Miloli'i??
2. Free Hawai`i TV -" John Butch Kekahu - The Man & His Music"
3. Coast Guard stops Hawaiian ferry?
4. pakipika update: when hawai'i gets its freedom returned like in fiji,
will we be making cars, hybrids, motorscooters, bicycles, or all of above?
also, akaka to boost north/south marianas sovereignty?
5. Celebrating The Aloha Marches & Standing Up For Pono On "Voices Of
Truth - One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future"
6. Superferry sails into state crisis
7. Small World Big Island -- Nukes are US
8. Ahu'ena court case
9. Gibbs: Why I Am Not Going to the Protest
10. Young Living October 5th Raindrop Class in Honolulu
11. Give Aloha letter.doc
12. Sept. 20 Hepcats mtng, Dr.Tarquin Collis, update on Hep C tx at Kaiser
13. NOAA Grant Workshop - Oahu, Friday, September 7, 2007
14. Disappeared News - Linking New Orleans, Virginia Tech, and Hawaii--why
do we ignore the wakeup calls?
15. Share This Food Values Chart
16. Chavez on hostage freedom mission
17. Shell protests continue in Ireland
18. What Nelson Mandela didn't see in Trafalgar Square...
19. At the WH
20. Molokai to protest Nature Conservancy
21. Agreement on Amended Declaration
22. Calling Hui Pu - Be at the Palace this Sunday, Sept 2nd.
23. 6th Annual Hapa Haole Hula and Vocal Prelims
24. Stick Out Your Tongue: New Sign Of A Stroke
25. 'olelo TV what you might be missing today 9/1
26. ***3 short videos on DU
27. Legal services for Kauai protesters
1. Ailinglaplap (RMI) to get solar as first ever power source -- next is
Miloli'i??
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:56:24 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com>
REMOTE MARSHALLS ATOLL TO GET SOLAR POWER
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (Marianas Variety, Aug. 26) - European Union
funding will provide solar power to 400 homes on a remote atoll in the
Marshall Islands, providing electricity for the first time. The Marshall
Islands is the first of five Pacific countries that have been negotiating
solar aid packages with the EU to actually get to the contract signing
phase after six years, according to EU and Marshall Islands officials.
Marshall Islands Finance Minister Brenson Wase and Fiji-based CBS Power
Solutions' Avinesh Naidu signed the $1.5 million contract for the delivery
of 440 home solar units earlier this week. Most will go into Ailinglaplap,
a remote atoll with five main islands, a population of about 2,000 people
and no power source. "This project is another step toward bringing solar
power to all inhabited outer islands in the Marshall Islands," said
Resources and Development Minister John Silk. In the past two years, the
government has installed solar units in the homes on four other remote
islands in the country with funding provided by Taiwan, France and
Australia.
Pacific Islands Report briefs for: Monday, August 27, 2007
The following news briefs were prepared by Pacific Islands Report, the
daily online news publication of the Pacific Islands Development Program
at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. For the full Report, please
visit: www.pireport.org.
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2. Free Hawai`i TV -" John Butch Kekahu - The Man & His Music"
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:43:41 -0700
From: Free Hawai`i <freehawaii@earthlink.net>
FREEHAWAII.INFO PRESENTS
FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
TODAY'S VIDEO COMMENTARY -
"John Butch Kekahu - The Man & His Music"
Join In On The Fun As Butch Entertains At The Pa`ina After The Aloha
March 2000
To View Visit http://FreeHawaiiTV.com
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3. Coast Guard stops Hawaiian ferry?
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:36:10 -1000
From: kepalo <kepalo@hawaii.rr.com>
* Analysis: Coast Guard stops Hawaiian ferry Published: Aug. 30, 2007
at 11:45 AM
The U.S. Coast Guard stopped Hawaii^Òs new Superferry from sailing
this week after deciding it could not guarantee the safety of
environmental protestors blocking the harbor on surfboards and small
boats.
Published: Aug. 30, 2007 at 11:45 AM
By SHAUN WATERMAN
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard stopped Hawaii^Òs new
Superferry from sailing this week after deciding it could not guarantee
the safety of environmental protestors blocking the harbor on surfboards
and small boats.
^ÓThe personnel on the spot made a decision,^Ô Hawaii Coast Guard
spokesman Lt. John Titchen told United Press International Wednesday. ^ÓWe
have to balance ^Å commerce with safety.^Ô
Tuesday, the ferry^Òs operator said it was ^Ósuspending its Kauai service
indefinitely after being informed by the U.S. Coast Guard that it would
not be able to assure safe passage for the vessel into Nawiliwili Harbor^Ô
on Kauai island.
The announcement followed two days of protests by a ragtag flotilla of
dozens of surfers and small boats, led by environmentalists who say they
are worried about the impact of the new super-fast ferry -- a four-story
catamaran that can carry up to 900 passengers and 250 vehicles.
They cite concerns about traffic congestion on land, possible collisions
with humpback whales, the inter-island spread of invasive foreign species
and strains on harbor capacity.
But the incident has raised questions about the capability and training of
the Coast Guard to exercise its law enforcement authorities in the face of
unconventional demonstrations like the surfers^Ò protest.
And it highlights the many expanding roles the 217-year-old agency has
taken on since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and its subsequent
merger into the Department of Homeland Security.
^ÓIt was very surprising to us that the Coast Guard couldn^Òt guarantee
safe passage,^Ô Tigh Krekel, who represents the ferry^Òs investors, told
UPI. ^ÓWe understood that law enforcement was their primary role, so this
has us scratching our heads.^Ô
^ÓThe legal authority (to arrest the protestors) is there without a
doubt,^Ô said former Coast Guard commandant and senior Department of
Homeland Security official, retired Adm. James Loy.
Loy, who recently visited Kauai, said the geography of Nawiliwili would
have aided the demonstrators, who this week claimed the successful protest
as a second victory in their efforts to stop the new Honolulu-based ferry
-- following a court ruling that temporarily blocked sailings on its other
route to Maui.
^ÓThere^Òs a very narrow and difficult passage into the inner harbor,^Ô
Loy said of Nawiliwili.
Titchen said the protestors were breaking federal maritime laws by
violating a special exclusion zone around the ferry. The law provides for
hefty fines and up to 10 years in jail for violators.
But Titchen said that Coast Guard officers had concluded they could not
safely arrest the protestors.
^ÓWhen you are talking about hauling people into Coast Guard vessels with
outboard motors and propellers spinning ^Å it is not safe,^Ô he said,
acknowledging that the protestors had put themselves in danger.
^ÓWe^Òre neither for nor against this,^Ô Titchen continued. ^ÓWe have to
balance safety, security and stewardship.^Ô
He said the Coast Guard was in contact with the ferry operators and state
authorities and that they in turn had made overtures to the protestors.
^ÓWe want to reach a peaceful resolution,^Ô he said.
He said that ^Óbetter preparation and planning^Ô would be necessary if the
Coast Guard faced the same situation again.
Loy said the Coast Guard was well used to dealing with public order at big
events like the 4th of July in New York harbor, although he noted that
these were ^Ómassive, relatively passive crowds^Ô rather than the small
bands of determined protestors involved in Nawiliwili.
^ÓThe company has a right, too,^Ô he said of the ferry operator.
Another former Coast Guard official who still follows maritime security
issues professionally told UPI that he believed the issue was one of
resources.
^ÓWhat this came down to was not enough coasties without the right
equipment or training,^Ô the former official said.
Titchen denied that. ^ÓIt^Òs not a question of resources,^Ô he said.
But the former official said that, whatever the cause, the incident was
likely to embarrass the agency.
^ÓThe Coast Guard takes a real pride in its duty to keep the ports open.
^Å This is going to hurt big time.^Ô
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4. pakipika update: when hawai'i gets its freedom returned like in fiji,
will we be making cars, hybrids, motorscooters, bicycles, or all of above?
also, akaka to boost north/south marianas sovereignty?
From imiola@hawaii.rr.com Fri Aug 31 10:41:31 2007
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:47:08 -1000
FIJI TO MANUFACTURE 'MINI MOKE' AUTOMOBILES
SUVA. Fiji (Fiji Times, Aug. 28) - Mini Moke Fiji Limited will be Fiji's
first automobile manufacturing company. Based in Lami, production will
commence in October. The company will be manufacturing comfortable,
fuel-efficient and affordable convertibles that will perfectly suit Fiji's
tropical climate both for the domestic market and for export to the south
Pacific region. [PIR editor's note: The Mini Moke, a small, doorless car
first made in England, stopped production in 1993. According to Wikipedia,
Mokes were first built at BMC's Longbridge, Birmingham plant, but
production was soon moved overseas. Some 14,500 Mokes were produced in the
UK between 1964 and 1968, 26,000 in Australia between 1966 and 1981, and
10,000 in Portugal between 1980 and 1993 when production of the Moke
ended.] Mini Moke Fiji Ltd has recently acquired the rights to manufacture
and distribute the Moke vehicle. Paul Negro, managing director of Mini
Moke Fiji, Ltd, revealed that the primary components of the vehicles are
being produced in China, while the final assembly will be done in Fiji.
Local labour will be engaged once the company commences operation.
CNMI'S FITIAL TO MEET WITH HAWAII'S AKAKA OVER BILL
SAIPAN, CNMI (Mariana Variety, Aug. 27) - Governor Benigno Fitial has
returned to the island and met with his cabinet members yesterday morning
but left in the afternoon for Hawaii where he is scheduled to meet with
Senator Daniel Akaka, the principal author of S.1634, which will end local
control over immigration. Audrey Dutro, the governor's executive
secretary, said Finance Secretary Eloy Inos is with Fitial in Hawai'i.
"(Fitial is) meeting with Senator Akaka and will attend the (national)
governors' conference in Hawai'i," she told Variety. The U.S. Senate
Committee on Energy Resources asked the U.S. Department of the Interior's
Office of Insular Affairs to redraft S.1634. U.S. Interior Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs David Cohen said the second draft
of S.1634 is due within the month. Cohen said the Bush administration has
endorsed the passage of S.1634. The bill's provision on nonimmigrant
privileges for guest workers who have been legally employed here for at
least five years will stay in the second draft despite the Fitial
administration's strong opposition. Pacific Islands Report briefs for:
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007
The following news briefs were prepared by Pacific Islands Report, the
daily online news publication of the Pacific Islands Development Program
at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. For the full Report, please
visit: www.pireport.org.
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5. Celebrating The Aloha Marches & Standing Up For Pono On "Voices Of
Truth - One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future"
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:47:07 -0700
From: Free Hawai`i <freehawaii@earthlink.net>
Aloha `aina,
We wrap up our coverage of the Aloha Marches of 1998 and 2000 this week
with what occurred after the Marches - pa`ina.
The evening of the Aloha March 2000, everyone packed the ballroom of the
Washington, DC hotel that was base for March organizers.
A giant party, or pa`ina was put on with tons of food, fun and local style
entertainment.
But it was Koani Founder John Butch Kekahu III who stole the show when
someone handed him an ukulele.
Join in on the fun and see for yourself this coming Wednesday on
FreeHawaiiTV.
People standing up for what's pono, or correct is our theme this week on
Voices Of Truth - One-One-One With Hawai`i's Future.
And it appears it comes not a moment too soon, from feedback we've been
getting.
Not only have you told us how inspired you are, but actually strengthened
in light of one of the most egregious violations that has occurred in
Hawai`i in awhile - the Superferry.
The Superferry is like the perfect storm because it`s a violation on so
many levels - Hawai`i's culture, people and environment.
It's a microcosm of everything that's wrong with the illegal US occupation
of Hawai`i.
Profits before people and ignoring the costs - a complete lack of concern
and awareness of the impact on the `aina, it's people and culture seems to
be the American way.
We feature three individuals this week, Clifford Nae`ole, Joanne
Kahanamoku Sterling and Doug Kahikina Chang who each decided to stand up
and make sure those are no longer casualties.
Our hope is you're inspired to do the same. Check them out this week on
Voices Of Truth - One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future.
MONDAY, August 27th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, August 31st At 5:30 PM - Hawai`i
Island - Na Leo, Channel 53
TUESDAY, August 28th At 6:30 PM & WEDNESDAY, August 29th At 6:30 AM -
Maui - Akaku, Channel 53
"Culture, Arts & Hospitality - A Visit With Clifford Nae`ole"
It happens once a month on Friday evenings around a full moon at the Ritz
Carlton at Kapalua.
Clifford Nae`ole can be heard talking story as part of a program called
Moonlight Mo`olelo.
His tourist audience listens as he tells stories about Hawai`i of old and
the indigenous people of Honokahua, the ancient, culturally significant
site of pre-contact Hawai`i where the Ritz Carlton sits.
Clifford was the individual from the local community who always stepped
forward and spoke up to make sure protocol was being followed as the
hotel was being developed.
He was so effective, Ritz Carlton management ended up hiring him as
cultural advisor and then Chairperson for the annual Maui Cultural Arts
Festival.
"Education leads to awareness, which in turn inspires accountability,
which will ultimately ensure the survival of our people, land, ocean and
culture," asserts Clifford. "Many of us have forgotten to 'think
island.'"
"The tourist industry needs to realize that they are the guest in the
home of the host, not the other way around."
Powerful words of wisdom indeed.
Catch our must-see interview with this visionary whose actions have led
to fundamental changes in an industry that's responsible for making
visitor first impressions. Clifford reminds us why it comes full circle -
"We live on a finite source. Once we have abused and used whatever
sustains us on this land, we are certainly doomed."
THURSDAY, August 30th at 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, August 31st At 8:30 AM -
Kaua`i - Ho`ike, Channel 52
"Artistic Voyage - A Visit With Joanne Kahanamoku Sterling"
Joanne Kahanamoku has been an integral part of the Hawaiian Renaissance
from the start.
Born and raised during her childhood years in Tahiti, she traveled to
join her renowned Kanaka Maoli `ohana in Hawai`i as a young person.
Always independent and impetuous, Joanne has pushed the envelope in every
phase of her life distinguishing herself in challenging physical
activities, including surfing and swimming.
She joined the Hokule`a project during the design phase and later became
one of the first wahine to crew in the early voyages.
Currently she focuses her energy and talent in Lei Hulu, the traditional
feather arts, adapting them into contemporary expressions of her own
creativity.
Don't miss our visit with this remarkable wahine Kanaka Hawai`i Maoli.
Recently recognized by her peers and the Bishop Museum as a Living
Treasure, Joanne inspires us to see what we can all become if we just
follow our passion and vision.
SATURDAY, September 1st At 8:00 PM - O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53
"Hands In The Water - A Visit With Doug Kahikina Chang"
In the world of hospitality, blunt speech is seldom heard.
But then along came Doug Kahikina Chang and everything changed.
A student of hula, language and the Hawaiian culture from an early age,
Doug is a true trailblazer in one of the places it counts the most -
Hawai`i's tour industry.
The first Native Hawaiian ever to be selected as chairperson of the
Hawai`i Tourism Authority, Doug tells it like it is - native culture has
been "used and abused for its entertainment value."
In his younger days, he tells us he was ashamed to talk about his hotel
job when he was back home.
Other Hawaiians would accuse him of selling out for the visitor at the
expense of Hawai`i's culture and land.
But no more.
Today Doug is at the helm of a huge paradigm shift at long last finally
making native Hawaiians and the real Hawai`i the only, real and primary
experience visitors have when they visit.
Be sure and catch our visit with this humble yet extraordinarily talented
and brave Hawaiian who literally rose through the ranks from a humble
beginning as a hotel dishwasher and airport lei greeter to become the
internationally recognized leader of Hawai`i tourism. At long last, when
Doug speaks, the powerful now listen.
Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to
discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants
in the hopes of inspiring viewers to do the same.
If you missed a show, want you see your favorites again or you don't live
in Hawai`i, here's how to view our shows anytime - visit
http://VoicesOfTruthTV.com and simply click on the episodes you wish to
view.
Ho`oku`oko`a,
`Ehu Kekahu Cardwell
The Koani Foundation
Visit www.FreeHawaii.Info
Watch www.FreeHawaiiTV.com
"Voices Of Truth" now online - www.VoicesOfTruthTV.com
The Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network __._,_.___ [stime=1188592057]
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6. Superferry sails into state crisis
From: "Maui Tomorrow" <aina@maui-tomorrow.org>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 6:23 AM
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Aug/31/ln/hawaii708310345.htm
l/?print=on
The Honolulu Advertiser
Friday, August 31, 2007
Superferry sails into state crisis
By Jerry Burris
Advertiser Columnist
Along with all the high drama surrounding the attempt to get an
interisland ferry service launched lies an interesting political tale that
may reverberate for years among our three branches of government:
Administration, Judiciary and Legislature.
At one level, the issue pits a new business against environmentalists and
others who fear the service could wreak environmental havoc. Those who are
concerned about our economic climate see the opposition to the Superferry
as yet another signal that Hawai'i is simply not open and ready for
business.
Opponents, including those who threw themselves into the ocean to stop the
ferry's arrival on Kaua'i, argue this is yet another case of someone's
pursuit of a dollar taking precedence over a fragile and difficult
environment.
Sadly, there are no winners here. The Superferry folks, who proceeded in
good faith on assurances from state officials that they had met all legal
hurdles, are now stuck in a bad spot with a lot of money on the line and
massive legal ambiguity in the way of beginning full service.
Environmental groups and other opponents are being portrayed as Luddites,
opposed against all reason to any economic progress in the Islands.
None of this had to happen. The state should not have been so eager to get
this new enterprise going that it ignored the common-sense idea (now
supported by the Hawai'i Supreme Court in an astonishingly swift and
decisive opinion) that some kind of environmental assessment by the state
was required.
A few points are worth noting:
- There was an amazing example of civil disobedience this past week. But
it was not restricted to the surfers, swimmers and boaters who ignored
Coast Guard rules to block the arrival of the Superferry into Nawiliwili
Harbor on Kaua'i. The fact that the ferry sailed at all was a form of
civil disobedience as well. While the details of the state Supreme Court
ruling had not been filed, the court's intention was crystal-clear: Don't
sail until this is done. The ferry sailed anyway, backed by a rather lame
response from the state Transportation Department that there was nothing
they could do to stop it.
- What you have here is a private business, backed at least tacitly by a
deeply involved state administration, telling the highest court in our
Islands that they were not interested in obeying at least the spirit, if
not the letter, of a very decisive ruling.
In some quarters, that would be described as a constitutional crisis.
With this column, Jerry Burris retires from The Advertiser. His column
will return in January, with the start of a new legislative session and a
busy political year.
Reach Jerry Burris at
jburris@honoluluadvertiser.com. Read his daily
blog at blogs.honoluluadvertiser.com.
© COPYRIGHT 2007 The Honolulu Advertiser, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.
____________________________________________________________________________
7. Small World Big Island -- Nukes are US
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:17:00 -0400
From: Kyle Kajihiro <kkajihiro@afsc.org>
http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2007/08/22/read/comment/comment01.txt
Small World Big Island -- Nukes are US
By Kristine Kubat
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 1:10 PM HST
It's been 62 years since the United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Each year since that ultimate act of terrorism, a contingent of concerned
citizens meets in Japan on the anniversary of these occasions to reflect
on what the act meant and this year Joseph Gerson, Director of the Peace
and Economic Security Program for the AFSC in New England was one of them.
One can only wonder at what point the efforts of people like Gerson will
begin to have meaning for the rest of the world. One can only wonder what
will compel the good people of the world to stop turning away from the
obvious horror depicted in the photos of those events and begin to
confront it as it continues to exist in U.S. foreign policy to this very
day.
It is a well-documented fact that the war with Japan was already over by
the time "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" even lifted off. Yet despite the
overwhelming evidence that Truman's decision to destroy these cities was
an act of terrorism, the media continues to populate our memories of
August 6th and 9th, 1945 with rhetoric asserting these attacks ended the
war.
The American Friends Service Committee, a nondenominational organization
begun by peace-loving Quakers in 1917, contacted Big Island Weekly to let
us know that Joseph Gerson was passing through Hawai`i on his way back
from Japan. They were anxious to expose the public to Gerson's
considerable mana`o on the subject of how the U.S. continues to terrorize
the world with its nuclear arsenal. I have to admit it takes some guts to
sit through a session with Gerson. What he has to offer is the most bitter
of pills and yet, if we are truly to prevent a repeat of 9-11, it is one a
majority of Americans must be willing to swallow.
Like his mentor Daniel Ellsberg, Gerson likens U.S. foreign policy to
armed robbery.
It is easy for the average person to understand that walking into a
convenience store and putting a gun to the clerk's head is a criminal act.
Yet this is precisely what the U.S. is doing in every foreign policy arena
it enters. Most shameful, recently, was U.S. Secretary of State Colin
Powell's fabricated case against Iraq made before the United Nations'
assembly. Powell and CIA Director George Tenet sat there like thugs with
assault weapons on their laps, announcing to the world that the U.S. was
about to storm Iraq.
It doesn't matter if the robber ever fires his gun, the fact that he holds
it up to the clerk's head is enough.
The so-called U.N. authorization that Powell came away with was no more
meaningful than the concessions made by the customers who are lying on the
floor of the convenience store face down with their hands over their
heads.
Gerson has devoted his life to helping humanity understand how the U.S.
terrorizes the world with its nuclear arsenal. He is well versed on the
subject of why Truman dropped the bomb and what this decision has meant
for humanity. Gerson's book, Empire and the Bomb, is the key to initiating
a popular movement to disarm the most dangerous nation in this world, the
only people who ever nuked anybody, and he constitutes our best hope for
understanding the personal responsibility we share for America's armed
aggression in the world.
This is the point, right here, right now, in our collective hearts and
minds, represented in the analogy of the armed robbery by the authorities
arriving on the scene.
Put the gun down, step away from the gun . . . put your hands up over your
head.
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8. Ahu'ena court case
>From: "Gerald, Kimo" <kgerald@carnegiehall.org>
>Sent: Aug 30, 2007 1:15 PM
>
>Take a look at this article I just found on Starbulletin.com. You can
>read it at: http://starbulletin.com/2007/08/30/news/story09.html
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9. Gibbs: Why I Am Not Going to the Protest
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:45:15 -1000
From: mike reitz <mreitz@pacbell.net>
http://counterpunch.com/gibbs08312007.html
August 31, 2007
It's Time to Stop Messing Around
Why I Am Not Going to the Protest
By JEFF GIBBS
I am not going to the protest. I am tired of protests: they don't stop
wars. Not protests that are mostly about sign waving and hooking up with
friends and strangers and feeling the solidarity and then going back to
work or school on Monday. They say the definition of insanity is doing the
same thing over and over again expecting a different result.
Sure it FEELS rebellious, these government-permitted, media-ignored,
totally predictable rituals-but come on, going to an anti-war protest
hasn't been rebellious since Abbie Hoffman coughed up a fur ball at one in
1968. And in the context of the war on our civil liberties envisioned by
Clinton/Reno and executed by your nemesis George W.
Bush, they are very, very happy to have you protest and take your name and
number. Or force you into a field, or a waiting pen to be locked away
until they decide to let you out.
Personally I am tired of marching alongside people wearing masks and
carrying signs about stupid Bush when we and everyone we know put together
have not been smart enough to stop him. And the Bush bashing only makes
the whole parade, err, protest look juvenile to the rest of the world.
Here is what I propose: let's stop messing around. No more anti-war.
Let's stop the war. No more protest, unless it is part of some huge thing
that doesn't involve business as usual the next day. How do you stop the
war? Shut 'er down. No more business as usual. The target
audience: the Democrats, and the presidential candidates who can't fall
over each other fast enough rattling their little Democrat saberettes.
("Bomb Iran? I can top that, let's bomb PAKISTAN! Take THAT, cowboy!")
Being anti-war is a fashion statement, a political position, not a
movement. I talked to a fellow yesterday who was anti-poison but still
used them on HIS lake to fight HIS weeds-weeds outta control because he
and his neighbors dump tons of fertilizer on their beach hugging lawns. I
personally am anti-junk food but I still eat it, anti-logging but I still
use wood products, anti-fossil fuels but my work and fun still depend on
them. I am anti-aging but I still age. I am against, rape, animal cruelty,
torture, genetically modified food, child abuse but what am I doing to
stop it? Well, being against it.
In other words, nothing.
"Anti-" is easy-stopping is hard.
And stop it we must. We cannot wait 'til our hand is forced. Morally, it
will mean we failed. Already the deaths of ten, or maybe hundreds of
thousands of Iraqis is on our hands. Yours and mine. Mothers incinerated
as they hold their children. Young men who looked like trouble.
Shopkeepers standing where Saddam "might" have been. By some accounts two
million refugees that we refuse to take in. Every day, more die because we
are there. Sure it's a mess--so was Vietnam and the killing only stopped
when we left. (Read the actual history, Mr.
Bush, not the pretend history.)
We are not welcome in Iraq by the people we are allegedly liberating.
Most people don't appreciate being killed to be freed and surprise!
EIGHTY PERCENT of the citizens of Iraq want us gone. In fact a lot of them
are so overjoyed with us "liberating" them to celebrate they are killing
as many young Americans as possible. They long for the good old days
before we "liberated" them, and coincidentally, their oil.
Why are we not gone? It's our economy, stupid. Let's get a grip: the U.S.
does not have enough of it's own oil, or natural gas, and soon coal, and
no time soon-maybe never-are we going to be rid of our addiction to fossil
fuels until it runs out and our cold, dead hands will at last let loose of
the gas pump. Without access to Middle East energy YOU would not be flying
to Ohio to see your grandma or to Europe for that meeting. YOU would not
be driving your Subaru up the mountainside. And I would probably not be
making movies by traipsing around the countryside in van. It's not about
the SUV or Ford F-150 driver-he or she probably uses less fuel in a year
than you and I do flying to Hawaii or Paris one time. It's about all of
us, we Americans. WE are not complaining about HDTV's and ipods and cheap
prices on Travelocity or even aware of the irony of liking, no loving a
show about a mobster family that kills, maims and extorts its way to
wealth.
The grim reality we don't have enough energy in the U.S. to feed economies
and lifestyles going. Losing control of the region-and an Iraq ruled by
Iran means the oil (and perhaps even more importantly the natural gas) is
controlled by people who don't kowtow to us-and might not cough up the oil
& gas. The Chinese have contracts; we have ARMIES! Feel safer?
So why don't we have A STOP THE WAR plan? That might require pain and
sacrifice, something we're told we don't have to engage in as
American's--not even to save the planet. So for Christ's sake if changing
light bulbs and buying a hybrid can save the entire planet, I mean what do
we have to do to save little puny country like Iraq?
Squint? Give up the lime in limon? Buy some green light bulbs?
Now make no mistake, I like many of all of you reading, felt like I was
giving it my all from time to time. The big protest in February of 2003
was part of that-millions turned out, we all felt heartened.
Thought is was scarcely reported by the media, friends of mine blockaded a
military deployment for a few hours while I and others served as a support
team. I was part of making an anti-war movie you may have heard
of-"Fahrenheit 9/11." But I repeat, the definition of insanity is doing
the same thing over again expecting the same result, and hundreds of
protests and anti-war films and four years later we have NOT stopped, nor
slowed the war at all. Maybe we have helped galvanize public opinion. If
so good. Maybe we thought supporting the democrats in '06 would do it. It
didn't.
No longer can I live with myself by saying, well, I did my part. I don't
care whether the polls are for or against us. I don't care whether or not
the political process is working-it isn't. It is immoral and a crime
against humanity for us to continue to occupy Iraq and kill civilians.
(Anywhere for that matter. May I digress for a moment? When did it become
okay to bomb civilians because Saddam or a terrorist or a bad guy MIGHT be
present among them? That's a sin and those responsible should be held
accountable. Would you be wiling to sacrifice YOUR family because someone
wanted to take out a nearby bad guy? When did we lose our moral compass so
badly that we don't even need to pretend to be against killing civilians,
or torture, or occupying a nation that wants us the hell out?)
I can no longer give myself a pass because MY deal, my family, my work, my
ease, is more important. It's not. Afflict the comfortable and comfort the
afflicted, even if the comfortable are ourselves. We should be ashamed
that we are leaving the heavy lifting the Cindy Sheehan, to me the lone
voice who has failed to be cowed into submission or giving up among us.
Let's come together not as activist or organizers but as citizens to make
a plan. People associated with peace and justice groups could attend as
individuals. Why? Because, 1) our "grassroots" groups, as good of people
and as great a service as they provide, are really NOT grassroots groups,
they are individuals self-appointed, and 2) organizations tend to merely
want more of what they are good at, the usual protests, T-shirts and ad
hoc causes glommed on to this one.
Only one cause here: stop the war. Only citizens allowed. Speaking of
citizens, where is Al Gore? Or Bill Clinton? Jimmy Carter, we need you!
Where are the heavy hitters? Time to weigh in, past time. Time like Martin
Luther King or Gandhi to lead the walk-out, lead the shut- down, get out
in front.
What would stopping the war look like? How about democrats: start to bring
the troops home by thus such day, or we're going to have NO MORE BUSINESS
AS USUAL DAY. Picked a day, draw a line in the sand for a national strike,
or slow down, or work stoppage, or walk-out, maybe a day when college
students are getting bored, maybe in striking distance of the holiday
shopping binge. But it should here is the
message: "Democrats, end the war now. Bring the troops home now.
Business will NOT go on as usual until you do this." No shopping. No going
to work. No movies released. No concerts. No TV shows produced.
No schools open-the students have walked out. No buying of cars, plane
tickets, gasoline. Hundreds of people driving the speed limit every rush
hour-every major city will be shut down. Campus walkouts and non-violent
strikes; maybe occupations. I don't know how to do this, but I know we
must do it, or something like. Do you have a better idea?
Their blood is in our name. Yours and mine. They want us gone. The killing
does not have a chance of ending until we're gone. We must admit we were
wrong, we are wrong, apologize, ask what we can do to make amends. Sending
young men and women to kill or be killed, young men and women with bombs,
guns, napalm, artillery is the way to breed tens of thousands of Osamas,
not the way to peace.
Let's stop the war. Let's pick a day and come together to plan this, how
to stop, not oppose the war. You know the constitution gave us liberties
not merely to be happy, but to rise up when our leaders have taken the
power from the people. The president doesn't have the power to wage war:
only the people do. The second amendment wasn't meant to safeguard your
right to horde sub-machine guns in your basement, it was meant to reserve
the right to rebel, to fight for what is right, for the people, in the
event their government has gotten out of control.
History will not judge George W. Bush. It will judge us. He did not send
the troops there; we did. Only one congresswoman and NO senators voted
against this war. We can bring them home, but first the democrats must
fear the wrath of the people. And right now they fear us far us far too
little.
If the planning happens around the protest, then I will be there. If the
protest is not an event, but is a reality-changing, world- changing first
step in a real plan to stop the war; if everyone promises to not get back
on the bus, on the plane, or in their cars having wasted a bunch of fossil
fuel on a parade, I will be there.
And if we do have a slow-down, shut-down, buy nothing, consume nothing,
use no fuels thing going for a time maybe we can have a parade on our
bikes, get to know our families and neighbors, and begin the real work of
stopping global warming and global wars and terrorism the only real way
possible: by ending our role as the world's chief glutton and bullies.
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Jeff Gibbs is a filmmaker from Flint, Michigan. He was a producer on
"Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11" and is currently working on
an environmental documentary and one on radical activism.
He can be reached at jeffgibbstc@aol.com.
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10. Young Living October 5th Raindrop Class in Honolulu
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:46:56 -1000
From: Jud!th & Moksha <stardance@earthlink.net>
Aloha, Aromatic Fr!ends!
Get in on this BIG Gift from Young
Living by registering BEFORE Sept 28...Lucky if you abide in any of our
Hawaiian Islands - this is immediately accessible for you...and, Lucky if
you don't, for what better reason to plan a trip to Healing Paradise!!!
I personally give & receive the Raindrop Technique & have benefited
immensely form it...the Raindrop Technique is even covered by the European
Union's health plan, thanks to Young Living's recommendation from
Austria's Minister of Health!
Friends, If you have yet to experience Dr David Hill's presence &
training, you're in for a treat - I Love this man!
----
Good news! Young Living's Raindrop Oils class with Dr. David
Hill will be here on October 5, 2007. Your flier for the class is
attached. To clarify: the new price of $149 is for everyone (Young Living
or not).
For many years, the Raindrop Technique has rejuvenated thousands
through their journey of healing and total body wellness. With Raindrop
Oils, this all-day hands-on experience allows participants the unique
opportunity to sense the power and properties of nature's living energy,
essential oils. Dr. David Hill, Young Living's Director of Science and
Education is teaching.
This class offers excellent value. People always say, "Register
early. Space is limited." In this case, it's true, and this class WILL
fill up quickly. So register now and let everyone know about this.
People don't have to be in Young Living to come, so invite your friends,
neighbors, massage and health practitioners, athletes, yoga and the like
(soccer, golf, joggers, tai chi, etc ) folks, and people who care for
children, elders, and others. Do you know anyone who would not benefit
from using the oils or receiving a Raindrop? Me neither. Would you like
one? You'll receive one and give one. Your learning experience will be
enhanced with many other participants in the class, as you share and hear
the stories of others.
Pre-registration ends September 28, 2007, at 8 pm Hawai'i time,
or midnight, Utah time.
The class cost is $149 for everyone. The class value is
$250-$575.
The benefits you receive:
· A Raindrop Technique Kit (value: $100+ including tax and shipping)
[includes 7 essential oil single bottles of 5 ml each - oregano, thyme,
basil, wintergreen,cypress, peppermint, marjoram, and 2 essential oil
blends: Valor, and Aroma Siez, a 4 oz. Massage oil base, and a 4 oz.
OrthoEease Massage Oil Blend, and an instructional DVD]
· An excellent Young Living Training Manual (value: $50)
· A day with Dr. David Hill (value: $100)
· EXPERIENCE: giving and receiving a Raindrop (value: $75-100)
· A Young Living approved healthy lunch (value: $25)
· A certificate of completion (no CEUs available at this time)
Register today by calling YL's Distributor Network Services (DNS):
800-371-3515 or go online at http://www.youngliving.us
<http://www.youngliving.us/> (in address bar - avoid using a search
engine), click on world map of events, Hawai'i, Raindrop, then click
"register online."
Please send me a reply email: pureoils@hawaii.rr.com and let me know that
you're coming.
Many of us are leaving for the Young Living Convention in Washington, D.C.
and will be back in several weeks.
We'll have much to share. Please mark your calendars for the
evenings of October 3 and 4 as Young Living staff members Justin Harrison
and Dr. David Hill bring two additional exciting events to Honolulu. The
events are free and the information is priceless.
Thank you.
Sophie Ann Aoki
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11. Give Aloha letter.doc
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:46:19 -1000
From: MarshaRose <mrjoy@hawaii.rr.com>
The Hawaii Peace Center
at
THE PACIFIC JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION CENTER
Donate to our organization at any Foodland or Sack N Save Checkout, and
Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will donate to The Hawaii Peace
Center # 78403
The Hawaii Peace Center is participating in the Foodland & Sack N Save
"Give Aloha" program.
We are in great need of your financial support at this time.
* From September 1 - 30 present your Makai'i card at any Foodland or
Sack N Save checkout and tell the cashier you would like to donate to
The Hawaii Peace Center.
* If you do not have a Makai'i card, request one at checkout.
* Our registration code is # 78403
* Your donation will be added to the grocery purchase total.
* You may give up to $249. 100% of your donation will come to The
Hawaii Peace Center.
* Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will match a portion of the
donation.
* All donations are tax deductible.
* For more information please call 741-4612.
* Mahalo nui loa.
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12. Sept. 20 Hepcats mtng, Dr.Tarquin Collis, update on Hep C tx at Kaiser
From: KenAkinaka@aol.com
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 00:34:50 EDT
Please forward, announce and post this special event
Hepatitis, Prevention, Education, Treatment & Support Network
of Hawai`i,
HepCats Support Group & Access Care Today (ACT) invites you
to attend:
A special presentation by:
Dr. Tarquin Collis
Chief of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Kaiser
Permanente
Associate Professor of Medicine at the John A. Burns School
of Medicine
Topic: An update on hepatitis C Program at Kaiser
Also an update on recent & future developments in the
treatment of Hep C!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: â^À^ÜLife Foundationâ^À^Ý
677 Ala Moana Blvd.
Suite # 226
There will be free food at 6 PM!
In the Gold Bond Bldg. Diagonally Across from Comp USA.
(Free parking on the Keawe Street side is usually available.)
Come and hear this important presentation for patients and
the professionals that work with people that have the silent
epidemics of chronic hepatitis B & C. Many of the people with
chronic hepatitis C are now finding out they already have
cirrhosis or end-stage liver disease. Most people will not
feel ill until it may be too late to successfully be treated!
TARQUIN COLLIS, M.D., Chief of the Department of Infectious
Diseases, Kaiser Permanente, specializes in Hepatitis C, HIV
infection, as well as general Infectious Diseases. Dr. Collis
is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the John A.
Burns School of Medicine.
Dr. Collis was born and raised on O'ahu. As an undergraduate
he attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, as well
as Oxford University in England. He then attended Cornell
Medical College in New York City, before completing an
Internal Medicine Internship and Residency at the Hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. A
fellowship in Infectious Diseases followed at the University
of Washington in Seattle, where he attained a Master's Degree
in Epidemiology.
In 2001 he returned to O'ahu to work at Kaiser Permanente. In
2004, he founded Kaiser's Hepatitis C Clinic, which he
currently directs. He is married, with 3 daughters, and lives
in Kailua, where he's a busy father and an avid surfer.
Topics of interest, from a speaker's bureau standpoint,
include Hepatitis C and HIV/Hep C coinfection. Dr. Collis is
an excellent lecturer and is able to speak to your clients
and patients and/or to your Social Workers, Counselors,
Outreach Healthcare Workers, Nurses and/or Physicians. His
presentations are interesting and enjoyable to hear with
State-of-the-Art information.
A Free Dinner is being provided by Schering-Plough
Corporation
Our Gold Level sponsors for 2007 ($5,000 or more) are:
CVS ProCare Specialty Pharmacy, Diagnostic Laboratory
Services, Roche, Schering-Plough Corporation & Vertex
Pharmaceuticals.
Please RSVP by calling 221-6204, faxing 738-5797, or emailing
KenAkinaka@aol.com.
HepCats Hepatitis B & C and HIV co-infected support meeting
for patients, their family members and their care givers only
has moved to the Third Thurs. of each month. It will follow
these special speaker presentations from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Call Tim Fedorka ph # 375-8160, for more info. about the
group and/or individual mentoring.
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13. Article: A summer of statues
From: Robert Karl Stonjek
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 3:40 PM
Volume 21 | Issue 8 | Page 22
By Jerry Guo
A summer of statues
http://images.the-scientist.com/content/images/articles/53413/22-1.jpg
The stone statues of Easter Island
Courtesy of Terry Hunt
On one side of a quarry roughly two-thirds the size of a football field is
"El Gigante," a half-finished stone statue seven stories tall, and
weighing almost 300 tons. Prehistoric tools lie scattered nearby. Whoever
made these head-and-torso statues, known as moai, seemed to have decided
one day to drop their tools and disappear into history, leaving behind a
harsh, barren landscape. It's one of the mysteries of Easter Island, which
budding scientists have flown halfway across the world to solve.
During an excavation project last summer, Jeffrey Boutain, who graduated
from the University of Michigan, Dearborn, in May, routinely woke up at
7:00 a.m. and rode a jeep 10 miles to reach an excavation site at Anakena
beach. The team was digging for signs of the prehistoric civilization,
such as animal bones, charcoal, and cooking implements. Boutain also used
GPS to help survey the island's archaeologic features, including ancient
roads and buried fireplaces, and helped catalogue all 800-plus moai on the
island - the most comprehensive attempt to date.
Last summer, Boutain was one of 26 college students who flew to a South
Pacific island no bigger than three Manhattans to do summer fieldwork.
Although all 20 enrollees this summer are new to field science, they've
helped turn some theories about Easter Island upside down.
The traditional view about Easter Island, popularized by Jared Diamond in
his 2005 book, Collapse , is that the people who settled on Easter Island
destroyed the island's once-lush tropical forests; it is one of the
supposedly clearest examples of humans wreaking havoc on their
environment. Some of the data that the summer students gathered helped two
researchers - Carl Lipo at California State University in Long Beach and
Terry Hunt, director of the program and an anthropologist at University of
Hawaii at Manoa - propose another controversial theory on what leveled the
landscape.
Based partly on charcoal records found at Anakena beach, Hunt and Lipo
suggested in a Science paper last year (311:1603-6, 2006) that the early
Easter Island settlers colonized the island around 1200 AD, at least 400
years later than previously thought, and around the time the forests began
disappearing. It would be hard for humans to systematically destroy
vegetation that quickly, they reason, suggesting there may be another
culprit to blame, at least partially - rats.
Ancient rat bone DNA evidence from the beach suggests that a few rats
stowed away with the first settlers, then exploded into a population of
two to three million, and quickly devoured the palm seeds. Without
seedlings to replenish the aging stock, the palm forests eventually
withered away.
This summer, Hunt's group worked on excavations, sifting through sites for
rat-gnawed seeds and nuts to bolster his new theory. He has already found
evidence, in the form of hundreds of rat bones deep in the sands at
Anakena beach and half-eaten palm seeds scattered across the island,
suggesting that the rat population grew much more rapidly than did the
human population. Hunt hopes to find signs in pollen embedded in the
sediment from the lake near the quarry, showing that the forest started
declining before humans began any widespread clearing. "Diamond blames the
natives for destroying the island," says Lipo, who also helps run the
field school. "But maybe they weren't crazy, and it is us who have lessons
to learn on how to coexist with nature."
Well-known in archaeologic circles, the Easter Island field school of the
University of Hawaii at Manoa couldn't be more remote. Located 2,300 miles
from any sizable land mass (South America), temperatures on the island,
known as Rapa Nui by locals, hover at around 65° F (18° C) - on a good
day. Sudden rainstorms aren't uncommon. Flights from the United States can
take as long as 24 hours, not including delays.
It's worth the trip, says Boutain, who is about to enroll in UH-Manoa's
botany program for his master's degree. "I would do it again in a
heartbeat." Last year's surveying efforts, including photos and
descriptions of 650 moai, can be accessed at www.rapanuidatabase.org, the
public database for the mapping project.
"There are field schools all over the world, but to be this isolated in
such a spectacular little place is pretty unusual," says Hunt. "It's one
of the last places on earth you really have a sense of being remote."
Source: The Scientist
http://www.the-scientist.com/article/home/53413/
Posted by
Robert Karl Stonjek
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13. NOAA Grant Workshop - Oahu, Friday, September 7, 2007
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:18:15 -1000
From: "Robin Danner, President/CEO" <mailinglist@hawaiiancouncil.org>
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Grant Workshop to be held
on Maui
NOAA and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement are holding an
informative workshop on the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program. The
Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program provides financial assistance for
research and development projects to benefit the U.S. fishing industry.
For-profit and non-profit organizations are eligible.
Who: NOAA and CNHA
What: Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program
Where: Maui Tropical Plantation
When: Thursday September 6th, 1:00pm-5:00pm
For more information or to register by phone contact Max Kopper at (808)
521-5011. Registration is also available online at www.hawaiiancouncil.org
or by fax at (808) 521-4111.
Registration Form
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce is soliciting grant applications for projects to foster and
promote fisheries related projects as they apply to Harvested Resources,
Fisheries Socioeconomics, Conservation Engineering and others in Hawai^Ñi,
American Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau, Republic of Martial Islands and
the Northern Mariana Islands.
Workshops are provided free of charge. Please complete one registration
form per participant, and provide complete information.
Maui ^Ö September 6, 2007
Maui Tropical Plantation, 1-5pm
Honolulu ^Ö September 7, 2007
Ala Moana Hotel, Carnation Room 1-5pm
Complete and fax this form to 521.4111 on O^Ñahu or to 800.710.2642 from
neighbor islands. Also register by calling our offices or register online
at www.hawaiiancouncil.org.
Please check the box next to the training session you^Òd like to attend:
Maui ^Ö September 6, 2007
Maui Tropical Plantation, 1-5pm
Honolulu ^Ö September 7, 2007
Ala Moana Hotel, Carnation Room 1-5pm
Note: Participants may be photographed during workshops. CNHA reserves
the right to publish these photographs.
Name:
Address:
City/State/Territory/Zip:
Phone (Hm/Cell/Pgr/Other):
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Interested Project Priority:
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14. Disappeared News - Linking New Orleans, Virginia Tech, and Hawaii--why
do we ignore the wakeup calls?
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:10:10 -0400
From: FeedBlitz <feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com>
"DISAPPEARED NEWS" - 1 NEW ARTICLE
1. Linking New Orleans, Virginia Tech, and Hawaii--why do we ignore the
wakeup calls?
2.More Recent Articles
3.Search Disappeared News
Linking New Orleans, Virginia Tech, and Hawaii--why do we ignore the
wakeup calls?
by Larry Geller  Katrina (August 28-30, 2005) is remembered here (see
Lack of leadership has failed Katrina victims) not only as a natural
disaster but as a failure of government at all levelsâ^À^Ônational,
state and localâ^À^Ôto respond appropriately. It can be said that much,
if not most, of the ongoing human tragedy in Louisiana and Mississippi
is the result of human failure. Â No one in Hawaii would.....
go to www.disappearednews.com
More Recent Articles
* The "train wreck" method of running a government, and what the
Superferry might do next
* Hear more about the bus alternative - Town Square, Thurs 8/30, 5-6
p.m. 89.3 FM
* Superferry or Stupidferry?
* The Honolulu Weekly strikes a blow against tourism--again
* "Surfing for Peace," or "God will surf with the devil if the waves
are good"
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15. Share This Food Values Chart
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:02:17 -1000 (HST)
From: Gabrielle Welford <welford@hawaii.edu>
From: Enderle, Hilda
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 7:31 AM
Absolutely the best chart I have seen in years. SHARE THIS CHART
apples Protects your heart prevents constipation Blocks diarrhea Improves
lung capacity Cushions joints
apricots Combats cancer Controls blood pressure Saves your eyesight
Shields against Alzheimer's Slows aging process
artichokes Aids digestion Lowers cholesterol Protects your heart
Stabilizes blood sugar Guards against liver disease
avocados Battles diabetes Lowers cholesterol Helps stops strokes Controls
blood pressure Smoothes skin
bananas Protects your heart Quiets a cough Strengthens bones Controls
blood pressure Blocks diarrhea
beans Prevents constipation Helps hemorrhoids Lowers cholesterol Combats
cancer Stabilizes blood sugar
beets Controls blood pressure Combats cancer Strengthens bones Protects
your heart Aids weight loss
blueberries Combats cancer Protects your heart Stabilizes blood
sugar Boosts memory Prevents constipation
broccoli Strengthens bones Saves eyesight Combats cancer Protects your
heart Controls blood pressure
cabbage Combats cancer Prevents constipation Promotes weight loss Protects
your heart Helps hemorrhoids
cantaloupe Saves eyesight Controls blood pressure Lowers cholesterol
Combats cancer Supports immune system
carrots Saves eyesight Protects your heart Prevents constipation Combats
cancer Promotes weight loss
cauliflower Protects against Prostate Cancer Combats Breast Cancer
Strengthens bones Banishes bruises Guards against heart disease
cherries Protects your heart Combats Cancer Ends insomnia Slows aging
process Shields against Alzheimer's
chestnuts Promotes weight loss Protects your heart Lowers cholesterol
Combats Cancer Controls blood pressure
chili peppers Aids digestion Soothes sore throat Clears sinuses Combats
Cancer Boosts immune system
figs Promotes weight loss Helps stops strokes Lowers cholesterol Combats
Cancer Controls blood pressure
fish Protects your heart Boosts memory Protects your heart Combats Cancer
Supports immune system
flax Aids digestion Battles diabetes Protects your heart Improves mental
health Boosts immune system
garlic Lowers cholesterol Controls blood pressure Combats cancer kills
bacteria Fights fungus
grapefruit Protects against heart attacks Promotes Weight loss Helps stops
strokes Combats Prostate Cancer Lowers cholesterol
grapes saves eyesight Conquers kidney stones Combats cancer Enhances blood
flow Protects your heart
green tea Combats cancer Protects your heart Helps stops strokes Promotes
Weight loss Kills bacteria
honey Heals wounds Aids digestion Guards against ulcers Increases energy
Fights allergies
lemons Combats cancer Protects your heart Controls blood pressure Smoothes
skin Stops scurvy
limes Combats cancer Protects your heart Controls blood pressure Smoothes
skin Stops scurvy
mangoes Combats cancer Boosts memory Regulates thyroid aids digestion
Shields against Alzheimer's
mushrooms Controls blood pressure Lowers cholesterol Kills bacteria
Combats cancer Strengthens bones
oats Lowers cholesterol Combats cancer Battles diabetes prevents
constipation Smoothes skin
olive oil Protects your heart Promotes Weight loss Combats cancer Battles
diabetes Smoothes skin
onions Reduce risk of heart attack Combats cancer Kills bacteria Lowers
cholesterol Fights fungus
oranges Supports immune systems Combats cancer Protects your
heart Straightens respiration
peaches prevents constipation Combats cancer Helps stops strokes aids
digestion Helps hemorrhoids
peanuts Protects against heart disease Promotes Weight loss Combats
Prostate Cancer Lowers cholesterol Aggravates diverticulitis
pineapple Strengthens bones Relieves colds Aids digestion Dissolves
warts Blocks diarrhea
prunes Slows aging process prevents constipation boosts memory Lowers
cholesterol Protects against heart disease
rice Protects your heart Battles diabetes Conquers kidney stones Combats
cancer Helps stops strokes
strawberries Combats cancer Protects your heart boosts memory Calms stress
sweet potatoes Saves your eyesight Lifts mood Combats cancer Strengthens
bones
tomatoes Protects prostate Combats cancer Lowers cholesterol Protects your
heart
walnuts Lowers cholesterol Combats cancer boosts memory Lifts mood
Protects against heart disease
water Promotes Weight loss Combats cancer Conquers kidney stones Smoothes
skin
watermelon Protects prostate Promotes Weight loss Lowers cholesterol Helps
stops strokes Controls blood pressure
wheat germ Combats Colon Cancer prevents constipation Lowers cholesterol
Helps stops strokes improves digestion
wheat bran Combats Colon Cancer prevents constipation Lowers cholesterol
Helps stops strokes improves digestion
yogurt Guards against ulcers Strengthens bones Lowers cholesterol Supports
immune systems Aids digestion
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16. Chavez on hostage freedom mission
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:20:46 +0100
From: Jenny James <atlantiscol@hotmail.com>
Extraordinary news, given the Colombian government's longstanding press
campaign against Venezuela and the diametrically opposed politics of the
these two presidents.... whatever next!
jj
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Chavez on hostage freedom mission
Hugo Chavez (File pic) Hugo Chavez has been keen to mediate in
Colombia
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in Colombia for talks on his
new role as mediator between the government and left-wing rebels.
He is meeting President Alvaro Uribe to define what role he can play in
brokering a deal with Farc rebels to free hostages and government
detainees.
Correspondents say Mr Chavez's role poses serious challenges for him,
although he is popular with the rebels.
The sides disagree on key issues, among them plans for a demilitarised
zone.
The BBC's Americas editor, Emilio San Pedro, says the conservative
Colombian president must have his reservations about bringing the
left-wing and outspoken Venezuelan president into the fray.
[o.gif] [start_quote_rb.gif] I ask God that I can contribute to this
matter of a humanitarian swap [end_quote_rb.gif] Huge Chavez Venezuelan
president
Mr Uribe is Washington's staunchest ally in the region, while Mr Chavez is
embroiled in an ongoing war of words with the US.
But Mr Uribe has proved to be a pragmatist when it comes to the Venezuelan
leader, whose popularity has a way of seeping beyond Venezuela's national
borders, our correspondent adds.
Mr Chavez said that he was confident that he would be able to arbitrate
successfully.
"I ask God that I can contribute to this matter of a humanitarian swap, to
the matter of the search for peace, which is peace for all of us - peace
for Venezuela, peace for Colombia, union and integration," he said.
French connection
Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels currently hold dozens
of hostages, including several high-profile figures.
Relatives of those held captive are reported to be optimistic about Mr
Chavez's involvement.
"It's the first time I see there could be a small light at the end of the
tunnel," said Juan Carlos Lecompte, husband of French-Colombian Ingrid
Betancourt, a former presidential candidate abducted by the Farc in 2002.
In June the Colombian authorities released Farc leader Rodrigo Granda -
known as the group's "foreign minister" - as a prelude to freeing another
200 guerrillas from prison.
President Uribe claimed he was influenced by President Nicolas Sarkozy of
France, who was acting in the interests of Ms Betancourt.
Mr Chavez and Mr Uribe are were also due to discuss trade issues and a gas
pipeline between the two states during their six-hour meeting.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6972901.stm
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17. Shell protests continue in Ireland
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:38:00 +0100
From: Jenny James <atlantiscol@hotmail.com>
Schnews Report
> SITE FOR SORE EYES
>
> After a brief respite for their holidays... builders have returned to
> wreak more havoc at Shell's refinery site at Bellanaboy in Mayo, west
> Ireland. Reminding them it was certainly not business as usual, around
> twenty protesters blockaded the site. Gaining access via the main gate,
> they stopped all work on site for almost four hours. By this stage three
> plod had arrived and began attacking people standing in front of site
> vehicles. Protesters then moved outside the main gate and joined another
> group in another blockade. On Tuesday and Wednesday, concrete trucks
> entering the site were also blockaded. In another area, surveyors
> subcontracted to Shell were prevented from carrying out surveys on the
> likely pipeline route.
>
> This is just the latest in the ongoing series of actions against Shell
> and their minions in government over the past five years. Site
> invasions, blockades, marches and pickets against the company are
> happening across Europe and give inspiration and courage to those in
> Mayo at the front line of this fight to prevent the oil giant from
> building a plant and high pressure pipeline through the area (see
> SchNEWS 595).
>
> On September 14th there will be a national mobilisation for a mass
> sitdown protest at the refinery at Bellanaboy, as well as other
> international solidarity actions. Last year there was an excellent
> (arrest-free) demo a Shell garage in Brighton that stopped them selling
> their filth for the best part of a day. Let's see if we can raise the
> standard this year. See www.corribsos.com/ and check www.indymedia.ie
> for updates and news.
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18. What Nelson Mandela didn't see in Trafalgar Square...
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:31:01 +0100
From: Jenny James <atlantiscol@hotmail.com>
Schnews report
> A.N.C. NO EVIL
> STATUE UNVEILED:
> PROTEST HIDDEN
>
> This one didn't make the news: When the statue of Nelson Mandela was
> unveiled in Parliament Square, it was a touchy-feely moment for the
> heads of a 'democratic' country to parade their tolerance by putting
> Nelson's bronze floral shirt alongside Winston's overcoat...
>
> What they were careful to hide from Nelson as he came down to Parliament
> Square - that old hallowed turf of free-speech - was the permanent
> presence of peace campaigner Brian Haw, who has been camped at the
> square for 6 years, defying the SOCPA rules designed to target him and
> ban other protesters near parliament (See SchNEWS 574). His peace camp
> during the heart-warming event was surrounded by seven foot fencing, a
> media stage, banners and barriers.
>
> Brian and his supporters were hassled by police as Nelson delivered his
> knowing speech about 'freedom' to experts on the subject like Gordon
> Brown and David Cameron. A protester had her banner taken in fear it
> might cause 'alarm and distress', and police threatened protesters with
> arrest for 'breach of the peace', when they shouted 'war criminal'
> during Brown's speech. But the police didn't want the publicity of
> arrests, and failed to nick an elderly man carrying an anti-Zionist
> placard - in a demonstration unauthorised by SOCPA laws - after he was
> told by the inspector that he could remain as long as he didn't shout.
> You can guess what'll happen in years to come - there'll be a statue of
> Brian Haw at Parliament Square, with opportunist politicians queuing up
> to associate themselves with someone of such solid integrity. Meanwhile
> their boot boys and minions will be kicking the shit out of the current
> agitator defying the law to stand up for the truth... *
> www.parliament-square.org.uk
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19. At the WH
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:56:13 +0000
From: mike sysiuk <msysiuk@hotmail.com>
Hey hey,
Down at the White House.
Out in the Street
Don't look Different
The cops will get you beat.
I was at the WH playing guitar with my buddy J and Liz and Medea from
Codepink. While we were playing Liz got the take down going on behind us.
(I had my Free Hawai'i sticker out but apparently it didn't make the edit.
BTW, I could use more of those Free Hawai'i stickers - as many as you can
send. There are a series of demos coming up in Sept so I hand them out
then.)
Mike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMMRi6bbHzs
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20. Molokai to protest Nature Conservancy
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:18:15 -1000
From: mia <kaimi@lava.net>
We all know there are multi-sides to every issue...has anyone heard/asked
Nature Conservancy why?
----- Original Message -----
From: Laweleka
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:22 PM
It is my opinion that unless we use Hawaiian Laws which
we know still exists and they are bound to uphold they
don't have to recognize your HRS's. In other words one
can't say they are Hawaiian Nationals and that this is
the HK and not assert its laws........ It's when you
use the HRS that you are in compliance with their
authority so to speak that gives them the message that
your willing to entertain their authority. It is only
by using Hawaiian Kingdom Laws, along with our treaties
describing our rights under the treaty laws, that a
Hawaiian National can prevail.
Lawe
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21. Agreement on Amended Declaration
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:24:48 -1000
From: lcruz <palolo@hawaii.rr.com>
fyi...
----- Original Message ----- From: Les Malezer
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:05 PM
URGENT MATTER - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES - GLOBAL CONSULTATION
IMPORTANT NOTICE
An agreement has been reached over the Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples. The 'Co-sponsors' and the Africa Group of States have
now reached agreement over an amended version of the Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The Indigenous Peoples Caucus is undertaking an urgent consultation with
Indigenous Peoples delegations to determine whether the amended
Declaration is to be supported or rejected. This important consultation
ultimately means the amended Declaration is to be approved by the General
Assembly or not adopted.
The States that are bound in this agreement will represent a clear
majority of the UN members and it will guarantee adoption. It is possible
that all States will support the amended Declaration, except a few
'hard-line' opponents. We know who those opponents are.
These urgent consultations will determine whether we can live with the
amendments, and the Declaration is adopted, OR whether we cannot accept
the agreed version, and the Declaration will not be adopted. Your careful
scrutiny, combined with priority attention to this consultation, is called
for.
The attached document contains the relevant information, including a copy
of the amended Declaration.
All comments should be sent to the relevant regional coordinators, as
shown in the document, so that an assessment can be made of the level of
support or opposition.
In addition you may receive separate communications from your regional
coordinator in the regional process to determine responses.
On behalf of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus 'Steering Committee' I extend
our apologies for the urgency of this consultation. It is beyond our
control. The General Assembly will consider this Declaration within the
next seven working days in New York.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and your urgent consideration
of the situation.
regards,
Les
Chairperson, Indigenous Peoples Caucus at UN
CONTACT
Email: les.malezer@faira.org.au
Cell: +1 (646) 338 3029
Website: www.ipcaucus.net
OFFICE
The Church Center
777 UN Plaza
IITC Office, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 (212) 682 3633 ext. 3123
Fax: +1 (212) 682 5354
________________________________________________________________________________
22. Calling Hui Pu - Be at the Palace this Sunday, Sept 2nd.
From: kanikapu@yahoo.com
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 12:03 AM
Aloha Hui Pu Ohana and friends,
We have to decided to be at the palace this Sunday to set up an IZ or
Independence Zone. We are gathering Peacefully at the Ahu to maintain a
vigil for Queen Lili'uokalani's desire for justice and to have Hawaii's
Independence restored. This cannot be forgotten or ignored. To celebrate
her birthday without acknowledging what happened to her and our country is
anus hapanui.
We will represent our Queen's desire for justice with humility, dignity
and aloha, to maintain the continuity of our Kupuna and the Ku'e
petitions. We will also have an 'awa ceremony and mea ai organized by
Kahumoku and Imaikalani.
Come down and represent, come down and stand for justice wit Bring your
Hawaiian flag, bring your guitar or ukulele and your chair.
We will be very easy to find, you won't be able to miss us.We are hoping
to get a good turn out please invite all your independence ohana.
Onipa'a Kakou!
aloha aina,
andre
What: Peaceful Independence Vigil for the Queens Birthday with 'Awa
ceremony.
When: This Sunday, Sept. 2nd, 10am-6pm
Where: Iolani Palace-Ahu
How: Hui Pu Onipa'a
**The event at the palace is open to the public, all are invited and
welcome so we are going.
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23. 6th Annual Hapa Haole Hula and Vocal Prelims
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:57:29 -1000
From: Kaululaau04 <kaululaau04@hawaii.rr.com>
Aloha,
PA'I Foundation is hosting the 6th Annual Hapa Haole Hula & Vocal
Preliminary Competition at Kapi'olani Park on Saturday Sept. 8 from 10 am
to 4pm We are looking for vendors interested in a craft, food booth or
educational/informational booth. Booth fees are $75 for crafters, $150 for
food vendors and $25 for Educational Booths (no selling, distribution of
educational materials only) We provide the space and promotion and you
bring your own tables, tents and chairs. The contact for the craft fair is
Charlene Hazlewood at 554-8169... I've cc'd her on this email but she
prefers the phone I've also attached the vendor application forms.. Can
you forward out to anyone you think may be interested? If you're
interested in competing call me...deadline for applications is August
27th.
Mahalo!
Vickyt
808-754-2301
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24. Stick Out Your Tongue: New Sign Of A Stroke
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:06:59 -0400
From: Curtis B. Ellerbe <bigcurtlrb@juno.com>
I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!
New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.
My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the
word. I agree.
If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
Seriously..
Please read:
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured
everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .....she said
she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she
appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of
the evening.
Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been
taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered
a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke,
perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die.... they end up in a
helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he
can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He said the trick
was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient
medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately,
the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe
brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple
questions:
S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out
his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the
other , that is also an indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately
and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10
people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
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25. 'olelo TV what you might be missing today 9/1
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:44:02 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com>
[also, 'hawaiian potpourri' live call-in hawaiian/int'l talk show, sat.
5-6 pm, sun. 6-8 am, KWAI 1080 AM (not FM), ph 524 1080, host poka laenui
aka hayden fern burgess]
9/1/2007 6:00:00 AM OAHU Short Take-Na Pua Noeau Student Panel Discussion:
'Iwi Kupuna Na Pua No'eau Students Panel discusions on various hawaiian
topics Native Hawaii
9/1/2007 8:00:00 AM NATV Ka Moana Nui A Kanaloa Concert Ho'ike of various
performing groups attending the Maohi Cultural Festival in Tahiti. Native
Hawaii
9/1/2007 10:00:00 AM FOCUS War Made Easy - NL Propaganda leading up to the
invasion of Iraq National/Internatnl 9/1/2007 10:30:00 AM NATV Pa Lehua
Cultural site tour by John Kaimikaua & Shad Kane at Pa Lehua, proposed
site for Wind Energy by HECO. Sr Native Hawaii
9/1/2007 11:30:00 AM NATV Hawaiian Spirituality In Prison Discussion about
Hawaiian spirituality in a Mississippi prison. Native Hawn Issues
9/1/2007 11:30:00 AM VIEW Holy Land Peace: Intifada 2: The Second
Palestinian Uprising (repeat) Educational Presentation Of Peace & Justice
Issues In The Holy Land. National/Internatnl
9/1/2007 12:30:00 PM NATV Aha Ola Pono o Koolauloa: Malama Aina, Malama
Ohana No Na Hanauna 1/2 Hawaiian Health and wellness conference Native
Hawn Issues
9/1/2007 1:30:00 PM NATV Act of War History of Hawn nation from
pre-contact to overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom including impact of
American statehood. Native Hawn Issues
9/1/2007 3:00:00 PM VIEW Expo Info: Beyond Treason (repeat) Health issues
in the military they bring home Social/Political 9/1/2007 3:30:00 PM NATV
Halia Aloha Hawaii #10: Palolo Oral histories: 6 stories about Filipino
scholars, WWII, a rising boxing champ and growing up in Molokai and
Kohala. Cultural/Ethnic
9/1/2007 5:00:00 PM TEAC Russell the Rooster: #200 Russell Learns
Composing (REPEAT) Childrens' puppet show featuring Russell the Rooster.
Show is fun and educational for all ages. Childrens 9/1/2007 5:00:00 PM
FOCUS Holy Land Peace: Burning Conscience: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out
Educational Presentation Of Peace & Justice Issues In The Holy Land.
National/Internatnl
9/1/2007 5:30:00 PM TEAC What Makes Family Life Meaningful (Arabic) A
review of some current research, including interviews with families around
the world, about sucessfull families. Educational
9/1/2007 7:00:00 PM NATV Manaleo Show interviewing native speakers of
Hawaiian language and other Hawaiian language subject matter. Native
Hawaii
9/1/2007 8:30:00 PM FOCUS Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Forum on economics
in Hawaii. Hawaii/Global Economy by John Ruthledge. Economic Issues
9/1/2007 9:00:00 PM NATV Issues That Matter: Help Protect Ahu'ena Heiau
Anthropological perspectives of indigenous people's issues Native Hawn
Issues
9/1/2007 10:00:00 PM TEAC Short Take-Na Pua Noeau Student Panel
Discussion: Land & Water Rights Na Pua No'eau Students Panel discusions on
various hawaiian topics Native Hawaii
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26. ***3 short videos on DU
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:26:46 -1000
From: viviane lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFjxbNSExwY
In the wind (part1) [7mn.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyvMvaXefL0
In the wind (part2) [6 mn.]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eynXYwUTzOo&mode=related&search=
Iraq war veteran discusses DU (Depleted Uranium), racism [6 mn.]
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27. Legal services for Kauai protesters
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:17:04 -1000
From: eileen@lava.net
Aloha,
Here's an announcement I came across on www.islandbreath.org:
ACLU & Arrested Protesters
by Tracey Schavone on 30 August 2007 - 7:o0am HST
tracey@kauaioutcallmassage.com
I spoke with Mina Morita last night - she said Gary Hooser has secured
an agreement with the ACLU to represent those who were arrested at
Nawiliwili Bay during the protests (free of charge). However, those
who were arrested must make contact w/the ACLU directly - ACLU reps
aren't permitted to solicit cases.
I'll get the info out over the air ... please help spread the word. If
you have any specific questions, please contact Gary.
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