. They talked about catamarans, sparking Dr.
Finney^Òs initial interest.
Mr. Kapahulehua joined the crew of a catamaran offering dinner cruises
with Hawaiian music by the crew. Two passengers, Elizabeth Taylor and
Michael Todd, arranged for the sailors-cum-musicians to go to New York to
play in a Hawaiian restaurant.
From there, Mr. Kapahulehua moved to Southern California, where he worked
as an airline cargo agent and with the catamaran pioneer Rudy Choy. He
crewed on races to Hawaii and learned tricks for sailing against the wind.
In 1973, Dr. Finney formed the Polynesian Voyaging Society, and worked
with experts to build the Hokulea. He hired Mau Piailug from Micronesia to
be navigator, because no Polynesian knew the old skills.
He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded
Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain. When introduced to Mr.
Kapahulehua, he at first did not recognize him as the man had he met years
before. The captain thought that was funny.
Mr. Kapahulehua is survived by his son, David, who lives on Oahu. He went
on to teach the Hawaiian language, write several books about its
vocabulary and officiate at traditional Hawaiian rites.
The Hokulea is now sailing near Japan. On the day Mr. Kapahulehua died, a
crewman said at a memorial service on the canoe, ^ÓHe will always be our
first captain, the one who takes us across the long and wide and hard
ocean.^Ô
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20. 10AM is Corrected meeting time for Tuesday, May 29th Pohakuloa protest
From: Jim Albertini [mailto:ja@interpac.net]
Sent: Sat 5/26/2007 5:45 PM
Aloha Kakou, We have received word of a time change for the official
ceremony for the opening of the 6.5 miles of the new Military Saddle Road
to take place at Mauna Kea Park. Our meeting time will be 10AM (or
earlier) not 11:30 as previously noted. Please pass the word on this
correction. Below is a corected flyer. Please print out and post and
circulate via email. Mahalo. The ceremony is to start at 10:30 and will
include "The King of Pork" Senator Daniel Inouye who just voted another
$100 billion for the Iraq war and is the chief proponent of Stryker tanks
for Hawaii.
Jim Albertini
Malu `Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action
P.O. Box AB
`Ola`a (Kurtistown), Hawaii 96760
Phone 808-966-7622
email ja@interpac.net
www.malu-aina.org
Aloha `Aina!
Protest Military Occupation, Desecration, and Contamination
of the `Aina
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Meet at 10 AM
New Military Saddle Road Opening
Ceremony at 10:30 AM
Mauna Kea Park near the main gate to Pohakuloa Military Bombing Range in
the heart of Hawaii Island
Help "Kalua" the "King of Pork"
Senator "Stryker Dan" Inouye
Themes: End the Occupation of Hawaii!
Stop Funding the War!
Military Clean-up NOT Build Up!
Bring signs, water, sunscreen, snacks and all weather gear
Contact: Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box AB
`Ola`a (Kurtistown), Hawai`i 96760. Phone (808) 966-7622. Email
ja@interpac.net http://www.malu-aina.org
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21. University of Hawaii to search for dumped chemical weapons
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 13:46:12 -1000
From: kepalo <kepalo@hawaii.rr.com>
Posted: Saturday, May 26th, 2007 6:25 AM HST
Army, University of Hawaii to search for dumped chemical weapons
By Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) _ The Army and the University of Hawaii will survey waters
south of Pearl Harbor for some 600 tons of mustard gas believed to have
been dumped there in 1944.
Submersible vehicles Pisces Four and Pisces Five will help look for the
chemical weapons.
The Army says it believes 16-thousand bombs containing mustard gas were
dumped around October 1944.
The weapons, which weigh 100 pounds and are about 32 inches long, are
estimated to be at depths between one thousand feet and 15-thousand feet.
(Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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21. Superferry alert
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 18:55:16 -1000
From: "Cory (Martha) Harden" <mh@interpac.net
Dear folks, Please support a new Harbors EnvironmentaI Impact Statement
before work starts on the Superferry pier at Kawaihae. Comments due by
Monday, June 4. Details below. mahalo, Cory Harden, Hilo
TO
hwy.stip.projects@hawaii.gov
SUBJECT
Pier 4, Kawaihae, amendment #10, project HS 31, STIP, FY 2006 to FY 2008
SAMPLE LETTER
Pier 4, Kawaihae, amendment #10,project HS 31, Statewide Transportation
Improvement Program, FY 2006 to FY 2008
Dear STIP staff,
No work should begin on Pier 4 at Kawaihae until a new Environmental
Impact Statement is completed which includes a thorough evaluation of the
impacts of Superferry.
The existing Hawai^Òi [Island] Commercial Harbors 2020 Master Plan and
accompanying EIS will not suffice because both--
1 - Were written before recent plans for Federal funding, which triggers
an EIS
2 - Are four years overdue for updates
3 - Barely mention ferries
4 - Do not evaluate Superferry impacts
5 - Promise (a) detailed technical, financial, and environmental studies
(b) securing of approvals and (c) consideration of concerns of agencies
and the public, before actions are taken
Thank you considering my comments.
Name & address
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23. Alchemy Farms
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 17:02:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Oahu League <oahuleague@yahoo.com>
Hi there. Issues arose with my last e-mail concerning letters of support
for Alchemy Farms. I made a few changes to clarfy and am resending it, in
case you did not receive it.
I am working to demonstrate to the DLNR that the public wants to see the
DLNR leases go to food producers, especially in the face of Peak Oil.
I'd appreciate any feedback you can give regarding this issue. Look
forward to chatting soon,
Mahalo
-D
Hello Friends
Dark here (AKA David Kendrick). I have mentioned to many of you recently
that I would be soliciting letters from you voicing your support for me
and my company, Alchemy Farms.
The purpose of the letter is to demonstrate to the DLNR that I, and
Alchemy Farms, have a base of support in the community to develop a
farming operation on DLNR land that endeavors to grow produce and
landscaping plants using organic and permaculture methods.
I have outlined the importance and relevance of this on the O'ahu
Sustainability League website ( http://www.osl1.blogspot.com/ ). I have
also outlined the mission of Alchemy Farms on it's website (
http://www.alchemyfarms.blogspot.com/ ).
I'm not asking for a tome, but a brief letter from community luminaries
(such as yourself) stating your desire to see that Alchemy Farms is
granted a DLNR approved sublease (on the Miyamoto Farms DLNR lease), and
that Miyamoto Farms is granted their (final) ten year extension so that
Alchemy Farms has the time to demonstrate the value of sustainable
agriculture to the state economy, ecology, and community at large.
The letter can be emailed (Addressed to DLNR, sent to this email address:
oahuleague@yahoo.com), or, if you have impressive letterhead, mailed to;
Alchemy Farms
41-924 Waikupanaha Rd.
Waimanalo Hawai'i
96795
If you know anyone else that would be interested in supporting this cause,
please pass their contact info to me, or mine to them.
Your help will be much appreciated. If you have questions, please don't
hesitate to reply via email (oahuleague@yahoo.com), or call me @ 259-7317
Mahalo and Aloha,
David "Dark" Kendrick
Owner, Alchemy Farms
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A sample letter to catylize your own:
Aloha DLNR,
I write to add my voice to the chorus of people excited by the pending
establishment of Alchemy Farms in Waimanalo.
David has a clear idea of what he wants to do and how to do it. I would
like to see his vision of a thriving and productive organic farm a
reality.
Hawai'i needs more food to be grown on this island, and this farm is
especially important due to the deteremination of Alchemy Farms to develop
sustainable practices, in both the food farming and the landscape nursery
business.
Alchemy Farms is a tremendous way for the DLNR lands to be put to
productive use for the benefit of the State of Hawai'i.
Sincerely,
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23. Universal Child Health Care Expected to Pass in Hawaii
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 09:47:55 -1000
From: kepalo <kepalo@hawaii.rr.com
West News
Universal Child Health Care Expected to Pass in Hawaii
By Mark Niesse
May 9, 2007
Hawaii will become the first state in the nation to offer universal health
care to every child under a measure headed for final passage on the last
day of the state legislative session. The state is the only in the nation
to require all employers to provide health insurance to their employees.
The child healthcare proposal already given preliminary approval by both
houses aims to cover every child from birth to 18 years old who doesn't
already have health insurance -- mostly immigrants and members of
lower-income families.
Lawmakers say they believe Gov. Linda Lingle will sign it into law.
"No one should be afraid that they can't afford health insurance for their
child. We've taken care of it," said Rep. Josh Green, D-Keauhou-Honokohau,
a Big Island doctor. "If any child is in Hawaii, they're going to
qualify."
While it's difficult to determine how many children lack health coverage
in the islands, estimates range from 3,500 to 16,000 in a state of about
1.3 million people.
The plan gives care for newborns of uninsured mothers, children who don't
already qualify for state and Medicaid plans, and children of immigrants.
The proposal provides for immunizations, mental health treatment, hospital
stays, X-rays, antibiotics, oral contraceptives and dental services with
low copay amounts.
"There will be options for all parents and guardians to enroll their
children in a health insurance program,"'' said Barbara Luksch, project
director for Hawaii Covering Kids, which finds, enrolls and retains
children in insurance programs.
Universal health care would start as a three-year pilot program that could
be renewed if successful. Its cost is estimated at $3.5 million for the
first 18 months, and $2 million per year afterward.
Some of the costs will be shared by Hawaii Medical Service Association,
the state's biggest health insurer, which will enroll the children into
its Keiki Care (child care) program, which is free except for copays of
about $7 per office visit.
"Hopefully we will be able to provide free health insurance to those
children who do not currently have access to health insurance," said Cliff
Cisco, HMSA senior vice president.
A similar universal child health care proposal passed both houses of the
Legislature last year but was vetoed by Lingle based on concerns that some
parents might drop more extensive coverage to sign up for the basic but
premium-free plan.
That problem has been resolved by specifying which program children
qualify for, and Green said he anticipates Lingle will sign the bill into
law because he has worked closely with her advisers in shaping it.
A Lingle spokesman said she will examine the bill once it's passed and
make a decision within 45 days.
The Legislature has wanted to make child health care a priority for more
than 15 years, but lean budgets in the 90s kept them from being able to
fund it, said Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland, D-Kalihi-Liliha, vice chair of
the Senate Committee on Health.
"We are in a position where we can provide the kinds of services we wanted
for so many years," Chun Oakland said.
The cost for each child is estimated at $51 per month, according to HMSA.
If additional funding is needed, Green said he would ask the government,
HMSA and philanthropists for help.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. __._,_.___
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24. Vet Prosecuted for Opposing Recruitment in Library
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 17:17:11 -1000
From: viviane lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
http://www.progressive.org/mag_mc051407
Vet Prosecuted for Opposing Recruitment in Library
By Matthew Rothschild
May 14, 2007
Tim Coil served in the first Gulf War and now suffers from Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder. On March 12, he and his wife, Yvette, went to the
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library in Ohio. At 37, she is a student at Kent
State and needed to study for a biology test. Tim, 40, was reading some
books.
Then they noticed two military recruiters trying to enlist someone in a
nearby room, with a large glass window.
She decided to take action.
She took out some 3x5 cards and wrote messages to the man being recruited
and then put them up on the window sill.
His wife was putting up 3x5 cards on the window of the room used by the
recruiters.
^ÓDon^Òt fall for it! Military recruiters lie,^Ô said one. ^ÓIt^Òs not
honorable to fight for a lying President,^Ô said another. Then the police
came. ^ÓDon^Òt fall for it! Military recruiters lie,^Ô said one.
^ÓIt^Òs not honorable to fight for a lying President,^Ô said another.
She says she cleared it all first.
^ÓBefore I put those cards up, I went to a volunteer and I asked her if it
was OK if I put those cards up in the window, and she said she didn^Òt
have a problem with that but talk to someone who works there,^Ô Yvette
says. ^ÓThe next person said it was fine so long as there is no
confrontation. And she said, ^ÑBetween you and I, I wish they weren^Òt
here, either.^Ò ^Ô
The recruiters were none too happy with the cards.
One of them came out and asked Coil who put them up.
When she admitted she had, he asked for her name, which she didn^Òt give
him.
He told her that she and her husband couldn^Òt put the cards up.
^ÓMy husband asked him if he was trying to keep us from using our freedom
of speech,^Ô Coil says.
He didn^Òt answer that, she says, but he did tell her again to stop.
He took the cards and went to find the library director.
In the meantime, Coil put some more card on the sill:
^ÓDon^Òt do it.^Ô
^ÓMy husband is a Gulf War Veteran. He can tell you the TRUTH.^Ô
^ÓTo the military, you are cannon fodder.^Ô
^ÓRecruiters: You^Òre fighting for my freedom of speech, too!^Ô
The library director, Doug Dotterer, told them that if they put up one
more card, he was going to ask them to leave, Coil says. He told them they
couldn^Òt display things that were disturbing other people in the library.
She told him that the Army had its brochures out on a nearby table, and
they were disturbing her, she says.
^ÓMy husband said that the library was a public place and we are allowed
our freedom of speech,^Ô Coil says. ^ÓThe director said it was his
library, and so we would have to follow his rules.^Ô
When he left, they knocked on the window and urged the man being recruited
not to join up.
Soon the police arrived.
They asked the Coils to leave the building.
^ÓWe said, ^ÑGladly,^Ò ^Ô Yvette recalls.
But on his way out, Tim called the director a name.
^ÓOne more word from you and I^Òll arrest you,^Ô the police officer told
Tim.
Then Tim shouted, ^ÓDon^Òt let the military recruit people in the
library.^Ô
Whereupon the police arrested him and took him to the station and booked
him for disorderly conduct. A little while later, Yvette came and picked
him up.
The district attorney did not return phone calls for comment.
Library Director Dotterer would not talk except to say: ^ÓI contacted my
board president, who is an attorney, and he indicated that because this is
an ongoing case we^Òre not going to comment. What I would refer you to are
the official police reports.^Ô
The police report says Coil was arrested for ^Ócausing a disturbance
within a library.^Ô
At an April 30 pretrial meeting, Coil was asked if he wanted to make a
plea and settle the whole thing.
^ÓNo, I^Òm not guilty,^Ô he said, according to his wife.
She explains: ^ÓWe^Òre Mennonite. To lie about that would be wrong. I
don^Òt want him to go to jail. Neither does he. He doesn^Òt need that.
But I believe that God^Òs going to take care of it. We^Òre OK with
whatever happens. The point is if we don^Òt stand for these freedoms and
we don^Òt allow ourselves to be put on the line for those things, there
won^Òt be an option anymore.^Ô
Attorney William Whitaker is representing the Coils.
^ÓIf a statute punishes this conduct, then that statute is
unconstitutional since it sweeps protected speech within its orbit,^Ô he
says. ^ÓThey were engaged in protected First Amendment speech. It^Òs
legitimate to use the public library in the same way that the recruiters
were using it.^Ô
On May 10, Yvette Coil says that her lawyer was advised that the state
would drop charges if they would pay $100 in court fees.
^ÓTim said he should not have to pay for being harassed,^Ô says Yvette.
^ÓNo one has the right to take your freedoms away.^Ô
The case is scheduled for June 5.
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25. United Nations Indigenous Fellowship Program - 2008 Program
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 13:01:18 -0400
From: KahiwaL
------ Forwarded Message From: Catherine Davis <cat@terarawa.co.nz>
Kia ora koutou,
Panui below fyi Ë^Æ as a past Indigenous Fellow myself, I would really
encourage people to apply! Iâ^À^Úm happy to help applicants fill out their
applications, and suggest people start now to get their applications
together because a good application takes a bit of time to do.
For more information, see the website: HYPERLINK
"http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/fellowship.htm"http://www.oh
chr.org/english/issues/indigenous/fellowship.htm
The aim of the Indigenous Fellowship Programme (IFP) is to give indigenous
peoples the opportunity to gain knowledge on the UN system and mechanisms
dealing with human rights in general and indigenous issues in particular
so they can assist their organizations and communities in protecting and
promoting the rights of their people.
1) English speaking programme (sessions imparted in English):
The English speaking component of the Indigenous Fellowship Programme
began in 1997, as an initiative of the Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR) developed in the context of the International Decade
of the Worldâ^À^Ús Indigenous People (1995-2004).
The English speaking component of the programme generally runs for four
months from May to September. The Fellows are based at the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva,
Switzerland. The programme is an inter-active process, which consists of
briefings on several topics (i.e. OHCHRâ^À^Ús work, the UN system and
mechanisms) individual and group assignments. Fellows also have the
opportunity to receive training sessions with other UN agencies, including
ILO, WIPO, UNESCO and UNITAR.
At the end of the Programme, each Fellow should have a general knowledge
on the United Nations system, international human rights instruments and
mechanisms, in particular those relevant to indigenous peoples and be
capable of giving training sessions within their communities/organizations
on the knowledge acquired.
Fellows attending the English speaking component of the programme are
entitled to the following: a return ticket (economy class) from the
country of residence to Geneva; modest accommodation in Geneva for the
duration of the Programme; health insurance for the duration of the
Programme; a monthly grant to cover other living expenses in Geneva.
The candidates that have been selected for the 2007 English speaking
programme are :
- Mr. Binota Moy Dhamai from Bangladesh (Tripura) - Mr. Arthuso L. Malo-ay
from the Philippines (Higaonon) - Ms. Rahamatu Mallam Sali from Cameroon
(Mbororo) - Ms. Gulnara Abbasova from Ukraine (Crimean Tatars) - Ms. Saara
Elisabet Alakorva from Finland (Saami)
The 2007 English speaking programme will take place from 16 April until 17
August in Geneva, Switzerland.
Please note that the deadline to apply to the 2008 English speaking
Programme is: Monday 2 July 2007.
Heoi ano,
Catherine Davis Policy Analyst, Te Runanga o Te Rarawa 28 South Road, PO
Box 361, Kaitaia Ph: (09) 408 1971, Mob: (027) 2500 693, Fax: (09) 408
1998 Website: www.terarawa.co.nz
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Indigenous
Fellow 2005
Å^ÒOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that
matterâ^À^Ú - Martin Luther King.
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From: "Maui Tomorrow" <aina@maui-tomorrow.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:20 AM
Subject: Lawsuit seeks to bar Navy exercise
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/May/17/ln/FP705170350.html/?p
rint=on
The Honolulu Advertiser
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Lawsuit seeks to bar Navy exercise
By Jan TenBruggencate
Advertiser Science Writer
Environmental organizations sued in federal court yesterday to block the
Navy from planned exercises using high-volume sonar in Hawaiian waters.
The high-intensity, mid-frequency sonar has the potential to damage
several endangered species that frequent Hawaiian waters, including marine
mammals such as Hawaiian monk seals and whales, said Paul Achitoff,
attorney with Earthjustice.
He said the proposed tests would occur within or near both the Hawaiian
Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and the
Papahanaumoku'akea Marine National Monument. He said the Navy has not
tried to schedule its training to avoid the season when humpback whale
mothers and calves are in Hawaiian waters.
The law firm in the suit represents Ocean Mammal Institute, Animal Welfare
Institute, Surfrider Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity and Kahea
- the Hawaiian Environmental Alliance.
Navy ships use mid-frequency active sonar to detect silent diesel
submarines. The Navy said it has already conducted two such training
exercises in Hawaiian waters this year, without any adverse effects on
marine life.
"The Navy takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously. We live
on the world's oceans and have high regard for that precious resource. The
Navy also has a responsibility to train the sons and daughters of America
who may be called upon to go in harm's way," said Jon Yoshishige, Navy
Pearl Harbor-based public affairs officer.
"We go to great lengths to minimize any potential effects on marine life
through the use of protective measures, and make every effort to safeguard
marine mammals when exercises are conducted," he said. The training is
critical to the readiness of the U.S. fleet, he said.
Achitoff said the Navy in the past has agreed to a range of procedures
that reduce the potential harm to marine life. He called it "bewildering"
that the service has abandoned those measures.
But Yoshishige said the fleet has consulted with the National Marine
Fisheries Service and is meeting legal requirements.
"We are complying with all applicable laws and regulations, including the
requirements of the Endangered Species Act with regard to mitigation and
monitoring as a result of coordination and consultations with the National
Marine Fisheries Service. These measures were designed to protect all
marine mammals in the Hawaiian Islands," he said.
But Achitoff argued that the Navy has failed to deal with significant
known impacts of sonar.
"There is no scientific doubt that intense acoustic energy from Navy sonar
can kill, injure or significantly alter the behavior of whales and
dolphins," he said in the complaint, citing mass strandings and physical
injuries to cetaceans after sonar exercises.
Reach Jan TenBruggencate at jant@honoluluadvertiser.com.
© COPYRIGHT 2007 The Honolulu Advertiser, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.
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26. One million Hawaiians, Pacific islanders in U.S.
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 08:18:52 -1000
From: mike reitz <mreitz@pacbell.net
Posted on: Thursday, May 17, 2007
One million Hawaiians, Pacific islanders in U.S.
By Christie Wilson
Advertiser Neighbor Island Editor
POPULATION OF SENIORS UP, TOO
Other highlights from today's 2006 census data release:
· The 65-and-older population accounted for 14 percent of the state's
population (eighth nationally), while people 85 and older had a 2.1 share
(11th nationally).
· Hawai'i's 65-and-older population increased at 1.8 percent a year from
2000 to 2006, while the total population increased 1 percent a year.
· There was an even split between the sexes overall, but more females than
males for Asians and more males than females for other races.
· The school-age population (5 to 17 years) decreased by 1,037 per year
from 2000 to 2006.
· There were 44,380 military personnel in the state, about the same as in
2000.
The nation's Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander population surpassed the 1
million mark last year for the first time, according to Census Bureau
estimates released today.
There were 1,007,644 Native Hawaiians/Pacific islanders in the U.S. in
2006, with more than a quarter of those people, or 275,000, living in
Hawai'i.
California was home to the nation's second-largest group at 260,000,
followed by Washington with 49,500 and Texas with 43,500.
"It's certainly a major milestone for the broader Native Hawaiian
community, and it's a reflection that the numbers of Hawaiians are
increasing not only here in Hawai'i but across the nation," said Stanton
Enomoto of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. "To the extent Hawaiians can
come together and speak with a unified voice on certain issues, it gives
us a greater carrying capacity."
California had the largest numerical increase (3,400) of Native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander residents from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2006,
followed by Texas (2,000) and Florida (1,500), according to census
estimates. During that same period, Hawai'i lost 1,371 Native
Hawaiians/Pacific islanders, although OHA officials and other local
researchers dispute the census numbers.
Utah had the second-highest percentage of Native Hawaiians/Pacific
islanders behind Hawai'i at 1 percent of the population, followed by
Alaska at 0.9 percent.
'MAJORITY MINORITY'
The new census report confirms that Hawai'i leads the nation in diversity,
with a population that was 75 percent "minority" in 2006. Hawai'i also was
tops in percentage of Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific island-ers in
the total population.
Three other states - New Mexico (57 percent), California (57 percent) and
Texas (52 percent) - are "majority minority" like Hawai'i, but no other
states had a minority population exceeding 42 percent, the Census Bureau
reported.
"We as a state have long prided ourselves on diversity and the ability to
communicate with each other. That's not to say we don't have our
differences of opinion, but being an island state and very diverse, I want
to believe that Hawai'i has lessons to offer the rest of the country,"
Enomoto said.
Full or part-Asian residents accounted for 55.6 percent of Hawai'i's
population of 1.28 million, while those of Native Hawaiians/Pacific
islanders ancestry made up 21.4 percent. The population of whites, alone
and in combination with other races, accounted for 42.6 percent of
Hawai'i's population. The percentages for blacks and American
Indians/Native Alaskans were 3.5 and 2, respectively.
The percentages add up to more than 100 in part because some people
identify with more than one race.
The census data also showed a decline in the percentage of Asians and
Native Hawaiians/Pacific islanders in the state's population, and an
increase in the white population's share, but some researchers have
disputed the methods used by the federal agency in calculating race-based
populations. The Census Bureau estimates population change from the 2000
census using annual data on births, deaths and international migration.
Research and statistics officer Eugene Tian of the state Department of
Business, Economic Development and Tourism said the higher number of
births to Asian mothers in Hawai'i compared with other races, and
substantial foreign migration from Asian countries tell him the state's
Asian population is growing, not declining.
YOUNGER POPULATION
Those who track Native Hawaiian population trends say they, too, have seen
indicators pointing to an increase.
One indicator of population growth, according to Enomoto, can be found in
the just-released census data, which show a median age of 28.6 for the
nation's Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander population in 2006, compared
with 36.4 for the U.S. population as a whole. In addition, the data
estimate that about 30 percent of the Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander
population was younger than 18, compared with 25 percent of the total
population.
"That suggests the population over time is on an upswing," Enomoto said.
And a younger population now means greater growth later as today's
children age and raise families of their own, he said.
ISLANDERS COMBINED
The estimates also show the need for healthcare and education services to
keep pace with the needs of the Hawaiian community, Enomoto said.
"With the increase in charter schools and Native Hawaiian education, I
think we're making progress to filling that need, but the data underscore
the need to keep going," he said.
Making it even harder to get a clear picture of the Native Hawaiian
population is the Census Bureau's practice of grouping Native Hawaiians
with other Polynesians, Melanesians and Micronesians. According to the
2000 census, Hawaiians make up the largest segment in the Native
Hawaiian/Pacific islander category, followed by Samoans and Chamorros
(Guamanians).
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs estimates there are 239,000 Native
Hawaiians in the state.
Enomoto serves on a committee that advises the Census Bureau on issues
related to Native Hawaiians/Pacific islanders, and he said the agency
continues to fine-tune its counting methods.
In terms of actual number of Asian residents, Hawai'i was estimated to
have nearly 714,500 in 2006, placing the state fourth nationally behind
California (5 million), New York (1.4 million) and Texas (881,500). Next
to Hawai'i, California had the highest proportion of Asians (14 percent)
with New Jersey and Washington (8 percent each).
From 2005 to 2006, the U.S. population of Asians increased by 459,500,
largely because of foreign migration that brought 272,600 new residents to
the country.
BIRTHS, MIGRATION
During the same period, the Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander population
grew by 16,600, thanks to a natural increase of 9,600 from deaths minus
births, and foreign migration of 7,000.
With a 3.4 percent increase between July 1, 2005, and July 1, 2006,
Hispanics were the country's fastest-growing minority group, followed by
Asians (3.2 percent) and Native Hawaiians/Pacific islanders (1.7 percent).
While the 2006 census estimates saw Native Hawaiians/Pacific islanders hit
the 1 million mark, they made up only .34 percent of the nation's
population of 299 million.
Reach Christie Wilson at cwilson@honoluluadvertiser.com.
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27. Strykers get mixed reaction on O'ahu roads
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 18:05:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: keboi@aol.com
Posted on: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Strykers get mixed reaction on O'ahu roads â^À^Ô and lots of waves on Big
Island
By William Cole
Advertiser Military Writer
A convoy of Stryker vehicles heads north on the H-2 Freeway, back to
Schofield Barracks. The vehicles and their crews were returning to base
after training at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island.
RICHARD AMBO | The Honolulu Advertiser
Motorists coming from H-1 Freeway merge with a convoy of Strykers heading
north on H-2. About the only problem with yesterday's convoy came with
motorists who were uncertain whether to merge into the slow-moving column
or wait at the on-ramp for it to pass.
RICHARD AMBO | The Honolulu Advertiser
WAIPI'O PENINSULA â^À^Ô The Army transport vessel pulled up at 6:40 a.m.,
dropped its bow ramp, and within an hour, Schofield Barracks soldiers had
offloaded 13 Strykers, 25 other vehicles and some shipping containers.
The Stryker crews then waited in the shade for two hours before driving
back to post yesterday.
"The whole reason is to stay out of the traffic," explained Maj. Jim
Craig, executive officer of the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Golden
Dragons.
The battalion, with more than 650 soldiers and 77 Stryker vehicles, was
the last of six to conduct several weeks of live-fire and convoy training
at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island in preparation for a December
deployment to Iraq.
For an Army stung by an environmental lawsuit and worried about public
reception to the Strykers, that meant convoying repeatedly on public roads
to and from the dock at Waipi'o Point and Kawaihae Harbor on the Big
Island.
It was the first real chance for the public to share the road with
Strykers, and for the soldiers to see the reaction to being on the road.
"It's the initial shock, I guess, how big they are and how many there are
on the road," said Sgt. Clayton Hatcher, 27, from Panama City, Fla. "When
we got to the Big Island, people were waving, but over here (on O'ahu, the
reaction) is mixed."
Hatcher said a "lot of younger soldiers, they don't know" about the
controversy over the Stryker brigade, but noncommissioned officers "are
trying to tread lightly" as the new unit eases into the public spotlight.
"It's new for everyone. We're not trying to make people angry," Hatcher
said. "It (the Stryker vehicle) is new to them, it's new to us, so
everyone's got the shock effect going on."
SMOOTH RIDE SO FAR
The Army aimed for convoys of 10 and no more than 14 to keep traffic
impact to a minimum during the recent deployment to the Big Island,
officials said. The convoys also were run at off-peak hours and with Army
safety office and police escort front and back.
A federal appeals court in October found that the Army violated federal
environmental law by not considering locations outside Hawai'i for the
$1.5 billion Stryker brigade and ordered the service to do so, a process
that still could take more than a year.
U.S. District Judge David Ezra subsequently ruled in Honolulu that the
Army could complete only those projects and conduct training considered
absolutely necessary to prepare the nearly 4,000-soldier brigade to deploy
to Iraq.
The environmental group Earthjustice maintains Mainland locations are
better suited for the Stryker brigade, with less of an impact on the land
and Hawaiian cultural features.
Honolulu Police Department communications doesn't track complaints over
Strykers on the road, but officials weren't aware of any being made.
As 10 Strykers headed up H-2 Freeway to Schofield yesterday at about 9:45
a.m., about the only problem came with motorists not knowing if they
should merge into the slow-moving column or wait at the on-ramp for it to
pass. Two more convoys with trucks and the remaining few Strykers followed
later.
Hatcher said "it felt pretty good going over there (to the Big Island). I
wouldn't call it patriotism, but there were a lot of honking horns. Of
course, we saw some of those 'No Stryker' stickers."
'SPEED IS SECURITY'
First Lt. Justin Disher, 24, from Moraga, Calif., said "it's fun to get
people to throw us the hang loose as we drive along." He added there were
"a lot of smiles, a lot of waves. I think people are a little more
accepting (of Strykers) over there on the Big Island than on O'ahu."
It was also the first time driving the Saddle Road, with its dips, turns
and potholes. Three Strykers broke down, but Disher said overall, the
20-ton vehicles, which had to climb 7,000 feet in altitude, "did great."
Craig, the battalion's executive officer, said the 45-mile drive from
Kawaihae Harbor to Pohakuloa itself was good training. "The next time we
do that, we'll probably be in theater," he said.
Each platoon was able to do three scenarios of live fire at Pohakuloa
â^À^Ô "stuff we're not able to do on O'ahu," Craig said.
Schofield's Stryker vehicles (of the 328 expected, 311 are on island now)
will be here for another couple of months, but then are likely to be gone
for more than a year and a half.
Two months of training with the armored vehicles will be conducted in
August and September at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in
California, with its more than 1,000 square miles of maneuver area and
firing ranges.
Stryker brigade commander Col. Stefan Banach said the Stryker vehicles
likely would be shipped to the Middle East from the West Coast following
the training for what's expected to be a 15-month Iraq deployment.
At the National Training Center, the Strykers will be able to drive
flat-out, something they can't do here. The eight-wheeled vehicles can hit
70 mph on the highway.
"Speed is security for us â^À^Ô that's a great benefit," Disher said.
Reach William Cole at wcole@honoluluadvertiser.com.
Article URL: http://starbulletin.com/2007/05/17/news/story08.html ©
1996-2007 The Honolulu Star-Bulletin | www.starbulletin.com
Vol. 12, Issue 137 - Thursday, May 17, 2007
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM
A Stryker military combat vehicle dwarfed a regular-size car on the H-2
yesterday as it headed home to Schofield Barracks. An Army supply vessel
delivered the vehicles to Waipio Point yesterday morning. The Strykers
have been training on the Big Island. CLICK FOR LARGE
Stryker team readies for long tour
By Gregg K. Kakesako
gkakesako@starbulletin.com
It will be a busy summer for the nearly 4,000-member 2nd Stryker Brigade
Combat Team as it prepares for a yearlong Iraq deployment beginning in
December.
The more than 650 soldiers belonging to Schofield Barracks' "Golden
Dragons" battalion were the last combat team members yesterday to complete
a nearly monthlong training rotation at the Big Island's Pohakuloa
Training Area.
The 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, received all 59 of its 19-ton,
eight-wheeled Stryker vehicles 2 1/2 months ago.
In two weeks the brigade will participate in its final exercise at
Schofield Barracks.
Maj. Jim Craig, executive officer for the 1st Battalion, said following
the weeklong exercise his soldiers will go on a 10-day leave starting with
the Fourth of July holiday.
Then they will begin packing for a two-month tour at the National Training
Center in Southern California's Mojave Desert.
That rotation will include a final certification ensuring that the entire
Stryker brigade is ready for an Iraq deployment that could last up to 15
months.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM A convoy of Stryker military
combat vehicles cruised down the H-2 freeway yesterday en route to
Schofield Barracks. The Strykers, which have been used in training on the
Big Island, arrived on Oahu yesterday. CLICK FOR LARGE
Yesterday, Craig oversaw the unloading operations of 38 vehicles,
including 13 Strykers, at West Loch's Waipio Peninsula. The unit had been
at Pohakuloa since April 19."We were able to do three different live-fire
scenarios there that we are unable to do on Oahu," Craig said.
Even the convoy movement on the 45-mile trek on the Saddle Road to and
from Kawaihae Harbor was instructional, he added. "Nowhere else can we do
such movements here. The next time we do that will be in theater (Iraq)."
Small mechanical problems with the Strykers or other vehicles added
realism to the convoy movement, he said. "All in all, it was a great
training event for our battalion."
The 13 Strykers and 25 smaller trucks and vans were squeezed into the
Army's 273-foot transport vessel Harold Clinger. There were only inches to
spare between the parked vehicles on the Clinger's 9,000-square-foot cargo
deck.
The Clinger is one of three Army vessels stationed at the Navy's Alpha
docks in Hickam Air Force Base. However, with one of the vessels in a West
Coast shipyard for repairs and the third still awaiting certification, the
demand for the Clinger has been heavy, said Chief Warrant Officer Patrick
Deck, the vessel's chief mate and executive officer. "But that is what we
do."
Since January the Clinger has been at sea for 72 days.
Deck said it takes about 14 hours to sail from Pearl Harbor to Kawaihae.
In most instances its cargo has been ammunition and troops.
Yesterday, it took less than 30 minutes to empty the cargo deck of the
Clinger after it was driven up to the shoreline at Waipio Point. The 38
vehicles were split into three groups and escorted by police to Schofield
Barracks.
On May 31 the Golden Dragons will welcome a new commanding officer, Lt.
Col. Thomas Boccadi, who is relieving Lt. Col. Robert Mundell. Four of the
brigade's other five battalions will also get new leadership.
On June 27 the brigade will get a new commander, Col. Todd McCaffrey, who
will replace Col. Stefan Banach.
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1996-2007 The Honolulu Star-Bulletin | www.starbulletin.com
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28. Doubts remain about depleted uranium
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 18:17:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: keboi@aol.com
Posted on: Monday, May 14, 2007
Doubts remain about depleted uranium
By William Cole
Advertiser Military Writer[transparent.gif]
The Army says its Stryker armored vehicles have never fired depleted
uranium rounds in Hawai'i, and there is no intent for them to ever do so.
That leaves Dr. Lorrin Pang unsatisfied.
"I guess the community is a little bit worried about (the Army's)
credibility, so they would like to set up for monitoring," said Pang, the
state Health Department's district officer for Maui County.
Pang, who also spent 24 years in the Army and was a preventive medicine
officer at Tripler Army Medical Center in the late 1980s â^À^Ô and
speaking as a private citizen and not in his official capacity â^À^Ô
supported a bill that would have required regular soil testing at
Schofield Barracks for the presence of depleted uranium.
The bill died in conference committee this past legislative session.
The revelation in January 2006 that the Army had found 15 tail assemblies
from depleted uranium aiming rounds used in a 1960s weapon, coupled with
the Stryker vehicle's ability to fire rounds with the weakly radioactive
material, is spreading new concerns that the Army says are unfounded, and
some community members say amount to a potential health risk.
Uranium is used primarily as fuel material in nuclear power plants. Most
reactors require enriched uranium, which is extracted from naturally
occurring uranium. The uranium remaining after removal of the enriched
fraction is called depleted uranium, or DU, which has about 60 percent of
the radioactivity of natural uranium.
DU is favored for armor-penetrating ordnance because of its high density,
which is approximately twice that of lead. Depleted uranium is
self-sharpening upon impact and knifes through armor, while tungsten
penetrators tend to become blunt.
Increasingly, opponents of the Army's Stryker brigade are linking the
19-ton vehicles and depleted uranium ordnance.
A recent chairman's report from the Sierra Club's Moku Loa Group on the
Big Island states, "Strykers fire weapons containing depleted uranium
(DU), which is radioactive and potentially health-threatening."
The group also said the "Army asserted that no DU weapons were used at
Schofield. Recently, this claim has been proved wrong." The Army found the
15 depleted uranium tail assemblies and recently confirmed to The
Advertiser that it has found even more fragments at the same Schofield
firing range.
This summer, the Army will conduct radiological testing at Schofield,
Makua Military Reservation and Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island
for more depleted uranium used in the 1960s with the Davy Crockett, a
recoilless rifle that could fire a 76-pound nuclear bomb.
Only dummy warheads were fired here, and the depleted uranium came from
smaller aiming rounds that were used to simulate the trajectory of the
larger bomb. One Army veteran recalled firing inert warheads at Schofield
Barracks and the Pohakuloa Training Area.
In e-mailed responses from the Pentagon, the Army said although the
Stryker Mobile Gun System, a tanklike vehicle, can fire a 105 mm depleted
uranium round, it does not intend to use or stockpile such munitions in
Hawai'i. Stryker vehicles also can be fitted to fire a 25 mm gun using
depleted uranium ammunition.
The Army said 27 of the expected 328 Stryker vehicles on O'ahu will be
Mobile Gun System variants.
Army policy restricts the use of depleted uranium during training to
ranges licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
"The U.S. Army does not possess an NRC license to fire DU in Hawai'i, nor
do we intend to apply for an NRC license for this purpose," the service
said.
Although the steel armor of the M1A1 Abrams battle tank is reinforced by a
sandwiched layer of depleted uranium, the Army said, "DU is not and will
not be used in the Stryker armor."
The Army said an NRC license may be required to clean up ranges that were
discovered to have the old aiming rounds from the 1960s, which represented
one of the Army's first uses of depleted uranium.
"This determination will be made after the historical research and initial
range surveys are completed this summer," it said.
Pang, Maui's district health officer, worries that despite what the Army
said, it may still be using depleted uranium at Pohakuloa.
"Either that or they are stirring up a whole lot of dust (with depleted
uranium) that's there," he said.
Pang said the real danger with depleted uranium comes with the vaporized
or aerosolized form, which occurs on impact.
"Once it's vaporized and breathed in, the alpha particle emitters are the
most dangerous form of radiation of all, because it's up in close and it
sticks to the cells of your lung," he said.
The NRC regulates what it calls "source material," including depleted
uranium, "to prevent misuse, to provide for the common defense and
security, and to protect the health and safety of the public."
The World Health Organization said inhaled uranium particles may lead to
irradiation damage of the lung. Measurements at sites where depleted
uranium munitions were used indicate only localized contamination within a
few yards of the impact site, the organization said.
The Defense Department, meanwhile, maintains that even when breathed or
eaten, small amounts of depleted uranium carry no expected radiological
health effects because the radioactivity is so low.
Doug Fox, who lives in South Kona, said he used a Geiger counter to test
on April 21 downwind from Pohakuloa, 35 miles from the range, and got a
radiation reading of 93 counts per minute. A typical radiation background
reading is up to 20 counts per minute, he said.
"So this is an elevated reading," he said. He added that he believes
Stryker training was being conducted at Pohakuloa at the time. The
3,900-soldier brigade is training for a deployment to Iraq this year and
is finishing up rotations with the vehicles to the Big Island.
Readings taken elsewhere on the island were not elevated, Fox said.
But Russell Takata, program manager for the state Health Department's
Noise, Radiation and Indoor Air Quality Branch, questioned Fox's use of a
Geiger counter.
"I looked it up, and I basically (told him) for background type readings,
you really need something that's a little more definitive at the low
background levels (to gauge whether radiation levels are high)," Takata
said. He added that the rule of thumb is that any readings three times
normal background are suspect.
Takata said Fox also could have picked up readings for potassium 40, a
naturally occurring radioactive material.
But to make sure, Takata said, he'll send someone from his office in the
next week or two to take readings outside Pohakuloa with a gamma
spectrometer and sodium iodide detector, "and it will tell me specifically
what kind of isotopes are being kicked up."
He doesn't expect to find depleted uranium radiation.
"This is not something that's an imminent danger," he said, "(but) we'll
go check it out."
Fox acknowledges he's not a professional in the field of radiation. "I'm
just one citizen trying to find the answers to this because I'm living
downwind from this thing," he said.
The fact that the Army plans Stryker anti-armor live-fire training "is
kind of scary because the anti-armor projectile they use in Iraq is
depleted uranium," Fox said.
He said he also believes the Geiger counters he's used are accurate.
"The real problem about this is you can talk about technical gizmos and
stuff," he said, "but if the methodology is no good, it doesn't matter
what gadget you've got. The only methodology that's going to work is
continuous monitoring."
Reach William Cole at wcole@honoluluadvertiser.com.
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29. Army must deal with depleted uranium find
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 18:34:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: keboi@aol.com
Posted on: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Army must deal with depleted uranium find
With all the discussion among elected leaders about the state of
healthcare, it's disconcerting that there's been little movement so far on
what should be a local concern: depleted uranium in the environment.
The Army says there's no problem, but some health professionals are
reasonably concluding there's a need for government scrutiny.
The worry first arose more than a year ago with revelations that, in
preparation for the Stryker brigade at Schofield Barracks, depleted
uranium, which is weakly radioactive, had been found. The remnants were
from tail assemblies from depleted uranium aiming rounds used in a weapon
from the 1960s. Depleted uranium also was used as aiming rounds to help
target firing of inert warheads.
In addition, the Stryker vehicle is geared to fire rounds with depleted
uranium, although the Army maintains there is no plan to use them.
Depleted uranium is what's left after removal of enriched uranium for
nuclear reactors. It's dense and self-sharpening, and is favored for
armor-penetrating ordnance. And on impact, it vaporizes, leaving uranium
compounds in gas and particle form that can be dangerous if breathed in or
otherwise internalized.
House Bill 1452, which stalled this session, was the Legislature's attempt
to deal forcefully with this issue by requiring the state to conduct
regular soil testing for the presence of depleted uranium at Schofield,
near the target points where the aiming rounds were fired.
There is some measured relief in the works. State health officials plan to
investigate reported Geiger counter readings showing elevated
radioactivity at Pohakuloa.
And this summer, the Army will conduct radiological testing at Schofield,
Makua Military Reservation and Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island.
If those tests yield evidence of contamination at firing ranges, the Army
would conduct cleanup. While that's a start, an ongoing program of soil
tests is preferable, in the interest of public safety.
During hearings on HB 1452, concerns were raised that access to federal
property for the tests may be difficult, but Army authorities could
conduct the tests themselves. The public deserves fully substantiated
assurances that all, indeed, is well.
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30. HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE, dumping sludge into ala wai harbor on mothers
day weekend
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 23:33:10 -0700
From: monets001@Hawaii.RR.Com
I urge all of you to send an email to HILTON HOTELS and express your
outrage, if that is how you feel.
____________________________________________________
Chris Crider, President
Conrad Hilton Hotels Corporation
9336 Civic Center Dr.
Box 5567
Beverly Hills, Ca 90210
310-205-7636
310 32784321 fax 310 2057652
christopher.crider@conradhotels.com
Dear Mr. Crider,
You haole (foreigners) at the hotel have been some of the worst neighbors
i have ever experienced. You hire non locals, you use our parking
facilities for your employees and now you dump your waste into our
recreation waters. We who surf, sail, paddle, swim and live here have
shared our home and beach with you and all you have done is used us.
There is no excuse for your behavior. You have killed much of the marine
life that struggles to survive in the harbor. You have done nothing to
support our community and you just take, and take and take.
You disgust me. You people are the neighbors from hell and that is just
where you can go.
sam monet
slip 741 ala wai harbor
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31. direct Superferry/military link
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 22:52:46 -1000
From: "Cory (Martha) Harden" <mh@interpac.com
Direct Superferry/military link.
If you feel Superferry's Public Utilities Commission tariff should not
even be considered until we get an explanation of why planned militray use
is being downplayed, and full disclosure of the scope of planned military
use, e-mail Hawaii.PUC@hawaii.gov by Friday, May 18.
(Short notice but I just got this!) aloha, Cory
The most recent project we approved was two passenger and vehicle fast
ferries for Hawaii SuperFerry^Å The ferries are ^Å militarily useful and
TRANSCOM has expressed an interest in them. The Hawaii SuperFerry vessels
will be offered for enrollment in the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift
Agreement, or VISA, program.
From Department of Transportation Statement of Maritime Administrator Sean
T. Connaughton before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary
Forces of the Committee on Armed Services, United States House of
Representatives on the Title XI Program, March 15, 2007
USTRANSCOM is responsible for creating and implementing world-class global
deployment and distribution solutions in support of the President,
Secretary of Defense, and Combatant Commander-assigned missions.
From USTRANSCOM website http://www.transcom.mil/
Voluntary Intemodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) Providing commercial sealift
for a seamless, time-phased transition from peacetime to wartime
operations The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) program
provides the defense community with "assured access" to commercial
intermodal capacity to move sustainment cargo during time of war or
national emergency. The VISA program can also be used for initial
deployment or "surge" equipment.The VISA is authorized under MARAD's
authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950, and the Merchant
Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and was approved as a Department of Defense
(DOD) sealift readiness program on January 30, 1997. The VISA provides for
a time-phased activation of state-of-the-art commercial intermodal
equipment to coincide with DOD requirements while minimizing disruption to
U.S. commercial operations. The VISA has three activation stages, Stages
I, II and III. Commercial operators can volunteer capacity in VISA Stages
I and II, but in Stage III participants must commit at least 50 percent of
their capacity. However, Maritime Security Program enrolled vessel
capacity must be committed at 100 percent. Enrollment in the VISA is
conducted during an "open season" window. Notification of the "open
season" is published in the Federal Register.
from MARAD
websitehttp://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:p4vxT7acvw0J:www.marad.dot.gov/programs/MSP/
visacover.html+Voluntary+Intermodal+Sealift+Agreement&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
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Gabrielle Welford, Ph.D.
Instructor
University of San Francisco
welford@hawaii.edu
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