2. Philip Morris Int'l Commences New Plans to Spread Death and Disease
3. What's the beef on the OHA Ceded Lands Settlement Bill? and comment
4. State Budgets Slashed
5. The Healing Spirit - A must Read Article...
6. CNMI: 'Federalization, wage hikes could hinder growth'
7. Congressman Wants Additional Nuclear Claims Payments For Marshallese
8. Herb of the Week..............Indian Gooseberry
9. Putting Power In Perspective
10. Essential Oils: The Hidden Dangers for Well-Meaning Animal Lovers
11. April at Marks
12. First Friday, April 4
13. Pay gap hurts Maori women
14. Palani Vaughn on film about Kaiulani
15. Save Haloa Vote - Thurs. April 3th - Call TODAY (and everyday) to pass
SB958 without changes!
16. From Viralkauai--Subject: princess ka'iulani film
17. DU: more from physics prof
18. commercial leases on DHHL land (bill)
19. Email to Mona B. at OHA, and her response
20. Masterpiece Theatre - An Interview With OHA Chair Haunani Apoliona
21. Superferry Task Force's 3- 28-2008 report to the legislature
22. Disappeared News - 3 new articles
23. Which Giant Corporation Owns Your Favorite Organic Food Brand?
24. Pentagon demands access to collegs students' records, threatens cutoff
of research funds for schools perceived as anti-ROTC
25. ONE TO THINK ABOUT
26. Aloha Bash Concert with Katchafire
27. Small farmer beats Monsanto over GM seeds lawsuit
28. No more Aloha to Aloha Air?
29. VOG INFO
30. rape in the military
31. Conyers Puts Impeachment on America's Table (April Fool!)
32. You are invited to join us -- eyes wide open exhibit
33. In Washington today!!
34. WAILEA 670 - Please write Mayor Tavares & urge her to VETO (She
decides by Mon, April 7)
35. HI Superferry: "Pot calling the Kettle Black?"
36. Voices Health/Environment News
37. Guam military buildup on KIPO radio 4/1, 5pm:
38. Life As We Know It
39. News: Rising prison population an undeclared national crisis
1. Climate Change Nobel Laureate at HPU
From: "HPU Pipeline" <cpannounce@hpu.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 1:10 AM
> Hawaii Pacific University is pleased to announce a series of lectures by
> Dr. Stephen Schneider, an internationally recognized expert on climate
> change science, impacts, and policy.
>
> Tuesday, April 1, 2:00 PM, a one-hour campus lecture followed by
> discussion with faculty and students, in the Paul and Vi Loo Theatre,
> Hawaii Loa Campus. Title: "Global Warming: Is the Science Settled enough
> for Policy?"
>
> Tuesday Evening, April 1, 7:00 PM, a community lecture open to the
> public in the Tenney Theatre, Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, 229
> Queen Emma Square (corner Beretania), Downtown Honolulu. Question and
> answer period to follow. Title: Is the Science of Global Warming
> Settled?
>
> Wednesday, April 2, 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM, two one-hour lectures
> followed by discussion with faculty and students, for the Downtown
> campus community, at the rRed Elephant, 1144 Bethel Street. Title:
> "Global Warming: Teaching and Learning Complex Science Without
> Oversimplifying."
>
> Dr. Stephen Schneider is is the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for
> Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Professor of Biological
> Sciences, Professor (by courtesy) of Civil and Environmental
> Engineering, and a Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the
> Environment at Stanford University. Dr. Schneider has been actively
> involved with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), an
> initiative of the United Nations Environment Program and the World
> Meteorological Organization since its origin in 1988. After decades of
> work, Dr. Schneider, along with four generations of IPCC authors,
> received a collective Nobel Peace Prize for their joint efforts in 2007.
>
> Dr. Schneider's lectures will offer important insights that derive from
> his work on evaluating the consequences of climate change outcomes. The
> lectures are part of HPU's global learning project sponsored by the
> American Association of Colleges and Universities and complement the
> Global Learning First-Year Seminars offered this year and last year.
>
> Co-Sponsored by the College of Natural Sciences and College of
> International Studies
>
> Contact: Dr. Nancy Hedlund (nhedlund@hpu.edu) or Dr. Carlos Juarez
> (cjuarez@hpu.edu)
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2. Philip Morris Int'l Commences New Plans to Spread Death and Disease
From: "robert weissman" <rob@essential.org>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 7:45 AM
> Links and forum to comment on this and other columns at:
> http://www.multinationalmonitor.org/editorsblog
>
> Philip Morris International Commences New Plans to Spread Death and
> Disease
> By Robert Weissman
> March 31, 2008
>
> Philip Morris International today starts business as an independent
> company, no longer affiliated with Philip Morris USA or the parent
> company, Altria. Philip Morris USA will sell Marlboro and other
> cigarettes in the United States. Philip Morris International will
> trample over the rest of the world.
>
> Public health advocates have worried and speculated over the past year
> about what this move may mean, but Philip Morris International has now
> removed all doubts.
>
> The world is about to meet a Philip Morris International that will be
> even more predatory in pushing its toxic products worldwide.
>
> The new Philip Morris International will be unconstrained by public
> opinion in the United States -- the home country and largest market of
> the old, unified Philip Morris -- and will no longer fear lawsuits in
> the United States.
>
> As a result, Thomas Russo of the investment fund Gardner Russo & Gardner
> tells Bloomberg, the company "won't have to worry about getting
> pre-approval from the U.S. for things that are perfectly acceptable in
> foreign markets." Russo's firm owns 5.7 million shares of Altria and now
> Philip Morris International.
>
> A commentator for The Motley Fool investment advice service writes, "the
> Marlboro Man is finally free to roam the globe unfettered by the legal
> and marketing shackles of the U.S. domestic market."
>
> In February, the World Health Organization issued a new report on the
> global tobacco epidemic. WHO estimates the Big Tobacco-fueled epidemic
> now kills more than 5 million people every year.
>
> Five million people.
>
> By 2030, WHO estimates 8 million will die a year from tobacco-related
> disease, 80 percent in the developing world.
>
> The WHO report emphasizes that known and proven public health policies
> can dramatically reduce smoking rates. These policies include indoor
> smoke-free policies; bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and
> sponsorship; heightened taxes; effective warnings; and cessation
> programs. These "strategies are within the reach of every country, rich
> or poor and, when combined as a package, offer us the best chance of
> reversing this growing epidemic," says WHO Director-General Margaret
> Chan.
>
> Most countries have failed to adopt these policies, thanks in no small
> part to decades-long efforts by Philip Morris and the rest of Big
> Tobacco to deploy political power to block public health initiatives.
> Thanks to the momentum surrounding a global tobacco treaty, known as the
> Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, adopted in 2005, this is
> starting to change. There's a long way to go, but countries are
> increasingly adopting sound public health measures to combat Big
> Tobacco.
>
> Now Philip Morris International has signaled its initial plans to
> subvert these policies.
>
> The company has announced plans to inflict on the world an array of new
> products, packages and marketing efforts. These are designed to
> undermine smoke-free workplace rules, defeat tobacco taxes, segment
> markets with specially flavored products, offer flavored cigarettes sure
> to appeal to youth, and overcome marketing restrictions.
>
> The Chief Operating Officer of Philip Morris International, Andre
> Calantzopoulos, detailed in a March investor presentation two new
> products, Marlboro Wides, "a shorter cigarette with a wider diameter,"
> and Marlboro Intense, "a rich, flavorful, shorter cigarette."
>
> Sounds innocent enough, as far as these things go.
>
> That's only to the innocent mind.
>
> The Wall Street Journal reported on Philip Morris International's
> underlying objective: "The idea behind Intense is to appeal to customers
> who, due to indoor smoking bans, want to dash outside for a quick
> nicotine hit but don't always finish a full-size cigarette."
>
> Workplace and indoor smoke-free rules protect people from second-hand
> smoke, but also make it harder for smokers to smoke. The inconvenience
> (and stigma of needing to leave the office or restaurant to smoke) helps
> smokers smoke less and, often, quit. Subverting smoke-free bans will
> damage an important tool to reduce smoking.
>
> Philip Morris International says it can adapt to high taxes. If applied
> per pack (or per cigarette), rather than as a percentage of price, high
> taxes more severely impact low-priced brands (and can help shift smokers
> to premium brands like Marlboro). But taxes based on price hurt Philip
> Morris International.
>
> Philip Morris International's response? "Other Tobacco Products," which
> Calantzopoulos describes as "tax-driven substitutes for low-price
> cigarettes." These include, says Calantzopoulos, "the 'tobacco block,'
> which I would describe as the perfect make-your-own cigarette device."
> In Germany, roll-your-own cigarettes are taxed far less than
> manufactured cigarettes, and Philip Morris International's "tobacco
> block" is rapidly gaining market share.
>
> One of the great industry deceptions over the last several decades is
> selling cigarettes called "lights" (as in Marlboro Lights), "low" or
> "mild" -- all designed to deceive smokers into thinking they are safer.
>
> The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control says these inherently
> misleading terms should be barred. Like other companies in this regard,
> Philip Morris has been moving to replace the names with color coding --
> aiming to convey the same ideas, without the now-controversial terms.
>
> Calantzopoulos says Philip Morris International will work to more
> clearly differentiate Marlboro Gold (lights) from Marlboro Red
> (traditional) to "increase their appeal to consumer groups and segments
> that Marlboro has not traditionally addressed."
>
> Another, related initiative is Marlboro Filter Plus, which claims to
> reduce tar levels. First launched in Korea, in 2006, Calantzopoulos says
> it has recorded "an impressive 22 percent share" among what the company
> designates as "Young Adult Smokers."
>
> Philip Morris International also is unrolling a range of new Marlboro
> products with obvious attraction for youth. These include Marlboro Ice
> Mint, Marlboro Crisp Mint and Marlboro Fresh Mint, introduced into Japan
> and Hong Kong last year. It is exporting clove products from Indonesia.
>
> Responding to increasing advertising restrictions and large, pictorial
> warnings required on packs, Marlboro is focusing increased attention on
> packaging. Fancy slide packs make the package more of a marketing device
> than ever before, and may be able to obscure warning labels.
>
> Most worrisome of all may be the company's forays into China, the
> biggest cigarette market in the world, which has largely been closed to
> foreign multinationals. Philip Morris International has hooked up with
> the China National Tobacco Company, which controls sales in China.
> Philip Morris International will sell Chinese brands in Europe. Much
> more importantly, licensed versions of Marlboro are expected to be
> available in China starting this summer. The Chinese aren't letting
> Philip Morris International in quickly -- Calantzopoulos says "we do not
> foresee a material impact on our volume and profitability in the near
> future." But, he adds, "we believe this long-term strategic cooperation
> will prove to be mutually beneficial and form the foundation for strong
> long-term growth."
>
> What does long-term growth mean? In part, it means gaining market share
> among China's 350 million smokers. But it also means expanding the
> market, by selling to girls and women. About 60 percent of men in China
> smoke; only 2 or 3 percent of women do so.
>
> The global vilification of Big Tobacco over the last decade and a half
> is one of the world's great public health stories. Directly connected to
> that vilification has been a reduction in smoking, and adoption of
> life-saving policies that will avert millions of deaths.
>
> Yet here comes Philip Morris International, now the world's largest
> nongovernmental tobacco company. It is permitted to break off from
> Altria with no regulatory restraint. It proceeds to announce plans to
> subvert the public health policies that offer the best hope for reducing
> the toll of tobacco-related death and disease. The markets applaud,
> governments are mute.
>
> What an extraordinary commentary on the political and ideological
> potency of the multinational corporation -- and the idea that
> corporations should presumptively be free to do what they want, with
> only the most minimal of restraints.
>
>
> Robert Weissman is editor of the Washington, D.C.-based Multinational
> Monitor, <http://www.multinationalmonitor.org> and director of Essential
> Action <http://www.takingontobacco.org>, which works to curb the global
> tobacco epidemic.
>
> (c) Robert Weissman
>
> This article is posted at:
> <http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus/2008/000281.html>
> ______________________________________________________________________
3. What's the beef on the OHA Ceded Lands Settlement Bill? and comment
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:37:14 -0400
From: kahiwal@cs.com
hoonanea@aol.com wrote:
>Still, I am glad they're including land, which is much more valuable than
>dollars.
I am upset that they are including land.
These so-called "ceded" lands continue to be "owned" by the Hawaiians
Kingdom and its heirs - the descendants of subjects of the Kingdom
(Hawaiian Nationals) - and are stolen - by the Provisional Government, the
Republic of Hawaii, the u.s. fed government and the so-called "state of
hawaii."
As a beneficiary of OHA - I have reservations of it acquiring "stolen"
lands under any pretenses.
OHA does not represent Hawaiian Nationals - although it has benficiaries
that have Hawaiian blood - as many Hawaiian Nationals have.
However, many Hawaiian Nationals do not have Hawaiian blood - and they are
mentioned nowhere in the recent history of Hawai'i.
I would argue that OHA is a "third party" who cannot be given or sold the
"ceded" lands - as the Hawai'i Supreme Court has opined.
If anything, in OHA's support of the so-called "akaka bill" - OHA is
advocating for the "re-organization" (or destruction) of the Kingdom who
is the owner of title to the Lands - and it is positioning itself to be
the rightful heir of the Kingdom because it has Hawaiian beneficiaries who
are also heirs of the Kingdom.
OHA is not the Kingdom - or will ever be - even if it intends to be
substituted for the Kingdom by the so-called "re-organization" and trying
to be the inheritor of the Lands.
Remember - OHA is a Hawaii "state" agency. It's only claim to the Lands
is as good as the "state's" claim to the Lands.
Even though its beneficiaries are Hawaiian - and have claims to the Lands
as descendants of subjects of the Kingdom - OHA cannot be the final owner
of the Lands thereby.
Sorry Regina - I cannot share your "land" view. But, thanks for putting
out your opinion anyway.
ku
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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:23:32 -1000
From: Tane . <Tane_1@msn.com>
I support what Ku says. The argument about land land being more valuable
than money is quite true. The problem is what kind of land are they
giving. Like everything else; what is deemed to be good in general
doesn't make it okay. Arable land is good; toxic non-arable land is
not. Recognition of a nation-state is good; recognition of a tribal
organization subjugated by the US Congress/Federal government is not. A
contract is good if it has parity for both sides; a contract that is
one-sided and strictly for the advantage of one side is not. A war
defending oneself may be right; but an aggressive war attacking innocent
people is wrong. Laws to protect the people is good; but a war to
subjugate and criminally assault people is not good. A pillow to sleep
on is good; a pillow to smother the life of a person is evil. We can go
on and on with the analogies; but one can grasp the picture. One never
throw the baby out with the bathwater. This is something many overlook.
Seeing it for what it is, makes all the difference in the world.
The Akaka Bill is such an instrument. If it stated its intention for
self-determination and to express the true obligation of the USA, it
might be tolerable; as it is, they have made one too many stipulations
that counters what it expresses to do. Kauinoa is beneficial to get a
census but bad in that it omits that small percent of Hawaii nationals
without the koko. It's bad, too, because it is being used as support of
the Akaka Bill as it is written. It's wrong because it wants to create
another US governing body to represent the Hawaii Nationals and have them
wards of another country who professes to have plenary authority in its
decision-making to comply with a foreign country.
Buying into their box is hewa! It WILL be the demise of the Hawaii
Nationals and its Maoli people. Like the Trogan Horse; beware of strange
gifts by the enemy!
Tane
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4. State Budgets Slashed
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:17:28 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
Meanwhile...
http://snipurl.com/233ik [www_nytimes_com]
March 31, 2008
As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the
number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million
in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the
1960s.
==========
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/30/AR2008033002138.
htmlStates Are Hit Hard by Economic Downturn
Many Cutbacks Felt by Most Needy
By Keith B. Richburg and Ashley Surdin
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, March 31, 2008; A01
NEW YORK -- In Illinois' Cook County, women in poor neighborhoods no
longer have access to free mammograms from two mobile vans testing for
breast cancer.
In Michigan, hikers will find about 20 campgrounds closed, and scientists
are ending their studies of fish populations in the Great Lakes.
In New Jersey, state workers are being laid off, and at least one town is
canceling its traditional Fourth of July fireworks.
And in California's San Fernando Valley, Everardo Orozco, 53, who has
AIDS, exhausted his medical benefits and can no longer afford the drugs
that are keeping him alive.
"I don't know which ones I can afford every month," Orozco said,
explaining how his supply is dwindling and his share of the payments has
skyrocketed from $400 to $3,200 per month. He now injects himself with
some medications once a day instead of twice -- not enough to keep his
T-cell count from dropping or to prevent his body from becoming resistant
to treatment. And he fears that there will be more cuts.
State budgets have been hit hard by a worsening national economy,
including rising costs for energy and health care. In addition, fallout
from the subprime mortgage crisis -- declining home sales, deflated
property values and mounting foreclosures -- has caused a slide in states'
anticipated tax receipts. Revenue from property taxes, sales taxes and
real estate transfer taxes is affected.
At least half of the nation's states are facing budget shortfalls, some of
them severe, and policymakers in most of the states affected are proposing
and passing often-painful measures to trim costs and close the gaps.
Spending on schools is being slashed, after-school programs are being
curtailed and teachers are being notified of potential layoffs.
Health-care assistance is being cut for the elderly, the disabled and the
poor. Some government offices, such as motor vehicle department locations,
will start closing on weekends, and some state workers are receiving pink
slips.
Some analysts worry that the impact is being felt disproportionately by
the most needy.
"It's disappointing, the extent they tend to focus their cuts on the most
vulnerable," said Iris J. Lav, deputy director of the Washington-based
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal think tank that monitors
state budget issues. "It does appear to disproportionately affect
low-income people."
Unlike the federal government, which can run deficits, almost all states
are required by their own laws and constitutions to balance their budgets.
Many states are just now hammering out their budgets, so some targeted
programs could still be saved in last-minute negotiations.
In most states, talk of raising taxes has become politically perilous,
particularly with residents already hurting from falling housing values
and a worsening economy.
Only half a dozen states have approved, or are considering, tax increases,
including Maryland and Michigan, both of which raised taxes in 2007. In
New Jersey, which has a $3 billion deficit, Gov. Jon S. Corzine (D) has
proposed eliminating or reducing most property tax rebates. In New York,
facing a $5 billion shortfall, an idea in the General Assembly for a new
income tax for people making more than $1 million per year died last week
after the Republican-controlled Senate, and Gov. David A. Paterson (D),
strongly opposed it.
Instead of raising taxes, most states with shortfalls are curtailing
services, and the effects are already being felt nationwide. Some of the
most dramatic cuts are being made in California, Maine and Rhode Island,
according to budget experts, with New Jersey not far behind.
California is facing the worst budget crisis, with a $16 billion
shortfall, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has proposed a $4.8 billion
cut in education services. About 20,000 teachers, counselors, librarians,
nurses and other support staff members have received notice of potential
layoffs, according to the state's Education Department.
Los Angeles, which has the state's largest school district and a $6
billion budget, faces a $460 million cut for the next school year -- the
dollar equivalent of shutting down the entire district for two weeks.
In Thousand Oaks, Calif., the Conejo Valley Unified School District, home
to 30 schools and 22,000 students, has already closed two elementary
schools for next year. Superintendent Mario Contini said layoffs could be
next. "School districts have been making cuts every year, and there isn't
much left to cut," he said. "We've already cut the flesh to the bone, and
now we're removing the skeletal parts. It's that severe."
Schwarzenegger has also proposed $650 million in cuts to the Healthy
Families Program and Medi-Cal, which together provide health-care services
to more than 7 million senior citizens, disabled people and children in
the state. Adults under the Medi-Cal program would lose their dental
benefits, as well as optometry and psychology services.
The California Department of Public Health is also facing an $11 million
cut to AIDS services, with the bulk of that -- $7 million -- coming from a
program that helps low-income Californians, such as Orozco, obtain
lifesaving antiretroviral medicine.
Orozco had been paying $400 per month for the 15 daily medications he
needs. But when his allotment under the program ran out, his share jumped
to $3,200, and he could no longer afford five of the drugs.
"We want to continue to live, you know," he said. "We need to continue
fighting what this is. I've been dealing with this since 1983. Every day,
it's a fight. It's not easy. Either they help us do something to fight
this, or we're going to die."
A recent 50-state survey by the Associated Press showed that hundreds of
thousands of poor children, the disabled and the elderly stand to have
their health coverage eliminated as a result of budget cuts, and more than
10 million people would lose access to dental care, specialists and
name-brand prescription drugs.
Budget experts said they see a repeat of the pattern that happened during
the recession of 2001: States generally cut health services and medical
benefits first, because these costs are often rising more rapidly than
others, and the savings tend to be immediate.
Subsidies to higher education are also a favored target for budget cuts --
mainly because policymakers often believe that universities can find money
from other sources, such as private donations or higher tuition.
Budgets for parks and recreation, and for natural resources and science,
also stand to take a hit.
In cash-strapped Michigan, dealing with the struggles of the automobile
industry, the Department of Natural Resources is closing 20 campgrounds,
including the highly popular and rustic Pinney Bridge State Forest
Campground, considered one of the most beautiful in the Lower Peninsula.
The department also plans to end its studies of fish populations in the
Great Lakes, and 14 conservation officials are being laid off.
Hunters in Michigan will also find their license fees increased.
In Illinois, Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has proposed ending a popular
controlled pheasant-hunting program at state sites. Outraged hunters have
said that among those affected will be the young and the handicapped, who
have access to special hunts under the state program.
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5. The Healing Spirit - A must Read Article...
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:01:57 +1300
From: Clarke <tepaatu@gmail.com>
The Healing Spirit - A must Read Article...
Leech Lake Reservation aEUR" American Indians believe healing is part of
all spiritual experience. Medicine is always combined with prayer, and the
medicines comes from nature. Healers have passed the knowledge down for
centuries.
Larry Aitken keeps a supply of roots, leave and herbs in a small building
near his home on the Leech Lake Reservation. He's familiar with many of
the plants used for healing.
"That's one of the medicines over there," says Aitken, as he pulls a chunk
of wood from a box.
"I gotta chop this up. This is called ironwood, and you use it for when
you have an upset stomach," he says.
Aitken says there are hundreds of plants found in the forest that can be
used for medicine. Whenever plants are collected, Indians offer tobacco to
show the Creator thanks for the gift.
Wild ginger root is used when someone gets sick from eating bad meat.
Something called swamp tea is said to be an effective treatment for high
blood pressure. Aitken says bear fat can clear up scalp conditions and
cure certain heart disease.
Aitken is a member of Medewiwin, the Grand Medicine Society. He worked
with widely respected Native healer Jimmy Jackson for many years. Aitken
says Jackson trained many Indian healers.
"When I first started working with him, I didn't really keep a diary, but
later on I started to," recalls Aitken. "Because he said, 'You'd better
write that down, because you might forget that. I won't always be around
here to tell you."
"He could heal just by praying. And that's really what a medicine man is
able to do," says Aitken. "You go from learning plants and the healing
powers, to being a philosopher, a spiritualist, then to the ability to
just pray. Kind of like the laying of the hands, you know? And then you
get to that level as a medicine man, your prayers are really powerful."
Larry Aitken performs some ceremonies. He helps the sick when he's asked.
But he doesn't call himself a medicine man.
"It's not something you wish for because -- what's the new word? A 24/7
job -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because that's what he did,"
Aitken says of medicine man Jimmy Jackson. "His life wasn't his own. It
belonged to whoever was sick or whoever needed to be married, whoever
needed to be adopted, whoever needed to be buried, whoever needed to be
doctored for whatever ailment they had. You're life didn't belong to you.
But medicine chooses you. You don't choose to be a medicine man.
"What I do in that room over there, I can't teach you. It has to come from
a different place. Call it the spirit realm, dreams, God, the Creator, it
has to come from him. To sit here and say I fully understand it -- I
don't." - Skip Sandman, Native healer
Most American Indian healers keep a low profile. They see themselves as a
tool, chosen by the spirits.
Skip Sandman says he never expected to heal people. Sandman has an office
at the Mille Lacs Indian health clinic in central Minnesota. It's an
unusual blend of western and Indian medicine.
Skip Sandman calls himself nanaandawii'iwewinini, or one who doctors.
Sandman is also what's known as a bone doctor. The term comes from the
hollow bones he uses in ceremony. He says the bones are used to suck
disease from patients.
Sandman works with the clinic's medical staff, but he has his own room for
healing ceremonies. He will do ceremonies for Indian and non-Indian alike.
But he doesn't talk much about it. He says healing is a gift he can't
teach, or even explain.
"I can teach you about herbs and I can teach you a lot of different
things. But what I do in that room over there, I can't teach you," says
Sandman. "It has to come from a different place. Call it the spirit realm,
dreams, God, the Creator, it has to come from him. To sit here and say I
fully understand it -- I don't."
Sandman says the spirit realm chose him to be a conduit for the healing
power of the Creator. Sandman didn't grow up in a traditional Indian home.
But he says as a teenager, he began to have recurrent dreams of being
chased by old men.
"They used to scare the heck out of me. You ever been in a dream where
you're trying to run? The harder you try to run the slower you go? For
years it was like that, until I couldn't run any more," Sandman says.
"Then all they did was reach out and touch me. They took me back to a dirt
road when I was about 8 years old. I was hunting with my brother. We had
shot this little bird, this little chickadee. I felt so bad for it. I
said, I wish I had the power to heal you, to make you better. And when I
said that, this wind came up out of the woods," he says.
Indians believe the Creator communicates through the spirits of those who
have died. The spirit may be a grandparent, or someone who lived hundreds
of years ago.
Skip Sandman says the spirits educated him through a series of dreams.
Every night he would be taken places. The spirits showed him plants and
told how to use them. Sandman says people began knocking on his door and
asking for healing. He knew he had to accept the calling.
A couple of years ago, Sandman was asked to bring his practice to the
tribal clinic on the Mille Lacs Reservation.
When someone comes to Sandman for healing, he doesn't look to medical
records. He prays for help from the Creator and the helper spirits who do
the Creator's bidding. He says the spirits speak to him directly or
through visions.
"Each individual is different. Sometimes those things will be soft as
butterflies. Sometimes it'll be like lightning cracking through the
walls," he says. "Sometimes they'll show me who's coming, what's wrong
with them. But when I start doing my ceremony in the next room here, they
show me. They'll show me things about people's past, some of the pain and
suffering, the good things they've done in their lives, and sometimes they
even show me what the future might be."
Skip Sandman says the spirits will show him or tell him what blend of
herbs to prescribe. He says people are healed of physical and mental
illness.
Healed by the spirits
There are no studies documenting the effectiveness of traditional Indian
medicine. Medical staff at Mille Lacs are hoping to do a scientific study.
They want to understand the work done by traditional healers.
Dr. Fred Ness has 20 years of experience in Indian health. He's a doctor
at the Mille Lacs clinic. Ness describes himself as a white guy from
Missouri, and while he can't offer scientific proof, Ness says he has no
doubt traditional healing works.
"I'm convinced of the power of some of these things, and the beauty of
them, too. But it's hard to document the efficacy of them," says Ness. "I
don't understand that. I can only try to fit it into something that fits
my models of understanding."
Ness believes medical doctors have much to learn from Indian healers. He
says western medicine has largely excluded faith and prayer. Dr. Ness says
his experience with American Indian healers changed his perceptions about
the role of spirituality in medicine.
"We carry on this rational debate about whether it exists, and that's not
where it's at at all -- in the rational. That's not rational stuff. That's
otherworldly stuff, from dreamtime. We don't have dreamtime anymore in our
culture," says Ness.
American Indians believe dreamtime is when the Creator or helper spirits
speak and share wisdom with humans. It can occur anytime, day or night.
Many people will see a western doctor before they try traditional healing.
Some depend on Anishinaabe medicine alone. Wanda Baxter is one example.
Baxter, an elder on the Red Lake Reservation, says a native healer saved
her life.
"I had cancer some years ago, but I didn't see the white doctors. I went
to the elders. I went to Midewiwin," says Baxter. "I was given medicine to
drink. For three and a half years I took that. And I was scared, because I
was losing my hair," Baxter says. "Now I'm OK. I don't have cancer no
more. And there is so many other stories like that that our Native people
don't share."
Some people are sceptical about such claims. Either way, American Indians
suffer higher rates of diabetes and other chronic disorders. And a new
federal study show Indians in the upper Midwest are more likely to die of
cancer than Indians anywhere else in the country.
American Indian healers are universal in their insistence they have no
power to perform miracles. But all agree on the power of prayer and faith.
Michael Dahl, a young spiritual leader on the White Earth Reservation,
says he never expects miracles. But he believes miraculous things can
happen every time he goes into a ceremony.
Dahl says one of the greatest manifestations of faith he's seen happened
about two years ago. An elderly man was dying of cancer. Dahl says doctors
gave the man only a few weeks to live. The man brought tobacco to Michael
Dahl and asked for a ceremony. Dahl says the man was healed, the cancer
gone.
"Don't explain it, don't think about it. Just show gratitude for it. Don't
sit there and (say), 'How did that happen? Oh my goodness,'" says Dahl.
"No! Don't try to explain it, because when you try to explain it, it loses
meaning. That's the Creator's proof right there that he loves us."
MinnesotaPublicRadio.org A(C) 2008
Rev. Alicia Lyon Folberth www.myspace.com/aliciafolberth
"Develop who you are and remain true to your higher self and your
integrity will be an inspiration to others. Show your strengths when
necessary, even if it is in being gentle or humble. Do your best to find
the good in all people and stand and speak up against wrong doing. Respect
the earth where you stand. Many parts of Mother Earth are also held
captive behind concrete and steel. Do your best to recognize inspiration
from the Creator. Never be too proud to say you were wrong or too fearful
to stand up for what you know is right" ~ Leonard Peltier
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6. CNMI: 'Federalization, wage hikes could hinder growth'
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:30:28 -1000
From: Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com>
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
'Federalization, wage hikes could hinder growth'
By Mark Rabago
Assistant Editor
The federalization issue hovering over the Commonwealth and the tiered
increases in the minimum wage the next six years may weigh heavily on the
growth of the CNMI's tourism industry.
This was the assessment made by First Hawaiian Back economics consultant
Dr. Leroy Laney during an interview with the Saipan Tribune last Friday
following his presentation at the monthly Saipan Chamber of Commerce
meeting at the Saipan Grand Hotel.
^ÓThat [federal control of immigration] could have implication on the
tourism industry and I think that's in terms of a longer term economic
development perspective. With the minimum wage and with the U.S.
controlling immigration, if that happens, I think the CNMI has to say
goodbye to any kind of growth engine that depends on low wage labor. It's
got to be something else and the question is what's that going to be?^Ô he
said.
Laney, who is also an economics and finance professor at the Hawaii
Pacific University and worked under Federal Reserve chair Allan Greenspan,
agreed that the lower minimum wage in the CNMI vis-à-vis Guam may attract
some companies working on the military buildup there to move some of their
business here, but added that the high cost of electricity in the
Commonwealth could be a foil.
^ÓYou have lower minimum wage here you so you might see some but with
energy costs here being what they are it might be more expensive, so might
as well do it in Guam.^Ô
As far as Japanese tourists are concerned, Laney said the Japanese
outbound market are not traveling as much anymore and if they do they're
not coming to places like the CNMI and Guam.
^ÓHawaii is in the same boat. We don't depend as much on Japanese
visitors. We've got the U.S. mainland, which is still our mainstay market.
We're getting a declining number of Japanese visitors,^Ô he said.
Laney added that despite the Marianas and Hawaii serving different markets
in Japan, both destinations appear to be experiencing the same thing.
^ÓWe don^Òt really compete for the same Japanese visitors. CNMI and Guam
are perceived as more of a budget destination, while Hawaii [is in the
high-end spectrum]. But there must be some similarities because the
markets are behaving exactly alike.^Ô
Laney also said that the weakening dollar may have translated to a
stronger euro but that has not translated to more Europeans coming to the
Pacific because ^Óthey have to get so far to come here.^Ô
He conceded that Hawaii, Guam, and the CNMI may get a few Europeans, 'but
you have to have them over to the Caribbean, Florida, Southern California,
and Mexico in order to get them out here. Most budget destinations in
Europe prefer the Mediterranean [because it's close and cheaper].^Ô
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7. Congressman Wants Additional Nuclear Claims Payments For Marshallese
From: "Carah Ong" <cong@armscontrolcenter.org>
Date: March 31, 2008 8:24:53 AM HST
http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/03/30/congressman-wants-additional-nuclear-claims-payments-for-marshallese
by Giff Johnson, Majuro, March 30, 2008
The United States nuclear test legacy in the Marshall Islands and an
impasse over future American use of Kwajalein Missile Testing Range were
put in the spotlight this past week with the visit of a U.S. Congressman
to the Marshall Islands.
American Samoa Delegate Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin, who chairs the House
International Relations Subcommittee on Asia, Pacific and the Global
Environment, held oversight hearings in the Marshall Islands through
Friday -- the first such hearings by a member of the U.S. Congress since
the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink of Hawaii did so in the mid-1970s.
Faleomavaega spent nearly a week in the RMI before departing today to
the U.S.
^ÓMy visit is to establish a record for my subcommittee to better assess
problems that have plagued the Marshall Islands ever since we started
nuclear testing more than 50 years ago,^Ô Faleomavaega told the hearing in
Majuro Friday, which was nationally broadcast by the government.
Faleomavaega visited Kwajalein, Ebeye and Majuro during his six-day stay.
The U.S. tested 67 nuclear weapons at Bikini and Enewetak atolls from 1946
to 1958.
^ÓIt was like 1.7 Hiroshima bombs going off every day for 12 years,^Ô
Foreign Minister Tony deBrum told the hearing Friday. He said a Marshall
Islands petition for additional nuclear test compensation lodged with the
U.S. Congress in 2000 has languished since, receiving no formal response
from either the Bush Administration or the Congress.
^ÓThe United States has a moral obligation (to nuclear test victims),
Faleomavaega said. ^ÓAs a member of Congress, I want to ensure we make
good (on our obligations). I will work with my colleagues to make good on
our promises made to Marshallese more than 50 years ago when we started
nuclear testing.^Ô
But Faleomavaega said the Marshall Islands will have to help him convince
other members of Congress that compensation is still due. The situation is
further complicated by budget cuts forced by the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Between 1986 and 2003, the U.S. government provided a $150 million trust
fund to compensate theMarshall Islands for all clams past and future, and
the U.S. State Department in a recent report to the U.S. Congress said
bluntly that the U.S. has no legal obligation to provide more funding.
^ÓThe (compensation agreement) was woefully inadequate,^Ô Nuclear Claims
Tribunal official Philip Okney told Faleomavaega. Both personal injury and
land damage claims have been adjudicated by the Tribunal, which was
established by the Compact of Free Association between Washington and
Majuro to address compensation needs. But about $2 billion in awards
issued by the Tribunal remain unpaid for lack of compensation from
the U.S.
^ÓThere are about $2 billion in total claims
outstanding,^Ô Bikini official Jack Niedenthal said. ^ÓTake the weekend
off from the Iraq war and all the claims can be cleared.^Ô
^ÓThe challenge before me is to come up with information to convince (key
members of Congress),^Ô Faleomavaega said. ^ÓHow do I convince the U.S.
Congress to fulfill its responsibility?^Ô
Tribunal official Bill Graham said since the nuclear test compensation
agreement was negotiated in the early 1980s, there is now ^Óoverwhelming
evidence to dispute (the U.S. contention) that only four atolls were
fallout-affected. The original settlement amount ($150 million) was pulled
out of the air.^Ô
Graham, who is an advocate for test-affected islanders at the Tribunal,
said the Tribunal already determined that more than $500 million is needed
just to clean up nuclear fallout-affected islands that the U.S. recognizes
to the same standard as the U.S. EPA would use in the U.S.
But the U.S. message in refusing to act on Marshall Islands requests for
additional funding is, ^ÓWe don¹t deserve the same level of clean up as in
the U.S. I^Òm not talking about compensation or health care. This is just
clean up to protect future generations.^Ô
Health Minister Amenta Matthew, who represents Utrik islanders exposed to
fallout from the 1954 Bravo hydrogen bomb, said that after a brief
relocation immediately after Bravo, several hundred islanders were moved
back to Utrik by the U.S. authorities within three months of the
15-megaton blast.
^ÓThis had fatal consequences,^Ô she said. ^ÓIt subjected people to high
levels of radiation exposure (from living and eating food grown in a
radioactive environment) thousands of times higher than allowed in
the U.S.^Ô
She asked Faleomavaega to help establish a trust fund to support a nuclear
clean up of her atoll.
Faleomavaega said he will continue to advocate for Marshall Islanders and
if he^Òs re-elected in November will take matters up with the
new U.S. president in 2009.
^ÓIt took over 50 years before my government offered a full apology to
Japanese Americans for putting them in concentration camps during World
War II,^Ô he said, adding it took over 100 years for a
formalU.S. government apology to Hawaiians for the U.S. Marine-led
overthrow of the Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani in 1898.
On the prospects for a new long-term agreement for use of the Reagan Test
Site at Kwajalein Atoll, Foreign Minister deBrum said the landowners are
open to negotiation a new ^Óland use agreement^Ô (LUA) needed to implement
a government-to-government agreement giving the U.S. use of Kwajalein
through 2066 and options to extend its use of the key missile range.
^ÓThe new government has pledged to conduct negotiations to arrive at a
new LUA,^Ô he said. But theU.S. must change its offer to the landowners,
he indicated. The U.S. and the landowners are deadlocked by a mere $4
million annually for rent.
^ÓIt¹s not conducive for achieving a new LUA to go back with the same
offer,^Ô deBrum said.
But the Kwajalein picture has been complicated by the large-scale layoffs
of Marshallese workers happening this year and planned for next year. The
approximately 100 jobs to be cut this year will ^Óaffect 1,000 others on
Ebeye,^Ô deBrum said. ^ÓLife on Ebeye is already intolerable. This is
going to exacerbate an already bad situation.^Ô
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8. Herb of the Week..............Indian Gooseberry
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:13:23 +1300
From: Clarke <tepaatu@gmail.com>
------ Forwarded Message
Herb of the Week..............Indian Gooseberry
Amalaki
Amalaki is also called Amla, Indian Gooseberry and Emblic Myrobalane.
Biological Name: Emblica officinalis Euphorbiaceae family
Amalaki or Indian Gooseberry, the nurse, as it is like a nurse or mother
in its healing properties
Part Used: fruit Energetics: all tastes but salty, predominately
sour/cooling/sweet PV- K and Ama+ (in excess) Tissues: works on all
tissue-elements and increases Ojas Systems: circulatory, digestive,
excretory Actions: nutritive tonic, rejuvenative, aphrodisiac, laxative,
refrigerant, stomachic, astringent, hemostatic
Indications: bleeding disorders, hemorrhoids, anemia, diabetes, gout,
vertigo, gastritis, colitis, hepatitis, osteoporosis, constipation,
biliousness, weakness of liver or spleen, premature greying or hair loss,
convalescence from fever, general debility and tissue-deficiency, mental
disorder, palpitation
Precautions: acute diarrhea, dysentery Preparation: decoction, powder (250
mg to 1 g), confection
AMALAKI is one of the strongest rejuvenatives in Ayurvedic medicine. It is
particularly effective as a rasayana for Pitta; for the blood, bones, the
liver and the heart. It rebuilds and maintains new tissues and increases
red blood cell count. Amalaki cleanses the mouth, strengthens the teeth,
nourishes the bones, and causes hair and nails to grow. It improves the
eyesight, stops bleeding of gums, and relieves inflammation of the stomach
and colon. It is the highest natural source of vitamin C, with 3000 mg per
fruit. It improves appetite, cleanses the intestines and regulates
blood-sugar.
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9. Putting Power In Perspective
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:16:59 +1300
From: Clarke <tepaatu@gmail.com>
------ Forwarded Message
From: "Artemis Goldberg" <panthertracker@myself.com>
Putting Power In Perspective Always Be For Something
As human beings, we cannot help but be subject to our preferences.
However, we do have control over the manner in which these manifest
themselves in our lives. Every value we hold dear is an expression of
either support or opposition, and it is our perspective that determines
whether we are for something or against it. As an example of a situation
we are all familiar with at this time: We can direct our energy and
intentions into activities that promote peace rather than using our
resources to speak out in opposition of war. On the surface, these appear
to be two interchangeable methods of expressing one virtue, yet being for
something is a vastly more potent means of inspiring change because it
carries with it the power of constructive intent.
When you support a cause, whether your support is active or passive, you
contribute to the optimism that fuels all affirmative change. Optimistic
thoughts energize people, giving them hope and inspiring them to work
diligently on behalf of what they believe in. Being for something creates
a positive shift in the universe, which means that neither you nor those
who share your vision will have any trouble believing that transformation
on a grand scale is indeed possible. To be against something is typically
easy, as you need only speak out in opposition to it. Standing up for
something is often more challenging, because you may be introducing an
idea to people that may scare them on a soul level.
Throughout your life, you have likely been told that the actions of one
person will seldom have a measurable impact on the world. Yet your
willingness to stand up for what you believe in instead of decrying what
you oppose can turn the tides of fate. The thoughts you project when you
choose to adopt a positive perspective will provide you with a means to
actively promote your values and, eventually, foster lasting change.
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10. Essential Oils: The Hidden Dangers for Well-Meaning Animal Lovers
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:17:39 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
I know about tea tree oil after a naturopath recommended it [externally]
for my cat and she immediately started drooling and going nuts.
FYI - Essential oils potentially toxic to cats include
Peppermint
Lemon Oil
Lavender Oil
Melaleuca Oil
Tea Tree Oil
Cinnamon Bark Oil
Wintergreen Oil
Thyme Oil
Birch Oil
Other oils containing phenol
Viviane
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http://www.NaturalNews.com/z022909.html
Essential Oils: The Hidden Dangers for Well-Meaning Animal Lovers
by Mel Possehl (see all articles by this author)
(NaturalNews) As Aromatherapy is becoming more widely accepted in the
mainstream, more people are using essential oils on their own, at home.
Unfortunately, as some people are finding out, this is not always having a
positive affect on the animals in their lives.
There have been many reports of animals harmed, even dying, from essential
oils. Tea Tree Melaleuca alternifolia, has received a bad rap lately, most
likely stemming from the fact that it is so widely available. Well meaning
owners have used this oil to treat dermatological afflictions such as
bites and scratches, only to end up at the veterinarian's office with an
animal exhibiting signs of toxicity, such as ataxia, in-coordination,
weakness, tremors, vomiting or depression.
Misinformation is an enormous problem in this area as well. As an
increasing amount of people turn to a more natural approach at life,
companies are jumping to cash in. Thousands of products include essential
oils in their ingredients; pet products are no different. The average
person, unaware of the dangers, can easily think these products would be
completely safe when in fact they are not.
Pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides), for instance, is widely used as flea
control. This oil is a known abortifacient in humans, and considered a
toxin to the liver and the kidneys. Not exactly a strong selling point,
although it is very good at keeping fleas at bay!
Many products for cats also contain essential oils. Unfortunately for the
cats, many cat owners are unaware that by using these products, they can
slowly cause toxins to build up in the felineís system, causing a slow
onset of organ failure. A catís liver cannot process toxins as a humanís
or even a dogís can, and the chemical constituents of the oils, such as
terpenes, phenols, and ketones, are no exception. The effects of these can
be immediate in showing up, or can take years.
Birds are well known for being sensitive to scents and particles in the
air, and essential oils are no different. Gillian Willis, a toxicologist
in Vancouver, has seen many cases of avian poisoning, including a
well-meaning cockatiel owner who, upon seeing an abrasion on her birdís
foot, applied a drop of Tea Tree oil. The bird became depressed and even
with veterinary intervention, died within 24 hours of respiratory failure.
Even diffusing oils around a bird can produce dire consequences.
Not All Is Lost
While this may all seem daunting to an animal lover who also enjoys the
benefits of aromatics, all is certainly not lost. A little knowledge can
go a long way while incorporating essential oils in and around your
animals.
Choosing Essential Oils:
Purity can be an issue when it comes to essential oils (EO's). For
example, it takes approximately one hundred pounds of plant material to
produce one pound of Lavender Lavandula angustifolia. Due to the expense,
many essential oils are diluted in other substances. These can range from
carrier oils, such as Jojoba, to synthetic fragrance, even chemicals. When
you are choosing essential oils to use therapeutically for yourself and
your pets, you want only the purest available. To determine this, there
are a few key things to look for:
* EOís should not be oily or leave a greasy residue.
* Packaging should include the common name (Lavender), the Latin binomial
(Lavandula angustifolia), the country of origin, the method of
distillation, the part of the plant used, lot number, amount of oil in
bottle, contact information of the company, how the plant was grown, and
the words ì100% pure essential oilî or the ingredients, if in a carrier or
blend.
* Price usually dictates quality.
* Not all bottles of the same size yet of different oils should be priced
the same. In other words, if they carry 50 different types of oils, yet
every 5ml bottle is $7.40, there is something wrong, and you can guarantee
these oils have been adulterated in some way.
Using Quality Oils in Homes With Pets:
Once you have your essential oils and are satisfied with the quality, the
task then becomes using them correctly. While they can be very therapeutic
and helpful, they can also do harm. Remember, just because a product is
natural, does not mean it is safe.
There are some essential oils that should never be used for animals:
Anise, Clove Leaf/Bud, Garlic, Horseradish, Juniper, Thyme, Wintergreen,
or Yarrow, to name a few.
Some that can be used include: Cedarwood Atlas, Chamomile, Eucalyptus,
Ginger, Lavender, Myrrh, Ravensare, Rose, and Valerian (note that these
lists are not exhaustive and further research from the pet owner should be
done).
For dogs, essential oils can be used in a variety of ways, from bathing to
calming the nerves through diffusion. Some points to remember:
* Dogs cannot tell you what is or is not working. As such, you must
closely watch their reactions. Excessive scratching, sniffing, nervousness
or whining are all signs to watch for.
* Always dilute the oils. A common acceptable dilution is 25% of the adult
human formula.
* Giving essential oils internally is not generally recommended.
* Do not use any oils on medium-large breed puppies under 8 weeks, and
small or toy breeds under 10 weeks. Hydrosols are a much better choice.
* Gradually introduce the oils.
* What is good for a large dog is not good for a small dog. Size matters,
and less is definitely more when working with oils, for animals or humans.
* Sick, frail, older, or pregnant dogs have special considerations, just
as in humans. Do not administer the same dose to them as you would to a
healthy animal of the same size.
* Never use oils near the eyes, mouth, nose, or genital area.
Felines are especially sensitive, as previously mentioned. Even dispersing
oils in the air or using them as cleaning agents around the house can be
detrimental. Make sure that the cat has a way to go into another room,
with fresh air to ëescapeí. Oils should never be used topically because of
their liverís inability to process them. Hydrosols, also known as
hydrolats or floral water, are a much safer option with many of the same
benefits. For smaller animals, such as hamsters, guinea pigs, and rabbits,
hydrosols are also the best option, at a 50% dilution of what is used for
felines.
Birds should never be exposed to oils, whether topically or in the air due
to their extreme sensitivity. Hydrosols can be used, but in very minute
amounts, much like in homeopathic remedies.
Fish cannot tolerate oils or floral waters. The oils, not being water-
soluble, would end up sticking to the fish, causing a host of problems, up
to and many times, including death. Hydrosols each have their own pH
levels, and have the possibility of wreaking havoc on the pH levels within
the tank, also causing harm to the fish.
An animal loverís best bet, for the sake of their pet, would be to educate
themselves even further. One must be cautioned about searching the net,
however, as misinformation is everywhere. Be sure to check the credentials
of the writer before following the advice of any site. There are a few
good books on the subject, one of my favorites, and the reference for this
article, is Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals by Kristen Leigh Bell.
Remember, with a little love and research, aromatherapy can be highly
beneficial to humans and animals alike!
Reference:
Bell, Kristen. Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals. Findhorn-Forres,
Scotland: Findhorn Press, 2002.
About the author
Mel Possehl is a Nutritional Consultant working towards dual diplomas in
Herbalism & Holistic Health, and is studying for the Registered
Aromatherapist certification.
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11. April at Marks
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:59:02 -1000
From: arts <arts@hawaiiartsalliance.org>
The ARTSâ^À^Èat Marks Garage
a project of the Hawaiâ^À^Øi Arts Alliance
808-521-2903 fax:521-2923 info@artsatmarks.com
www.artsatmarks.com
1159 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaiâ^À^Øi, 96817
April 1â^À^Ó26, 2008
Hawaii Watercolor Society 46th Annual Members Exhibition
both framed & matted original works juried by members
Wednesdays, 4â^À^Ó5:30pm, FREE
Youth Speaks Hawaii free slam poetry workshops for teens
Friday, April 4, 5â^À^Ó9pm, FREE
First Friday Honolulu Downtown-Chinatown Gallery Walk
Interactive mural by Hawaii Watercolor Society.
Mobile Karaoke with UH Intersections artist Michael Hoyt
Saturday, April 5 at 8pm, $14/$10*
Smashbox Productions presents: On The Spot: Double Trouble
First The Initiative performs â^À^ÜTwo Drink Minimum,â^À^Ý set in a
singles bar.
Then On The Spot delivers â^À^ÜStag,â^À^Ý the manliest improv show in
Honolulu.
Thursday, April 10, 6:30 pm, FREE
Tim Bostock Productions presents: Pecha Kucha Night Honolulu; Volume 1.0
10 creative types show and tell: 20 slides for 20 seconds each.
Informal social networking event & international sensation Pecha Kucha
(Japanese for the sound of conversation) now happening in 114 locations
globally...creative people talking about creative things.
Meet. Drink. Learn. Visit (www.pecha-kucha.org) to sign up or learn more.
Third Thursday, April 17 6â^À^Ó7pm, FREE
Live music for art lovers & people who stay & play downtown
Hawaii Watercolor Society opening reception
with a presentation by Patrice Federspiel
April 18 & 19 at 8 pm; April 20 at 3 pm;
and April 24â^À^Ó27 at 8 pm, $16/$10*
Smashbox Productions presents : Bleachers in the Sun
world premiere by Y York starring Monica Cho Coldwell, Jessica Haworth,
Kathy Hunter and Stephanie Kong, directed by Mark Lutwak.
A comic and terrifying look at the pressures that
shape and threaten to tear apart todayâ^À^Ùs young people.
Tuesday & Wednesday, April 22â^À^Ó23 at 7:30pm, by donation
Hawaii Shakespeare Festival presents: Bardâ^À^Ùs Birthday Bash
Scenes & songs from Shakespeare, hosted by Terence Knapp
Tuesday, April 29, 8â^À^Ó10pm, $5
Youth Speaks Hawaii & Poetry Hawaii present: reVERSES
hosted by Lyz & TravisT, with featured poets, open mic,
& jazz by DJ Mr. Nick. All-ages.
April 29â^À^ÓMay 31
Makawalu: The Watchful Ones
Eight native artists, eight pairs of eyes, eight visions of the world.
*Advance tickets 550-TIKS or www.honoluluboxoffice.com
The ARTS at Marks Garage is the key community project of the Hawaiâ^À^Øi
Arts Alliance. This collaborative gallery, performance and office space
for businesses and non-profit organizations is working to transform
downtown Honolulu with the power of the arts.
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12. First Friday, April 4
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:37:52 -1000
From: arts <arts@hawaiiartsalliance.org>
Friday, April 4, 2008, 5^Ö9pm, FREE
First Friday Honolulu
Downtown-Chinatown Gallery Walk, a self-guided tour.
Downtown galleries and studios open their doors for an evening celebrating
artists, art and art making of all kinds. The following list of venues and
featured events are confirmed to the best of our abilities:
Museums, Galleries and Studios:
The ARTS at Marks Garage, a project of Hawai^Ñi Arts Alliance, 1159
Nu'uanu Ave., 521-2903; Hawaii Watercolor Society 46th Annual Members
Exhibition, juried exhibit by the members and consisting of both framed
and matted original works, and a live interactive mural by you, the
painting public.
Mobile Karaoke! Visiting artist Michael Hoyt^Òs Norae Shanty will park on
Nuuanu Avenue outside The ARTS at Marks Garage for your singing enjoyment!
A mobile karaoke room reflecting the growing interest in
community-over-commodity as a site-specific community-based installation
in collaboration with University of Hawaii^Òs Intersections program.
Minnesota native Michael Hoyt^Òs Norae Shanty will also be open to the
public between April 4th and April 18th at surprise locations across Oahu.
Special thanks for sponsorship to: The State Foundation on Culture and the
Arts and The Laila-Twigg Smith Art Fund. For more information visit
Intersections website: www.hawaii.edu/art/intersections
<http://www.hawaii.edu/art/intersections> .
Bethel Street Gallery, 1140 Bethel St., 524-3552, Mark Kadota "Visual
Dialogue" April 1st - April 29th. Come and see this beautiful new show by
local artist Mark Kadota
Pacific Traditions Gallery, 19 Pauahi Street, 531-5122; Makua various
artists respond to the beauty and tragedy of the Makua Valley. Eyes Wide
Open 200 empty combat boots on Pauahi Street as a tribute to the Hawaii^Òs
military fallen in Iraq.
Louis Pohl Gallery, 1111 Nu'uanu Ave., 521-1812; www.louispohlgallery.com
<http://www.louispohlgallery.com> . Middle Landscapes, Dana Forsberg and
Anna Marie Pavalov, March 24 through April 19.
Pegge Hopper Gallery, 1164 Nu'uanu Ave. 524-1160: Old Dog, New Tricks (not
a retrospective) An artist^Òs life is filled with various series and
styles. In this particular exhibit, Roy Venters revisits some of his more
popular styles from the past three decades. Inspired by those earlier
periods, Venters also presents a new series of work. The work is in
chronology from installation, to construction, to pop, to modern, to
current. Featured are installation of art on the floor, a wrapped wall of
drawings and independent mixed-media pieces. This month Roy Venters is
adding a few more pieces. The Pegge Hopper Gallery is open to the public
from Tuesday through Friday, 11 am to 4 pm and Saturday, 11 am to 3 pm.
The gallery is closed on Sundays and Mondays. For the past twenty-five
years the Pegge Hopper Gallery has been located in the Chinatown section
of Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Exhibit Space at 1132 Bishop Street, located on the second floor
lobby. 599-5009; Showing the Windward Artist Guild.
Ong King Arts Center, 184 N. King St., 306-7823, www.ongking.com
<http://www.ongking.com> . Art gallery opening 5pm-9pm, Performance
9pm-2am. Cost $10(art opening free) Who can attend: all ages. !ONG KING^ÒS
TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY! + Debut of ONG KING^Òs First media release: 2 year
CD compilation, 2 year poetry+ART concePt BOOK. THE terribLE two^ÒS!
Through life^Òs uncertainty their remains the constant spirit of
creativity, ever reawakening the cocoon of creation we call ong king arts
center. To celebrate the artists that have passed through our doors, and
to reach new people onG kING is releasing a compilation CD, of all
original music recorded live at onG kiNG, and also a cONceptuaL art book
combining first friday art pieces with original poetry by the best sLam
poets of this land. These intricate media productions will be unleashed at
oNG kING arT centers 2 year anniversary FiRst fRIday ApriL 4rth. The night
will also feature 15 visual artists of the past year, excerpts from past
theatre productions, Quadraphonix and belly dancer Zoe Jakes.
Nu'uanu Gallery at Marks Garage, 1161 Nu'uanu Avenue, 536-9828. Join us
for the opening reception for "Color Less Delicious": New works on paper
by Eiketsu Baba, Lauren Clay, Andy DuCett, Jim Gaylord, Nicole Kita, and
Kyle Usui. Also featuring art magazines: "fukt," edited by Bjorn Hegardt,
and "Lovely Daze," edited by Charwei Tsai. "Color Less Delicious" is a
traveling exhibition organized by Attack Ebisu: an online artist
collaborative featuring emerging artists from around the world.
www.aebisu.com.
Hawai`i State Art Museum (HiSAM), 250 S. Hotel St., 586-0900; Join us for
Jazz and Jesters, a special Live from the Lawn event at the Hawai^Ñi State
Art Museum for First Friday on April 4th from 5 to 9 p.m. The public is
invited to the free event, which features an entertaining mix of jazz and
theatrical performances. Performing on the main stage on the front lawn of
the museum are the University of Hawai^Ñi Jazz Ensemble, the Honolulu Jazz
Quartet, MC See the Poet, and Jonathan the Jester. On the lawn, there will
be a party inflatable for kids and circus artists doing juggling and
magic. The second floor Lanai Lounge showcases the New Jass Quartet, the
University of Hawai^Ñi Theatre Department ^Ö Commedia performance from the
cast of ^ÓThe Servant of Many Masters,^Ô playing at Kennedy Theatre in
April, MC See the Poet, and Jonathan the Jester. You can also see the
fascinating collection of art on display at the Hawai^Ñi State Art Museum.
In the Ewa Gallery, Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai^Ñi features
artwork from the Hawai^Ñi State Art Collection and the 45th Annual
Hawai^Ñi Region of the Scholastic Art Awards 2008 features award-winning
artwork by local students in grades 7-12. This is your last chance to see
the 2008 Scholastic Art Exhibition before it closes on April 4th. In the
Diamond Head Gallery, uncommon objects features both traditional and
contemporary craft media by Hawai^Ñi^Òs premier artists. This free event
is presented by the Hawai^Ñi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the
Friends of the Hawai^Ñi State Art Museum, and the LEF Foundation.
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop St.,
526-1322; 7:00pm-9:00pm. In conjunction with the exhibitions "Boyd Sugiki:
Elements" and "Mapped". Light refreshments. Validated parking for TCM
members. 7:30pm First Friday, April 4. Artist and educator Marcia Morse
talks about the current exhibitions: Mapped and Boyd Sugiki: Elements.
Jinja-Kim demonstrates how she creates her meatballs out of maps.
Encounter music of the Balkans and the Near East with Partners in Time.
Ramsay Museum, 1128 Smith St., 537-2787; The silk-screened block prints of
Dietrich Varez are a feature in the Ramsay Museum. His artistry of innate
talent displays qualities of imagination, intellect and industry in his
work. His prolific designs depict a monochromatic view of Hawaii's nature
and folklore unsurpassed by any other observer. It is a privilege to share
these images with our Museum clientele for the benefit of the Ramsay
Foundation, dedicated to advancing the art of the islands, celebrating its
10th year.
OTHER VENUES PRESENTING ART:
One Night Stand in the Chinatown Courtyard, Mendonca Building Courtyard,
1126 Smith St. #11 Gallery, 262-5930. Mark Brown teaches a class with the
University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach college/College of Continuing
Education and will be demonstrating his work and bringing his students to
the Courtyard. His class is a non-credit class that meets for 12 sessions,
every Saturday at a location at Oahu beaches, parks and other scenic
spots. They paint plein air in Oils /Acrylic and try to capture the light
and color and the sense of place. Mark starts a demo from 8am to 9am, the
artist then finds a spot and paints till 12 noon when they stop for a
critique. Some of the artists have been taking classes for 4 to 5 years
and welcome the opportunity to share their work in the Courtyard.
Recently, you may have seen them painting at Kailua Beach park or Queens
beach. The participating artists will be Joe Yoshida, Francis Wong, Oana
Boltt, Cheryl Kirkland, Terri Zehgraff, Barbara Sumida, Spencer Chang,
Mary Griffin, Michael Wong, Lilian Barozio, Ursula Baensch, Ron Grimes,
Eddie Davis, Sun Lee, Stephan Kane, Frank Hernandez, Robin Hernando,
Meryem Armstrong, Melanie Johnson, and Mark Brown. Acupuncture & Herbs
from China will be offering exotic teas and lotions for sale, and Kate
Wagner and Luke Thompson will show their original artwork in the Starpoint
Café. Kate's other art form is food: Box Dinners and incredible original
desserts, which are provided for sale. Fred Gayagas will be back to share
his wonderful old and new Hawaiian tunes and interact with the Courtyard
visitors. Enter into the Chinatown Courtyard either on Smith Street
through the Blue Dragon Gate or through the glass doors on Maunakea
Street. This event is free and open to the public.
rRed Elephant, 1144 Bethel Street, 545-2468, artist Seth Johnson with
music by The Chris Vandercook Blues Band.
Call for more information: Art Board, 1170 Nuuanu Ave #104, 536-0121, Jeff
Chang Pottery, 808 Fort Street Mall, 599-2502, New Life Gallery, 1190
Nu'uanu Ave., 531-0303, Studio of Roy Venters, 1160-A Nu'uanu Ave.,
381-3445, The Cathedral Gallery, 1184 Bishop St., 536-7036, Duc^Òs Bistro,
1188 Maunakea St., 531-6325; HASR Wine Company, 31 N. Pauahi St.,
535-9463; Keiki Photography, 1123 Bethel St., 531-5859; Mercury, 1154 Fort
Street Mall; 537-3080; Urban Nomad, 1023 Smith St., 391-9328; Che Pasta
Café, 1001 Bishop St., 524-0004; Hanks Cafe Honolulu, 1038 Nu'uanu St.,
526-1410; Next Door, 43 N. Hotel Street, 548-NEXT, Kaimalino Designs, 3 N.
Pauahi St., 537-2248, Daspace, 1192 Smith St. 2nd Fl., 351-4960, INTO, 40
N. Hotel St., 536-2211, Tea at 1024, 1024 Nu'uanu Ave., 521-9596,
Upside-Down Pilates Studio, 116 S. Hotel #201, 779-1934, Chinatown
Boardroom, 1160 Nu^Ñuanu Ave., Mon, Fri, Sat 11-6; Tu, Thu 3-6; Wed by
appt. 585-7200; thirtyninehotel, 39 Hotel St., 599-2552, Kim Taylor Reece
Gallery, 1142 Bethel Street, 293-2000;
Images available upon request: Contact: Rich Richardson, 521-2903,
rich@artsatmarks.com <mailto:rich@artsatmarks.com>
Gallery walk maps online at www.artsatmarks.com
<http://www.artsatmarks.com>
The ARTS at Marks Garage is a project of the Hawai^Ñi Arts Alliance. This
collaborative gallery, performance and office space for businesses and
non-profit organizations is working to transform downtown Honolulu with
the power of the arts.
The best (cheap and plentiful) parking is at Kukui Plaza. Behind the Pali
Longs.
# # #
808-521-2903 fax: 808-521-2923
info@artsatmarks.com
www.artsatmarks.com
1159 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, Hawai^Ñi, 96817
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13. Pay gap hurts Maori women
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:48:12 +0000
From: Ana <uriohau@gmail.com>
Tuesday, 01 April
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4458918a8153.html
The Human Rights Commission's Census of Women's Participation 2008,
launched yesterday, includes information on Maori women for the first
time.
The report said the difficulty in getting data meant the picture was far
from complete but indicated that Maori women were more disadvantaged than
Pakeha and other ethnic counterparts.
Maori women featured strongly in community and voluntary work and their
rates of paid employment increased by 23.6 per cent between 2001 and 2006.
But they remained relatively invisible in terms of governance.
Pay disparity was a major issue, with Maori women earning the least of all
comparable groups.
Last year, female Maori earned less than Pacific people and other
ethnicities and just 86.1% of Pakeha-European women's earnings.
Maori Women's Welfare League general manager Jacqui Te Kani said
addressing the pay gap was important. Maori women were less likely to be
able to afford childcare and therefore to devote more time to their
careers.
"The challenges they face is they have to work doubly hard to get the type
of recognition non-Maori get," said Te Kani.
The situation was improving, especially within Maori organisations as
women took on more significant roles within tribes.
"When you see tribes going around the country, more women are going with
them, whereas in the past they might have stayed home," she said.
Te Kani suggested a new Ministry of Maori Women's Affairs would help to
pull women up from the bottom of the heap.
Sacha McMeeking, 30, recently became one of five general managers at Te
Runanga o Ngai Tahu.
Before becoming general manager of strategy and influence, she worked as a
law lecturer at Canterbury University, where she received her masters with
first-class honours.
She said gender and ethnicity created "niche potential".
"Being too many statistical minorities in one hit can become a little
challenging for some organisations to embrace," she said.
"My personal experience has been that in mainstream institutions it has
been far more difficult, but Maori organisations are really nurturing
Maori women."
McMeeking said the future looked bright, with more Maori women achieving
at university and taking leadership roles.
"Every time I have had opportunities for older women to be aware of what
I'm doing their response has been so generous," she said.
"There's a very real sense of pride in younger Maori women succeeding and
moving up.
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14. Palani Vaughn on film about Kaiulani
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:25:31 -1000
From: Lc <palolo@hawaii.rr.com>
this is actually really interesting...
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29 min 52 sec - Mar 31, 2008
Description:
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15. Save Haloa Vote - Thurs. April 3th - Call TODAY (and everyday) to pass
SB958 without changes!
From: Na Kahu O Haloa
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 7:13 PM
THIS THURSDAY SB958 will finally be voted on- at 11:00 a.m. in State
Capitol conference room 325
Aloha to all who have aloha for Kalo and have kuleana for
Haloa!
I could not turn back the time for political change, but
there is still time to save our heritage. You must remember
never to cease to act because you fear you may fail. The way
to lose any earthly kingdom is to be inflexible, intolerant
and prejudicial. Another way is to be too flexible, tolerant
of too many wrongs and without judgment at all- Queen
Liliuokalani, 1917.
Mahalo for taking part in the crucial movement to protect
Hawaii's taro by supporting SB958- a 10 year moratorium
(aka-pause/ban) on genetic modification of taro. The hearing
for SB958 was historic. Over 300 people visited the
auditorium during the 8 hours of testimony. More than 100
people testified. Over 7,000 people submitted testimony in
support of protecting Haloa, with organizations and
businesses representing well over 30,000 individuals in
Hawaii. The County Councils of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai have
all supported resolutions in favor of SB958. The public
AGREES that kalo must be protected from the irreversible
risks of genetic modification for at least 10 years.
Read the testimony!
We must remain vigilant and vocal to ensure protections for
ALL varieties of kalo in Hawaii!
THIS THURSDAY SB958 will finally be voted on- at 11:00 a.m.
in State Capitol conference room 325
HALOA NEEDS YOUR VOICE.
Please take a few minutes everyday TODAY and the NEXT 3 DAYS
to call these representatives and strongly urge them to pass
SB958 without any amendments.
It does not matter if you don't live in their district, they
are making a decision that will effect all of Hawaii!
Leave a message if you call after work hours.
THE ENTIRE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION THIS
YEAR and many of their opponents are in vocal support of
SB958!
Talking points to support SB958:
-We grow and eat ALL varieties of kalo, so please protect ALL varieties of
kalo in Hawaii!
All varieties of kalo are culturally special and an important
hypoallergenic food for Hawaii. Protecting only the Hawaiian varieties of
taro is not agriculturally safe nor environmentally responsible, and
creates an irreversible risk to the taro grower and consumer. GMO kalo can
permanently contaminate the real kalo.
-GMO kalo creates an entirely new organism by injecting other plant genes
into kalo- this new organism can be patented and owned, is not guaranteed
to be hypoallergenic and can permanently contaminate the real kalo. GMO
kalo is not pono for how special and sacred pure hypoallergenic kalo is to
Hawaii. Be aware that the Genetic Modification of a dangerous new organism
that looks like kalo is a TOTALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE than
the Hawaiian's traditional advanced practice of carefully cross-breeding
Hybrid kalo varieties!
-My family votes and we are observing the decisions you make!
Please call ALL of these 7 representatives EVERYDAY through
April 3rd, remind them NO AMENDMENTS!
Clift Tsuji HAWAII - SOUTH HILO TO KURTISTOWN
586-8480; fax 586-8484; From the Big Island, toll free
974-4000 + 68480 reptsuji@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Jerry L. Chang HAWAII - KEAUKAHA TO SOUTH HILO
586-6120; fax 586-6121; From Big Island, toll free 974-4000 +
66120 repchang@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Glenn Wakai OAHU - MOANALUA TO SALT LAKE
586-6220; fax 586-6221 repwakai@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Ryan I. Yamane OAHU - WAIPAHU/MILILANI
586-6150; fax 586-6151 repyamane@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Kyle T. Yamashita MAUI - PUKALANI TO ULUPALAKUA (UPCOUNTRY)
586-6330; fax 586-6331; From Maui, toll free 984-2400 +
66330 repyamashita@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Colleen Rose Meyer OAHU - KANEOHE TO LAIE
586-8540; fax 586-8544 repmeyer@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Joey Manahan OAHU - SAND ISLAND, MOKUEA, KALIHI KAI,
KAPALAMA
586-6010; fax 586-6011 repmanahan@Capitol.hawaii.gov
These 5 Reps have expressed support of SB958- it is important
to call them ONCE to mahalo their wisdom and encourage their
continued support of SB958- with NO amendments!
Tom Brower OAHU - WAIKIKI/ALA MOANA 586-8520; fax 586-8524
repbrower@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Lyla B. Berg OAHU - KAHALA TO HAHAIONE
586-6510; fax 586-6511repberg@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Faye P. Hanohano HAWAII - PUNA/PAHOA
586-6530; fax 586-6531; From the Big Island, toll free
974-4000 + 66530 rephanohano@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Robert N. Herkes HAWAII - PUNA TO KONA
586-8400; fax 586-8404; From the Big Island, toll free
974-4000 + 68400 repherkes@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Corinne W.L. Ching OAHU - NUUANU/ALEWA HEIGHTS
586-9415; fax 586-9421 repching@Capitol.hawaii.gov
_____________________________________________________________________
You can help Haloa by simply making these important phone
calls today!
Individuals, ohana and organizations of all backgrounds &
interests are pledging to MALAMA HALOA!
JOIN US IN THE COMMITMENT TO PROTECT TARO AND TRADITIONAL
TARO FARMING IN HAWAII- TO PROTECT OUR LIVES AND OUR
CULTURE....
let the pahu sound! MALAMA HALOA!
Make sure you are on the NaKahuOHaloa@gmail.com mailing list
and stay posted for the next opportunity to be a voice for
Haloa!
Spread the word to all your friends, family and groups!
Contact us for more information and educational materials-
NaKahuOHaloa@gmail.com
blog!
p.s.
A Note from a Taro Farmer in Waipio Valley-
Aloha mai kakou,
To all my uncles, aunties, braddahs, sistas, nephews and
nieces, to all the kalo warriors who have put out so much
time, effort, energy, and mana, in the defense of
Haloanakalaukapalili, hold your heads high! It is truly an
honor and a privilege to stand shoulder to shoulder with
you. We went into uncharted territory and we have earned
much deserved respect. Yes, it was a rude introduction into
the world of politics, we got roughed up a little bit, but
our message was heard loud and clear. Whatever is the
outcome of the committee's vote, we are raising awareness, we
are helping people to reconnect to their roots, we are doing
our part to malama Haloa. This is a life-long journey, I for
one pledge to keep going forward, because it is the right
thing to do. I go forward with confidence, because I know I
am not alone.
Me ke aloha,
Jim Cain and ohana, Waipi'o Valley
P.S. Please forward this to all kalo warriors:
Aloha Joey [Manahan],
I was working in my taro patch this morning in Waipi'o
Valley, clearing my head, listening to the wind and the
water, and I thought of the profound question you posed to me
at yesterday's hearing. Who own's the taro? Awesome
question, I must admit it startled me for a second, because
in its simplicity it really speaks to the core of the whole
issue of genetic engineering of kalo. "Who own the taro", you
ask? Ke Akua owns the taro! Kalo is a gift that has been
passed down to us from our ancestors, generation to
generation, for thousands of years. We are merely the
current caretakers. I get paid for my hard work and to cover
the expenses of producing poi, but the kalo--Haloa-- does not
belong to me. U.S. patenting laws state that if you are able
to genetically manipulate one of God's creations, you now own
the creation. My spiritual beliefs have a hard time
comprehending this. Indigenous people around the world are
struggling with this same issue--the Ojibwe protecting the
wild rice, the Pueblo protecting the corn, the Inca
protecting the potato. They all share the same ancestral
ties and values to their life-giving crops as Hawaiians do
with kalo. We all share the same disbelief at the utter
disrespect for our culture, our heritage, our ancestors.
The huge outpouring of support for SB958 that was
represented by the more 6000 written testimonies presented to
the Ag Committee yesterday is just the tip of the iceberg. I
keep hearing that we need to get the input of the Hawaiian
community on this issue. Read those testimonies--they come
from the heart, they come from the Hawaiian community. This
passionate support for the protection of Haloa will never go
away because this is our identity, this is ohana.
Hawaiians are standing up proud and strong, reconnecting
to our culture, speaking our native tongue, proud of our
past, confident of our future. We are honoring our kupuna,
teaching our children, understanding our identity. In an
effort to move forward in a positive direction, people are
going back to their roots, only to find that our very roots
are now threatened. I heard people yesterday who oppose
SB958 say that they respect the culture, they
understand...but. If they truly respected, if they truly
understood, we would not be having a hearing. They would
leave Haloa alone.
This is not an issue about science, academic freedom,
economic investment, or the price of poi on the grocery
shelf. As the language of SB958 states, this is an issue
about respecting the cultural integrity of that which is
vital to the identity of Hawai'i. In your powerful position
as an elected decision maker, you have the ability to help
heal a wound that has festered in Hawai'i for the last 115
years. In my humble opinion, in the interest of what is best
for the future of Hawai'i, it is your kuleana to participate
in this healing process. Please malama Haloa, please support
SB958.
Me ke aloha, Jim Cain, Waipi'o Valley
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16. From Viralkauai--Subject: princess ka'iulani film
From: Dedibble DeKepalo
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 7:37 PM
Sent: March 29, 2008
Message: Hello,
On the subject of the Princess Ka'iulani film, I wrote the following
letter to the Advertiser, which was not printed. If you like the reasoning
in the letter, feel free to spread it far and wide. Mahalo no ko kakou
malama. Koohan Paik
Here is the letter:
Imagine a Chinese film crew making a movie about Tibet's first Dalai Lama.
It leaves a person wondering about the film's moral authority, and
certainly its credibility, to take such a daring action in the midst of
Tibet's current struggle for sovereignty. But what if the film were
perfectly accurate? Then it would be okay, right?
Historical accuracy is not the point here, clearly. Until Tibet is free,
sovereignty is the issue. So what does sovereignty have to do with making
a movie? Well, as long as Chinese -- and not Tibetans -- are the key
players in production, important decision-making and acting, the film
would merely perpetuate the wider political dynamic in which those with
the guns subjugate the native people.
Perhaps this is precisely the reason why many people -- native and
malihini alike -- object to the production of the Princess Ka'iulani film.
They believe that there is not enough native participation. This is a
crucially sensitive fact for those who support the Hague World Court's
declaration that the Kingdom of Hawaii is currently enduring illegal U.S.
occupation. The making of such a film is an expression and furtherance of
domination by the "guest culture" of the Hawaiian people.
The irony that tends to distract people from this point is that the film
content treats native Hawaiian sovereignty sympathetically. But that is a
sleight-of-hand trick that Hollywood is famous for. Go behind the scenes
and see how many of the key decision-making, production and acting roles
go to Hawaiians, or if, instead, native participation is limited to a
cursory "signing-off" by a few "cultural specialists."
Until the Kingdom of Hawaii is no longer under siege, her history should
not be told be her captors.
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17. DU: more from physics prof and comment
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:51:05 -1000
From: "Cory (Martha) Harden" <mh@interpac.net>
More thoughts on Army DU from a physics professor--
As I detailed previously, monitoring of air-samples for "spikes" is very
unlikely to reveal any uranium. This would be IMO a wasted effort.
The low-altitude gamma-ray spectrograph will show how the U is dispersing
(if, indeed, it is) in a much more effective way.
I also would counsel this: the US Army and the DOD has had a policy, for
many years, of revealing absolutely nothing about any aspect of nuclear
weapons: the fact that they have now provided this information, and will
begin this sampling, represents a significant change in policy on their
part. This cannot but be regarded as a very positive development, one that
reveals a real change of attitude by the military, and also by the
administrative leadership.
My own knowledge about nuclear weapons and associated issues has been
garnered from many sources, over many years. From this body of knowledge,
I can tell you, unequivocally, that the providing of this information is
unprecedented. Even if the information was not provided, from your
viewpoint, as quickly as appropriate, I can also tell you that in previous
years, it would not have been provided at all.
I understand how many people feel about the Military, such attitudes
developed over decades of controversy. It is perfectly understandable that
such attitudes persist; but I would quote the old proverb "you catch more
flies with honey than with vinegar". The US Army has come quite a distance
with this, and I beg you to consider that abandoning the standpoint of
confrontation, at least on this particular issue, might well promise more
progress. It also might make it easier to make progress on other issues.
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Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:26:54 -1000
From: Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com>
CoryThanks for forwarding the comments from your professor friend. I
appreciate his candid views about the DU testing. It's helpful to have
these second and third opinions.
I wanted to respond to his second point. He may be correct that the
military revealing information at all is remarkable. However, I think he
is mistaken about his apparent assessment that this is purely voluntary
on their part.
On the contrary, I would argue that the only reason the DoD is releasing
any information is due to the tenacious pressure of people in the
community like yourself. If the military's behavior does in fact
represent a new found openness, I believe it can be attributed to them
adopting a more sophisticated strategy of neutralizing or absorbing
resistance through limited accommodation of our demands (where it doesn't
really threaten their power) rather than a genuine concern for sharing
information with the community. Remember that they did not share
information about DU or Chemical weapons until the community forced the
information into the public discourse.
On the community side, we should always be measured and strategic in our
conduct and not be unnecessarily and gratuitously combative; however, I
think that our stance should always be clearly oppositional to the
military's purpose and the consequences of their presence in Hawai'i.
This can be done clearly, uncompromisingly and respectfully without
suppressing the justifiable anger that exists in our communities. It's
possible and strategic that some of us need to have a more open channel
of communication with the military. But we should never allow ourselves
to be used and framed as partnering with them in a way that legitimizes
their purpose.
Anyway, that's my mana'o on this. Thanks again.
Kyle
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18. commercial leases on DHHL land (bill)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:53:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: HOONANEA@aol.com
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Rep. Ken Ito, Chair
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, Vice Chair
Rep. Mele Carroll
Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III
Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay
Rep. Scott K. Saiki
Rep. Hermina M. Morita
Rep. Cynthia Thielen
NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE:
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
TIME:
11:30 a.m.
PLACE:
Conference Room 312
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
A G E N D A
SB 3048, SD1
(SSCR2685)
Status
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
Proposed HD1: Extends the cap on commercial leases with DHHL from 65
years to 99 years.
WLH
Copies of the proposed HD1 are available in room 420 and on the
Legislature's Web site:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24
hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
________________________________________________________________________________
19. Email to Mona B. at OHA, and her response
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:33:10 -1000
From: Leota Souza <tuwahine@hawaii.rr.com>
Aloha kakou,
Mahalo to all for a very meaningful meeting. Many good ideas. We of
independence have a lot to do in a very short time with little or no funds
to stop a free circus that coming to town.
While our recent KLMA meeting was of good potential, I did not fully
understand this proposed lokahi with OHA or SCHAA or its newly formed
Council, or with any other like-minded organization, corporation, factions
or individuals. They are all fictions of corporate status and have no
souls
I am beginning to hear from all kinds of blends of Hawaiiana, and all are
commercial entities vying for recognition. They are as Hawaiian as an
Aloha Shirt.
Not being a Kanaka Maoli, I can not tell any of the koko what they should
do. But I can tell anyone what I will do and must do for me all I gain is
truth.
I must caution any pro-independence group or individual who are tired of
spinning in a circle not be blinded by grants or appropriations that seem
to make their task easier. We must remember there are some who oppose us
now once were like us, who too became tired and infactuated by of what
they perceived as success while they nullify their principles for what
seemed to be progress. As it was during the time of the overthrow, many
Kanaka Maoli were rewarded for their allegiance to the invader. The
success of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii was entirely based upon
people close to the Queen that she trusted. The rewards continue as that
of trust.
In comparison, I can only offer what Roman Statesman Cicero spoke of his
country that is applicable of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot
survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for
he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among
those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the
alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor
appears not traitor...he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims,
and he wears their face and their garments, and he appeals to the baseness
that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation...he
works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a
city...he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A
murderer is less to be feared." (Cicero 42 B. C.)
In the past, whatever KLMA majority voted for I respected and participated
in. But what seems to be surfacing I will not compromise my individual
belief and convictions in pro-independence. I am sorry but I see the enemy
differently. I can only say I must stand Kaulana Na Pua.
I am sorry but I do not see SCHAA or its infant of necessity Council as
being any different than that of OHA. Both are creations of legislation
with the SCHAA qualifying at 50 % koko, a minority while the majority of
less than the "qualified 50 %" are nothing but real Kanaka Maoli living
souls.
The Kanaka Maoli was never created by legislation or enactments as that of
the corporate entities known as 50% Native Hawaiians and Hawaiians.
The Rice / Cayetano is Revelation that disclosed what and who OHA is. I
see the SCHAA or any corporate 501 (c) (3) only as "damage control" for
the sinking USS OHA.
The Constitutional Monarchy of Hawaii was a nation of inclusion to all who
where of birth or consented to citizenship. The invader has created all
this dissension and deceit amongst the Kanaka Maoli that weakens their
identity, culture and promotes acceptance of exclusion or prejudice as a
new way of life while the invader strengthens its foundation of fraud.
Getting natives to oppose natives is an Art of War. The overthrow
continues, again without a bullet being shot, just natives doing natives.
Aloha ke Akua, pilipo
----- Original Message -----
From: Lc
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:19 AM
here's the followup to my earlier post on the meeting last night. lc
----- Original Message ----- From: Mona Bernardino
To: Lc
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM
Subject: Colette Machado letter to Honolulu Advertiser - Molokai Ranch
closure caused by angry activists
Lynette, yes, I like the idea of working together. Let me see today how
we might be able to move this forward. I^Òll give you a call ^Ö
-----Original Message-----
From: Lc [mailto:palolo@hawaii.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:52 AM
mona, remember when i said to you that one comment coming from activists
(ikaika hussey, to be specific--i interviewed him on camera couple weeks
ago) was that OHA should join "the people"? of course, he meant the
activists and others who can't relate at all to OHA's activities or are
disconnected from both OHA and activists--the so-called silent majority.
i'm sending you the post below because i think that from our end, we see a
different kind of separation and a realignment of hawaiian service
organizations (like schha, cnha, nhec, papa ola lokahi, alu like, etc.) on
one side, and OHA (and OHA-funded orgs) on the other. obviously, everyone
wants the resources OHA sits on.
i think this is the perfect time to form an alliance with the activists
that collette blames for economic and political woes. i was at kekuni's
last night with a bunch of others. ku ching (clarence) and soli niheu
were also there. we got into a discussion about everything--the
usual--and i asked them to consider a collaboration with OHA and other
hawaiian groups (not necessarily agencies or service providers) for
planning for events leading up to the 200th anniversary of the hawaiian
kingdom in 2010. this is mel's brainchild and would include a runup to
activities around statehood for this and next year.
i feel like there is an opportunity here for unification. when i brought
it up, surprise! everyone thought it was a good idea, including kekuni.
ku suggested if funds were available, that some planning monies be set
aside for each island to mobilize ahead of time. soli agreed. if all
major events occur here, they'd like to be involved, so including airfare
for participation at the planning and final stages would be a good idea
(kinda like native hawaiian coalition, but facilitated by community
groups). they urged the calling of a meeting asap. i'm tossing this in
because i really believe we can pull it off. OHA needs to be claimed by
the activists and the larger hawaiian community as the obvious catalyst
for kick-starting the nation. OHA has made that claim thus far, not the
activists, and certainly not the larger hawaiian community. it doesn't
matter if everyone is in agreement, as long as people understand that OHA
doesn't lead the effort--rather it comes along to support it.
i know you folks cannot really support independence, but perhaps we don't
have to have that discussion. the focus can be on self-determination
without defining what that means (as you folks have stated in the past).
i think everyone will agree that it is not in our collective best
interests to have that discussion now--unification first, dialogue later.
what we can agree to is a community-led (it doesn't have to be living
nation, but it certainly can't be OHA) and OHA-financed discusseion on
next steps. in molokai's case, self-determination is already on the way
because now the community is forced to figure out next steps. this is not
necessarily bad, from our point of view. it's kinda like the charter
school folks--they worked with what they had and those kids began to excel
in ways that public school kids never did. molokai can be a 'test case'.
and they will be now.
mel is adamant in defending OHA's creation and work, despite differences
because he's steeped in history. the only thing that has kept him from
pushing harder is his health. however, he is equally adamant that the
present system will kill us, and independence is our best option, not to
survive, but to thrive. he thinks (and i'm in agreement) that the living
nation concept (not necessarily the living nation organization) can help
this happen.
what do you think? where do we go from here? i think the window of
opportunity to join forces is narrow. give me or mel a call if you want
to talk!
----- Original Message -----
From: Kekahuna Keaweiwi
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:50 AM
The following sent:
With due respect and aloha to OHA Trustee, Colette Machado (letter posted
March 27) I am compelled to response in part because she is the second
(March 23-Maui News letter by Trustee Mossman) Trustee within a week that
has chosen to ^Ópoint finger and lay blame^Ô at ^Ónative Hawaiians^Ô for
what is fast becoming a convenience for officials that are caught
misrepresenting their constituents and the so-called ^Ódemocratic
process^Ô they continue to espouse.
OHA Trustees and staff, along with the Lingle Administration and Attorney
General, Mark Bennett secretly negotiated this settlement behind the backs
of the Hawaiian people; announced the settlement at the opening of the
2008 Legislative Session, the day after Queen Liliuokalani was unjustly
imprisoned 115 year ago; and only then began to hold meetings with the
public.
If you put aside the rhetoric and finger pointing by Mr. Mossman and Ms.
Machado it seems OHA and the State of Hawaii both have been doing the
misleading by misinforming the people and obviously some courageous
legislators.
Such deplorable, ^Ócrab syndrome^Ô arrogance is in fact unjustifiable in
any civilized society.
Right now, if OHA began to support the^Ô native Hawaiian^Ô people of
Moloka`i especially those courageous enough to fight for their land, not
only would they survive, they would demonstrate to the world how to live
in a sustainable community.
To the House of Representatives, this so-called ^ÓCeded Lands^Ò Settlement
bill needs to be left dead with a caveat clearly marked on the face page
^Ódo-not-resuscitate^Ô
noe1893@aol.com wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam T. Kahualaulani Mick <kahualaulani2@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 8:47 am
Aloha Kakou,
The following is Collette Machado's letter to the
Honolulu Advertiser. I hope it inspires some of you to write letters in
response, and send them in to both the Advertiser and the Star Bulletin.
Mahalo,
Kahualaulani
SENATE SUCCUMBING TO ANGRY ACTIVISTS
The recent closing of Molokai Ranch is a sad story of how the angry and
unreasonable voices of a minority of Moloka'i residents caused the rest of
the Friendly Isle to suffer. After a lengthy consultation with the
community, Molokai Ranch agreed to turn over 50,000 acres to a public
trust to maintain the open space lifestyle of Moloka'i in exchange for the
right to develop a high-quality residential project at La'au Point. The
loud activists caused the politicians to stop the project. Now 120
residents are without jobs and Moloka'i will not be getting the
50,000-acre trust and revenue in perpetuity from the development project.
A similar thing is happening with the OHA proposed settlement. The Senate
is succumbing to angry activists. The settlement is a reasonable
compromise. Leaders can never satisfy everyone. If the Senate does not
like the settlement, then improve it but do not lose this golden
opportunity like Moloka'i did. Life is fragile and full of examples of
where an un-acted upon opportunity today becomes a forever-lost
opportunity tomorrow.
Colette Machado
Trustee, Moloka'i and Lana'i, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
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20. Masterpiece Theatre - An Interview With OHA Chair Haunani Apoliona
From: `Ehu Kekahu Cardwell <ehukekahu@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: kaleimailealii@yahoogroups.com
Aloha `aina,
Hawaiian Patriot Pono Kealoha produced this masterpiece interview with
Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Chairman Haunani Apoliona at the recent
Ceded Lands Settlement hearing.
View it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khjBCFR_gFM
It doesn't get any better than this!
Ho`oku`oko`a,
`Ehu Kekahu Cardwell
The Koani Foundation
Visit FreeHawaii.Info
Watch FreeHawaiiTV.com
"Voices Of Truth" online - VoicesOfTruthTV.com
The Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network
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21. Superferry Task Force's 3- 28-2008 report to the legislature
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:48:26 -1000
From: Brad Parsons <mauibrad@hotmail.com>
I am forwarding this from Dick Mayer. I just read through all of these
reports. There is a lot of good information here. Like the members and
relative lack of qualifications of the Belt Collins Rapid Risk Assessment
team. And the low admitted ridership levels for the 8 round trips in
February before the rudder damage. Also the plotted map of whale
sightings presented by Capt. Parsons (no relation) in accordance with
Uncle Les' idea. And the shocking number of 31 whale sightings per day by
the ship for the 8 days of Feb. I recommend reading all of these reports.
Aloha, Brad
-------
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:02:33 -1000
OTF Report - 03.28.08 OR THIS ONE:
http://hawaii.gov/dot/harbors/file-links/hiilfvotf/reports-to-the-legislature/OTF%20Report%20-%2003.28.08.PDF
PREVIOUS REPORTS:
OTF Report - 02.28.08
OTF Report - 01.31.08
OTF Report - 12.31.07
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22. Disappeared News - 3 new articles
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:32:23 -0400
From: FeedBlitz <feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com>
"DISAPPEARED NEWS" - 3 NEW ARTICLES - www.disappearednews.com
1. No save, it's the end it seems
2.No aloha on line, anyway
3.Aloha
4.More Recent Articles
5.Search Disappeared News
No save, it's the end it seems
by Larry Geller This just posted on the Advertiser's website: Governor
tries to intervene in Aloha bankruptcy case However, in case the
petition fails, the governor said the state has also activated a rapid
response team to help the 3,500 Aloha employees and their families, who
will face the most immediate effects of the airline closure Bankruptcy
judge will not stop Aloha shutdown and that "gut....
No aloha on line, anyway
by Larry Geller Sorry, no news here. Check the commercial media. I tried.
I really wanted to know if the judge would even give Lingle's
representative standing to make any kind of motion or even speak. We'll
find out later. I went down to Bankruptcy Court hoping to get in. I
figured the courtroom might be small, so I got there early, about 1:20.
There was a huge crowd outsideâ^À^ÔAloha Airlines....
Aloha
by Larry Geller In quick succession today came the news that Aloha
airlines will be shutting down passenger service Monday and that the
governor will ask the judge to delay the shutdown at a scheduled hearing
Monday afternoon: Lingle questions Aloha shutdown, will ask bankruptcy
court for delay Gov. Linda Lingle said she will ask a bankruptcy judge
not to allow Aloha Airlines to shut down....
More Recent Articles
* Pure corporate welfare for Aloha Airlines planned
* Advertiser strengthens rail bias
* Is it time to bid Aloha to Aloha?
* Isn't it great when it happens?
* Wal-Mart's ugly face
________________________________________________________________________________
23. Which Giant Corporation Owns Your Favorite Organic Food Brand?
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:57:37 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
Which Giant Corporation Owns Your Favorite Organic Food Brand? Think your
organic foods are produced by small, family farms? Think again.
http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/features/009/009buyingorganic.html
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24. Pentagon demands access to collegs students' records, threatens cutoff
of research funds for schools perceived as anti-ROTC
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:15:25 -0700
From: Deborah Berman Santana <santana@mills.edu>
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/03/military_recruiters_schools_033108w/
Pentagon: Colleges must hand over names
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Apr 1, 2008 6:58:00 EDT
The Defense Department has announced a new get-tough policy with colleges
and universities that interfere with the work of military recruiters and
Reserve Officer Training Corps programs.
Under rules that will take effect April 28, defense officials said they
want the exact same access to student directories that is provided to all
other prospective employers.
Students can opt out of having their information turned over to the
military only if they opt out of having their information provided to all
other recruiters, but schools cannot have policies that exclude only the
military, defense officials said in a March 28 notice of the new policy in
the Federal Register.
The Defense Department "will honor only those student 'opt-outs' from the
disclosure of directory information that are even-handedly applied to all
prospective employers seeking information for recruiting purposes," the
notice says.
Directories are an important recruiting tool because they include the
names, birthdates, phone numbers and academic pursuits of college students
that can be used to identify people with knowledge and interests that are
particularly useful to the military.
The new policy also no longer lets schools ban military recruiters from
working on campuses solely because a school determines that no students
have expressed interest in joining the military. If other employers are
invited, the military has to have the same access.
Federal funding can be cut off if colleges and universities do not give
recruiters and ROTC programs campus access. While student financial
assistance is not at risk, other federal aid, especially research funding,
can disappear if a school does not cooperate.
The Pentagon can declare colleges or universities anti-ROTC if they
prohibit or prevent a Senior ROTC program from being established,
maintained or efficiently operated. The new policy is, in part, the result
of a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the federal government's
ability to use funding as a means of forcing equal access for military
recruiters and ROTC units on campuses.
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25. ONE TO THINK ABOUT
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:26:11 -0700
From: Richard & Sue Leamon <leamon@sonic.net>
Supreme Court to consider Ten Commandments vs. 'Seven Aphorisms' Los
Angeles Times - 4/1/08
WASHINGTON -- If a city allows a monument with the Ten Commandments to be
erected in a public park, must it also allow other religions and groups to
display monuments of their choosing? The Supreme Court agreed Monday to
take up that question in an unusual dispute over the reach of the 1st
Amendment and freedom of speech. In the past, the court has said the
free-speech rule applies in parks and officials may not discriminate
against speakers or groups because of their message. In this context,
freedom of speech means a freedom from government restrictions. But last
year, the U.S. appeals court in Denver extended this free-speech rule to
cover the monuments, statues and displays in a public park. It ruled in
favor of a religious group called Summum, which says it wants to erect its
"Seven Aphorisms of Summum" next to the Ten Commandments in Pioneer Park
in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Its ruling left the city with an all-or-nothing
choice: Allow Summum and others to erect their own displays in the park,
or remove the other monuments. The city^Òs lawyers called the appeals
court ruling "confused" and "flawed" and said it could cause problems
around the nation.
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26. Aloha Bash Concert with Katchafire
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:04:01 -1000
From: UHM Campus Center <announce@HAWAII.EDU>
Tickets are now available for the Campus Center Board's Aloha Bash Concert
with Katchafire at Andrews Amphitheater, UH Manoa campus.
The concert will be on Friday, April 25, 2008 from 6:00 - 10:30 p.m. Doors
will open at 5:30 p.m. Come and see Katchafire performing LIVE.
Also performing are Kawao and one of Hawaii's premier bands, the Opihi
Pickers in one of their last public shows. Special appearances by Ten Feet
and Kaipo. Tickets sales began March 31, 2008 at the Campus Center Ticket,
Information and ID office.
Presale tickets are ONLY $5.00 for UH Manoa students with a valid UHM ID
and $8.00 for one guest* and $12.00 for the general public. Get tickets
early as the prices go up on the day of the concert to $10.00 for UH Manoa
students and $17.00 for all others.
Don't wait, come early to take advantage of the cheap tickets.
Campus Center Ticket, Information and ID Office is open Monday through
Friday from 8:30am - 4:30 p.m.
*The UH Manoa Student guest must be accompanied by a valid UH Manoa
student at the time of entrance to the concert. ALL students will need to
show their valid UH Manoa ID's at the time of ticket purchase and at the
gate to enter.
Ticket Information Presale tickets $5 for Manoa students with a valid UHM
ID and one guest* and $12 for the general public. Prices go up on the day
of the concert to $10 for Manoa students and one guest* and $17 for the
general public.
Event Sponsor Campus Center Board, Manoa
More Information CC Ticket, Information and ID Office, 956-7235/956-7236,
ccb@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/campuscenter
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27. Small farmer beats Monsanto over GM seeds lawsuit
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:08:11 -0700
From: NaturalNews <insider@naturalnews.com>
Want to know the truth about Monsanto's milk labeling censorship efforts?
Jo Hartley has posted a nice update on the issue today (see below). We
also bring you a story about a small farmer who achieved a significant
victory over Monsanto's ridiculous claims over GM seed contamination.
You'll love this: We've also posted an online survey where you can rate
the trustworthiness of top websites and personalities in the health news
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You can rate the personality traits of people like Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr.
Joseph Mercola, Dr. Gary Null, Ronnie Cummins and even the notorious
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Click any headline below to read the full story:
Health: Rate the Top Personalities and Websites in the Health News
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(NaturalNews) Who do you trust as a source for health news? A friend
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Health: Why Philip Morris Supports FDA Regulation of Tobacco
A proposed law that would give the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco
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Health: Boosting Your Metabolism to Lose Weight: Truth Or Fiction?
"Boosting Your Metabolism" is probably one of the hottest topics for
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Health: Explaining Monsanto's Desire to Ban Current Milk Labeling
Over the past century, Monsanto has dabbled in many projects ^Ö Agent
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"rBST-free" or "rBGH-free". They...
Health: For Rheumatoid Arthritis, Choose a Gluten-Free Vegan Diet
For people with rheumatoid arthritis, switching to a gluten-free vegan
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Health: Small Farmer Wins Moral Victory Over Monsanto
Percy Schmeiser has a check for $660 and a Right Livelihood Award to
prove that sometimes the little guy wins. In a modern version of the
David vs. Goliath story, a 77 year-old Saskatchewan farmer and his wife
are now considered folk heroes...
Health: Mammograms Don't Help, They Harm Women
Breast cancer kills women. In fact, breast cancer is the second leading
cause of cancer deaths in women. Lung cancer is number one. It is
estimated that 211,240 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005.
40,410 have since died from...
Health: Interview with Alan Friedman from Good Cause Wellness about
Antioxidants, Agave Nectar and Chia Seeds
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28. No more Aloha to Aloha Air?
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:29:11 -0400
From: DLIMay7@aol.com
The sudden shootdown of Aloha Airlines by the predatory airfare price war
launched by Mesa Air(parent of Go!)came as a total shock for for myself
and thousands of loyal and satisfied interisland commuters of Aloha.
However, once the 'shock and awe' of the airline's downfall wore off, a
truer but perhaps more menacing picture of other economic contributing
factors begins to emerge.
For beginners, the recent rapid rise in fuel prices was cited by many
aviation experts as a major cause for Aloha's demise. Unfortunately, most
observers fail to connect the oil price hike to the massive drain and
debilitating effect triggered by the--apparently, according to both the
GOP and the Democrats, endless?--U.S. Imperial war on Iraq. More
ominously, the recent credit meltdown as a catastrophic "derivative" from
Wall Street's greed markets has so poisoned the already-depleted well of
investor(s) that there were no appetite to financially re-vitalize the
well-run but fiscally-strapped airline. With that massive one-two punch
from America's Capitalist War-and-Greed economic 'stimulus plan,' it's no
wonder we have to say 'Aloha' to the 2000-plus dedicated employees who
have made 'the People's Airline' a model for an otherwise efficient and
friendly air carrier. My heart goes out to them and their families, who
now face an extremely challenging future given the looming Depression
facing the USA in 2008 and beyond.
Peace and ALOHA,
Danny H.C. Li(Keaau, Hi.)
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29. VOG INFO
From: "ecetiwebmaster" <ecetiwebmaster@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:52:07 -0000
Recent changes in activity at the Halema`uma`u Crater have created a
potential increase in hazards for Hawai'i Island. These hazards include
higher levels of sulfur dioxide, ash fall, and vog, the effects of which
some of us have already been experiencing. The level of risk to your
health varies depending on location, current emissions, and wind
direction.
The County of Hawai`i has developed the attached tri-fold brochure that
describes the color-coding system established by Hawai`i County Civil
Defense that will help to rate conditions in your area when necessary. The
brochure also contains recommended responses you can take to minimize
health risks to you and your family.
We'd appreciate your willingness to forward this brochure to your
electronic networks so that as many people as possible are kept abreast of
this important situation. Please also feel free to print this brochure
for further distribution as appropriate or share the following link to the
County of Hawai'i's Volcano Information Updates site at
http://lavainfo.us/ with the brochure available at
http://co.hawaii.hi.us/cd/Tri-fold%20brochure.pdf.
We realize that you may receive multiple copies of this message and we
apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Our primary goal is that
everyone in Hawai`i County is as informed and as prepared as possible to
respond to changes in the environment.
Mahalo nui loa,
Jane Testa
Director, Department of Research and Development
On behalf of Hawai`i County Civil Defense
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30. rape in the military
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:44:15 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
>>"Women serving in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a
fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq."<<
>>Numbers reported by the Department of Defense show a sickening pattern.
In 2006, 2,947 sexual assaults were reported -- 73% more than in 2004. The
DOD's newest report, released this month, indicates that 2,688 reports
were made in 2007, but a recent shift from calendar-year reporting to
fiscal-year reporting makes comparisons with data from previous years much
more difficult.<<
A great book on this horrific subject: "War and Sex," by Stan Goff.
======
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-
harman31mar31,0,5399612.story
Rapists in the ranks
Sexual assaults are frequent, and frequently ignored, in the armed
services.
By Jane Harman
March 31, 2008
The stories are shocking in their simplicity and brutality: A female
military recruit is pinned down at knifepoint and raped repeatedly in her
own barracks. Her attackers hid their faces but she identified them by
their uniforms; they were her fellow soldiers. During a routine
gynecological exam, a female soldier is attacked and raped by her military
physician. Yet another young soldier, still adapting to life in a war
zone, is raped by her commanding officer. Afraid for her standing in her
unit, she feels she has nowhere to turn.
These are true stories, and, sadly, not isolated incidents. Women serving
in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than
killed by enemy fire in Iraq.
The scope of the problem was brought into acute focus for me during a
visit to the West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, where I met with
female veterans and their doctors. My jaw dropped when the doctors told me
that 41% of female veterans seen at the clinic say they were victims of
sexual assault while in the military, and 29% report being raped during
their military service. They spoke of their continued terror, feelings of
helplessness and the downward spirals many of their lives have since
taken.
Numbers reported by the Department of Defense show a sickening pattern. In
2006, 2,947 sexual assaults were reported -- 73% more than in 2004. The
DOD's newest report, released this month, indicates that 2,688 reports
were made in 2007, but a recent shift from calendar-year reporting to
fiscal-year reporting makes comparisons with data from previous years much
more difficult.
The Defense Department has made some efforts to manage this epidemic --
most notably in 2005, after the media received anonymous e-mail messages
about sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy. The media scrutiny and
congressional attention that followed led the DOD to create the Sexual
Assault and Response Office. Since its inception, the office has initiated
education and training programs, which have improved the reporting of
cases of rapes and other sexual assaults. But more must be done to
prevent attacks and to increase accountability.
At the heart of this crisis is an apparent inability or unwillingness to
prosecute rapists in the ranks. According to DOD statistics, only 181 out
of 2,212 subjects investigated for sexual assault in 2007, including 1,259
reports of rape, were referred to courts-martial, the equivalent of a
criminal prosecution in the military. Another 218 were handled via
nonpunitive administrative action or discharge, and 201 subjects were
disciplined through "nonjudicial punishment," which means they may have
been confined to quarters, assigned extra duty or received a similar slap
on the wrist. In nearly half of the cases investigated, the chain of
command took no action; more than a third of the time, that was because of
"insufficient evidence."
This is in stark contrast to the civilian trend of prosecuting sexual
assault. In California, for example, 44% of reported rapes result in
arrests, and 64% of those who are arrested are prosecuted, according to
the California Department of Justice.
The DOD must close this gap and remove the obstacles to effective
investigation and prosecution. Failure to do so produces two harmful
consequences: It deters victims from reporting, and it fails to deter
offenders. The absence of rigorous prosecution perpetuates a culture
tolerant of sexual assault -- an attitude that says "boys will be boys."
I have raised the issue with Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Although I
believe that he is concerned, thus far, the military's response has been
underwhelming -- and the apparent lack of urgency is inexcusable.
Congress is not doing much better. Although these sexual assault
statistics are readily available, our oversight has failed to come to
grips with the magnitude of the crisis. The abhorrent and graphic nature
of the reports may make people uncomfortable, but that is no excuse for
inaction. Congressional hearings are urgently needed to highlight the
failure of existing policies. Most of our servicewomen and men are
patriotic, courageous and hardworking people who embody the best of what
it means to be an American. The failure to address military sexual assault
runs counter to those ideals and shames us all.
Jane Harman (D-Venice) chairs the House Homeland Security subcommittee on
intelligence.
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31. Conyers Puts Impeachment on America's Table (April Fool!)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:51:04 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
You probably saw this other April Fool:
From: rob@opednews.com
Subject: OEN: Cheney Charged with War Crimes, Arrested, Held in
Egypt, admits guilt when waterboarded
Date: April 1, 2008 10:34:51 AM HST
Happy April Fools Day!
I considered titling this email "Conyers opens impeachment hearings,"
but didn't want to get your hopes up. My title is so far fetched, I
assumed you take it as an April Fools Day joke.
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On Apr 1, 2008, at 11:39 AM, DLIMay7@aol.com wrote:
>
> Aloha PeacePals,
> I was--at first--very pleasantly surprised by the following
> message(please read the entire short message and you'll know why I put
> "at first" in my opeing remark!) Mahalo and la luch continua...
>
> Peace & Imua, Danny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CODEPINK <codepink@mail.democracyinaction.org>
> Sent: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 5:34 am
> Subject: Conyers Puts Impeachment on America's Table
>
> April 1, 2008
> Dear Friend,
> Before the Congressional recess, I was besieged by CODEPINK women who
> are fasting until I agree to start impeachment hearings against Bush and
> Cheney. When I sat down to Easter dinner with my family, I looked at my
> plate of honey-baked ham and scalloped potatoes and I thought about what
> was really on my table. Everyday these women sit in my office and ask me
> to put Impeachment on America's table; after all the times in my career
> that I've stood up to the "bad guys"-racists, greedy CEOs, corrupt
> politicians, could I really continue to let Bush and Cheney run
> roughshod over the Constitution and the American and Iraqi people? My
> wife Monica voted for impeachment of Bush and Cheney as a Detroit city
> councilwoman and I was proud of her for cooking their goose.
> I sat down to digest my meal and my conflicted feelings on Impeachment
> by relaxing and watching the opening night Nationals game. Upon flipping
> on the TV and finding the right channel, I settled in and wouldn't you
> know it^Å the CODEPINK women were there! President Bush was to throw
> out the first pitch and once he took the field, theCODEPINK women (one
> of them even wearing a giant Bush head and prison costume) encouraged
> all the baseball fans to boo him. And guess what? They did. You can see
> it right here.
> As they booed, I thought of the changing times I've witnessed in my
> life.America can change and we are all agents of change.* It struck me
> then that the American people really want to see this Administration out
> of office and they want it now. Bush and his pinch-hitter Cheney have
> been striking out with the American people for way too long.
> I realized it was time to step up to the plate for all the citizens of
> this great country who want to end the war. So I am putting Impeachment
> on America's table.
> Sincerely,
> John Conyers
> Chairman, House Judiciary Committee
> APRIL FOOLS!
> We wish Conyers would step up to the plate like this! Let's honor the
> tradition of April Fools Day by holding the fools in the White House
> accountable for their crimes. Call (202-225-3951) or FAX (202-225-0072)
> John Conyers today and thank him for putting impeachment on the table,
> extending our April Fools joke -- maybe he'll get it.
> Hungry for Impeachment,
> Dana, Desiree, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Jodie, Liz, Medea, Nancy, Rae,
> and Tighe
> P.S. After you've made your calls, DC CODEPINKers Leslie and Ellen will
> follow up by resuming their "Hungry for Justice? Impeach him Fast!"
> sit-in at Conyers's office at 10am on Wednesday, April 2nd.Leslie and
> Ellen invite all fair-minded citizens to be part of the conversation in
> Chairman Conyers' House Judiciary Committee Office by calling in and
> sharing your thoughts on Impeachment. Click here to support the fast. *
> Actual quote from Rep. Conyers
>
> Call (202-225-3951)
> or
> FAX (202-225-0072)
> John Conyers today and thank him for putting impeachment on the table!
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32. You are invited to join us -- eyes wide open exhibit
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:36:48 -1000
From: Darlene Rodrigues <babaylan8@hotmail.com>
Aloha, AFSC-Hawaii Area Program invites you to the Eyes Wide Open Exhibit
which will be on display this Friday, April 4, 2008. Please see attached
flyer. For more information on the exhibit please visit:
http://www.afsc.org/eyes/
Why it is important to do this at this time:
-Recently, the number of American military casualties in Iraq has
surpassed 4,000. The estimated number of Iraq civilian casualties range
from 600,000 up to 1 million.
-We are entering the 6th year of the war in Iraq, and our sincere hope is
to remind people in Honolulu of the human cost of war, not just in Iraq
but everywhere.
-The date is significant as it is the death anniversary of MLK Jr. and the
anniversary of his "Beyond Vietnam" speech, which called for an end to the
Vietnam War in 1967. For the text of his speech visit:
http://www.africanamericans.com/MLKjrBeyondVietnam.htm
-According to MoveOn.org "while this war drags on into its 6th year and
its costs continue to mount, media coverage has actually declined
sharply--falling from about 15% of news output last August to just 3% in
February of this year. The difference is even starker on cable news
networks: 24 percent of the time spent on Iraq last year, just 1 percent
this year."
I hope you can join us as we remember and honor all lives lost to the
occupation/war in Iraq.
Mahalo and Daghan Salamat,
Darlene Rodrigues
EWO HI State Coordinator
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33. In Washington today!!
Date: Tues, April 1, 2008
From: Stephen Vincent <steph484@PACBELL.NET>
A note from the Gothics News Service:
From Washington, D.C. it was barely, if at all, reported this morning
that someone, or a group, had hung a bright red laundry line, elevated
between the Capitol Dome and the upper floor of the Washington Monument.
Against the sunrise, it was possible to make out the figures of George
Bush, Dick Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Wolfolitz, Feith, and a few other
architects of the invasion, war and occupation in Iraq. Ceremonially
spaced apart by several feet, each figure was strung up and hung upside
down from his or her heels. The laundry line was motorized in such away
that the figures wheeled back and forth, up and down the mall, the ties of
the men flapping in the breeze. Apparently, digital speakers were placed
inside each figure. Those looking up from the mall could hear a cacophony
of voices. ^ÓForgive us. Forgive us. We knew not what we would wrought.^Ô
After that, they went on trying to explain themselves.
The variously, quickly assembled crowds below, yelled back up, ^ÓRot,
Rot, Rot.^Ô
Apparently it was an April Fools stunt. As quickly as they realized what
was happening, Snipers from Homeland Security ^Ö stationed on the tops of
surrounding institutions - severed the rope with a couple of careful
shots. The figures came down to the lawn in a crumbling crash. Security
personnel were seen throwing the remains as quickly as possible into a
suddenly convenient dumpster. No arrests in the incident have yet to be
made.
Apparently most news organizations have honored the White House^Òs
request for a news blackout. The official memo was rumored to say,
^Ó^ÅThis Government has no intention of permitting the use of effigies,
and the implications of either lynching or torture to be part of our
national media or dialog^Å^Ô
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34. WAILEA 670 - Please write Mayor Tavares & urge her to VETO (She
decides by Mon, April 7)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:26:41 -1000
From: Global Media Productions <info@globalmediaproductions.com>
Please write Mayor Tavares and urge her to veto Wailea 670. She is on
the fence and your letters will make the difference. Pick your topic, no
need for it to be long and put it in your own words with your own
feelings. Please!!!
Mahalo. She decides by Monday, April 7. Give her time to read your
letter.
mayors.office@mauicounty. gov
TRAFFIC
The traffic is not acceptable. Piilani Highway is a substandard death
trap at capacity. How can the County Council consider adding about 2800
cars, 5000 plus with Makena Resort. There is still no adequate regional
traffic impact analysis.
WATER
We have overbuilt ourselves into a water drought. Wailea 670's developer
says they will desalinate water from Kamaole aquifer but geologists know
when you over pump a salty aquifer it becomes saltier and is vulnerable to
damage. This may make the three mile stretch from South Kihei into Makena
unusable for existing landscaping and golf. The county has no right to
approve more luxury development and another golf course without studying
the impact on down gradient wells. Any shortage will further endanger the
water source for all of central and south Maui, the Iao aquifer.
REEFS AND BEACHES
The reefs and beaches are suffering. In 12 years of South Maui golf
courses and development, 50% of the reef cover is gone in many places in
South Maui. Water quality has suffered. Beaches and parks are over
crowded. Our sacred places are being over run. Our quality of life is
eroding. Tourists may go elsewhere, destroying our economy.
HAWAIIAN CULTURE
The whole 130-acre aa flow native plant habitat needs to be preserved.
Along with the wiliwili trees, it is full of historic sites and the
remnants of an ancient Hawaiian village.
SO CALLED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The "affordable housing" Wailea 670 would provide is a sham. This is a
luxury development geared for the 700 luxury homes and golf. HUD now has
Maui median income set at $69,900. The 450 on site "affordable houses"
cost $350,000 to $535,000 at current calculations. The annual wages for
the ten most common occupations on Maui range from $20,830 to $35,210,
making $83,320 to $140,840 actually affordable. The 450 less expensive
($171,780 TO $247,000) "apartments" in the industrial park of north Kihei
do not have water or proper zoning. There are only four water meters.
For affordable housing there are no standards on size and the developer
runs the show from keeping the lists to administering the lottery.
SOLUTIONS
Maui's unions only have a handshake deal for Wailea 670 with mainland
corporations who have poor human rights track records. They may bring in
offshore labor. Regardless, there is more rewarding work for Maui's
construction workers where making a living does not mean overdevelopment.
Maui needs hospitals, schools, infrastructure, alternative energy,
locally grown food, places where tourists can go and have an experience of
Hawaiian culture, and truly affordable housing.
Under the County Code (19.510.040) by law the County Council must only
grant a change in zoning if:
d. The application, if granted, would not adversely affect or interfere
with public or private schools, parks, playgrounds, water systems, sewage
and solid waste disposal, drainage, roadway and transportation systems, or
other public requirements, conveniences and improvements, e. The
application, if granted, would not adversely impact the social, cultural,
economic, environmental, and ecological character and quality of the
surrounding area.
Wailea 670 would harm all of the above.
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35. HI Superferry: "Pot calling the Kettle Black?"
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:42:38 -1000
From: Brad Parsons <mauibrad@hotmail.com>
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008
HI SUPERFERRY: "POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK?"
Quote of the day from Aloha Air CEO David Banmiller:
'I mean we have support for the Superferry whose business model is broken,
we have support to go buy a hotel resort or something, so any
missconception we weren't out there turning over every rock, talking to
state and federal officials and investors and airlines is simply an
error.'
With both cases the Governor sought government intervention in the free
market to be assisted by the Legislature for new 'special privilege' law
of a company-specific nature. In both cases, the biggest problem to the
company is the rising cost of fuel. In both cases, the Governor believes
that government actions can overcome primary microeconomic problems within
a company. In both cases the Governor has missed what the primary obstacle
is within the company.
For Aloha Air, that was the need for Working Capital right now to pay
employees and to pay for fuel. Her proposals and in the Legislature did
not immediately address that. For HSF, the vessel design and fuel
consumption over the long routes proposed is actually their biggest
internal commercial problem, of which the Governor and the Legislature
never appear to have recognized.
Both involve the development of the single biggest economic problem Hawaii
has seen in decades, the cost of fuel and Hawaii's overpopulated
unsustainable reliance upon 90% outside sources of energy. Meanwhile, the
Legislature lets plenty of good energy and sustainability bills (and I
don't mean the 5 or so 'special privilege' bills) languish with inaction.
Couple of good articles today: From Lee:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080401/COLUMNISTS02/804010371
From Derrick:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080401/NEWS01/804010367
Aloha, Brad
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36. Voices Health/Environment News
Date: Tues, April 1, 2008
From: nimchira <tepaatu@gmail.com>
News from the Health and Environmental Communities.
Published since Nov, 2005
April 1, 2008
In This Issue:
Todays Recalls:
Fentanyl (Duragesic) Patches Recalled Gel leaks from defective patches may
cause respiratory depression and death
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=74
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Warning About Total Body Liquid Supplements. FDA is advising consumers not
to buy or use certain Total Body liquid dietary supplement products
because of reports of serious reactions.
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/totalbody040108.html
Five states are locked in fierce competition over a proposed bioterror lab
that will host the world's most feared human and animal pathogens.
http://www.alternet.org/environment/80576/
ASPARTAME IS NEUROTOXIC GENOTOXIC MOLECULAR FOOD & VACCINE PHARMACO-
GENOCIDE
http://www.nutrimedical.com/news.jhtml?method=view&news.id=1430
Information on aspartame on http://www.mpwhi.com
Decellularized Allograft Heart Valve Approved. FDA has cleared for
marketing the first allograft heart valve from which cells and cellular
debris have been removed.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=74
New Safety Warnings about Chantix. Possible neuropsychiatric problems and
changes in behavior linked to Chantix (varenicline), a smoking-cessation
drug.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=74
Early Communication on Adverse Events from Botox and Myobloc. Botulinum
toxin may have spread beyond injection site and cause symptoms associated
with botulism, including dysphagia and respiratory insufficiency.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=74
New Data on Thromboembolic Events with Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch.
Results of new study found women aged 15-44 who used the patch were at
higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism than women using birth
control pills.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=74
Remembering to Re-Activate a Patients's Defibrillator. A recent FDA
article in Nursing2008 about a patient who died, possibly of ventricular
fibrillation, following elective surgery because his ICD wasn't
reactivated.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=74
Mixups between Insulin U-100 and U-500. ISMP describes medication errors
could result in dangerous hyper or hypo-glycemia.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=74
Caution Giving Children Cough and Cold Medicines. Ongoing evaluation of
cough and cold medicines for children two and older.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=74
A 'perfect storm' of hunger. Meteoric food and fuel prices, a slumping
dollar, the demand for biofuels and a string of poor harvests have
combined to abruptly multiply the World Food Program's operating costs,
even as needs increase.
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/10930/3057/13742/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5sYXRpbWVzLmNvbS9uZXdzL25hdGlvbndvcmxkL3dvcmxkL2xhLWZnLWZvb2QxYXByMDEsMCw1MTg1Njk4LnN0b3J5&x=97142819
Less corn could mean higher food prices for consumers. From chicken
nuggets to corn flakes, food prices at grocery stores and dinner tables
could be headed even higher as farmers cut back on the land they're
planting in corn this spring.
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/10930/3057/13744/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jaGljYWdvdHJpYnVuZS5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpLWFwLXBsYW50aW5ncmVwb3J0LDAsMTM5MDMyOC5zdG9yeQ%3d%3d&x=503f53c6
Autism's mysteries remain as numbers grow. Although autism will be
diagnosed in more than 25,000 U.S. children this year, more than new
pediatric cases of AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined, scientists and
doctors still know very little about the neurological disorder.
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/10930/3057/13754/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jbm4uY29tLzIwMDgvSEVBTFRIL2NvbmRpdGlvbnMvMDMvMzEvYXV0aXNtLm1haW4vaW5kZXguaHRtbA%3d%3d&x=30a1b3bc
Explaining Monsanto's Desire to Ban Current Milk Labeling
http://www.naturalnews.com/022920.html
For Rheumatoid Arthritis, Choose a Gluten-Free Vegan Diet
http://www.naturalnews.com/022919.html
Mammograms Don't Help, They Harm Women
http://www.naturalnews.com/022917.html
Study: New Blood Pressure Rx Has Fewer Side Effects. Study also finds
orlistat helps relieve hypertension.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/04/bp_new_rx.html
TB survival mechanism uncovered TB bacteria shield themselves in fat,
allowing them to pass from person to person, and possibly counteract
drugs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/7322098.stm
Blood pressure drugs help elderly Treating the over 80s with blood
pressure drugs cuts the risk of strokes and heart problems, a study says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/7324188.stm
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In the April issue of Environmental Health Perspectives:
Arsenic and Erectile Dysfunction Drinking Contaminated Well Water
Increases Risk
Age is the most common risk factor for erectile dysfunction (ED), the
consistent or recurrent inability to attain and/or maintain a penile
erection sufficient for sexual performance. The correlation between age
and ED is attributed to declines in testosterone levels; growing evidence
links the condition to cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well. Now
researchers from Taiwan have found a direct correlation between ED, the
decline of testosterone, and exposure to arsenic via well water-a
connection of potential concern for the millions of men worldwide who
drink groundwater contaminated with naturally occurring arsenic
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2008/10930/abstract.html
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37. Guam military buildup on KIPO radio 4/1, 5pm:
Date: Tues, April 1, 2008
From: Terri Kekoolani <napua4u@yahoo.com>
http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hpr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71
KIPO 89.3 FM - Business Beyond the Reef - Host Alvin Adams
topic: Guam Military Buildup per dkk
Business Beyond the Reef - Tuesdays 5pm - KIPO
ABOUT THE SHOW: This weekly one-hour program explores Hawaii^Òs overseas
business opportunities. This is a program about the world around the
Islands seen through a window called business.
Host Alvin Adams and his guests will discuss how business is conducted in
other countries and what kinds of opportunities and challenges Hawaii
faces in getting involved. They'll also explore the types of industry
developments that affect local businesses - actual and prospective. Show
topics will vary greatly, ranging from higher education to travel, books,
or great food.
The goal of "Business Beyond the Reef" is to educate and entertain
audiences. Hawaii has a lot to offer the international business community,
so with some hustling, a little more knowledge, and a touch of curiosity,
this program will take you beyond the reef.
ABOUT THE HOST: Al Adams retired from the Foreign Service in 1996,
following 30 years of service, including tours as United States Ambassador
to Djibouti, Haiti, and Peru. He began his career in Vietnam where he
served four years, followed by a tour at the National Security Council
under Henry Kissinger. Following his retirement from the Foreign Service,
he served as President and CEO of the United Nations Association of the
United States. In 1993, he was awarded the State Department's Medal for
Valor.
Al Adams is a fulltime resident of Honolulu, Hawaii. He is employed with
the Bishop Museum as Counselor to the President for International Affairs.
Since March 2005 he has served as Honorary Consul of Peru in the State of
Hawaii. He also volunteers for many local organizations. Al Adams speaks
Spanish, French, and Vietnamese.
(very spooky)
PRODUCER: HPR News Director Kayla Rosenfeld, with assistance from Steve
Craven Business Beyond the Reef with Al Adams Email the host This e-mail
address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to
view it Subscribe to the podcast
Visit the Audio Archive for past shows
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Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com> wrote:
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:09:19 -1000
Begin forwarded message:
From: dkk <dkk@toast.net>
Date: April 1, 2008 9:01:47 AM HST
KIPO-FM today 5-6p.m.: discussion of HUGE construction, relative to siZe
of Guam (c. Molokai siZe), from now to about 2015, and its impacts on HI.
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38. Life As We Know It
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:04:25 +1300
From: CHOOK <tepaatu@gmail.com>
------ Forwarded Message
From: "Artemis Goldberg" <panthertracker@myself.com>
Life As We Know It The Status Quo
When our lives are going well, and sometimes even when they aren't, we may
find ourselves feeling very attached to the status quo of our
existence--life as we know it. It is a very human tendency to resist
change as though it were possible to simply decide not to do it, or have
it in our lives. But change will come and the status quo will go, sooner
or later, with our consent or without it. We may find at the end of the
day that we feel considerably more empowered when we find the courage to
ally ourselves with the universal force of change, rather than working
against it.
Of course, the answer is not to go about changing things at random,
without regard to whether they are working or not. There is a time and
place for stability and the preservation of what has been gained over
time. In fact, the ability to stabilize and preserve what is serving us is
part of what helps us to survive and thrive. The problem comes when we
become more attached to preserving the status quo than to honoring the
universal givens of growth and change. For example, if we allow a
situation we are in to remain stagnant simply because we are comfortable,
it may be time for us to summon up the courage to challenge the status
quo.
This may be painful at times, or surprisingly liberating, and it will most
likely be a little of both. Underneath the discomfort, we will probably
find excitement and energy as we take the risk of unblocking the natural
flow of energy in our lives. It is like dismantling a dam inside
ourselves, because most of the work involves clearing our own inner
obstacles so that the river of our life can flow unobstructed. Once we
remove the obstacles, we can simply go with the flow, trusting the changes
that follow.
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39. News: Rising prison population an undeclared national crisis
From: Robert Karl Stonjek
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:32 PM
Rising prison population an undeclared national crisis
Nearly a month after a published study on increasing U.S. prison
population revealed more than 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars,
two University of Michigan professors are aiming to elevate the public
debate on prison reform.
The timing, they say, should coincide with the intensely debated
presidential campaign, where the growing prison population topic should be
considered along with the economy and Iraq War.
"This is an invisible subject," said U-M professor Buzz Alexander. "It's a
crisis and no one is really talking about it."
In late February, the Pew Center on the States reported that about 2.3
million people are incarcerated in state and federal prisons, and local
jails. Last year, population grew by 25,000. After three decades of
growth, prison population has tripled. The results, according to Alexander
and U-M professor Jeffrey Morenoff, show an alarming and widening gap
between the advantaged and disadvantaged.
"The current system is destroying the life-course of those incarcerated,
and not providing them with ways to become part of the American economic
and cultural fabric," said Alexander, professor of English and founder of
the Prison Creative Arts Project, which inspires inmates to express
themselves through the arts.
"We are not making active efforts to rehabilitate people in prison,"
Morenoff said. "The rehabilitation ideal died in the 1970s and 1980s. But
there are examples of rehab programs in and outside prison that are
successful and lower rates of recidivism. The criminal justice system
hasn't caught up with the social science."
Each U-M professor has his own way of drawing attention to what they both
consider as a national crisis that goes unnoticed and hardly discussed.
For Alexander, it's through engaging prisoners to create and participate
in the arts; for Morenoff, it's through extensive research into the causes
of recidivism rates.
Since 1990, Alexander has worked with state prisoners, offering workshops
on visual and performing arts. The 13th annual Exhibition of Art by
Michigan Prisoners runs through April 9. The exhibit is held at the
Duderstadt Studio Gallery on U-M's North Campus.
Based on his first-hand experience working with prisoners, Alexander said
the sentencing is often arbitrary, perfunctory, inhumane and singles outs
ethnic and racial groups.
For instance, one in 36 adult Hispanic men, one in 15 black adult men; and
one in nine black men ages 20 to 34 are behind bars. While rates of
violent crimes has fallen by 25 percent over the last 20 years, prison
population has tripled. Overall, the U.S. imprisons more people than any
other nation. Second is China, with 1.5 million people in behind bars.
While there appears a public need to make sure people are punished for
crimes, the financial cost to incarcerate are staggering. Morenoff
estimates that it costs $25,000-$30,000 per year (in public money) to
incarcerate each prisoner. That cost increases significantly with older
prisoners and those who need medical care.
"Right now, we have punishment for the sake of deterrence, and making
examples of people," Morenoff said. "But the deep-seated reason is that
people feel that justice is being served.
"You would think that sending more people to prison would lower crime
rates, but there is some evidence, albeit controversial, that communities
which send more people to prison have higher crimes rates," he said.
"Incarceration can deplete communities of their assets and disrupt their
social fabric, which can actually increase crimes rates.
"It's still an open question."
Source: University of Michigan
http://www.physorg.com/news126279826.html
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