2. Events & On-Going Cultural Programs - Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii
3. FALL NEWSLETTER - Native Books/Na Mea Hawai`i
4. Superferry considers pulling out of Hawaii - comment
5. Don't Think of George Lakoff
6. UN's dorip -- pacific regional caucus statement ( i i t c ?)
7. reuters on UN dorip
8. Teen's conviction tossed in Jena, LA beating
9. The 'surge' scam in Iraq
10. UH resurrects plan to partner with Navy
11. Ferry needs to run to pay debt, fed says
12. Travesty of Justice like the Massey case
13. Legislature could save Superferry, Lingle says
14. War Declared On Hawaii (No, it's NOT Japan this time)! - comment
15. Letter to Laura Thielen
16. Urgent Info. - kupuna simeone
17. Sept 23 Special Event at Revolution Books
18. UN dorip websites of international groups (kankana-ey igorot, iwgia,
iitc, unpfii)
19. UN dorip -- best coverage? by International Herald Tribune?
20. upi on UN dorip
21. For Immediate Release: 9th Circuit Denies Shell Offshore Beaufort Sea
Exploration Plans Again
22. reuters on UN dorip - comment
23. UH resurrects plan to partner with Navy - comment
24. reuters on UN dorip - more comment
25. Urgent Info. - kupuna simeone - more comment
26. article by Poka in Yes! magazine
27. Islands for the military
28. Maui ban on Superferry extended
29. Hawaii Superferry has "considerable military utility"
30. Radio New Zealand: New Hawaii ferry service faced with resistance over
military links
31. Waimanalo Residents Protest Military Training Center
32. A Giant 'Golfball' for Missile Defense
33. Petraeus, Kipling, Fleischer, Johnson
1. Coming Soon - Epic Tale of Hiiakaikapoliopele & Other News!
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:26:50 -1000
From: Amanda Rang <amanda@nativebookshawaii
Aloha kâkou!
Native Books is pleased to announce the forthcoming release, coming this
November, of the long-awaited and highly anticipated...
Ka Mo`olelo o Hi`iakaikapoliopele
The Epic Tale of Hi`iakaikapoliopele
Translations by Puakea Nogelmeier
Illustrations by Solomon Enos
For the first time ever, the epic tale of Hi^Ñiaka and Pele by
Ho^Ñoulumâhiehie is available in book form for Hawaiian and English
readers today. A century after its original publication in 1906, Awaiaulu
Press presents this legacy of narrative and chant in Hawaiian and English
hardcover volumes, and in a limited two-volume Centennial Edition.
Find more information about the books, and order your copy today at
www.nativebookshawaii.com
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2. Events & On-Going Cultural Programs - Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:34:53 -1000
From: Amanda Rang <amanda@nativebookshawaii.com>
SEPTEMBER ^Õ KEPAKEMAPA 2007
EVENTS & ON-GOING CLASSES
Native Books/Nâ Mea Hawaii - Ward Warehouse - FREE PARKING
For more info on events, call the Ward Warehouse store at 808-596-8885.
(Please excuse any issues with Hawaiian diacritical marks appearing
incorrectly)
AUPUNI ART PLACE
We are excited to begin cultural workshops and programming this month in
our new Aupuni Art Place. We will now host our current list of on-going
cultural classes in the new Aupuni Art Place, and will also begin some new
programs. In addition to our current offerings listed on the next page,
we are happy to introduce these new workshops:
NEW WORKSHOPS in our NEW AUPUNI ART PLACE!
Women^Òs Weaving Hui
Saturdays, 8 am ^Ö 11 am and Wednesdays from 6 pm ^Ö 9 pm
September 1st thru November 21st
Master weavers from the South Seas Women Development Group will teach
weaving with lauhala and coconut leaves. Learn to make bracelets, fans,
table mats, table runners, napkin rings, haku, hats, visors, flowers,
photo frames, baskets, floor mats, wallets and a variety of other
decorations. You may also create your own projects and ask the kumu, or
teachers, for input. Weaving hui spaces are limited and will be filled on
a first-come first-serve basis. You may weave on either day. There is a
fee for materials unless you bring your own lau hala or lau niu to use. To
reserve your space, call Aulani Shiu at 596-8885.
Make & Take Workshops with Michiko West
Saturdays, 12 pm ^Ö 4 pm
Make and take home your own fimo clay creations with Michiko West. There
is a nominal fee for this class. Call Aulani Shiu at 596-8885 for more
information.
Watercolor Painting with Patrice Federspiel
Thursdays, 6 pm ^Ö 8:45 pm
September 13th thru October 18th
Come and enjoy learning about color with artist, Patrice Federspiel.
Whether you are new to painting with watercolors or you^Òve been painting
for years, your use of color is important. This class provides an
opportunity to really dig into color and learn how it affects the outcome
of your paintings. This is an on-going class with the focus on YOU, what
you like to paint, and the way you like to paint. Personal help and
individual attention are the hallmarks of Patrice^Òs teaching style.
There is a fee for this six-week class series. For more information, or
to reserve your space, call Patrice at 392-9104 or email her at
Patrice@ArtofAloha.com
Hulu (Feather) Workshops with Kaha^Ñi Topolinski & Eric Wada
Mondays, 5:30pm ^Ö 9pm
September 3, 10, 17, 24
Learn the traditional craft of Hawaiian feather work in one of our newest
on-going classes. Students will learn how to make lei hulu (feather lei),
kâhili (feather standard) and other hulu items. Classes are $25 per month
or $10 per lesson and participants will continue working on their projects
from week to week. There is also an extra fee for supplies. For info, call
292-8862.
Lomilomi for the Entire Family with LiAnn Uyeda of Aloha Lomilomi
Thursday, September 20th, 6pm - 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 information or to
reserve your space, please call 738-5244.
ON-GOING WORKSHOPS
Lauhala Weaving Classes with Aunty Gwen of Ulana me ke Aloha
Class schedule varies ^Ö Please call for details
Join the Lauhala Aunties as they share their knowledge on lauhala
weaving. Haumâna (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 call 596-8885.
Tuesdays ^Ö Intermediate Hula (Adult)
8:15 am to 9 am (September 18 & 25)
Join Germaine Kaleolani Haili^Òs intermediate class with hula mana^Ño.
Haumâna (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
Wednesdays ^Ö Patrick Ching: Artist demo & autograph signing
12 pm ^Ö 4 pm (September 5, 12, 19 & 26)
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. His schedule is subject to change, so please call the store at ph.
596-8885 to confirm artist^Òs schedule for each week.
Wednesdays^Ö Beginning ^ÑÔlelo Hawai^Ñi or Hawaiian Language
8:15m ^Ö 9am (September 19 & 26)
Learn basic Hawaiian words and phrases from instructor Germaine Kaleolani
Haili. This class also features place name pronunciations and stories,
and various mo^Ñolelo.
FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH ^Ö ^ÓHÂ!^Ô BREATH MEDITATION WORKSHOP
7 PM - 8PM (1ST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH: SEPTEMBER 5TH, OCTOBER 3RD,
ETC.)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THREE FORMS OF HAWAIIAN MEDITATION: ACTIVE,
PASSIVE, & STORING WILL BE PRESENTED AND DEMONSTRATED BY DR. ELITHE
MANUHA^ÑAIPO KAHN. THE WORKSHOP IS FREE WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE ^ÓHÂ!^Ô
BOOK. PLEASE CALL #523-3622 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR TO RESERVE A
SPACE.
Thursdays ^ÖFree Hula Classes
Beginning Adult Hula: 5 pm to 6 pm (September 20 & 27)
Intermediate Hula: 6 pm to 7 pm (September 20 & 27)
Learn basic movements of hula from instructor Germaine Kaleolani Haili.
Haumâna (students) will learn the history, language and culture of this
beautiful art form. Classes are held at the Ward Amphitheater. Classes
are for adults. For more info contact Germaine at 596-8885 or
germaine@nativebookshawaii.com
Saturdays ^Ö Beginning Adult ^ÑUkulele Classes
9:30 am-10:30 am (September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
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.
Sundays ^Ö Nâ Mele Nei Concerts
1:00 pm ^Ö 3:00 pm (September 2, 9, 16, 23)
Enjoy the many musical talents of Hawai^Ñi, from traditional ^Ñukulele to
slack key guitar to contemporary. Concerts are held at the Ward Warehouse
Amphitheater.
GUEST ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS
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 (596-8885) and at Hilton
(949-3989).
Ward Location:
Every 3rd Sunday ^Ö Solomon Apio ~ wood carver
Hilton Location:
Mondays ^Ö Patrice Federspiel, 9am ^Ö 1 pm
Tuesdays ^Ö Heather Anders, 9am ^Ö 1 pm
Dick Garcia, 1pm ^Ö 3pm
Wednesdays ^Ö Heather Anders, 9am ^Ö 1 pm
Thursdays ^Ö Teri Inouye (Botanicals Hawai^Ñi), 9am ^Ö 1pm
Fridays ^Ö Lavonne Baldwin, 9am ^Ö 1pm, September 7th & 21st
Heather Anders, 9am ^Ö 1pm, September 14th & 28th
Saturdays ^Ö Patrice Federspiel, 9am ^Ö 1pm
Sundays ^Ö Dick Garcia, 9am ^Ö 1pm
Aloha `âina,
Native Books
808-597-8967
toll-free 1-800-887-7751
info@nativebookshawaii.com
http://www.nativebookshawaii.com
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3. FALL NEWSLETTER - Native Books/Na Mea Hawai`i
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:39:11 -1000
From: Amanda Rang <amanda@nativebookshawaii.com>
Aloha mai kâkou,
Our fall book newsletter is hot off the press, but if you are not on our
regular mailing list, you might have missed out on our favorite new
releases!
We are excited to announce that you can now view our newsletter online, or
print it for easier reading. Simply go to:
http://nativebookshawaii.com/upload/NBI_Fall07.pdf
We've featured some of our favorite new books, such as "The Story of
Lâna'i" and "The Epic Tale of Hi`iakaikapoliopele." Check it out!
Mahalo for supporting Native Books! Aloha no...
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4. Superferry considers pulling out of Hawaii - comment
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:12:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nani Rogers <rogersn001@hawaii.rr.com>
I'll believe it when the fat lady sings....I don't trust any of `em...
However, I do consider this a lanakila for the people!!!
" O na po`e i aloha o ka `aina."
KU`E!
Auntie Nani
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5. Don't Think of George Lakoff
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:17:49 -0400
From: Hank Stone <hstone@rochester.rr.com
George Lakoff, author of Don't Think of an Elephant, makes the argument
that how the debate is framed is more important than what is actually
said.
He shows that if you try not to think of an elephant, your thoughts are
likely to wander to heavy, gray, tusked animals you are trying not to
think of.
The oil and coal industries, and the media and government they own, could
not be more clear about framing the debate, and choose frames to protect
their interest in business as usual.
Hank Stone
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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091307N.shtml
The "Feel Good" Approach to Climate Distortion
By Joe Brewer
The Rockridge Institute
Tuesday 11 September 2007
An article published today in the science section of the New
York Times clearly demonstrates the importance of frames and
narratives when discussing important political issues. John
Tierney's article "Findings: 'Feel Good' vs. 'Do Good' on
Climate" is currently among the most popular articles of the
day. This widely read article is filled with distortions,
redirections, and spin designed specifically to undermine
public acceptance of one of the gravest threats we face as a
global community.
Several months ago, I critiqued a similar Times article by William J.
Broad in my response, When Climate Message is Strong, Attack the
Messenger!
Like Broad, Tierney seems intent on undermining the strong public
acceptance of the significance of the climate crisis. He does this with
the help of Bjorn Lomborg, a person whose expertise in statistics has been
very helpful at distorting facts through the manipulation of numbers.
Set the Stage With Heroes and Villains
The persuasive power of Tierney's creation lies in the story it tells.
He starts out with the line "After looking at one too many projections of
global warming disasters^Å I was ready for a reality check." A hidden
message lurks in this opening line. Here is a translation of the story
implicit in his opening statement:
Alarmist environmentalists are naïve children who don't really know
what is going on. They are out of touch with reality. They have repeatedly
bombarded us innocent victims with tales of disaster and doom.
Now we know who the villains are. All those pesky people who express
concern about global warming are bad. They cannot be trusted. So who can
we trust? Enter Bjorn Lomborg, an 'expert' in political science who has
stood firm against environmentalists for years. He is the "scourge of
environmentalist orthodoxy" - Tierney's way of painting environmentalists
as religious fanatics who refuse to give up their dogmatic ways. (One
could instead interpret Lomborg's steadfastness in the face of an entire
community of experts as being dogmatic.)
The heroes go on a quest. But it is "not an arduous expedition."
Translation: "It is easy to show that the villains are wrong." All you
have to do is walk over to the Brooklyn Bridge and look at the water down
below. Simple. But the story is just beginning.
Treat Future Events as "More of the Same"
A typical technique used by climate contrarians is to frame
projections of likely future events as predictions and call climate
scientists foolish for predicting the future. Tierney goes the other way
and frames future events as reflections of the past. Check out this quote:
"Since record-keeping began in the 19th century, the sea level in New
York has been rising a foot per century, which happens to be about the
same increase estimated to occur over the next century by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change." (emphasis added)
He does more than claim numerical equivalence. That alone would merely
be inaccurate (the average of all scenarios for sea level rise over the
next century is closer to 1.5 feet, but could be as high as 3 feet).
Instead, he goes further to imply that the rise in sea level over the last
century didn't cause any harm. Therefore, another increase of the same
amount will have the same consequence. Clever sleight-of-hand, isn't it?
He does the same thing with temperature:
"The temperature has also risen as New York has been covered with
asphalt and concrete ^Å that's estimated to have raised nighttime
temperatures by 7 degrees Fahrenheit. The warming that has already
occurred locally is on the same scale as what's expected globally in the
next century." (emphasis added)
Tierney's understanding of global temperature would earn him a failing
grade in any physical science class. The warming in a small area (a city)
for a short duration (overnight) is vastly different from the warming of
the entire planet averaged over several decades. We can deduce that
Tierney either sucks at physics (and doesn't have the sense to ask a real
expert) or he is intentionally seeking to mislead people.
He goes on to say that "the impact of these changes on Lower Manhattan
isn't quite as striking as the computer graphics." This reinforces the
misconceptions he has just peddled while undermining the credibility of
the science. In effect, this is saying that dramatic pictures are
exaggerations, in truth things aren't so bad!
Learning a Lesson
We are meant to learn that "the lesson from our expedition is not that
global warming is a trivial problem." This is a classic example of
negating a frame to reinforce it. It is like saying "don't think of a
white horse," which immediately evokes imagery of billowy white manes and
tails on four-legged beasts. Tierney has Lomborg agree that "global
warming is real and will do more harm than good," thus framing global
warming as having unspecified beneficial properties that are not too bad
after all.
And what would these heroes have us do to address a problem that is
not "trivial"? We are told that "the best strategy, he says, is to make
the rest of the world as rich as New York" and "buy air conditioners."
That will fix everything.
This solution emerges because the problem has been trivialized by
Tierney when he pointed out a few "confounding factors" that even Al Gore
couldn't see. The first is "that winter can be deadlier than summer." This
frame hides the deadly truth that droughts are strongly contributing to
famine, disease, and destabilization of the entire horn of Africa. The
climate crisis will impact people everywhere, not just in the north where
winters can be harsh. The second is "that the weather matters a lot less
than how people respond to it." We could take away from this the lesson
that we should respond to the climate crisis as a serious threat, but that
isn't what he has in mind.
Technology to the Rescue (Only the Wealthy Need Apply)
So we should buy air conditioners. Just pretend they don't run on
electricity from fossil fuels. The global warming pollution involved is
not a problem. Why is this a good thing? Because it doesn't hurt the
economy! (Finally, the truth creeps out.)
Tierney goes on to say that "preparing for the worst in future climate
is expensive" and we shouldn't do anything about it because it will mean
"less money for the most serious threats today." Unspecified threats are
deemed more important than the climate crisis, implicitly undermining its
significance. At the same time, the false dichotomy of environment against
economy has reared its ugly head.
What's worse, we are meant to infer that only wealthy U.S. cities
matter. The 'big problems' Tierney wants us to focus on are giving
"urbanites a break from the hot summer" and "reducing the
urban-heat-island effect." We should just ignore the impacts of global
warming on all those starving Africans. Or that we can't protect 17
million people who live at sea level in Bangladesh. He completely misses
the fact that the climate crisis is a moral issue. The world's poor and
disenfranchised will be hit hardest by global warming, not the wealthy
cities of the United States.
A Peaceful Ending to a Simple Quest
How does the story end? Lomborg and Tierney are "sitting safely dry
and cool inside the Bridge Café." All is well and there is nothing to
worry about. In this little comfort zone, Lomborg reminds us that we
should think of the children:
"I don't think our descendants will thank us for leaving them poorer
and less healthy just so we could do a little bit to slow global warming.
I'd rather we were remembered for solving the other problems first."
By presenting past change as equivalent to what is in store, coupled
with simplistic solutions to the wrong problems, we should solve 'real'
problems that have not been specified.
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of this nonsense. Six months ago
I wrote this:
"Each day we fail to take responsibility for the mess we are in
compromises our communities. Each day we fail to empathize with all
creatures great and small we damage the health of our planet. Each day we
fail to recognize our common good reduces the common wealth we have to
share with each other. Why isn't this message printed in the New York
Times today? That's what I want to know.
Isn't it finally time to transcend this kind of madness?"
That pretty much sums it up for me.
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6. UN's dorip -- pacific regional caucus statement ( i i t c ?)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:56:17 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com>
IITC website http://www.treatycouncil.org/new_page_51.htm
Pacific Regional Caucus Statement
on the Adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.treatycouncil.org/PDFs/Pacific%20regional%20statement%20Sept%2013%202
007.pdf
The Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific region were appraised of the text of
the modified United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples in early September 2007. They communicated their overwhelming
support for its passage from 11 different countries spanning the vast
reaches of Oceania, which is the largest geographical region of the world
and the home of many diverse cultures who are Polynesian, Melanesian and
Micronesian. Pacific leaders and Indigenous Peoples have been consistent
and unwavering in their support for the human rights for the world's
Indigenous Peoples since the inception of this effort 21 years ago in
Geneva. We recognize and thank the Government of Fiji - the first State in
the world to adopt the Sub-Commission draft of the Declaration - for their
efforts to bring agreement among all States and for their leadership in
this monumental task.
With the passage of the Declaration we herald the dawning of a new era for
relations between pacific Indigenous Peoples and States, as well as UN
agencies and specialized bodies. An era which we believe can now be
established on a strong human rights foundation. The passage of the
Declaration affirms the fundamental principle that human rights are
universal and that the Indigenous Peoples and cultures of the Pacific are
entitled to the rights and fundamental freedoms which have for so long
been withheld.
For many Indigenous Peoples in the Pacific, where strife and warfare
continue, the Declaration will provide a framework for the peaceful
resolution of conflict. For those Indigenous Peoples who continue to labor
under the yolk of colonization, the Declaration provides a template for
renewed efforts to implement the UN decolonization process for restoring
to the Indigenous Peoples of the non-self-governing territories a full
measure of their right to selfgovernance and independence.
Pacific peoples view the Declaration not only as a statement of
aspiration, but also as a tool for the uplifting and advancement of our
families, communities and cultures. The provisions of the Declaration make
clear the right of pacific Indigenous Peoples to economic, social and
cultural development. We believe that these provisions, when implemented,
can be utilized to address extreme poverty in our regions and expanding
problems relating to economic and natural resource exploitation which have
become significant issues in Oceania, for small island developing States
and the Indigenous Peoples who are the first peoples of the Pacific. In
addressing these difficult challenges, the rights set forth in the
Declaration to lands, territories and resources and to education, housing
and health can guide our peoples and States to workable solutions with the
meaningful inclusion of the Pacific native people in the political
decision making process of States.
The Declaration provides us all with a way forward. By confirming our
right to restitution and compensation for past wrongs and by affirming our
right to give our free prior and informed consent to decisions and actions
that affect our lives, the Declaration establishes the basis for the
resolution of historical inequities and injustices so that our children
will not inherit the legacy of colonization. The protections and freedoms
elucidated in the Declaration protect our sacred places, affirm our ways
of life and provide for our cultural survival.
It is of great concern to us that the United States, New Zealand and
Australia continue to play an obstructionist role by refusing to
acknowledge human rights for Pacific Indigenous Peoples. We are prepared
to address these powers in the Pacific and challenge these States to live
up to the obligations they assume under the Charter of the United Nations
and the Human Rights Conventions to which they are signatories. The time
has come for the United States, New Zealand and Australia to abandon their
racist policies towards Indigenous Peoples in the Pacific and globally,
and to acknowledge the human rights of all peoples, including the
Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific.
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7. reuters on UN dorip
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:53:48 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com>
http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2007/09/14/un_backs_indigenous_people
s_declaration_of_rights/
UN backs indigenous people's declaration of rights
By Patrick Worsnip, Reuters | September 14, 2007
UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly passed a sweeping declaration of
rights for indigenous people yesterday despite opposition from several
developed states that said it gave excessive property and legal powers.
Four countries - the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand -
voted against the nonbinding declaration, but it went through
overwhelmingly with 143 votes in favor and 11 abstentions. Not all
countries in the 192-member Assembly voted.
Under negotiation for 20 years, the document says that indigenous people,
whose number has been put at 270 million worldwide as understood by the
declaration, "have the right to self-determination."
One of its most controversial articles states that "indigenous peoples
have the right to the lands, territories, and resources which they have
traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired."
That could put in question most of the land ownership in countries, such
as those that opposed the declaration, whose present population is largely
descended from settlers who took over territory from previous inhabitants.
A balancing clause inserted at a late stage in the text says nothing in it
can authorize or encourage "any action which would dismember or impair,
totally or in part, the territorial integrity or political unity" of
states.
That was not good enough for the four objectors, notably Canada, where the
issue has become a political football. Many of Canada's 1 million
aboriginal and Inuit people live in overcrowded, unsanitary housing and
suffer high rates of unemployment, substance abuse, and suicide.
"The provisions in the declaration on lands, territories, and resources
are overly broad, unclear, and capable of a wide variety of
interpretations," Canada's UN Ambassador John McNee told the General
Assembly.
That stance was attacked by Canada's left-leaning opposition New
Democrats.
"It's very disappointing. I think it's cowardly and very un-Canadian . .
we pride ourselves on being advocates for human rights," legislator Jean
Crowder told Reuters.
US delegate Robert Hagen said the UN Human Rights Council, which prepared
the text, had not sought consensus.
"This declaration was adopted . . . in a splintered vote. This process was
unfortunate and extraordinary," he said.
Aside from land ownership issues, critics also assailed provisions on
indigenous peoples' intellectual property, right to be consulted on laws
affecting them, and right to exempt their land from military activities.
But supporters of the declaration said it gave long overdue recognition to
indigenous peoples.
"This declaration is the least that could be approved to give us all
instruments recognizing the existence of indigenous people," Bolivian
Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, himself indigenous, told the General
Assembly.
Most US allies, including Britain and Japan, also voted for the
declaration, saying last-minute amendments had made it acceptable.
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8. Teen's conviction tossed in Jena, LA beating
From: <moderator@PORTSIDE.ORG>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 4:19 PM
> 1 Teen's conviction tossed in La. beating
>
> =====================================================
> Teen's conviction tossed in La. beating
> <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070914/ap_on_re_us/school_fight>
> AP
> By JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press Writer
> Fri Sep 14, 6:52 PM ET
>
> NEW ORLEANS - A state appeals court on Friday threw out the only
> remaining conviction against one of the black teenagers accused in the
> beating of a white schoolmate in the racially tense north Louisiana town
> of Jena.
>
> Mychal Bell, 17, should not have been tried as an adult, the state 3rd
> Circuit Court of Appeal said in tossing his conviction on aggravated
> battery, for which he was to have been sentenced Thursday. He could have
> gotten 15 years in prison.
>
> His conspiracy conviction in the December beating of student Justin
> Barker was already thrown out by another court.
>
> Bell, who was 16 at the time of the beating, and four others were
> originally charged with attempted second- degree murder. Those charges
> brought widespread criticism that blacks were being treated more harshly
> than whites after racial confrontations and fights at Jena High School.
>
> Bell's attorney Louis Scott said he didn't know whether his client,
> whose bond was set at $90,000, would get out of jail immediately.
>
> "We don't know what approach the prosecution is going to take -- whether
> they will re-charge him, where he would have to be subjected to bail all
> over again or not," Scott said.
>
> Civil rights leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton,
> had been planning a rally in support of the teens for the day Bell was
> to have been sentenced.
>
> "Although there will not be a court hearing, we still intend to have a
> major rally for the Jena Six and now hopefully Mychal Bell will join
> us," Sharpton said in an e-mailed statement.
>
> Said Jackson: "The pressure must continue until all six boys are set
> free and sent to school, not to jail."
>
> Jena is a mostly white town where racial animosity flared about a year
> ago when a black student sat under a tree that was a traditional
> gathering place for whites. A day later, three nooses were found hanging
> from the tree. There followed reports of racial fights at the school,
> culminating in the December attack on Barker.
>
> The reversal of Bell's conviction will not affect four other teenagers
> also charged as adults, because they were 17 years old at the time of
> the fight and no longer considered juveniles, said attorney George
> Tucker of Hammond.
>
> Prosecutors have the option of appealing to the state Supreme Court.
> District Attorney Reed Walters did not return a call Friday.
>
> Judge J.P. Mauffray had thrown out Bell's conspiracy conviction, saying
> it was not a charge on which a juvenile may be tried as an adult. But he
> had let the battery conviction stand, saying Bell could be tried in
> adult court because the charge was among lesser charges included in the
> original attempted murder charge.
>
> Teenagers can be tried as adults in Louisiana for some violent crimes,
> including attempted murder, but aggravated battery is not one of those
> crimes, the court said.
>
> Defense lawyers had argued that the aggravated battery case should not
> have been tried in adult court once the attempted murder charge was
> reduced.
>
> The case "remains exclusively in juvenile court," the Third Circuit
> ruled.
> =====================================================
9. The 'surge' scam in Iraq
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:38:54 +0100
From: Jenny James <atlantiscol@hotmail.com>
> STOP THE WAR COALITION
> NEWSLETTER No. 1016
> 14 September 2007
> Email office@stopwar.org.uk
> T: 020 7278 6694
> Web: http://www.stopwar.org.uk
**********************************
> 1) THE "SURGE" SCAM IN IRAQ This week has shown conclusively why it is
> essential that the antiwar movement stays as active and as visible as
> possible. Stop the Warâ^À^Ùs NOT ONE MORE DEATH demonstration at
> Parliament on Monday 8 October (see below) will insist that Gordon
> Brownâ^À^Ùs House of Commons statement on Iraq should reflect the
> majority view of people in this country, who want all British troops
> withdrawn now. Brown should certainly not be allowed to use the lies and
> deception about the so-called Baghdad 'surge', spread this week, to
> justify Britainâ^À^Ùs continuing participation in the Iraq occupation.
>
> General Petraeusâ^À^Ù 'progress report' to the US Congress, and George
> Bush's subsequent speech, were quite simply a scam aimed at pacifying
> public opinion at home, where two thirds of the American people want US
> troops withdrawn. Bush and Petraeus claim that the 'surge' of increased
> troops numbers is 'working' and where it isnâ^À^Ùt, this is due to
> 'malevolent' intervention by Iran, which the Pentagon says â^À^Ó without
> producing a single shred of evidenceâ^À^Ó is directly implicated in the
> deaths of dozens of US soldiers.
>
> Every indicator of reality in Iraq shows an endless downward spiral of
> devastation and mass slaughter, caused largely by the bombs and bullets
> of the occupying forces. A new poll just published suggests that up to
> 1.2 million Iraqis have been killed as a result of the US/UK invasion
> (see http://tinyurl.com/2acokq). The latest figures on Iraqis displaced
> from their homes by the war and occupation are almost beyond belief.
> 60,000 Iraqis are fleeing their homes every month and a staggering one
> in seven of the population is now either an internal refugee or has fled
> the country.
>
> The verdict of Iraqis on the occupation, as expressed in authoritative
> polls published recently by the BBC, is hardly surprising. They show
> that the Iraqi people are more opposed to the occupation, more in
> support of an immediate withdrawal of all foreign troops and far more
> negative about their lives than at any time since the invasion four
> years ago (see http://tinyurl.com/2fbsrb).
>
> Gordon Brown plans to keep British troops in Iraq solely as a favour to
> George Bush, who made clear this week that he is still intent on a
> permanent US occupation of the country and control of its resources.
> British troops are now serving no purpose other than to provide Bush
> with political cover. And Brown showed that, while the troops are there,
> this political cover will be extended to supporting any provocative or
> belligerent threats against Iran, as was clear this week when 350
> British troops were sent to the Iraq/Iran border, just as America's
> ambassador in Iraq was claiming to the US Congress -- once again without
> evidence -- that Iran was fighting a â^À^Üproxy warâ^À^Ý in Iraq (SEE
> http://tinyurl.com/28oeyd).
>
> Stop the War has called a demonstration for Monday 8 October. The
> demonstration will be at Parliament, on the day it reconvenes, and will
> insist on NOT ONE MORE DEATH of either Iraqis or of British soldiers
> (see below for details). Please join the demonstration, publicise it as
> widely as you can and encourage your friends, relatives, work
> colleagues, fellow students etc to join us.
>
> **********************************----------------------------------
> 4) FROM SCHOOL TO DEATH IN AFGHANISTAN Four British soldiers have been
> killed over the last week in the so-called 'winnable' war in
> Afghanistan. It certainly wonâ^À^Ùt be winnable for Ben Ford from
> Chesterfield, just 18 years old and recently arrived in Afghanistan for
> his first tour of active duty. He was one of the four British soldiers
> who were killed. Ben is more than a statistic. As always, the army and
> the media humanised him with comments from his family, friends and
> commanding officer.
>
> No such treatment for the hundreds of Afghan civilians who have been
> killed this year and who are dying in ever rising numbers, largely from
> the bombs and missiles of US and British planes. The US and British
> forces are it seems able to state each day the exact number of Taliban
> fighters they have killed but insist there is no way they can calculate
> any â^À^Ücollateral damageâ^À^Ý. And we certainly don't get any details
> which would humanise Afghan deaths -- no name, biography or comments
> from family and friends for them.
>
> It is clear that Gordon Brown has promised George Bush that the British
> deployment in Afghanistan will be intensified. Once again, Brown is
> refusing to reflect the views of the British people, only 18 percent of
> whom believe the war in Afghanistan is winnable (SEE
> http://tinyurl.com/2366dw). This is why Stop the Warâ^À^Ùs NOT ONE MORE
> DEATH demonstration at Parliament on Monday 8 October (see above)
> applies as much to Afghanistan as to Iraq. Parliament is meant to be the
> voice of the people, except it seems when it comes to George Bushâ^À^Ùs
> wars.
>
This list is primarily set up to distribute the 'Green Letters' edited by
Jenny James which give a running account of the activities and experiences
of the Atlantis Community in Colombia since 1995
Archived messages may be seen at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Green-Letters/messages See also http://afan.org.uk/
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10. UH resurrects plan to partner with Navy
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:22:00 -0700
From: mike reitz <mreitz@pacbell.net>
UH resurrects plan to partner with Navy
STORY SUMMARY >>
University of Hawaii officials have quietly refloated the proposal to
partner with the U.S. Navy on research, renewing concerns from opponents
who do not want classified military projects on campus.
The university posted a 90-page proposed contract with the Navy yesterday
at www.hawaii.edu/arl.
UH President David McClain said the deal will bring $50 million to the
school over five years and that classified research would be prohibited
for at least the first three years.
Opponents, some of whom occupied McClain's office in protest of the plans
in 2005, say UH officials are not being open with their plans.
STAR-BULLETIN
FULL STORY >>
By Mary Adamski
madamski@starbulletin.com
The divisive issue of University of Hawaii scientists doing
defense-related research surfaced again yesterday with publication of a
proposed contract to establish a University-Affiliated Research Center of
the U.S. Navy.
Now called the Applied Research Laboratory, the project in Manoa would
manage "task orders" from the Navy, the Department of Defense and other
federal agencies for projects using "UH scientists' expertise in
astronomy, oceanography, advanced electro-optical systems and
communications systems," according to a news release.
There would be no classified military research for the first three years
of the five-year contract, said UH President David McClain.
"The contract is worth $50 million over five years," he said in a
telephone interview from Las Vegas.
Opposition from faculty and student-body groups and native Hawaiian
organizations arose when UARC was first proposed in 2005. The prospect of
classified military projects on campus was a concern when the Manoa
Faculty Senate voted against it. The Save UH/Stop UARC coalition
demonstrated by occupying McClain's office in April 2005 and testified at
length at a January 2006 UH Board of Regents meeting.
The opposition is still alive, said graduate student Ikaika Hussey.
Opponents anticipate that the contract will be presented to the Board of
Regents meeting Sept. 27 at the UH-Hilo campus. "It would be cowardly of
them to discuss it in Hilo when the main body of students and faculty are
on Oahu," he said.
Social work professor Joel Fischer said, "They always intended to get the
UARC in place no matter what the faculty and students said."
"When they post this thing, they are not being transparent, not giving
enough time for community reaction," he said of the 90-page contract
posted yesterday at www.hawaii.edu/arl.
McClain said "the most salient change in the contract" was deletion of a
section that provided for setting up an "intelligence network. There would
be an intelligence network if they were planning for classified research.
That's gone."
UH journalism professor Beverly Keever said, "This new contract is the
same old, same old in general. All the results of UH research will be
censored by the Navy and may never be known or known completely to U.S.
and Hawaii taxpayers. The UH and its researchers will be forfeiting their
patenting and licensing and other intellectual property rights to the U.S.
government at a time when the institution is trying to tout its research
efforts."
James Gaines, UH system vice president for research, negotiated the
revised contract with the Navy. It provides that the laboratory director
would report to Gaines.
McClain said he decided to remove UARC from Manoa campus jurisdiction to
the overall system level in response to concerns brought to the regents by
former interim Manoa Chancellor Denise Konan.
"After three years we'll see if it has been more trouble than it's worth,"
said the president. The potential for research to become classified after
that will be evaluated, he said.
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11. Ferry needs to run to pay debt, fed says
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:30:41 -0700
From: mike reitz <mreitz@pacbell.net>
So that's a bill for like $0.47 for each of us if they go belly-up. I'd
pay that to mothball the Superferry.
m
Ferry needs to run to pay debt, fed says
By Gary T. Kubota
gkubota@starbulletin.com
WAILUKU >> A federal Maritime Administration official says that if the
Hawaii Superferry defaults on its loan, U.S. taxpayers could lose $140
million.
Jean McKeever, the office's assistant administrator for business and work
force development, said the Maritime Administration issued the Superferry
a loan guarantee of $140 million, and the first semiannual payment of $3
million is due in November. McKeever said the Hawaii Superferry has to
operate to pay off the debt.
McKeever testified yesterday on behalf of the Superferry, whose operation
was halted in late August by a judge's order following a Hawaii Supreme
Court decision that the state must do an environmental assessment for
Superferry-related improvements at Kahului Harbor.
Maui Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza extended yesterday his order halting
operation and planned to continue the hearing through next week.
Cardoza halted the operation under a temporary restraining order carrying
a maximum period of 20 days ending tomorrow. Yesterday, Cardoza converted
the order into a preliminary injunction that covers the length of the
hearing, which is scheduled to last through Friday.
McKeever also said the Superferry, because of its speed and cargo
capabilities, is entering into an agreement that would allow it to be used
as a military sea lift in the event of a national emergency.
Attorney Isaac Hall, representing groups critical of the Superferry,
argued that Cardoza should disqualify McKeever's testimony about the
financial impact of a Superferry loan default because the hearing's
purpose was to evaluate its environmental impact.
But Cardoza said that in the interest of time, he was allowing McKeever's
testimony, and made no ruling as to Hall's objection to the financial
impact of a defaulted loan.
Under cross-examination by Hall, McKeever said no vessel in the sea-lift
program has been called up to be used in a national emergency in the past
10 years.
McKeever said the Superferry is supposed to maintain assets of $58 million
from the closing of its loan to the delivery of its second ship. She said
the Superferry also had an escrow fund of $6.5 million in the event of
default on payments.
McKeever said her office's worry was that the Superferry as a startup
business does not have any other assets except the Superferry to generate
income to pay debts.
Rob Parsons, environmental coordinator under former Mayor Alan Arakawa's
administration, testified that he felt the Superferry should have prepared
an environmental impact statement.
Parsons said he had expressed his opinion, including worries about the
introduction of alien species to Maui, during state Public Utilities
Commission review of the Superferry.
Leslie Kuloloio, a native Hawaiian and member of the Protect Kahoolawe
Ohana, said he was worried that people from other islands would take
resources from Maui that people rely upon for survival and their culture.
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12. Travesty of Justice like the Massey case
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:44:24 -1000
From: Tane . <Tane_1@msn.com>
It's ironic how the Dussells who committed a hit and run, then return
because they didn't like how the natives spoke to them, attacked the
mother and son whose car they hit, the father returns and sees his family
attacked and steps in to protect his family, and beats the crap out of the
attackers, then the father and son gets thrown into jail and the attackers
become the victims. What a travesty of justice! It reminds me of the
Massey case which we will never forget. It's called white justice. All
the while the Dussells and their military friends keep calling the
Hawaiian family and threaten them constantly. Yep! Good old US American
justice at its best. It's high time the US with its military get out of
Hawaii for good! They are here unlawfully anyway; they need to deoccupy
Hawaii; now that's justice!
Tane
AKA: David M. K. Inciong, II
1107 Acacia Road #113
Pearl City, HI
(808) 456-5772
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13. Legislature could save Superferry, Lingle says
From: "Maui Tomorrow" <aina@maui-tomorrow.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 7:45 AM
http://starbulletin.com/print/2005.php?fr=/2007/09/15/news/story03.html
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Legislature could save Superferry, Lingle says
STORY SUMMARY »
Gov. Linda Lingle is raising the possibility of a special session of the
state Legislature to rescue the Hawaii Superferry.
She did not commit to calling lawmakers back to the Capitol. But Lingle
said yesterday that if a Maui judge rules that the ship cannot serve the
island until an environmental assessment is done, then a new law might be
needed to save the business.
The $350 million operation cannot survive if its Maui service is on
indefinite hold, Lingle and others contend.
On Maui, meanwhile, court hearings are expected to last at least through
next week.
FULL STORY »
By Richard Borreca
rborreca@starbulletin.com
The Hawaii Superferry would be crippled by a court ruling stopping
operations pending an environmental study, Gov. Linda Lingle says.
"At some point they have to operate, or they will not be able to survive,"
Lingle said yesterday in an informal meeting with reporters at the state
Capitol.
"If the court on Maui ruled that they could not operate during the entire
time the EA (environmental assessment) is being prepared, that would be an
important factor in deciding whether or not to have a special session. It
would probably be the key factor," Lingle said.
The Supreme Court ruled last month that the state must do an environmental
assessment of $40 million in Superferry-related improvements to prepare
the harbors in Honolulu, Kahului and Nawiliwili for the 350-foot ship. A
Maui judge has blocked trips to the Valley Isle pending hearings on
whether the ship can operate while the environmental study is done.
A Kauai judge is also considering a preliminary injunction request to stop
trips to the Garden Island.
State officials had previously said no assessment was needed, causing
environmentalists to sue.
Lingle and legislators have previously speculated that the Legislature
could pass a law allowing the ship to operate while an environmental
assessment was being completed.
In its last session, the Senate approved a bill that would have allowed
the ferry to run while an environmental impact statement, a more thorough
two-year review, was completed. But the bill was not heard by the House.
Superferry officials have declined to say how much longer they can remain
in business without revenue.
The ship is expected to resume operation between Honolulu and Kauai on
Sept. 26, but ferry officials said they also needed the revenue from Maui
to make a profit.
Senate President Colleen Hanabusa said yesterday that she met with
Superferry officials Monday and was told that the ferry could continue for
only six weeks without paying passengers.
"They told me they have the staying power of a month or a month and a
half," she said.
Hanabusa said there has been no agreement about going back into session to
adjust state law.
"I have no sense that we were going to do anything in particular and
definitely did not have a sense that we would call ourselves back into
session," Hanabusa said.
Jeff Mikulina, president of the Hawaii chapter of the Sierra Club , one of
three groups that sued to require the environmental assessments, said the
state should not exempt the ship.
"It would be shortsighted and inappropriate. It always seems when a
company or a developer ignores our law and then gets nailed, the first
thing they want to do is change the law," Mikulina said.
Lingle, however, said it is a responsibility of government to make sure
that court rulings are acceptable to the public.
"The court is not the last say," Lingle said. "It is the opinion of the
court at that time. I don't think anybody should feel that there is
anything wrong with the Legislature passing a law to overturn what a court
said.
"The court has to interpret the law as it see it, but if it results in
something the elected people feel is not in the best interests of the
public, it is not just their right, but their responsibility to make it
OK," Lingle said.
House members are also undecided about returning for a special session
devoted to helping out the Superferry.
House Speaker Calvin Say issued a written statement declining to take a
position. "Any comment at this time on a special session for the
Superferry is premature. The state administration has not yet contacted me
about a special session."
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14. War Declared On Hawaii (No, it's NOT Japan this time)! - comment
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:59:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Milogic@aol.com
> Why hold such tricks far away from great liberty port?
Get real, woman. The southwestern fringe of Kauai has long been building
up capacities for space and laser testing. Outta sight and outta mind.
Barkin Sands, no less.
Next time you are on Kauai take a ride out past Waimea and see what is
going on in the once Barking Sands area and beyond around the corner to
the north. Launch capacity, too.
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15. Letter to Laura Thielen
>Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:04:29 +0000
>From: hommon@COMCAST.NET
>
>Hello Colleagues,
>
>The following is the text of a letter mailed to Laura Thielen today:
>
>Dear Ms. Thielen:
>
>When taking a position with numerous responsibilities such as the Chair
>of DLNR, the tendency is to seek the quickest solution to as many
>pre-existing problems as possible. Unfortunately, you evidently decided
>that the most efficient solution to the crisis of State Historic
>Preservation Division (SHPD) staffing was to continue a policy that was
>already in place.
>
>Implicit in the status quo approach to the SHP crisis is the bizarre
>tendency to ignore or to treat with hostility the proffered help of the
>Society for Hawaiian Archaeology (SHA). If you believe that SHA is an
>adversary in the search for solutions to the SHPD crisis you have been
>seriously misinformed. In fact, expeditiously finding qualified
>personnel to fill SHPD positions has been and continues to be SHA^Òs
>primary concern.
>
>You are also mistaken in your belief, expressed at a recent meeting, that
>Dr. Tom Dye^Òs approach to solving the SHPD crisis is simply his own
>maverick opinion. In truth, Tom was elected President of SHA in a
>landslide last year primarily to aid DLNR in addressing the SHPD crisis.
>It is important for you to understand that he continues to enjoy the
>overwhelming support of the SHA membership.
>
>To imply that Tom is pursuing this issue for personal gain is simply
>ridiculous. Having been a member of SHA for more than 20 years
>(sometimes as president) I know that members and officers frequently
>contribute freely of their time, money, and effort to better understand
>Hawaii^Òs past and to disseminate that knowledge. Tom^Òs recent efforts
>are an excellent example of this proud tradition. If self-aggrandizement
>were his goal he would not have been spending hundreds of hours away from
>his research, which provides both professional satisfaction and a
>livelihood, to work on the SHPD issue.
>
>It is also important for you to understand that in rejecting Tom^Òs
>contribution to solving the SHPD crisis you are rejecting the efforts of
>more than 150 members dedicated to SHA^Òs principles. Counted among the
>members are virtually all the professional archaeologists working in
>Hawaii. Archaeologists are so deeply involved in this matter because the
>majority of projects and reports reviewed by the SHPD staff are
>archaeological in nature. Every week that goes by without adequate
>staffing adds to the review backlog and increases the danger that
>valuable archaeological resources will be lost.
>
>It is a measure of our resolve as members of SHA that we continue to work
>toward a solution even though we would much prefer to direct our efforts
>toward advancing understanding and preserving evidence of the past than
>to be mired in a seemingly endless bureaucratic nightmare. Hawaii^Òs
>archaeologists oppose your policy of lowering qualifications for SHPD
>positions not because it would make their job harder, but because they
>understand that government regulations, evenly applied by experienced
>SHPD employees, help ensure quality work. Under lowered qualifications,
>new untrained and inexperienced employees, even with the best intentions,
>will be incapable of holding both developers and archaeological firms to
>the standards laid out in law and regulation.
>
>There probably is no quick or easy way to solve the SHPD crisis, but of
>one thing we can be certain, that treating SHA as an adversary in the
>search for solutions will accomplish nothing useful. No one benefits
>from this policy^×not DLNR, not developers, not SHA, and certainly not
>the people of Hawaii, who have a right to expect that their cultural
>resources are properly looked after.
>
>I urge you to end the unwarranted and counterproductive policy of
>ignoring or attacking SHA^Òs recommendations. Of course I do not suggest
>that you always agree with SHA, but merely that you respect our views and
>recommendations in the spirit in which they are offered and in
>recognition of the professionalism and experience of our membership.
>Thank you for your good will in this matter.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Robert J. Hommon, Ph.D.
>SHA Member
>Copies:
>Governor Lingle
>Society for Hawaiian Archaeology
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16. Urgent Info. - kupuna simeone
From: mia
Date: Sept. 14, 2007
MAHALO NUI LOA!!! It verified a lot of my suspicions and verified what my
father always said about WWII. And since the 60s my father said we were
overdue for a Revolution...then later...way overdue; and in the 60s my
Uncle Francis was the first person I knew who openly fought against the
VietNam War...he ran for Congress twice on that platform trying to beat
out the old guard...unfortunately he lost each time...and unfortunately
and untimely he died not long after [a hero to me even in death--he
swerved to avoid hitting the VW bus that had crossed into his lane; and
avoid hitting a mother and child who were walking on the side of the road;
his only other option was a tree. He died several weeks later from
complications due to that accident]. My father also fought the whole IRS
concept and said it was unconstitutional and illegal...but then my father
was a man living before his time in so many ways...so was my mother...may
they both rest in peace.
At 01:28 PM 9/14/2007, you wrote:
[snip]
the email i sent you, was to inform our people of what is
hidden behind the curtain. the choice is yours to share or
not to share. Perhaps we need to educate ourselves, become
aware that this monster of a system that we are up against
has been on a feeding frenzy. Feeding off of us as well as
the rest of the world for a long, long time. We and the rest
of the world need to stop falling prey to this monster. Who
is this monster? Well, perhaps this movie
http://zeitgeistmovie.com/ might help people to understand
who this monster is. Its a movie that was sent to me via a
forum and although I must admit I was bored and thought I
knew it all in the beginning of the movie nevertheless I felt
I should at least see what is in there and make that effort.
After really watching this movie I realize we as a people or
as part of the human race will need to step forward, work
together in stopping this monster from furthering its
inhumane treatment while having a feeding frenzy off of the
people who feeds it. What do we do? I have no idea other then
raise awareness by means of this movie perhaps in hopes that
we as a people will be able to stop being manipulated by such
a monster and start working together.
A hui hou,
Lawe
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17. Sept 23 Special Event at Revolution Books
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:32:41 -0500
From: revolutionbks@yahoo.com
Defend Jose Maria Sison!
Program at Revolution Books
Sunday, Sept 23, 3pm
with AnakBayan-Honolulu
On August 28, Philippine revolutionary Jose Maria Sison was arrested in
The Netherlands for supposed "criminal" activities that took place in the
Philippines while he was in exile in The Netherlands.
At the same time, Dutch police raided, kicked down doors, searched without
warrants, and ransacked houses of other Filipinos living in the
Netherlands, as well as the International Information Office of the
National Democratic Front of the Philippines. For more on this arrest, and
what's at stake, go to: Revolution.
As news of Sison's arrest spread, protests were called immediately in the
Philippines, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, the United States, Australia,
Belgium and other countries. For pictures of the world-wide outpouring of
outrage over his arrest go to: photos.
Join us for a discussion with members of AnakBayan-Honolulu on Sunday
afternoon, September 23, at 3 pm. Jose Maria Sison's arrest is aimed at
the people's right to resist and must be opposed!
For more information on Jose Maria Sison and the National Democratic Front
of the Philippines (for which he is currently the chief political
consultant) go to: NDFP.
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Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:13:21 -0700
From: Eileen Joyce <ejoyce7@hotmail.com>
National Homeless Memorial
Planning Meeting
Friday, September 21, 2007
10:00 A.M.
Diamondhead Clinic site, floor conference room
3627 Kilauea Ave
Honolulu, Hawaii
Please come and bring your ideas:
1. To give a place and voice for the Houseless to speak to their loss.
2. To prevent future deaths in the streets by signing people up for shelters and benefits.
3. How to get and distribute clothing, blankets, tarp etc.
4. How we can get gifts donated for distribution on this day for Christmas.
The date of the event is December 21st, 2007
We need a location and are waiting to hear from St. Andrews.
Call for more information at 351-7759
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18. UN dorip websites of international groups (kankana-ey igorot, iwgia,
iitc, unpfii)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:14:42 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com>
http://www.iwgia.org/sw248.asp
(Scandinavian group well-known for support of indigenous)
http://www.treatycouncil.org/new_page_55211221213122231311121211211.htm
(statements by regional reps incl pacific region)
http://www.tebtebba.org/
(Kankana-ey Igorots of Northern Philippines ^Ö lot of history behind the
declaration -- very useful websites w/ numerous excellent links)
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/declaration.html
(probably best website in terms of scope of coverage such as radio/FAQs
^Ösee below, declaration availability in several languages, photos of
indigenous and unpfii leaders involved)
>>> UN Radio Coverage of the Declaration
>>> FAQs: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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19. UN dorip -- best coverage? by International Herald Tribune?
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:49:04 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com>
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/13/news/UN-GEN-UN-Indigenous-Peoples.php
UN adopts declaration on rights for indigenous peoples worldwide
The Associated Press
Published: September 13, 2007
UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. General Assembly adopted a declaration Thursday
that provides for rights of native peoples worldwide despite objections
from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, who argued that
it was incompatible with existing laws.
The declaration affirms the equality of the more than 370 million
indigenous peoples and their right to maintain their own institutions,
cultures and spiritual traditions. It also establishes standards to combat
discrimination and marginalization and eliminate human rights violations
against them.
The U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was approved by
the Human Rights Council in Geneva in June 2006 and sent to the 192-member
General Assembly for adoption. The assembly put off final approval in
December but pledged to vote before the end of its current session next
week.
The declaration, which is not legally binding, was approved by a vote of
143-4, with 11 abstentions.
"This marks a historic moment when U.N. member states and indigenous
peoples have reconciled with their painful histories and are resolved to
move forward together on the path of human rights, justice and development
for all," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokeswoman, Michele Montas,
said.
The declaration, which was approved after more than 20 years of
deliberation, calls on states to prevent or redress the forced migration
of indigenous peoples, the seizure of their land or their forced
integration into other cultures. It also grants indigenous groups control
over their religious and cultural sites and the right to manage their own
education systems, including teaching in their own languages.
The opponents and many of the countries that abstained said they wanted to
work toward a solution, but they took exception to several key parts of
the declaration, which they said would give indigenous peoples too many
rights and clash with existing national laws.
Several detractors also warned that the declaration set a poor precedent,
calling the text confusing and unclear.
"We're not standing against the issue," said Benjamin Chang, a spokesman
for the U.S. Mission to the U.N. "We want one that is universal in its
scope and can be implemented. What was done today is not clear. The way it
stands now is subject to multiple interpretations and doesn't establish a
clear universal principal."
Australia's U.N. Ambassador Robert Hill said the declaration failed to
meet standards "that would be universally accepted, observed and upheld."
He said "Australia continues to have many concerns with the text."
The U.S. and Australia said sponsors excluded them from negotiations where
agreement was reached on the amended text.
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, chairman of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues, said the declaration "sets the minimum international standards for
the protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples."
"Therefore, existing and future laws, policies and programs of indigenous
peoples will have to be redesigned and shaped to be consistent with this
standard," she said.
Tauli-Corpuz said the declaration was "a major victory" for the United
Nations in establishing international human rights standards, but she said
the real test will be whether countries implement it.
In 1982, the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples was formed, and three
years later they started work on a declaration that was not completed
until 1993. The Commission on Human Rights then set up its own working
group and has been reviewing the agreement annually since.
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20. upi on UN dorip
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:43:41 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/13/un_adopts_indigenous_peoples_de
claration/5488/
TOP NEWS
U.N. adopts indigenous peoples declaration
Published: Sept. 13, 2007 at 5:22 PM
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The U.N. General Assembly in New York,
with the United States dissenting, approved a measure outlawing
discrimination against indigenous peoples.
The non-binding Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples outlines
individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples, as well as their
rights to culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and
other issues, the United Nations said in a news release.
In all, 143 member states of the U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday in
favor of the text and 11 abstained. Four member states -- Australia,
Canada, New Zealand and the United States -- voted against it.
General Assembly President Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and High Commissioner for Human Rights
Louise Arbour praised the vote.
Its adoption is ^Óa historic moment when U.N. member states and indigenous
peoples have reconciled with their painful histories and are resolved to
move forward together on the path of human rights, justice and development
for all,^Ô Ban said in a statement.
The declaration also prohibits discrimination against indigenous peoples
and promotes their right to pursue economic and social growth as they
envision the development.
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21. For Immediate Release: 9th Circuit Denies Shell Offshore Beaufort Sea
Exploration Plans Again
From: Chuck Burrows
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 5:54 AM
Aloha all, This email is from Faith Gemmil, Gwichâ^À^Ùin advocate from
Arctic Village and member of REDOIL (Resisting Environmental Destruction
on Indigenous Lands. Other members of REDOIL mentioned in this article are
Rosemary Ahtungaruk, Inupiat advocate and social worker from Nuiqsut and
Robert Thompson, Inupiat hunter from Katovick. These are all Indigenous
Alaskans living in the Arctic Circle of Alaska and whom I have asked to
speak on a panel at the Hawaiian Civic Clubs Convention in Anchorage in
October on the topic â^À^Ü21st Century Challenges: Economic Development vs
Environmental Sustainabilityâ^À^Ý. Iâ^À^Ùm still trying to raise funds to
bring them to the convention and would like to have Hawaiian and
Hawaiiâ^À^Ùs environmental groups support these efforts.
Malama pono,
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: Faith Gemmill
<mailto:redoil1@acsalaska.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:56 PM
Breaking News! Just went out on the wires...Please distribute far and
wide!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Whit Sheard, Pacific Environment, 907-745-4077
Betsy Beardsley, Alaska Wilderness League, 907-830-0184
Faith Gemmill, REDOIL, 907-750-0188
Brendan Cummings, Center for Biological Diversity, 951-768-8301
Deirdre McDonnell, Earthjustice 907-586-2751
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Shell Oil
Request to Reconsider Ban on Oil Exploration in
Alaskaâ^À^Ús Beaufort Sea
San Francisco, CA Ë^Æ Today, the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals reaffirmed an August ruling
blocking plans by Shell Offshore Inc. to drill
for oil in the Beaufort Sea off the north coast
of Alaska. In July and again in August, the
Appeals Court issued orders suspending
Shellâ^À^Ús exploration plan based on challenges
that the plan risks to polar bears and endangered
whales. Today's order rejects a request by Shell
Offshore Inc. that the Court reconsider its
previous rulings. The Court has stopped activity
under the three year exploration plan until it
can resolve the challenges to the plan and has
put the case on a fast track.
A coalition of Native Alaskans and conservation
groups had sued to halt the drilling on concerns
that such large-scale industrial activities would
threaten endangered bowhead whales, polar bears
and other marine animals in coastal waters just
off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The
groups challenged the permit issued by the
federal Mineral Management Service on grounds
that the agency failed to conduct proper
assessment of environmental impacts.
The August 14th court order that Shell had asked
the Court to reconsider concludes that groups
challenging the exploration plan approval, have
shown a probability of success on the merits and
â^À^Üthe balance of hardships tips sharply in
their favorâ^À^Ý.
Noise from exploration activities this fall would
disturb bowhead whale migration and feeding in
the Beaufort. Also at risk from disturbance and
potential oil spills are polar bears and a
variety of other animals, including the
threatened Stellerâ^À^Ús and spectacled eiders.
â^À^ÜThe costs of drilling in the Beaufort Sea
will lay with the local communities of the North
Slope. The negative effects to our subsistence
way of life will be seen on a daily basis -
negative impacts to our quality of life and human
and ecological health; therefore, todayâ^À^Ús
decision is hearteningâ^À^Ý commented Rosemary
Ahtuangaruk, an Inupiat resident of Nuiqsut, a
community near the proposed Shell lease area, and
member of Resisting Environmental Destruction on
Indigenous Lands (Redoil).
â^À^ÜThe agencyâ^À^Ús own scientists have warned
that this type of activity could threaten serious
impacts to bowhead whale mothers with
calvesâ^À^Ý, said Betsy Beardsley, Alaska
Wilderness League.
In addition to endangered bowhead whales, the
drilling plan threatens polar bears, beluga
whales and the coast of the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge.
Robert Thompson, Kaktovik resident and REDOIL
member states: â^À^ÞIt is a relief that the
activities proposed by Shell Oil in the Arctic
have been stopped. Shell Oil consistently has
not answered our questions. Can oil be cleaned
up in the Arctic Ocean if spilled? Our questions
about oil toxicity and methods of clean up in
broken ice and under ice conditions have also
never been answered. Offshore drilling plans and
Arctic Refuge development are interrelated
issues. It is my hope that the ocean and the
land will be saved for future generations of
Inupiat.
Polar bears are at particular risk as their
habitat melts away due to global warming. This
month Arctic sea ice reached a record low while
government scientists released a report
predicting polar bears will be extinct in Alaska
by mid-century if warming trends continue.
â^À^ÜIf polar bears are to survive as the Arctic
melts in the face of global warming, we need to
protect their critical habitat, not turn it into
a polluted industrial zoneâ^À^Ý, said Brendan
Cummings of the Center for Biological Diversity.
Shell had been granted permission by the MMS to
drill as many as four wells this year, some just
offshore from the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge, an area kept off-limits to major mineral
exploration despite continued efforts of the Bush
administration to open it up to such activities.
â^À^ÜThe court's 'time out' should send a message
to the federal government that they can't
continue to rubber stamp risky drilling
operations in the Arctic Ocean,â^À^Ý said Whit
Sheard, Alaska Program Director for Pacific
Environment. This is yet another reason to
revisit MMS' reckless decision to sell off over
70 million acres of the Arctic Ocean to oil
companies.
Groups challenging the permit are the Alaska
Wilderness League, Sierra Club, Natural Resources
Defense Council, Pacific Environment, Center for
Biological Diversity, and Resisting Environmental
Destruction on Indigenous Lands (Redoil) and are
represented by Earthjustice. The North Slope
Borough and Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission have
also challenged the drilling plan.
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21. reuters on UN dorip - comment
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:58:23 -1000
From: Pilipo Souza <pilipohale@hawaii.rr.com>
Hiki nou! These four countries all have a common denominator, connected to
....British Empire. The real question who is the British Empire connected
too??
Looks like the Anglo-Saxons are against the people of the world. For a
better picture view movie "The Gangs of New York" or read Martin Scorosee
book of title.
E ala e!
pilipo
----- Original Message -----
From: kepalo
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 11:16 PM
Aloha Imiola,
How would this be executed in ka pae `aina. kepalo
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23. UH resurrects plan to partner with Navy - comment
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:20:38 -1000
From: Tane . <Tane_1@msn.com>
It's quite transparent what the ruse will be. Out of sight-Out of mind.
They will just move into the classified area automatically especially when
they already have the contract with the Navy who's already got the foot in
the door. This military escalation is repugnant to us in Hawaii.
Remember the 60s! Agent Orange, DU, Toxins, etc. It won't end here.
Tane
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24. reuters on UN dorip - more comment
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:57:47 -1000
From: 'imiola young <imiola@hawaii.rr.com>
judging from the hekili (tunda & laitn) from our moe loa (wideawake?)
press -- absolutely nutting.
unfortunately it's like your partner always chides us with, snoozelooze.
for those of us in education, it probably means putting our necks again in
the nooze and come what may. at least high school. na kula ki'eki'e they
probably don't care cuz students are already makau-ed (hooked?) so they
won't rock the wa'a...
i dunno....time for the grandaddy (tutu wahine) of ho'oponopono 's? is it
a kairos / ka huliau that could mean an imminent inevitable coming ready
or not kind of na moku apau all-island old-fashioned kukakuka.
dunno...pehea?
----- Original Message -----
From: kepalo
To: kaleimailealii@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 11:16 PM
Aloha Imiola,
How would this be executed in ka pae `aina. kepalo
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25. Urgent Info. - kupuna simeone - more comment
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:18:55 -1000
From: Leota Souza <tuwahine@hawaii.rr.com>
Aloha Mia, Back in the late 1960's I first met your Dad. By the mid 1970's
I learned what he already knew for years.I admired him for he was a man of
truth. Mahalo for sharing.
The movie Zeitgeist says it all. Most of it true but it gives man to much
credit. I know many things just don't add up and most people fall short of
the mark. But that is because most people do not know what the target is
so how can the hit it. Man has given fellow man many targets but all are
deceptions. The father of lies is the kiapolo, and man is his/hers
greatest student.
Above all, I have learned what your father learned. And that knowledge is
peace within yourself now. It boils down to choice and consent which is
constantly nulified or taken away. Your Uncle in his last breath made a
choice based upon knowing he was doing the right thing for he too had the
knowledge of life like your father.
I personally know some of the narrators in the movie. I can say I have
never been comfortable around them myself. All I know is I rather be
wrong with Jesus the Christ than right with someone or something else. Nou
ke koho!
Aloha ke Akua,
pilipo
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Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:04:06 -1000
From: Leota Souza <tuwahine@hawaii.rr.com>
Aloha ohana,
Attached site zeitgeistmovie.com is very revealing except for what the
hell happens to us after all is said and done.
Two of the narrators I personally know. I was never comfortable around
them. They incorporate alot of truth in their research but fall short of
the question, "Who do you say I Am"?
I know all of you listed know the I AM. The other revelation in the movie
are on target.
Nero burnt Rome and blamed the Christians; Hitler burnt the Reichstag and
blame the Jews. It seems Bush is burning the free world and the
freeholders are throwing kerosene on the fire. Pay attention to the
segment on WWI and Grandpa Bush (Prescott) contribution to freedom and you
will witness the rational of his son and grandson.
The First Reich (State) was The Holy Roman Empire from 962 to 1806. The
Second Reich was the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. The Third Reich was
the NAZI Empire from 1933 to 1945.
Is the USA the Fourth Reich. All Reich national bird was the eagle.
Revelation 17:10 reveals that five kingdoms have fallen, one remains, and
one is yet to come. The Roman Empire still exist. Why is the Vatican
(State) the only church with voting power in the United Nations? As true
beleivers we know who the seven kingdom is and it will never be the USA.
Please view at your own risk for you may be disturbed. Do not let the part
of salvation turn you off of what the rest the information is ..truth.
I send you this because you are loving people and God is love.
Aloha ke Akua,
pilipo
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26. article by Poka in Yes! magazine
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:33:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: HOONANEA@aol.com
Aloha
http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?id=1851
regina
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27. Islands for the military
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:20:25 -1000
From: Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com>
Matangi Tonga (www.matangitonga.to)
PRESS RELEASES
Islands for the military
15 Sep 2007, 10:33
Seychelles:
I am Marvelle from Seychelles. My neighbour is from the Chagos islands.
They are a great family and I love having them as my neighbour. However,
when I listen to their story of how they were treated and dragged by force
to be put on a boat to another country, I can't help feeling angry at
those responsible. But then, this could have happened to the Seychellois
who were living on some of our beautiful islands which the British had
marked for their British Indian Ocean Territory project. While the Chagos
people are well integrated in our society, there is no place like home.
People migration should always be a choice. Forcing anyone out of his or
her homeland is a severe violation of human right. The British government
can never put right the damage they have done, but they could at least
rebuild the infrastructure so that the people can return to their homeland
if they so wish. The case of the Chagos islands should be taken very
seriously and should never happen again.
I think the British Government is morally and legally responsible to
compensate these people for the sufferings they have endured since removed
from their islands, writes John Bungitak from the Marshall Islands
(Pacific). It is hard to understand how a country that first established
the common laws system that many parts of this world today practice, still
ignores the rights of these people to their homeland or to at least some
sort of compensation for the deprivation to resettle on their islands. The
situation is almost the same when our people from the atolls of Bikini and
Enewetak were removed from their islands decades ago because of the
fallout from the nuclear and hydrogen bombs that were tested in their
respective atolls. These dislocated people have since then received at
least some sort of compensation from the U.S. Government for their
relocation. The amount is of course seen as inadequate as it will take
many years before safe human resettlement would be allowed on the whole or
parts of these atolls.
Islanders deserve the right to live on their island without being told to
leave so military people of another country can play out their war game,
argues Barbara Moore from Hawaii (Pacific). We are all trying to reverse
this military take over of islands ^È including Hawaii.
I would like to add to the discussion the case of Tromelin Island, writes
Vikash Tatayah. This island is in principle owned by Mauritius, but is
occupied by France, who has installed a meteorological station on it. In
this case, the island was uninhabited. Mauritius has asked in
international forums for these disputed islands to be given back to its
lawful sovereign owner, but has received very little attention in return.
J. Bungitak, Marvelle, B. Moore, V. Tatayah, 13/09/07.
Copyright © Vava'u Press Ltd. 2005. Permissions apply
vapress@matangitonga.to or fax (676) 24749
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28. Maui ban on Superferry extended
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:16:35 -1000
From: Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com>
Maui ban on Superferry extended
By HARRY EAGAR and EDWIN TANJI, Staff Writers
Saturday, September 15, 2007 11:06 AM
WAILUKU ^Ö Maui Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza issued a preliminary
injunction Friday barring the Hawaii Superferry from operating in Kahului
Harbor until a hearing on the issue is completed.
Cardoza said that he is clearing his calendar of trials and hearings to
^Ógive the highest priority^Ô to completing the hearing on whether the
Superferry can operate while the state prepares an environmental
assessment ^Ö and possibly an environmental impact statement.
Since Cardoza issued a temporary restraining order on Aug. 27, he has
presided over a series of court sessions stretched over six days ^Ö with
the injunction hearing scheduled to continue through next week.
It may take even longer with the opposing sides listing 47 witnesses for
their cases. Seven were heard by the end of the day Friday.
One brought in by the Superferry team, a top federal official with the
Maritime Administration, was taken out of turn because she needed to
return to Washington, D.C.
Jean McKeever, assistant administrator for business and work force
development, was called specifically to speak on the possible effects of a
continuing shutdown of Superferry operations on a $140 million loan
guarantee provided by her agency.
The federal loan guarantee for vessel construction is designed to maintain
boat-building operations in the United States and to provide for
technological advances in the marine industry for both commercial and
military applications, she said.
If Hawaii Superferry defaults on the loans provided for the two vessels it
has ordered, she said, the Maritime Administration will have to pay off
the loans
^ÓIn the case of the Superferry, if the vessels cannot operate, then the
taxpayers will pay off the loans,^Ô she said.
Under questioning by attorney Isaac Hall, McKeever acknowledged a $6
million escrow fund has been set up that would cover at least two payments
of the loan, due in November and then six months later.
If there is a default, she said, the ferries would be claimed by the
Maritime Administration along with any improvements the state has made to
island harbors to accommodate the ferries. The $40 million in state
funding for harbor improvements for the Superferry was the trigger for a
court decision that an environmental assessment is required for the
Superferry operations.
In the hearings, Hall is focusing on potential negative environmental
effects from the Superferry operations that need to be addressed. He is
asking that the ferry be barred from operating until the environmental
impacts are addressed.
In cross-examining McKeever, Hall attempted to have her discuss the
state^Òs decision to exempt the Superferry improvements from an
environmental review. She said she didn^Òt know what the state and Hawaii
Superferry officials decided before the exemption was issued.
^ÓI don^Òt know what Hawaii Superferry^Òs understanding was. I don^Òt know
what the state^Òs understanding was,^Ô she said.
But an environmental clearance was required before her agency would
approve the loan guarantee as part of an overall provision that the ferry
clear all governmental requirements, McKeever said.
Hall, representing Maui Tomorrow, the Sierra Club and Kahului Harbor
Coalition, is seeking a permanent injunction against Superferry operations
until all environmental reviews are completed.
His case before Cardoza is the result of a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling
that an environmental assessment should have been prepared on the
Superferry operations issued on Aug. 23.
Hawaii Superferry officials initiated service three days later, offering a
special $5 fare for passengers and vehicles. The ferry Alakai rode into
Kahului for two days, Aug. 26 and 27, before Cardoza issued his
restraining order barring further operations pending a decision on whether
the ferry can operate while an assessment is being prepared.
Hawaii Superferry objected to the first restraining order and had been
trying to get it suppressed. It objected again Friday to extending it.
Before Cardoza on Friday, Superferry attorney Bruce Lamon and Deputy
Attorney General William Wynhoff said they agreed with Hall that the court
could issue a preliminary injunction, but Wynhoff said he would prefer it
be done in units of ^Ótwo or three days.^Ô
When the issue of extending it arose earlier in the hearing, he had noted
that Hall has listed 28 witnesses. Wynhoff worried that they would take so
long to present that it would amount to an ^Óinjunction by filibuster.^Ô
The Superferry and state have listed another 19 witnesses on their side,
while seeking to allow operations while an EA is prepared.
Cardoza noted that when he granted the first TRO, he ordered expedited
hearings on Hall^Òs motion for an injunction. Hall had objected that no
hearings were necessary, but Cardoza did not agree.
Superferry lawyers then asked for time to prepare, and the first witness
did not take the stand until Monday.
There is a chance the hearings could turn into injunction by filibuster,
Cardoza said Friday. But he said he thought the lawyers on each side had
done a reasonable job this week ^Óto keep the hearings moving forward.^Ô
He said if either side thought the other was dawdling, it could bring it
to his attention.
Meanwhile, he said, ^Ówe are clearing our calendar of all trials and other
hearings. I intend to give this the highest priority.
^ÓEach party represents important interests and should have an opportunity
to present its evidence.^Ô
^ÓI can set deadlines or time restrictions on presentation,^Ô Cardoza
said.
The delay in reviving operations is an increasing concern to the
Superferry, which also has been blocked from operating to Kauai by dozens
of protesters taking to the water to block the entrance to Nawiliwili
Harbor.
Gov. Linda Lingle on Thursday announced that the state, with the Coast
Guard assisting in securing passage into the harbor, will allow the
Superferry to renew its Oahu-Kauai service on Sept. 26. Lingle and Coast
Guard officials said there will be additional enforcement personnel on
Kauai to arrest anyone violating the harbor security zone or seeking to
interfere with the ferry operations.
Also this week, Superferry executives reportedly told the state Senate
that the company may have to leave the islands if it doesn^Òt find out
within the next six weeks that it can operate in Hawaii.
State Senate President Colleen Hanabusa spoke with Superferry executives
recently at a her office.
^ÓMy understanding is that they have staying power for a month ^Ö outside,
a month and a half,^Ò^Ò she told the Honolulu Advertiser.
In a statement Friday, Superferry CEO John Garibaldi said company
officials have had discussions with several parties, including members of
the Senate ^Óabout our inability to sustain operations indefinitely
without revenue.
^ÓWe need to have actionable information within four to six weeks in order
for us to determine whether or not we can continue to operate,^Ò^Ò he
said.
Hanabusa said she hopes to meet with state Attorney General Mark Bennett
this weekend to discuss the possibility of a special session of the
Legislature to address the Superferry situation.
One option might be to revive a Senate bill killed in the House that would
require the Department of Transportation to prepare an environmental
impact statement on the ferry operations ^Ö and have the department pay
for any measures required to mitigate environmental impacts.
The bill would allow the Superferry to resume operations while the EIS is
being prepared, Hanabusa said.
During the hearing Friday in 2nd Circuit Court, Hall sought to have
McKeever address the issue as well, asking her whether there would be any
effect on the loan guarantee if the Superferry were to leave Hawaii and
seek to operate elsewhere.
She said the Superferry was set up to operate in Hawaii and she did not
know what effect it would have on the company if it moved to a different
state.
In ordering the preliminary injunction, Cardoza said the court recognizes
the time it is taking to reach a decision is ^Óa hardship for all
parties.^Ô
The hearing is to resume at 9 a.m. Monday and will continue at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Harry Eagar can be reached at heagar@mauinews.com.
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29. Hawaii Superferry has "considerable military utility"
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:34:11 -1000
From: Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com>
http://www.hawaiiankingdom.info/C1769281028/E20070902100920/
Hawaii Superferry has "considerable military utility"
Mama: Does the Superferry have any connection to the Stryker Brigade?
Garibaldi: Absolutely not!
Mama: Funny, then, this Advertiser article also in today's paper: Court
told delay would hurt Alakai's military usefulness ...
Hawaiian Independence Blog - http://www.HawaiianKingdom.info
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30. Radio New Zealand: New Hawaii ferry service faced with resistance over
military links
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:40:00 -1000
From: Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=34791
Radio New Zealand International
The Voice of New Zealand, Broadcasting to the Pacific
Te Reo Irirangi O Aotearoa, O Te Moana-Nui-A-Kiwa
New Hawaii ferry service faced with resistance over military links
Posted at 04:45 on 30 August, 2007 UTC
A Hawaiian activist says there is widespread opposition to the Hawaii
Superferry because of the military^Òs involvement in the venture.
Juan Wilson says people have been protesting against the new inter-island
ferry, since it began its operations two days earlier than scheduled this
week.
The ferry service has been suspended until further notice because of
litigation and ongoing protests.
He says the board of Superferry has military officers on it, and it
appears the vessel hasn^Òt been designed for a civilian purpose.
Mr Wilson says there are also other concerns, as a striker brigade has
been earmarked to use the ferry to transport combat equipment.
^ÓOne of our fears is that this would be one way of spreading a toxic form
of uranium dust, particularly in powdered form in the back of pickup
trucks. It^Òs not appropriate to move civilians and military equipment on
the same deck or on the same boat without the civilians^Ò awareness.
Another thing it does it makes the civilian ferry, a legitimate military
target. 24^Ô
Juan Wilson says many environmentalists are also protesting against the
ferry.
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31. Waimanalo Residents Protest Military Training Center
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:36:31 -1000
From: Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com>
http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/14029850/detail.html
Residents Protest Military Training Center
Neighbors Say They Received No Warning Of New Training
POSTED: 4:07 pm HST September 1, 2007
UPDATED: 4:19 pm HST September 1, 2007
WAIMANALO, Hawaii -- Members of the Waimanalo community are bracing for a
showdown with the military over a new training center at Bellows.
About a dozen protestors gathered at the entrance to Bellows Air Station
saying they were alarmed to learn a new urban training center was going up
without their knowledge.
"Yeah we are upset, we are mad and we want them to stop it," said Mabel
Spencer, a Waimanalo resident.
The protestors say the military mentioned nothing at its monthly meetings
with the community and, in the last few weeks, they noticed large shipping
containers being trucked in.
"We just saw 12, 20 trucks a day in Waimanalo. We were wondering what's
happening," said Spencer.
They said they should have been warned, instead of learning about the
project in the news.
"Regardless of whether this is permanent or temporary, they failed to tell
the community. An apology at this time is not acceptable," said Andy
Jamilla Jr., the neighborhood board vice chair.
Residents said the Marines did apologize and invited community
representatives to see for themselves what's going on.
The military said it has spent more than $3 million to construct a mobile
Iraqi town using the shipping containers.
This structure will soon get a dome and canopies to look like a mosque.
The military said it would conduct its training with about 200 troops from
7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.
The issue is slated to be revisite d at a neighborhood board meeting Sept.
10.
The Marines said they would like the community to tour the site before
they start drills in about two weeks.
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32. A Giant 'Golfball' for Missile Defense
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:50:42 -1000
From: Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com>
Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007
A Giant 'Golfball' for Missile Defense
By Krista Mahr
Last Friday morning, Colonel John R. Fellows watched from his Honolulu
hotel room as what appeared to be a giant golf ball pulled into Pearl
Harbor. The white dome, encasing the powerful military radar of which
Fellows is in charge, was returning from a week at sea. "It just came in
while I was sitting here," said Fellows, who works for the U.S. Missile
Defense Agency (MDA). The Sea-Based X-Band radar was, you could say, right
on time.
Or, you could say it was about two years late. Designed to keep an eye out
for rogue missiles flying toward the United States, the SBX had been
scheduled to report for duty in Alaska in early 2006, but a series of
structural repairs and upgrades have kept it in warmer waters. For over a
year, the nine-story radar that sits atop a self-propelled Norwegian oil
platform has been coming and going from Pearl Harbor for fixes and tests
^× a delay critics see as symptomatic of an agency under pressure to
deliver a national missile defense system that is still more fiction than
fact.
The SBX certainly looks like something out of a 1960s precursor to
Transformers, its round, white head ready to make a mechanical turn,
sprout legs and stand up, streaming seawater and begin terrorizing the
good people of Honolulu. But the 280-foot high, $900 million gizmo will
soon be scanning the horizon for enemy threats, joining the growing suite
of land-, sea- and space-based technologies that the MDA claims is the
nation's first functional national missile defense system. Since President
Ronald Reagan initiated his Star Wars program, about $100 billion has been
spent on U.S. missile defense. We don't have an invisible shield
protecting us, but we do have two ground-based interceptor batteries in
California and Alaska aimed roughly in the direction of North Korea, and
plans to build more in central Europe aimed at Iran.
The SBX program has already touched many parts of the globe: The radar's
prototype was built in the Marshall Islands; its semi-submersible
converted oil rig platform was designed in Norway. The two parts were
assembled in Texas, its 50,000 tons hoisted onto a ship, and sailed 15,000
miles around the tip of South America (it was too big to use the Panama
Canal), arriving in Pearl Harbor in January 2006. Its ultimate destination
is the more challenging waters of Adak, a farflung outpost in Alaska's
Aleutian island chain, famous for terrible weather and 100-foot waves. The
MDA claims the SBX is powerful enough to spot a flying baseball in San
Francisco from New York, and more importantly, to tell the difference
between a real missile heading for America and a decoy.
Whether or not such an exquisite piece of intelligence equipment should be
on the open ocean is another question. The upside is mobility; the
downside is salt water, wind and waves. Shortly after arriving in Hawaii,
the MDA ordered an assessment of the radar's rig, which resulted in a
$27-million to-do list before it could be declared operational.
Improvements include everything from rethinking the platform's ballast
system to installing anti-slip surfaces on its decks. In short, at the
time when it was originally supposed to be in service, the vessel was not
fit for the open sea ^× and that much was obvious even in Hawaii, not the
harsh Bering Sea. "When you read that report, you have to wonder what the
people who designed the thing where thinking," says Philip Coyle, a senior
adviser at the Center for Defense Information (CDI) and a former Assistant
Secretary of Defense in the Clinton Administration. "It's like you've
hired a contractor to build a kitchen, and they've forgotten to build a
stove that doesn't catch on fire." Still, the SBX has, in fact, spent
about a month in Alaskan waters to test its ruggedness in rough weather,
from which it emerged unscathed.
Fellows, the radar's project manager, says the upgrades are in line with
getting any complicated vessel ready for action, pointing out that the
Navy takes a year to "shake down" ^× or test ^× a new ship to work out all
the kinks. "When you go out and shoot a rifle, you have to go out and
calibrate it to make sure its tuned and performing how you want it to,"
says Fellows. "Is it perfect yet? No. That's why we continue to work with
it." As far as the MDA is concerned, SBX is an evolving layer in a work in
progress, better to have deployed in an emergency than sitting in a Texas
shipyard. "We have a system in place for the first time in our nation that
will defend against simple threats from rogue nations. We continue to make
the system more robust," he says.
But Coyle and others argue that the MDA's work-in-progress attitude
towards its systems is a sign that the program is in over its head. "With
massive projects you're always going to have something not quite right,"
acknowledges Victoria Samson, a research analyst at CDI. But, she says,
the extent of the upgrades and repairs that SBX and a few other MDA
systems have required are signs of an agency that is buying time to
deliver weapons that the White House has asked for but may not yet be
realistic. "It's giving [the program] a blank check to keep developing and
never have to justify itself," Samson says.
When ^× and at what cost ^× the Sea-Based X-Band radar will finally be up
and running in Alaska is hard to say. Right now, the target date is early
next year, but to Col. Fellows, pinning these answers down is beside the
point. Sitting in his hotel room watching the white dome near the Pearl
Harbor memorial put the system's goals in perspective. "People in Hawaii
understand SBX because that's what we're trying to do ^× prevent something
from attacking us without forewarning," Fellows says. "If we had been able
to stop that, history would have been changed."
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33. Petraeus, Kipling, Fleischer, Johnson
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:47:09 -0400
From: Philip Metres
I was listening to the npr program "On The Media" yesterday while
repairing and attaching a new table leg to my daughter's "special table,"
when Ari Fleischer was being interviewed by Brooke Gladstone about the
Image Wars regarding the Iraq War.
Fleischer pulled out all the typical ad hominems and spins 1) about
MoveOn.org--which performed its own ad hominems in their advertisement
about General David Petraeus being a "General Betray Us" (a rhyme so
pitifully obvious that it made me cringe to see it in print, even though I
giggled over it when I thought of it myself), 2) about the peace movement,
3) about the left, 4) about the war in Iraq. Apparently, one ad (which
you're welcome to watch and vomit in your mouth over), uses the typical
rhetoric that essential blames the left in advance for making a guy feel
like he's wasted his sacrifice...and he's lost both his legs in the war.
But the sinister aspect of the ad, which Gladstone rightly confronts
Fleischer on, is that ugly slippage in the "they" attacked us line.
Really, Iraq attacked us?! WTF?!!!! I forgot, all of "them" are alike.
Which leads me to Hal Johnson's "White Man's Burden," which is a phrase
canonized by imperial poet Rudyard Kipling. (I should mention that
Petraeus quoted Kipling in his address to Congress.) Here's Kipling's
poem, and then Johnson's.
White Man's Burden
Take up the White Man's burden--
Send forth the best ye breed--
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
To wait in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild--
Your new-caught, sullen peoples,
Half-devil and half-child.
Take up the White Man's burden--
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
And check the show of pride;
By open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain
To seek another's profit,
And work another's gain.
Take up the White Man's burden--
The savage wars of peace--
Fill full the mouth of Famine
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
The end for others sought,
Watch sloth and heathen Folly
Bring all your hopes to nought.
Take up the White Man's burden--
No tawdry rule of kings,
But toil of serf and sweeper--
The tale of common things.
The ports ye shall not enter,
The roads ye shall not tread,
Go make them with your living,
And mark them with your dead.
Take up the White Man's burden--
And reap his old reward:
The blame of those ye better,
The hate of those ye guard--
The cry of hosts ye humour
(Ah, slowly!) toward the light:--
"Why brought he us from bondage,
Our loved Egyptian night?"
Take up the White Man's burden--
Ye dare not stoop to less--
Nor call too loud on Freedom
To cloke your weariness;
By all ye cry or whisper,
By all ye leave or do,
The silent, sullen peoples
Shall weigh your gods and you.
Take up the White Man's burden--
Have done with childish days--
The lightly proferred laurel,
The easy, ungrudged praise.
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all the thankless years
Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom,
The judgment of your peers!
***
We all need to help them ay-rabs get their act together and love freedom, right?
***
"Sonnet: White Man's Burden" by Halvard Johnson
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Gabrielle Welford, Ph.D.
freelance writer, editor, teacher
welford@hawaii.edu
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