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News from the Health and Environmental Communities.
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May 14, 2008
In This Issue:
Medtronic Initiates Voluntary Field Actions for Selected Heparin-Coated
Products Used During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Medtronic, Inc. announced that
it is initiating a voluntary and precautionary recall of selected products
featuring the Carmeda BioActive surface. The affected devices are disposable
products used during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for heart surgeries.
Affected products include blood oxygenators, reservoirs, pumps, cannulae,
and tubing packs.http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/medtronic05_08.html
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs - washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051201779.html
High-stakes lead paint case to R.I. Supreme Court.
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/12344/3057/15662/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jaHJvbi5jb20vZGlzcC9zdG9yeS5tcGwvYXAvZm4vNTc3NTQ4OS5odG1s&x=e0011abd
Funding cut as children face lead risk.
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/12344/3057/15663/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zbWguY29tLmF1L25ld3MvbmF0aW9uYWwvZnVuZGluZy1jdXQtYXMtY2hpbGRyZW4tZmFjZS1sZWFkLXJpc2svMjAwOC8wNS8xMS8xMjEwNDQ0MjQ0MjkwLmh0bWw%3d&x=ebeb3c0b
U.S. using food crisis to boost bio-engineered crops.
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Early C8 results suggest liver, immune impacts.
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Study confirms lead fragments in venison.
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Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 19:48:08 -1000
From: Tane . <Tane_1@msn.com>
Please Ask Gov Lingle To Sign the Big
Island Public Funding Bill!
[see comment and reply below]
What should be eliminated is a straight party-ticket ballot and the
citizens would be able to vote for whom they choose regardless of what
party that person belongs to. The idea of having to vote by party is
unconscionable. If there are several in one party running for the same
seat, then that party should choose a candidate at their own expense and
not that of the taxpayer. If it is open elections, then all candidates
take their chances in the primary. In fact, why have a primary; let's
just go into the general elections and be done with it. Why should there
be public funding for the candidates. There could be equal time for all
running in the news media sponsored by the government which would make
more sense if there are to be public funding for candidates.
Tane
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 00:18:07 -0700
From: Tia Ballantine
Gary Snyder - poem
BURNING ISLAND
O Wave God who broke through me today
Sea Bream
massive pink and silver
cool swimming down with me watching
staying away from the spear
Volcano belly Keeper who lifted this island
for our own beaded bodies adornment
and sprinkles us all with his laugh-
ash in the eve
mist, or smoke,
on the bare high limits-
underwater lava flows easing to coral
holes filled with striped feeding swimmers
O Sky Gods cartwheeling
out of Pacific
turning rainsqualls over like lids on us
then shine on our sodden-
(scanned out a rainbow today at the
cow drinking trough
sluicing off
LAKHS of crystal Buddha Fields
right on the hair of the arm!)
Who wavers right now in the bamboo:
a half-gone waning moon.
drank down a bowlful of shochu
in praise of Antares
gazing far up the lanes of Sagittarius
richest stream of our sky-
a cup to the center of the galaxy!
and let the eyes stray
right-angling the pitch of the Milky Way:
horse-heads rings
clouds too distant to be
slide free.
on the crest of the wave.
Each night
O Earth Mother
I have wrapped my hand
over the jut of your cobra-hood
sleeping;
left my ear
All night long by your mouth.
O All
Gods tides capes currents
Flows and spirals of
pool and powers-
As we hoe the field
let sweet potato grow.
And as sit us all down when we may
To consider the Dharma
bring with a flower and a glimmer.
Let us all sleep in peace together.
Bless Masa and me as we marry
at new moon on the crater
This summer.
-- Gary Snyder
-- from: Regarding Wave, 1970.
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Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 22:34:00 -1000
From: Lc <palolo@hawaii.rr.com>
Subject: [kaleimailealii] Fw: Fw: From the Good Folks of hawaiiconcon.org
 commentary...
----- Original Message ----- From: Alakupaa
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:08 PM
This is what I would like say to that person:
I agree with this. End all Hawaiian entitlements, but that would mean to
end the unilateral trust relationship that the Hawaiians have with the US
and its subsidiary, the State of Hawai`i. It would mean the return of
1.8 million acres of land presently administered in trusteeship by the
DLNR and the 200,000 acres that are presently administered in trusteeship
by the DHHL. That totals 2 million acres of land or about half the
present state of Hawai`i. Then once returned, we Hawaiians can charge
all you racists to use the airports, public schools, public universities,
harbours and parks, etc. etc. Hawaiians would then not need any of the
entitlements they get for the US illegally occupying land that belongs to
the Hawaiians. And guess what, it would not be fair to grant any
entitlements to those who formerly reaped the benefits of the theft.
Maybe then you would consider going back to where you came from.
----- Original Message ----- From: kepalo
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:16 PM
ABOUT TIME WE GOT RID OF HAWAIIAN ENTITLEMENTS
Posted by Rick M. on May 12, 2008 at 3:12pm
View Discussions
This idea of giving Hawaiians special privileges is unamerican.
Abolishing them is first on my list of important things to do when we
rewrite the constitution.
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Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 23:20:25 -1000
From: Mia <kaimi@lava.net>
John Keola Lake
This truly is a great loss....
Our ohana lost a kupuna too...my dad's older sister Ruth Aki Ching passed
yesterday morning...she would have been 93 on July 23rd. I remember her
most for her constant smiles, strong lomi hands, and beautiful voice. At
90 when she came to visit my father as he lay dying in the hospital, she
sang him O Makala Pua because that was one of his favorite songs; she also
volunteered to lomi my sib who had a sore neck...and she recalled going to
the fire station on Kauai years ago to lomi all the firemen there at the
time....
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 00:59:39 -1000
From: Tane . <Tane_1@msn.com>
Subject: [livingnation] Nation Student Writing Contest
Nation Student Writing Contest
We're looking for students to answer this question: What have you learned
from a personal experience that the next president should know before
setting the agenda for the country. Essays should not exceed 800 words.
We'll select five finalists and two winners--one from college, one from
high school. Each winner will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize. The winning
essays will be published and/or excerpted in the magazine and featured at
TheNation.com. The five finalists will be awarded $200 each and their
entries will be published online. Entries (only one per student) will be
accepted through May 31, 2008. A winner will be announced by September 4.
Finally, please visit The Nation online to read new Nation blogs, to view
newsfeed links updated each day, to see when Nation writers are appearing
on TV and radio, and to read exclusive online reports and special weekly
selections from The Nation magazine!
Best Regards,
Peter Rothberg,
The Nation
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:11 -1000
From: Tane . <Tane_1@msn.com>
Please Ask Gov Lingle To Sign the Big
Island Public Funding Bill! - comment and reply
Mahalo Lynette:
I know a lot about a lot of things; but not a lot of everything. LOL...
Because of you, I now understand even more. It seems like a good program
and it's helping a candidate get a boost. Has there been a candidate in
Hawaii that used this and was successful? I still think the system needs
changing and the monopoly of the two major parties need to be broken up
and their parties select their own candidates at their own expense. This
would be great for independent candidates.
Tane
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From: palolo@hawaii.rr.com
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 22:11:02 -1000
tane, i know you know a lot about everything. but i
don't think you know much about publicly funded elections.
do a websearch.
lc
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From: Aloha <aloha@johnkeolalake.org>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 00:59:32 -1000
Subject: RE: John Keola Lake
For Immediate Release
Kumu Hula John Keola Lake, a noted authority on Hawaiian chant, language
and dance has died at the age of 70
(Honolulu, HI) John Keola Lake, Kumu Hula of Halau Mele,? Na Wa'a La Lani
Kahuna `O Pu'ukohola, Na Hanona Pa Olapa Kahiko and founder of the Hawaii
Academy of Arts, Music & Dance passed away quietly this morning in his
room at Straub Clinic and Hospital.
Family were present at the time and were later joined by friends and
halau members.
Funeral arrangements are being made and will be released to the public as
soon as they are finalized.
Please visit http://www.johnkeolalake.org
A press release is available at his website.
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From: Kamaunu Kahaialii
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:28 AM
Subject: Kauai Police Officers arrest Hawaiian Advocate
Unacceptably Bad Official Behavior on Kauai
Do you all realize the whole world was watching you for a couple days
late last August 2007? Do you really expect to use the following kinds of
tactics and equipment on the free people of Kauai? The world will be
watching. It would become the worst PR the "Aloha State" has shown the
world in many years.
From http://www.islandbreath.org/:
"Don't Busta Move Dayne!"
by Juan Wilson on 5 May 2008
"On Wednesday, April 30th an anti-GMO meeting was held in Hanapepe and
the United Church for Christ. Among the sixty or so people attending were
Richard Hoeppner, of People for the Preservation of Kauai, and Dayne
Aipoalani, of the Kingdom of Atooi. Dayne was with his wife Toni and
twenty month old daughter Alana.
Dayne and Richard have known each other and worked together. Richard is a
retired police detective and Dayne wanted to have the Kingdom of Atooi
marshals get some formal police training, especially in conflict
resolution, and mediation.
The two also have worked against the Superferry coming to Kauai and
against Syngenta spraying herbicides next to Waimea Canyon Middle School.
Dayne and Toni had become alarmed because neighborhood children had
become sick and even one of their own had become ill after Syngenta
spraying.
The anti-GMO meeting broke up about nine p.m. The Dayne and the family
got in their truck and headed to the parking lot exit to get on the
highway going west and home to Kekaha. When he got to the stop sign at
the highway Dayne noticed a darkened police cruiser parked next to
Hanapepe Park turn on its lights and pull up to the stop sign opposite
him.
Suspecting something, Dayne did not pull out onto the highway, but waited
for the police car to move first. It didn't. Fifteen seconds went by.
Suddenly the cop car turned right onto the highway heading west. Dayne
followed him.
As Dayne pulled away he noticed two vehicles in the parking lot turn on
their lights. A SUV and a sedan. They got onto the highway behind him. At
this time Rich Hoeppner was preparing to leave the church too. Rich drove
east towards Kalaheo.
As Dayne continued west there was little traffic as he came to Moi
Street. But there another police cruiser was parked. It fell into line
behind him and the two unmarked vehicles. In less than a minute Dayne was
passing the National Guard facility on the makai side of the highway.
Three police cruisers joined the parade.
The police cruisers all at once turned on their flashers and in front of
Salt Pond Store pulled Dayne over and boxed him in. Police swarmed
Dayne's truck. From the unmarked SUV four SWAT police emerged in camo and
vests. They carried gas canisters and other special equipment.
The police team was lead by police officers Steve Sueoka and Detective
Hank Barriga. Dayne knew he was in trouble because of Sueoka's role in
the August 2007 Superferry demonstrations. In December of last year KPD
Chief Darryl Perry recognized Sueoka for his exceptional assistance of
the United States Coast Guard during that time.
After Dayne's car was surrounded by the police and SWAT team there was a
lot of yelling. Sueoka said; "You are under arrest!"
Dayne said; "What for? What did I do? Wait a minute."
Dayne was asked and refused to leave his truck. He got on his cell phone
and called friends for help.
Richard Hoeppner got a call as he was passing Kalaheo. He turned the car
around and headed for Salt Pond Store.
Sueoka continued; "We have a warrant."
Dayne answered, "I'm not getting out of the car until I know what's going
on."
Sueoka showed Dayne the warrant. As it turned out the warrant the police
were carrying was for failure to show up at a plea hearing on the charge
of impersonating an officer. During the August Suerferry demonstrations
Dayne carried a badge identifying himself as an officer of the Kingdom of
Atooi. He never claimed to be a KPD policeman.
The warrant regarding the plea hearing was not applicable because Dayne
had demonstrated to the court that he as at the hospital emergency room
at the time of the hearing. The court had excused him without correcting
the warrant paperwork.
This came out in the exchange between Sueoka and Dayne. Sueoka said that
if Dayne had paperwork to prove his excuse on him there would be no
arrest.
Dayne did not have the documents in the car. Referring to all the men and
material used in the arrest proceeding Dayne countered, "Why didn't you
just call me on my phone to come in and take care of this matter?"
Pointing out that Dayne's cellphone number was prominently written on the
warrant.
Suekoa had had enough, "We have a warrant for you! We have to execute our
order!"
By this time Rich Hoeppner had made the last leg of his way to Salt Pond
Store on foot. The police had closed the main highway. Some of Dayne's
people from the Kingdom of Atooi were arriving to witness the scene. More
police arrived. Toni thought there might be as many as thirty policemen
then.
Police were breaking up any groups of passerby greater than three. No
public assembly was allowed for local people. Richard was able to get to
the front of Salt Pond Store when one policeman asked him if he wanted to
get a newspaper. Richard asked the policeman if that wasn't Dayne's truck
in the middle of all the trouble. Then Richard was confronted by another
KPD officer, D. Martin, who called out that "We know who you are. I saw
you at the Superferry!" and told him to get his paper and get out of
there.
The police proceeded to yank open the doors on Dayne's truck. Police
officers tried, unsuccessfully, to pull Dayne from his truck. SWAT team
members pushed cans of gas in Dayne's face. They opened up the back to
expose Alana. He became concerned his wife and daughter would be caught
in the middle of a violent confrontation. He sensed that the actions of
the police seemed to be an attempt to provoke him into making a mistake.
Dayne relented. He told Suekoa and Barriga that he would get out of the
truck if they did not harass his family, adding,
"I'll go with you guys, but I'm not under your jurisdiction." Dayne was
never read his rights when they took him down.
Dayne was brought to the Lihue station, booked and given a copy of the
arrest record. The bail is set at $2,175. Immediately friends and family
tried to call a 24/7 bail bondsman to free Dayne. Toni and Richard found
that none would respond that night.
While in Lihue an unidentified police officer asked Dayne about the
Iolani Palace occupation by sovereignty advocates on Oahu. He was
casually asked how many of his people were there. Dayne won't be free
that night.
Later the police took the arrest record from him. Dayne was taken to the
Kauai Correctional County Center (KCCC) and spent the night in jail
without bond. Richard was up all night trying to free Dayne.
Toni drove home quite upset. She was not followed but got a call shortly
from a friend who had spotted two police cruisers parked in the dark down
her street watching her house.
The next morning a guard at KCCC also asks Dayne about the Iolani palace
incident. apparently sovereignty activists anywhere in the state were
being connected to the palace occupation. Later Dayne was transfered to
court, not in his own clothes but in an orange jumpsuit in shackles on
his hands and feet. Toni and Richard Hoeppner was at the court the next
morning and were very upset. Before the the judge, Kathleen Watanabe,
Dayne stated,
"There was no notification of a court date after I missed my plea
hearing."
The judge said that no notification was necessary. A plea of not guilty
was entered and a jury trail on the impersonation of an officer was set
for June 30th. Toni had pulled together the bail money. After some more
legal hassles Dayne was finally free to go home around three in the
afternoon.
Sometime after, early Friday morning, that Richard had a heart attack. He
was flown to Oahu and is still in the hospital. Dayne sister Keikeilani
went over to visit him.
One lesson to be learned from this behavior by the Kauai Police
Department is how seriously the connections between the anti-Superferry,
anti-GMO and the sovereignty movement are taken by Hawaiian authorities.
Dayne is involved with all three and he is Hawaiian. This makes him a
danger to the status quo.
If you carefully follow the events of the night it becomes clear that the
KPD was stalking Dayne Aipoalani with a great deal of manpower, equipment
and expense.
That kind of police action might be appropriate for arresting an armed
murderer or to bust a meth factory, but not to execute a warrant on a
failure to make it to court on a charge of carrying a "phoney" badge.
This huge KPD effort was over a failed court appearance where there was a
medical excuse on record.
It is further evident to me that the police were trying to taunt Dayne,
to make him angry, to make him make a mistake - the result would have
easily provokes a violent response by the poilce. This kind of baiting is
unforgivable behavior for a force of professional "peace keepers".
God forbid you are on their list for your activities and have an open can
of beer at the beach or are having a fight with your spouse. Don't tase
me bro!"
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From http://www.islandbreath.org/:
"We don't need KPD in riot mode"
by Koohan Paik on 5 May 2008
"Besides being the man who spearheaded the anti-superferry movement with
his legendary petition, Rich is the Chief of Police for the pacifist
sovereignty group, The Kingdom of Atooi. Sadly, the group's members have
lately been a target of intense harrassment by the Kauai Police
Department.
Just last Wednesday, Rich was so upset over having witnessed a level of
injustice against one of it's leaders, Dayne Aipoalani, that his heart
gave out within thirty-six hours.
(He's thankfully in shape, though, currently in a Honolulu hospital
awaiting surgery.)
Those who don't like to draw a causal connection between the police
harrassment and the heart attack must still acknowledge that this is a
textbook case of a stressful situation being followed up by a near-fatal
health condition.
It all happened last Wednesday night after the GMO talks by Drs. Pang and
Valenzuela, at the Hanapepe United Church of Christ. Dayne, Rich's
friend, was present at the meeting to voice his belief that there is
indeed a causal connection linking the west-side pesticide spraying with
the sick children and teachers. His daughter goes to one of the schools
that was evacuated.
While driving home from the meeting with his wife and daughter, Dayne was
stopped by a large number of cops in perhaps a dozen or more cars, who
had apparently staked him out. Some were in full-on riot gear. They tried
to provoke him into arrestible behavior, but to no avail. They ended up
shackling and hauling him off to jail on a contempt warrant for missing a
court appearance.
Rich Hoeppner saw Dayne get apprehended and followed him and the KPD guys
to the jailhouse, where he advocated for his friend.
Never mind that Dayne had a doctor's excuse for missing his court date,
and that the excuse was indeed in the records.
This kind of amped-up take-down shake-down is totally uncalled for.
YOU DO NOT NEED A PACK OF COPS, SOME IN RIOT GEAR, TO SERVE A BENCH
WARRANT ON A PETTY MISDEMEANOR.
The event was extremely jarring to Rich, who happens to be an ex-Chief of
Police himself and has therefore thought a great deal about
right-and-wrong and appropriate police protocol. Given that, you can
imagine his pulse quickening as he witnessed an innocent man terrorized
by so-called "police enforcement officers."
Later, the next night, Rich was struck by the heart attack and airlifted
to Honolulu.
Should we let our community slip mindlessly into a militarized police
state? Do we need to give tasers, shields, bullet-proof vests and riot
gear to these individuals who are indistinguishable from smarmy thugs?
It'll be Clockwork Orange right here in "paradise." Though we are now
faced with so many important struggles on our tiny island, we must stand
up and speak out against this. Once it's done, turning back will be near
impossible."
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From: Kamaunu Kahaialii
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:38 AM
Subject: Ever Loyal to the Land: The Story of the Native Hawaiian People
Ever Loyal to the Land: The Story of the Native Hawaiian People
Spring 2006 Human Rights Magazine
By Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie
Kaulana na¯ pua a^Òo Hawai^Òi
Ku¯pa^Òa mahope o ka ^Òa¯ina
Famous are the children of Hawai^Òi
Ever loyal to the land
These lyrics are from a song by Ellen Keho^Òohiwaokalani Wright
Prendergast, written shortly after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
in 1893. They express the sorrow of the Native Hawaiian people and their
determination to oppose annexation to the United States. The song further
declares, ^ÓNo one will fix a signature / To the paper of the enemy /
With its sin of annexation / And sale of native civil rights . . . / We
are satisfied with the stones / The astonishing food of the land,^Ô and
concludes with the lines, ^ÓWe back Lili^Òulani / Who has won the rights
of the land / Tell the story / Of the people who love their land.^Ô
The story of the Native Hawaiian people, a people who love their land, is
a complicated and difficult one. But when told in broad strokes, it is a
familiar one: a story of an indigenous people and of greed, racism, and
imperialism.
Foundation of the Kingdom
The Polynesian ancestors of the Hawaiian people undertook the long ocean
voyage from the Marquesas Islands to Hawai^Òi at least 1,700 years ago.At
European contact in 1778, an estimated 400,000 to 800,000 Hawaiians lived
in a society with highly complex political and social systems. Separate
high chiefs governed the major islands, with subordinate chiefs managing
ahupua^Òa, self-sustaining land units encompassing broad plains near the
sea running up valley ridges to the mountains. Within the ahupua^Òa , the
people had use rights to the resources necessary to sustain life^×access
to offshore fishing and shoreline gathering; plots of land and sufficient
water for growing taro, banana, breadfruit, or sweet potatoes; the right
of way to the uplands for timber and fuel; and the right to hunt and
gather wild plants and herbs.
After European contact, Hawaiians quickly adopted foreign technology, and
by 1810, Kamehameha I united the islands under one rule, aided first by
can-nons and firearms and then by diplomacy. By 1840, Kamehameha^Òs
successors had established a constitutional monarchy, recognized as a
fully independent and sovereign nation, entering into treaties with the
United States, Great Britain, France, and other nations.
Although private property did not exist in traditional Hawaiian society,
in the late 1840s Kamehameha III, upon the advice of western advisors and
under pressure from foreign governments^×who frequently used gunboat
diplomacy to enforce the claims of their citizens living in
Hawai^Òi^×instituted private land ownership. Through the Ma¯hele
(division) process, the intertwining interests of king, government,
chiefs, and common people were separated. Of Hawai^Òi^Òs four million
acres, roughly, the king received 24 percent, the government 36 percent,
and the chiefs 39 percent. The common people received less than 1
percent, only 28,658 acres, albeit the most fertile and productive lands.
Even though the king and chiefs received vast acreages during the
Ma¯hele, they lacked the capital or skills to operate in a cash economy.
Subsequent laws allowed any resident, regardless of citizenship, to own
land; adopted the adverse possession doctrine; and permitted nonjudicial
mortgage foreclosures, there - by leading to loss of lands by king,
government, chiefs, and commoners alike.
Hawaiians as a race also appeared to be dying out. In 1832, the Native
census showed a population of 130,000. By 1870, it had dropped to between
40,000 and 50,000. By 1890, it had decreased to only 35,000, although the
part-Hawaii-an population was slowly growing.
In the years after the Ma¯hele, the kingdom^Òs economy became dependent
on large agricultural crops, especially sugar, grown on plantations owned
by American and British interests. By the 1880s, dependence on the
American market caused business interests to favor annexation to the
United States to ensure that Hawaiian sugar and other produce could enter
the United States free of tariffs. In 1887, these business interests
forced King Kala¯kaua to adopt a new constitution, known as the Bayonet
Constitution, limiting the crown^Òs authority, effectively increasing the
influence of the nonnative merchant faction and disenfranchising most
natives. Not surprisingly, Kala¯kaua^Òs successor, Queen Lili^Òuokalani,
chafed under the constraints of this constitution. In January 1893, the
queen sought to promulgate a new constitution returning authority to the
throne and the native people.
Overthrow and Annexation
Using the queen^Òs actions as the rationale, a small group of
businessmen, including Americans, and other annexationists conspired to
overthrow the government of Hawai^Òi. They immediately called for the aid
of John L. Stevens, U.S. minister to the Hawaiian kingdom. Stevens caused
U.S. armed forces to invade the Hawaiian nation on January 16, 1893, and
to position themselves near the Hawaiian government buildings and the
palace. On the afternoon of January 17, a Committee of Safety
representing American commercial interests deposed the Hawaiian monarchy
and announced the establishment of a provisional government. Minister
Stevens quickly extended diplomatic recognition to that government. Soon
thereafter, the queen, seeking to avoid blood-shed, relinquished her
authority under protest, fully expecting that the United States would
repudiate Stevens^Òs actions.
On February 1, Stevens raised the American flag and proclaimed Hawai^Òi
to be a protectorate of the United States. The provisional government
immediately sought annexation to the United States. However, after an
investigation, newly inaugurated President Grover Cleveland refused to
recognize the legitimacy of the provisional government and called for
restoration of the monarchy. Instead, the Republic of Hawaii was
established on July 4, 1894.
In 1897, President William McKinley took office on a platform advocating
^Ócontrol^Ô of Hawai^Òi. The new administration negotiated an annexation
treaty, which was ratified by the Hawaiian Republic^Òs Senate on
September 8, 1897. When an annexation treaty with the United States
appeared imminent, Native Hawaiians presented petitions to the U.S.
Congress^×over 21,000 signatures^×protesting annexation and calling for
the restoration of the Hawaiian government. The annexation treaty failed.
But, during the next year, pro-an-nexation forces introduced a joint
resolution of annexation. The annexation of Hawai^Òi by joint resolution
was hotly debated in the U.S. Senate. Many argued that the United States
could acquire territory only under the treatymaking power of the U.S.
Constitution, requiring ratification by two--thirds of the Senate.
Nevertheless, with the advent of the Spanish-American War, the islands
became strategically significant; annexation was accomplished through a
joint resolution, requiring only a simple majority in each house.
The Joint Resolution of Annexation, 30 Stat. 750 (1898), made no
provision for a vote by Native Hawaiians or other citizens, assuming
instead that ratification of a treaty by the Hawaiian Republic^Òs Senate
almost a year earlier showed sufficient assent. Under the joint
resolution, the republic ceded 1.8 million acres of crown, government,
and public lands to the United States. In the Organic Act of 1900, 31
Stat. 141 (1900), Congress established the Territory of Hawaii, placed
these ceded lands under its control, and directed that proceeds from the
ceded lands be used for the benefit of the inhabitants of Hawai^Òi for
education and other public purposes.
Recognition by Hawaiian leaders, and eventually by Congress, of the
rapidly deteriorating social and economic conditions of the Hawaiian
people led to the passage in 1921 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
(HHCA), 42 Stat. 108 (1921). The HHCA set aside approximately 200,000
acres of ceded land for a home-steading program for native Hawaiians,
defined as ^Óany descendant of not less than one-half part of the blood
of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778.^Ô In
hearings leading to the HHCA^Òs passage, the relationship between the
United States and Native Hawaiians was deemed analogous to the trust
relationship between the United States and other Native Americans.
Statehood and Litigation
When Hawai^Òi became a state in 1959, Congress turned over administration
of the HHCA to the state. The state, in turn, accepted a trust
responsibility for the program. In addition, Congress transferred another
1.2 million acres of ceded lands to the state, creating a public land
trust for five specified purposes, including ^Óthe betterment of the
conditions of native Hawaiians, as defined in the [HHCA].^Ô Admission
Act, 73 Stat. 4, §§ 4 & 5 (1959). It was not until 1978, however, with
amendments to the state constitution, that proceeds from the ceded land
trust were finally designated for the benefit of Native Hawaiians. The
amend-ments established the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), to be
governed by a nine-member Native Hawaiian board of trustees elected by
Native Hawaiian voters, to administer those funds. Haw. Const., art. XII,
§§ 5 & 6.
Providing Native Hawaiians with a measure of self-governance was a second
important objective in OHA^Òs creation. For a twenty-year period, all
Native Hawaiians, regardless of blood quantum, elected OHA trustees to
administer trust proceeds and other funds and to establish programs
benefiting Hawaiians.
In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court in Rice v. Cayetano, 528 U.S. 495 (2000),
rejected entirely the idea of self-governance. The Court held that
restricting the electorate for OHA trustees solely to those of Hawaiian
ancestry was race-based and violated the Fifteenth Amendment. The Court
distinguished OHA elections from those of Indian tribes, which are ^Óthe
internal affair[s] of a quasi-sovereign.^Ô In contrast, the Court said,
the OHA elections ^Óare the affair[s] of the State of Hawaii, OHA is a
state agency, established by the State Constitution, responsible for the
administration of State laws and obligations.^Ô Id. at 520. Subsequently,
the Hawai^Òi state laws limiting OHA trustee candidates to those of
Hawaiian ancestry were also overturned as violating the Fifteenth
Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Arakaki v. Hawaii, 314 F.3d 1091
(9th Cir. 2002).
The Court^Òs decision in Rice was narrow, based solely on the Fifteenth
Amendment and not on Fourteenth Amendment equal protection grounds. The
Court also declined to decide whether Congress has the power to treat
Native Hawaiians as it does the Indian tribes. That question, and the
legality of existing programs for Native Hawaiians, is now being actively
litigated in the courts. Several of these suits have been dismissed for
lack of standing. See, e.g.,Carroll v. Nakatani, 342 F.3d 934 (9th Cir.
2003). In another lawsuit, Arakaki v. Lingle, 423 F.3d 954 (9th Cir.
2005), challenging the constitutionality of both the Hawaiian Homes
program and OHA, all claims against Hawaiian Homes and most claims
against OHA were dismissed on standing grounds. A single claim
challenging the use of state tax funds for OHA^Òs programs benefiting all
Hawaiians was remanded for a determination on the merits. All proceedings
have been stayed in that case while a petition for writ of certiorari is
pending in the Supreme Court.
In a related case, individual Native Hawaiians filed suit against the
secretary of the Interior, claiming that regulations limiting the
administrative federal recognition process to groups ^Óindigenous to the
continental United States^Ô violated Fifth Amendment equal protection
guarantees. In Kahawaiolaa v. Norton, 386 F.3d 1271 (9th Cir. 2004), the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, applying rational basis review,
determined that the regulations were constitutional, stating, ^ÓIt is
rational for Congress to provide different sets of entitlements^×one
governing native Hawaiians and another governing members of American
Indian tribes.^Ô Id. at 1282^Ö83.
Finally, another suit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 has challenged the
Kamehameha Schools admissions policy of giving preference to children
with Hawaiian ancestry. This case represents a unique set of facts. The
Kamehameha Schools is a private educational institution funded from the
lands of the Kamehameha chiefs and established under the 1884 will of
Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last direct descendant of Kamehameha
I. The Hawaiian ancestry preference and Kamehameha^Òs educational
programs are designed to address and remedy the severe educational
problems experienced by Hawai^Òi^Òs native children. The fate of the
admissions policy remains in the balance; an adverse ruling by a panel of
the Ninth Circuit has been vacated and an en banc rehearing granted. Doe
v. Kamehameha Schools, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 4167 (2006).
Ironically, in the 2002 Native Hawaiian Education Act, Congress made
specific findings about the educational needs of Native Hawaiian
children, looking to data and information compiled by Kamehameha Schools,
and established programs specifically to address those needs. Since the
1970s, Congress has passed numerous laws benefiting Native Hawaiians,
most using an expansive definition of Native Hawaiian, with no blood
quantum requirement. Some laws^×such as the Native American Languages Act
and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act^×include
Native Hawaiians in programs along with other Native Americans.
Others^×such as the Native Hawaiian Healthcare Improvement Act of 1988
and the Hawaiian Home Lands Homeownership Act of 2000^×are directed
solely at Native Hawaiians.
Partially in response to the Rice decision and other litigation,
legislation is now pending in the U.S. Congress to clarify the legal
status of Native Hawaiians and to allow reorganization of a government
that would be recognized by the United States. See S. 147 and H.R. 309,
The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act. More-over, in 2004,
Congress established the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations in the
secretary of the Interior^Òs office.
Sovereign Claims
Native Hawaiian claims have often been compared to those of other Native
American groups. Although there are similarities, there is one
significant difference: early in the development of U.S. law, the Supreme
Court in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia , 30 U.S. 1, 18 (1831), characterized
Indian nations as ^Ódomestic dependent nations^Ô having some, but not
all, of the attributes of sovereignty. Chief Justice John Marshall
defined that limited sovereignty. Tribes were not nation states under the
Law of Nations and thus lost their traditional territories based on the
doctrine of discovery. While the Indian tribes did not have complete
title to their lands, Marshall recognized that they had ^Óaboriginal
title^Ô based on long possession.
Unlike Indian nations, Hawai^Òi was an independent sovereign recognized
by the world community of nations. Native Hawaiians were citizens of a
constitutional monarchy^×an organized, autonomous, sovereign state^×whose
independence was recognized by other nations, including the United
States.
One hundred years after the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom, the United
States finally acknowledged its complicity. Apology Resolution, Pub. L.
No. 103-150 (1993). It also recognized that Native Hawaiians never
directly relinquished their inherent sovereignty as a people or over
their national lands. From these admissions, it is clear that Native
Hawaiians have valid claims for the loss of their lands and suppression
of their inherent sovereignty.
In the 1993 resolution, the United States made a commitment to
^Óacknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow of the Kingdom of
Hawaii, in order to provide a proper foundation for reconciliation
between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people.^Ô In an article
examining Native Hawaiian rights to self-determination, Professor James
Anaya of the University of Arizona concluded:
The United States must take effective measures to remedy the historical
and continuing wrongs suffered by Native Hawaiians, measures that are in
accordance with the choices of Native Hawaiians themselves and that, at a
minimum, implement corresponding international human rights norms. Under
international law, all peoples have the right to self-determination^×and
no less among them, the Native Hawaiian people.
The Native Hawaiian People and International Human Rights Law: Toward a
Remedy for Past and Continuing Wrongs , 28 Ga. L. Rev. 309, 363 (1994).
Almost fifteen years after acknowledging its actions, the United States
has yet to live up to its call for reconciliation or to provide a forum
in which the claims of Native Hawaiians-^×a people who love their
land^×can be fully heard and resolved.
Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie is an assistant professor and director of
the Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law at the William S.
Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai^Òi^ÖMa¯noa.
As published in Human Rights, Spring 2006, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp.15-17, 25.
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From: Pono Kealoha Jr.
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:52 AM
Subject: [Hui_Pu] Sovereignty group head barred at palace grounds
Sovereignty group head barred at palace grounds
By Mary Vorsino, Honolulu Advertiser, May 15, 2008
Entering old archives building apparently violated permit terms
The head of a Hawaiian sovereignty group occupying the 'Iolani Palace
grounds was escorted off the property yesterday and told not to return
this week after apparently violating the terms of her permit.
No one was arrested and no other members of the group were asked to
leave.
Mahealani Kahau, identified as the 'head of state' for the Hawaiian
Kingdom Government, said she was told to leave the palace grounds or face
arrest about 2 p.m. after earlier in the day going into the Kana'ina
Building and asking for a letter. The white, federal-style building is
between the palace and Hawai'i State Library and is also known as the old
state archives building.
Kahau said the letter was from a Maui supporter who mistakenly sent it to
the Kana'ina Building. Kahau was told by the staff in the building, where
the offices of the Friends of 'Iolani Palace are located, that the letter
had been returned to its sender.
Speaking several hours after she and others in her group entered the
building, Kahau said that as many 50 state enforcement officers converged
on the palace grounds and told her that if she didn't leave she would be
arrested. She was told that going into the Kana'ina Building violated her
permit terms.
'It's shameful for them to make a small little thing so big,' Kahau said,
adding she did not know the permit precluded her going into the building.
'It's public.
Kahau said she was told to not return to the grounds until after
tomorrow, when the current permit expires and a new one is issued. She
said since no one else was told to leave, the other members of her group
will be on the palace grounds today.
Week 3
The group is in its third week of occupying the palace grounds. The land
where the Kana'ina Building and palace are located is overseen by the
state Department of Land and Natural Resources, which has posted several
officers near the palace since the Hawaiian group blocked the entrances
to the grounds earlier this month.
DLNR Director Laura H. Thielen declined comment yesterday on the
commotion, saying a news release on the incident and whether it affects
the permit for the group would be issued today at the earliest.
'We're assessing the situation,' Thielen said.
Kippen de Alba Chu, executive director of the Friends of 'Iolani Palace,
said his staff told him about Kahau and some other members of her group
asking for the letter.
Chu was not involved in the incident.
He said he later saw Kahau with three or four of her security people at
Likelike Mall, the lane between the Hawai'i State Library and the palace
grounds, with state DLNR law enforcement officers speaking to her from
within the palace gates.
'According to their permit, they're not supposed to enter Kana'ina
Building,' Chu said. 'And so that triggered the trespass warning, and so
that's when DLNR acted.
Chu said it's difficult to assess what kind of impact the presence of the
group has had on attendance at the palace although he noted some
potential visitors have called asking if it is open during the group's
presence on the grounds.
Gathering Support
On April 30, the group blocked access to the palace grounds for about
eight hours, shutting down the state archives building as well as the
palace tour operations. Chu said some of his volunteer docents chose to
stay away the remainder of the week because they felt uncomfortable by
the presence of the group. But those volunteers returned last week, he
said.
Kahau's group is one of several organizations which claim to be the
rightful Hawaiian government and do not recognize the authority of the
Hawai'i state or U.S. government rule.
Those other organizations have had a mixed view to the action taken by
Kahau's group.
Dennis Pu'uhonua 'Bumpy' Kanahele, head of the Independent and Sovereign
National State of Hawai'i (Nation of Hawai'i), said he does not recognize
the Hawaiian Kingdom Government as the official authority of Hawai'i, but
said he supports their action.
'I do support their intent, which is to go there to claim the kingdom,'
Kanahele said. He confirmed that he personally phoned Hawaiian Kingdom
Government staff to express his support.
Henry Noa, prime minister of the Reinstated Government of Hawai'i, said
he did not phone in his support of the Hawaiian Kingdom Government's
actions as Kahau had stated.
Nonetheless, Noa said, the palace grounds occupation has focused
attention on the sovereignty movement and given each of the groups a
chance 'to present information to our people so that they can be better
informed about the differences.
David Keanu Sai, acting minister of the interior for a group known as
Acting Government of the Hawaiian Kingdom, said on the organization's Web
site that many have incorrectly associated his group with Kahau's.
While the Acting Government is provisional and exists until a true
Hawaiian government can be reconstituted, the Hawaiian Kingdom Government
'organized themselves without any basis in Hawaiian constitutional law,'
Sai wrote.
Sai's group has been attempting to regain control of Hawai'i through
international law.
Leaders of Hui Pu, an umbrella group of different Hawaiian independence
organizations, visited the palace grounds on the first day of the
Hawaiian Kingdom Government's action and said they support its intent.
alwayz aloha ,
Pono
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:20:06 -0400
From: FeedBlitz <feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com>
Subject: Disappeared News - 4 new articles
"DISAPPEARED NEWS" - 4 NEW ARTICLES
1. Police tase man with possible mental health issues
2. Kauai's new police chief on a dangerous military mission
3. An economic model for an island: exploitation
4. Ian Lind selected to blog from Democratic National Convention
5. More Recent Articles
6. Search Disappeared News
Police tase man with possible mental health issues
by Larry Geller It's hard to say from this brief KITV report, but it
appears that the Honolulu Police may have tased a man with mental health
issues. The article describes self-injurious behavior, which can be a
characteristic of several mental illnesses. Police Use Taser To Stop Man
Injuring Himself HONOLULU -- Police arrested and brought down a man with
a Taser after he was injuring himself....
Kauai's new police chief on a dangerous military mission
by Larry Geller I'm on Oahu and new police chief Darryl Perry is on
Kauai. I've never met him, but I'm concerned. There's every indication
that he is planning to beef up Kauai's police force in such a way that it
will become a threat to the peaceful citizens of Kauai. In the past
they've somehow gotten along without riot gear, Tasers and other advanced
weapons on the island. That's an admirable....
An economic model for an island: exploitation
by Larry Geller I've mentioned before that other than tourism and serving
the military, there doesn't seem to be any workable model for an economy
in Hawaii. Exploitation is the only model I see over time for any island
(Singapore is different, it's not an isolated island). Whether it's
mining the guano and then abandoning the place or plundering any other
natural resource, whether it's testing....
Ian Lind selected to blog from Democratic National Convention
by Larry Geller I just got the word via a Google Alert that Ian Lind's
blog has been selected to represent Hawaii at the DNC. The announcement
is here. And of course, Ian has something on his own blog. We're going to
have some good reporting. If you are not currently using a newsreader,
you may want to look into one of the many available and tune in to Ian's
RSS feed. That way you'll have his....
More Recent Articles
* How Bush is using the National Intelligence Estimate to justify
bombing Iran
* Lucky live Oahu
* Arms race on Kauai over Superferry? KKCR program today at 4 p.m.
* Fargo's Superferry Kauai strategy: Divide and conquer
* AP story on Ethics Commission gets it right
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:35:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Laweleka <laweleka@yahoo.com>
Subject: [livingnation] Fwd: Deadly gift from Monsanto to India
These are the people whom we should be investigating here in Hawaii.
While doing that we should also investigate Lingle and OHA. I will bet
they know all about this and possibly more !!! Lawe
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Subject: Deadly gift from Monsanto to India
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 22:25:14 -1000
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Deadly_Gift_from_Monsanto.phpISIS
Press Release 12/05/08
Deadly gift from Monsanto to India
To follow up on your articles, Organic Cotton Beats Bt Cotton in
India ( SiS 27) and Message from Andra Predesh:Return to organic
cotton & avoid the Bt cotton trap ( SiS 29), I enclose photographs
of mealy bugs infested cotton plants in the demonstration plots of
different seed companies in Vidarbha: Ganga Kavari, Paras
Bbhrahma, and Banny. All of the plots have the Bollgard label.
These mealy bugs have never been in our region on any plants
before Bt cotton was introduced. I learned about the devastation
of cotton in China two years ago. This alerted me to photograph
and video the demonstration plots regularly. So, anybody can say
with confidence now that the mealy bug has entered Vidarbha cotton
fields through the Bt cottonseed.
Now when the cotton plants have died, the mealy bug is shifting to
nearby plants. By mid June, farmers will go for the new cotton crop
or plant another crop. But before that, the bug will have
multiplied like any thing. It has shifted to Congress weed nearby,
and many other weeds and plants in gardens.
At the same time I am studying the sudden death of plants. The new
generation cotton seeds, called ^ÑResearch Hybrid seeds'; are all
male sterile. In short, they are terminator seeds; and proven by
the high-level government committee in 1993. I have the report of
it. The breeder then published an article advising farmers that
they should not use the F2 seeds of such hybrids, as the plants
coming out of them are 100 percent sterile. Your article, Killing
Fields Near You ( ISIS News 7/8) confirmed this for me.
I am an organic farmer residing at Yavatmal in the state of
Maharashtra. Our organisation, Vidarbha Organic Farmers
Association, has been propagating organic farming since 1994. We
have been helped a lot by Dr Vandana Shiva. She was the first
person to tell us about about terminators. Right now, we are
working for her organisation Navdanya.
Ram Kalaspurkar , organic farmer, Vidarbha Organic Farmers
Association, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India
[see pics of infested cotton on site]
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:07:47 -0400
From: KahiwaL@cs.com
Subject: Island Economics - It Won't Work - if it's Take! Take! Take!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
An economic model for an island: exploitation
by Larry Geller
I've mentioned before that other than tourism and serving the military,
there doesn't seem to be any workable model for an economy in Hawaii.
Exploitation is the only model I see over time for any island (Singapore
is different, it's not an isolated island).
Whether it's mining the guano and then abandoning the place or plundering
any other natural resource, whether it's testing atomic bombs, or whether
it's tourism and the military, it's all been exploitation. Outsiders come,
chew up the local people, suck out the life force, and spit them out.
One can include development in this. We all pay dearly for their profit.
And now the isolated island of Niihau is meeting the same fate. Check out
Joan Conrow's article posted today, Musings: Take, Take, Take.
______________
KauaiEclectic
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Musings: Take, Take, Take
A huge ring circled the moon in the middle of the night, but both were
gone when Koko and I rose hours later and set out under a sky smudged with
gold and crowned by Venus.
All the mountains were clear, though clouds hovered near Waialeale's
summit, and mist hung thick in the pastures and crept across the road. As
we returned, the sun rose, smoldering orange, and we found ourselves
walking through a sparkling pink haze.
It looked like the perfect day to dry laundry, so I headed down to the
Laundromat, where I ran into my friend Jim, another early riser born in
the year of the Rooster, and as my clothes washed, we chatted about Kapaa,
where he was born and raised, and how the reef fish had pretty much
disappeared along that stretch of coastline.
He blamed run-off, including chlorinated water, for killing the reef, but
said that people had also overfished -- taken too much while giving
nothing back, and none of the young kids growing up today had any sense of
the culture, much less its spiritual aspects, which were at the core of
caring for any resource.
"Now days it's all take, take, take," he said.
It made me think of a conversation I had on Monday with a man who has
family on Niihau, and recently returned to that island, after a 10-year
absence, for a relative's burial.
He was struck by how much it had changed in that time, saying that only
about 100 people still remain, and they're dependent on their Kauai
relatives because there's no work for them on Niihau anymore, now that the
kiawe charcoal and honey enterprises have gone bust.
All they've got to live on are food stamps and money they can make from
Niihau shell lei. A few of the old paniolos help out with the exclusive
hunting trips that are the only form of tourism, save for the helicopter
rides that drop tourists on the beach for a picnic. Hunters, also
transported by helicopter, pay about $1,500 for a day's hunt, but they're
pretty much guaranteed to kill something, because the island is loaded
with pigs, goats and the game animals brought over years ago from Molokai
Ranch.
Subsistence hunting and fishing is a big part of the residents' existence
and helps them remain somewhat independent, he said, so it broke his heart
when he saw how many people have started coming over from Kauai to fish
and collect opihi.
"They don't realize they're literally taking food out of the mouths of the
Niihau people," he said. 'They have no respect, using bleach, which kills
everything, picking every opihi they can find, pulling up on shore and
poaching cows and other animals."
It used to be that no one came close to Niihau. Folks respected the
island's privacy and isolation; they gave it wide berth. But that's all
gone, he said. As the fish are depleted around Kauai, they're looking for
easy pickings, and right across the channel, there's Niihau, with its
relative abundance.
And then you've got the curiosity seekers, those who just want to go to
someplace that's "forbidden," and so they sneak onto the beaches, not
realizing how much it frightens the people who live there to have
strangers show up, unannounced and uninvited, with no idea of their
intentions, in that very isolated place, he said.
"I wonder what's going to happen to Niihua when Bruce [Robinson] is gone,"
he said, noting that the barge that brings drinking water and other
supplies only goes to the island very intermittently these days. The
caretaker role that the Robinson family formerly played has pretty much
disappeared, he said, now that economic opportunities on the island have
dwindled.
"People have this idea that Niihau is this little paradise for Hawaiians,
the last untouched place," he said. "But it's not. It's really very
depressing. The people there have so little, and now other people from the
outside just want to grab what's left. All they want to do is take, take,
take."
Posted by Joan at 8:19 AM
8 comments:
MauiBrad said...
Joan, on a seperate note, I noticed they took the poll down from Garden
Island News without reporting the final results. As of yesterday the
'No's' were ahead almost 60% to 40%. The total votes were up to almost
3000 total which is more than enough for a sample, albeit the sampling
technique was not scientific. Wonder why they took it down without
providing a final summary report? Brad
May 14, 2008 1:49 PM
Anonymous said...
So true about Niihau. I've heard the same stories. A friend visited the
school and said all they had for the lunch progam for the kids was canned
food. At least the Hawaiian language lives on.
May 14, 2008 5:41 PM
Anonymous said...
Throughout human -and natural - history one of the constants has been to
adapt, improvise, change....or find extinction within a few generations.
Forgetting for a moment the merits of a isolated Niihau (if any), is it
really all that surprising that that experimentally primitive culture is
dying out? There's always been something creepy and ironic to me about
this "fiercely independent Hawaiian culture" that (barely) survives only
because of the nobles oblige and welfare of the Robinson family.
May 14, 2008 7:34 PM
Larry said...
The culture survived nicely for ages and ages. Isolation alone doesn't
mean extinction at all. I call your nobles oblige and raise you an au
contraire. It was contact with European civilization that nearly brought
about extinction.
It seems to me to be a racist assumption that a predominantly Hawaiian society cannot either adapt or survive, or that it has to be primitive. I've never been to Niihau, but my understanding is that being primitive is not what it's about.
May 14, 2008 8:36 PM
Joan said...
I have been to Niihau and it's not primitive, just extremely rural. The
people live in regular houses, they've got generators, solar panels on the
school roof to power computers for the kids, and trucks that transport
stuff and people from the barge and helicopter pad to the village. It even
has an unmanned (save for surveillance cameras) Navy installation. But no
paved roads or electric lines.
Ironically, Niihau residents did adapt to the conditions they were
confronted with when their island was sold to non-Hawaiians. They became
strict Christians, they voted, they worked in various Robinson enterprises
so they could buy stuff. They've been good Americans. And where has it
gotten them?
The same place as so many other Hawaiians, who have had to leave their
home to survive and thrive.
May 14, 2008 9:27 PM
Anonymous said...
Larry,
There is no racist intent about my previous statement. I propose that if
you put ANY "race" (caucasian, black, asian, etc) under similar
circumstances on Niihau the result would be what you're currently seeing;
a society that is slowly failing. I call your au contraire and raise you a
schadenfruede. I take absolutely no schadenfruede on the plight of the
good people of Niihau, or the works of the Robinson family to preserve
their culture. Personally, I'd like to see them thrive, but under the
circumstances it seems unlikely: my point is that the result isn't
unexpected, and due more to the inherent complications and difficulties
that Utopian type societies have faced over the years than due to the
actions of those on neighbor islands stealing opihi or poaching their
livestock. Isolationism doesn't have a very successful record in human
history. I see it as an unfortunate experiment b/c what is to happen when
Keith/Bruce can no longer afford to subsidize the population there?
May 15, 2008 9:23 AM
Joan said...
Anonymous,
What makes you think Niihau was ever intended to be a Utopian society? A
private colony of the Robinsons would be a more apt description -- with
all the inherent problems that colonialism brings.
May 15, 2008 9:46 AM
Andy Parx said...
Now wait just a minute here. The Robinsons are what has "destroyed"
Ni`ihau life and culture, chasing away everyone with a brain or a soul. In
order to live on Ni`ihau or even visit your family there you must:
1) Be 200% Christian
2) Kow-tow to the Robinsons and not only not say anything bad about them
but promote them as wonderful caretakers and all the people could ask for.
3) Many of the best and brightest are either banned from coming home or
have to shut up about an imposed system that exploits them and gives them
little if anything.
4) You are not allowed to start any kind of business or trade that deals
with the outside world that is not "approved" by Keith/Bruce- and few are,
especially if they don't get a huge cut. That's why people are reduced to
only making Ni`ihau leis- for years people had to smuggle them out and
secretly sell them. Only the Robinsons can run businesses or profit in any
way from anything off-island and if you want to come back or not have your
family thrown out you'd better do it.
5) The Ni`ihauans would be just fine if it were really their island. But
the Robinsons have destroyed almost all elements of the culture.
This is not said in a vacuum- I've spoken to many who were banned and many
who continue to shut up about the Robninson's Kiplingesque attitudes and
actions. I happened to be friends with Marge Robinson when she was here
too and so got the real scoop.
May 15, 2008 9:48 AM
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:05:57 -1000
From: Lc <palolo@hawaii.rr.com>
Subject: Fw: SECURITY ALERT for May 18, 2008
how about that...
----- Original Message -----
From: "HPU Pipeline" <cpannounce@hpu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:53 AM
> In compliance with the "Timely Notice" provisions of the federal Jeanne
> Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics
> Act of 1998, Hawaii Pacific University Security is giving notice of a
> protest event that will reportedly occur on or near Fort Street Mall
> adjoining the Downtown campus of Hawaii Pacific University.
>
> An ANTI-WAR/ANTI-AMERICAN PROTEST ON HAWAII 18 MAY 2008 INFO: On 18 May
> 08, a protest group known as "Westboro Baptist Church" will protest at
> The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, 1184 Bishop St, Honolulu, between
> 11:15 a.m. and 11:50 a.m. HPU faculty, staff, and students are advised
> to avoid this area during the time indicated. Participation numbers are
> unknown.
>
> <a href=http://www.hpu.edu/images/TimelyAlert_a21442.pdf>Please click
> here</a> for further information.
>
> Mahalo.
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:36:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kekahuna Keaweiwi <kekahunakeaweiwi@yahoo.com>
Subject: PUC Meeting at Maui Waena
PUC Meeting
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Maui Waena Intermediate School
Kahului, Maui
The following is but one account of the Public Hearing held by the Public
Utility Commission held last night. Though many testifiers articulated
some very valid and profound points and facts and my summary may not
include them, I'm sure those that were present could elaborate further.
Summary
Wailuku Water Distribution Company, LLC (WWDC) recently applied to the
commission a License making them a Public Utility Company to control/sell
the waters of Na Wai Eha (Waikapu, Wailuku (Iao valley), Waiehu and
Waihe`e).
The meeting had approximately 100+ in attendance, of which 98+ strongly
opposed the application.
Avery Chumbley, Po`o of WWDC gave a short presentation at the beginning
of the meeting. Mr. Chumbley flat-out LIED to the commissioners; claiming
that WWDC were able, willing and a beneficial provider to the public in
maintaining and delivering water. This brought jeers and notable gasps
from the audience.
In spite of the crowd's reaction and the fact that Avery Chumbley and
Wailuku Water Company were handedly rebutted by numerous Kuleana Land
Owners/Water Users in a recent contested-hearing here on Maui, Avery
Chumbley stood there at the podium in a defiant and arrogant posture;
again spewing out his LIES.
Some of those that testified against the application and WWDC's were:
Koalani Kaulukukui (earth Justice), Catherine Awakuni (E.D. of Consumer
Advocate-Maui), Maui County, OHA ( Jonathan Scheuer),Alan Arakawa (former
Maui Mayor), Rob Parsons, Les Holter, Walter Kanamu, Desmon Yap, Kanaloa
Kamaunu, Daniel Kanahele, Shawn, Mr. Hamasaki, several kupunas` from
Waihe`e and Waikapu, Victor Pellegrino, Roselle Bailey, Hokuao
Pellegrino, Luciene de Naie, Kai Nishiki, Jocelyn Costa, John Duey
(letter, read by grand-daughter), Mr. Abehai (for Akahi Nui), etc.
There were many more that testified and I apologize for not getting all
the names to include in this post.
All testimonies had several commonalities. WWDC ARE THIEVES; stealing the
water from the people and selling it back to the people, historically
dishonest and lacking credibility, should be held liable and fined if
they do not return water to the streams, etc.
Though I was moved by all the testimony, including the "one" (GM for The
Tropical Plantation) supporting the application, the testimony given by
Mr. Hamasaki moved me the most.
Mr. Hamasaki explained how four years ago the Kuleana Ditch on his
property, that provided water to him all his life, was damaged by Wailuku
Water Co. and never repaired. He asked Wailuku Water Co. to fix it and
basically told him it was his problem and he would have to pay for it.
Mr. Hamasaki, an elderly man with a cane walked slowly up to the podium
and in a soft-toned voice humbly shared his story; then when he was done,
walked slowly and silently back to his seat.
I was sitting a few tables behind of Avery Chumbley, and though he for
the most part stared down at the table appearing to be scribbling notes,
he did exhibit irritable, defiant and resentful twitching as Mr. Hamasaki
told his story.
Feel free to share this summary of the meeting.
Foster Ampong
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:53:16 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
Subject: Syngenta, Superferry, Chemtrails and Cops
In case you haven't seen it yet....
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http://kauaieclectic.blogspot.com/2008/05/musings-syngenta-superferry-chemtrails
.html
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Musings: Syngenta, Superferry, Chemtrails and Cops
The cloud-filtered sun produced the kind of light this morning that made
it hard to tell whether it was spring or fall, but the flowers provided
ample hints that it^Òs the former.
Albezia ^× scourge of the watersheds ^× is ablaze with tiny yellow-white
blossoms that blow in the wind, creating a carpet of petals beneath the
trees. I also noticed ^× or rather, my nose did ^× that some of my taro
is blooming, exuding a delightful scent that is far more complex than one
might expect from the simple appearance of its flowers.
Syngenta, it seems, is planning a simple solution to concerns that the
pesticides it^Òs spraying on fields adjacent to Waimea Canyon Middle
School are making kids and teachers there sick.
No, it^Òs not going organic. Instead, I learned yesterday from a
reputable source, it^Òs planning to take those approximately 10 acres out
of production. Apparently the company was concerned that local Syngenta
reps haven^Òt expressed adequate public concern about the situation, so
they sent one of their big wigs over from America to tidy things up.
Since they have a long term lease on the land, they can^Òt just let it
sit there, so they^Òre looking at other uses, including an ag education
program and worker housing, although both of those proposals have some
drawbacks.
In the meantime, some folks on the Westside continue to monitor the
situation and post various videos on youtube.
My favorite was "Prehistoric Monster," not because it^Òs compelling
video, but because it was sent out with this hyperbolic intro:
Like a prehistoric monster looking for it's prey, a chemical sprayer
works it's way towards a building of classrooms on Waimea Canyon Middle
School campus. With winds blowing towards campus it's sonance carried on
the breeze strikes fear in children and adults knowing it's breath will
soon cause discomfort, pain, illness, and possible future death.
It prompted a friend of mine to respond: ^ÓThey should have been around
when the plantations did that with aircraft.^Ô
Speaking of aircraft, a new blog, Kauai Sky, has been started that is
devoted solely to monitoring chem trails ^× the ^Óstreaks of condensed
water vapor created in the air by jet airplanes at high altitudes.^Ó
I^Òm not really too familiar with chem trails, although I^Òve heard them
discussed by Bill Rash on KKCR radio, and the blog associates them with
such diverse impacts as climate change and inability to concentrate. It
also references a USA Today story that states:
A new conspiracy theory sweeping the Internet and radio talk shows has
set parts of the federal government on edge.
The theory: The white lines of condensed water vapor that jets leave in
the sky, called contrails, are actually a toxic substance the government
deliberately sprays on an unsuspecting populace.
OK. Moving on to the Superferry, Councilman Mel Rapozo is running a
little survey on his blog asking whether the big boat should return to
Kauai.
Brad Parsons, meanwhile, sent me an email with comments from Sen. Gary
Hooser and Rep. Mina Morita that indicate neither is expecting its
imminent arrival.
Said Gary: I may be wrong, but in my opinion the HSF is not likely to
propose any return to Kauai until they 'prove the model' on Maui and
stabilize their financial picture and community perception.
Mina weighed in with: They may see Kauai as further damaging their cash
flow situation and decide not to come or see as an opportunity to put
them in a better financial situation which I doubt - that's what I think
their determination to return to Kauai will be based on.
And The Advertiser, once again running behind a story already covered by
blogs, Pacific Business News and the Star-Bulletin, has a piece today
reporting that new Superferry CEO Thomas Fargo is waiting on a sign not
from heaven, but the Kauai community. And not just us rank and file
types, but those who supposedly lead us.
If the Superferry were to get some kind of signal from the community,
especially from leadership, that service is desired, the carrier would
respond to the request, Fargo said.
Asked what would constitute a signal from the community, Fargo said:
"There'll be a momentum or view by the community that they would like
Superferry service." He added that he wasn't sure how that view would be
communicated.
The story also has spokeswoman Lori Abe maintaining once again that ^Óthe
company is continuing to talk with community members on Kaua'i.^Ô
It^Òs unclear, however, who those community members are, or exactly what
they're talking about.
Finally, if you^Òre curious about our new Police Chief Darryl Perry, you
can look in your mailboxes for the story I wrote in this week^Òs issue of
Kauai People. If you don^Òt live on island, you can read it on line here.
It starts on page six.
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:56:46 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
Subject: [demilnet_Hawaii] a Lehman footnote [Excerpt from a longer article]
http://ilind.net/
Thursday^ÅNew dogs, Convention thought, a Lehman footnote, odds & ends
May 15th, 2008 · No Comments
[excerpt]
Here^Òs a historical footnote concerning John Lehman, now the principal
investor behind the Hawaii Superferry:
Many conservatives invoke the name of President Reagan as an example of a
wise and ultimately vindicated conservative. Flashback to March 1983.
That month Reagan made his ^Óevil empire^Ô speech and announced the
^ÓStar Wars^Ô ABM program. Conservatives in the U.S. were impressed. So
was the Soviet general staff. Then, as now, the Russians correctly saw
ABMs, not as a defensive weapon, but as the way to make a surprise
nuclear attack and then mop-up the few missiles an opponent would be able
to fire in retaliation.
In the Pacific, Reagan^Òs secretary of the Navy, John Lehman, ordered
provocative naval exercises near Kamchatka. In April of 1983, U.S. naval
aircraft violated Russian airspace over the island of Zeleny which made
the Russians ready to overreact to any threat, real or perceived. Into
that charged atmosphere flew Korean Airlines flight 007 which was shot
down one sad night in September by a Soviet military afraid to let any
provocation go unpunished.
In November came NATO exercise Able Archer. Unlike previous exercises,
senior NATO leaders took part, a ^Órealism^Ô not missed by the KGB. The
Soviets, whose own war plans included the option of starting war under
cover of an exercise, were at heightened readiness. In East Germany,
tactical nuclear weapons were loaded onto attack aircraft. We^Òll never
know if an off course flight or an accidental explosion could have
motivated a local commander to release weapons, but the Warsaw Pact was
ready for war. The really scary thing is that nobody in the West had a
clue.
I suppose if you^Òve played through such scenarios, taking the financial
risk of failing to do a required environmental assessment is small
potatoes.
For your reference file, the 2008 edition of the Directory of State,
County, and Federal Officials is available from the Legislative Reference
Bureau. When you need to know who to contact in a local government
office, this is the reference you want on hand.
Thanks to the Supreme Court of Hawaii Blog (Unofficial) for the link to
this account of another sovereignty argument being aired in a Maui
courtroom. Personally, I^Òm not a fan of such sovereignty claims, an
issue that I^Òll probably have to probe more fully at some point. But
that doesn^Òt make the news any less entertaining.
Same thing with UFOs. And there are now a bunch of additional UFO files
recently released by the British Ministry of Defence. The U.S. has also
released similar old records.
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:56:46 -0500
From: nimchira <chooky.clarke@gmail.com>
Subject: [mana_wahine] Voices Health/Environment News
News from the Health and Environmental Communities.
Published since Nov, 2005
May 15, 2008
In This Issue:
Todays Recalls:
Atrium Initiates Voluntary Recall Action Regarding HYDRAGLIDE Brand
Heparin-Coated Thoracic Drainage Catheters used for Autotransfusion during
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery. Atrium Medical Corporation today announced
that it is initiating a voluntary and precautionary recall of selected lots
of HYDRAGLIDE Brand Heparin-Coated Thoracic Drainage Catheters. Limited lots
of Atrium heparin-coated Hydraglide Thoracic Catheters were manufactured
with heparin found to have been contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin
sulfate. http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/atrium05_08.html
Trasylol (aprotinin injection)
Audience: Cardiovascular healthcare professionals, pharmacists, hospital
surgical service managers
Following publication of the Blood conservation using antifibrinolytics: A
randomized trial in a cardiac surgery population (BART) study in the May 14,
2008 online issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, Bayer
Pharmaceuticals notified the FDA of their intent to remove all remaining
supplies of Trasylol from hospital pharmacies and warehouses.
Under a limited use agreement, access to Trasylol is limited to
investigational use of the drug according to the procedures described in a
special treatment protocol. The protocol allows treatment for certain
patients who are at increased risk of blood loss and transfusions during
coronary artery bypass graft surgery and who have no acceptable alternative
therapy. Physicians using Trasylol in this situation must also verify that
the benefits of the drug clearly outweigh the risks for their patients.
Read the complete MedWatch safety summary, including links to the updated
drug information page and the FDA news statement, at:
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2007/safety07.htm
Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc. Recalls Tennessee Aged Black Pepper Cheese.
Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc. is recalling Tennessee Aged Black Pepper Cheese
because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The cheese, Lot Number 616-361 was distributed in 5, 7, and 10 ounce bars
through our retail store in Philadelphia, TN and a Winery in Portland, TN.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/sweetwater05_08.html
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Bird Flu Medicine Toxic for Teens <> Concerns are rising over side effect of
bird flu drug Tamiflu on teenagers. Tamiflu is Swiss-based Hoffman-La
Roche's antiviral for general influenza A and B but is also used to combat
bird flu. However, worries have surfaced about the possibility of the
medicine causing mental disorders among teenagers.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/05/117_24103.html See:
Rumsfeld's growing stake in Tamiflu <> Defense Secretary, ex-chairman of flu
treatment rights holder, sees portfolio value growing. 31 Oct 2005 Rumsfeld
still holds a Gilead stake valued at between $5 million and $25 million,
according to federal financial disclosures filed by Rumsfeld.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/31/news/newsmakers/fortune_rumsfeld/
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Study Prompts Bayer to Pull Trasylol from the Market
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Study_Prompts_Bayer_to_Pull_Trasylol_from_the_Market_17607.html
How One Region Has Gone from Breadbasket to Food Crisis. At the heart of the
story is pesticide poisoning, water shortages, soil salinity, fertilizer
runoff, skyrocketing cancer rates and farmer suicides.
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2F3K5bi0Bv456Q99hfV%2BQ4bplf6%2B6fvCM
Vaccination is the New Flouridation. The anti-vaccination argument is based
on conspiracies and Luddism, not science.
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pA%2FBTqEdFhHJYLHRuuRyy0L6oR6Qf8gF
Life-threatening Pneumonia Caused by Pneumonia Vaccine - Prevnar, an
anti-pneumonia vaccination given in the United Kingdom, likely causes a
significantly worse form of pneumonia to develop. This life-threatening lung
disease, called Serotype 1, has become ten times more prevalent in ten
years. http://www.naturalnews.com/023241.html
Genetically Modified Organisms - A Dangerous Experiment
http://www.naturalnews.com/023238.html
Study: Drugs for Alzheimer's Patients Do Harm Without Benefit
http://www.naturalnews.com/023235.html
Raking through sludge exposes a stink.
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/12376/3057/15703/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5uYXR1cmUuY29tL25ld3MvMjAwOC8wODA1MTQvZnVsbC80NTMyNjJhLmh0bWw%3d&x=89db7757
Sewer to spigot: Recycled water.
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/12376/3057/15710/0/?u=aHR0cDovL29ubGluZS53c2ouY29tL2FydGljbGUvU0IxMjEwODEzNzE5MDA3OTM4ODcuaHRtbA%3d%3d&x=7adcefec
Chemicals in plastic feeding bottles could lead to obesity in babies.
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/12376/3057/15713/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kYWlseW1haWwuY28udWsvcGFnZXMvbGl2ZS9hcnRpY2xlcy9uZXdzL25ld3MuaHRtbD9pbl9hcnRpY2xlX2lkPTU2NjM0OSZpbl9wYWdlX2lkPTE3NzA%3d&x=51851db2
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 19:39:18 -0400
From: Richard Brown <chooky.clarke@gmail.com>
Subject: [mana_wahine] this sounds like it would work..give it a try
Creating A Harmonious Home
A Home Of Love
At their best, our homes act as our sanctuaries. They are the nests we
return to for rest and nurturing nourishment before we venture out once
again to spread our wings and fly. But there are times that we may feel
quite differently about our homes^×times when we feel surrounded by
turmoil rather than harmony, or mired in chaos rather than immersed in
peace. It is at these times that we have the power to decide to bring more
love into our homes.
When we choose love, we are choosing to begin within. With a deep breath,
we close our eyes and ask that when we open them again, we will see where
we can make shifts to create greater harmony. These may be inner shifts,
such as accepting others^Ò personality traits and working with them rather
than against them. Or they may be changes we can make with items around
the house--removing the ones that cause frustration and displaying things
that make us feel good. Then, we reach out to the people with whom we
share our homes--whether they are family members or another combination of
people who share our space. We can help to shift their perceptions toward
the positive by asking each person to think about their ideal living
situation. After allowing some time for reflection, gathering to discuss
each person^Òs ideas may lead to the discovery that there are conflicting
concepts about what your shared home should provide. Once this information
is out in the open, we have a roadmap f! or creating balance and harmony
from seemingly disparate desires. Together, agreements can be made to
enable all to take the steps needed to create a unified vision.
When we have consciously chosen to make our home a place of harmony, then
love^Òs energy can expand throughout the lives of all who live there. Each
person will be nurtured, allowing them to take that peace and serenity
with them into the world, sharing it with whomever they may encounter; and
making every space they enter a warmer and more loving place for everyone.
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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:53 +0000
From: Ana <uriohau@gmail.com>
Subject: [mana_wahine] The police haven't learned
A year ago, the government released the Report of the Commission of
Inquiry into Police Conduct. Sparked by the flood of complaints which
followed Louise Nicholas going public, the report damned the police for
failing to deal properly with allegations of rape and sexual misconduct by
officers, and for maintaining a toxic internal culture which permitted
officers to rape and abuse women with impunity.
One of the recommendations of the report was for a comprehensive code of
conduct for sworn staff [PDF], including standards on sexual behaviour:
New Zealand Police should develop standards, policies, and
guidelines on inappropriate sexual conduct towards, and the
forming of sexual relationships with, members of the public.
These should be incorporated into all codes of conduct and
relevant policy and training materials. The standards,
policies, and guidelines should be developed with the
assistance of an external expert in professional ethics and
should
o specify actions and types of behaviour of a sexual nature
that are inappropriate or unprofessional
o prohibit members of police from entering any relationship
of a sexual nature with a person over whom they are in a
position of authority or where there is a power
differential
o provide guidance to members and their supervisors about
how to handle concerns about a possible or developing
relationship that may be inappropriate
o emphasise the ethical dimensions of sexual conduct,
including the need for police officers to avoid bringing
the police into disrepute through their private
activities.
Note that this isn't about what police do in their bedrooms (which is
nobody's business but their own); rather it is about preventing the sorts
of abuses of power which saw them using the power of their uniform to
coerce vulnerable young women into sex.
Today the police issued their draft code. It completely ignores the
recommendation above, and does not mention sexual misconduct at all. So,
after five criminal trials and a high-level commission of inquiry, the
police have learned precisely nothing. The attitudes which led officers
to look the other way on the rape and abuse of Louise Nicholas and others
remain. The belief that abusing the uniform to get laid is a perk of the
job remains. The hostility to public oversight and control remains. And
so the distrust and the belief that the police harbour rapists will
remain. The police have just destroyed their best opportunity to show
they have changed and are no longer the force which stood by and watched
and protected their own while officers raped and abused and molested. The
result will be that the victims of such crimes will not feel that they
can report them, and their victimisers will continue to enjoy impunity.
And we are all the losers from that.
http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2008/05/police-havent-learned.html
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Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 22:37:10 -1000 (HST)
From: M. Alohalani Boido <boido@hawaii.edu>
Subject: Southern California tribal members are angry after two latest
killings by deputies (fwd)
The Soboba band's chairman calls the situation 'war' with 'the 7th
Cavalry' of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
By David Kelly
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
May 14 2008
A wild gun battle between Riverside County sheriff's deputies and a pair
of suspects on the Soboba Indian Reservation left two people dead and
tribal members frustrated and demanding answers Tuesday.
The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-soboba14-2008may14,0,5062286.story
Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com
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Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 13:46:51 +0000
From: ghwelker3@comcast.net
Subject: Peru Will Not Exploit Uncontacted [UNKNOWN] Peoples^R Lands
Peru Will Not Exploit Uncontacted Peoples^Ò Lands
http://intercontinentalcry.org/peru-backs-away-from-plan-to-exploit-uncontacted-peoples-lands/
http://www.survival-international.org/news/tribes/isolatedperu
The government of Peru recently announced it will not auction the reserve
lands of uncontacted Tribal Peoples for oil exploration. ^ÓThe decision
represents a U-turn for Perupetro, the state body responsible for
negotiating exploration rights,^Ô comments Survival International in a
recent press release. ^ÓPerupetro spokespeople had previously suggested
the uncontacted Indians did not exist, and that exploration in their
reserves would be permitted.^Ô In fact, last year a Perupetro spokesperson
compared the Peoples^Ò to the Loch Ness monster, saying ^Óeveryone seems
to have seen or heard about uncontacted peoples, but there is no
evidence.^Ô Four months later, in November, President Garcia took on a
similar position, basically saying the reward of oil is more important
than the ^Ñpotential^Ò risk of extinction^Å That is what the people would
be facing if Perupetro went ahead and auctioned the lands. From that point
on, all it would take is a firm hand shake. Sickness and Death would soon
follow. In any event, a lot of people can now rest easy. The reserve lands
are safe. Thank you Perupetro for putting the needs of the People before
the want of oil. Survival continues, ^ÓHowever, part of one of the new
concessions, although not a reserve, is inhabited by uncontacted Indians,
and elsewhere in Peru oil and gas exploration remains a huge threat.
French company Perenco has recently acquired the rights to work in the
northern Peruvian Amazon where at least two uncontacted tribes live, and
companies Repsol-YPF, Petrolifera and a consortium led by Pluspetrol all
work in areas inhabited by the Indians.^Ô ^ÓSurvival International^Òs
director, Stephen Corry, said today, ^ÑPerupetro^Òs decision is the right
one - from both a legal and humanitarian point of view - and we hope this
change of heart is permanent. However, there remain other areas inhabited
by the Indians where exploration is still going on. These areas must be
made off-limits too, and the companies should withdraw in accordance with
international law.^Ò^Ô For more information and background, please visit
Survival International^Òs Campaign Page for Uncontacted Peoples,
http://www.survival-international.org/news/tribes/isolatedperu
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:41:15 -0400
From: scotttreaty@aol.com
Subject: Colorado First To Admit Genocide Against Indigenous Red Nations
and Peoples
Colorado resolution compares Indians' deaths to Holocaust
By COLLEEN SLEVIN
The Associated Press
Wednesday, April 30, 2008; 6:08 PM
DENVER -- The Colorado Legislature passed a resolution Wednesday comparing
the deaths of millions of American Indians to the Holocaust and other acts
of genocide around the world.
The nonbinding measure passed 22-12 in the Senate and 59-4 in the House
after some lawmakers protested that it unfairly condemned all Europeans
for injustices against Indians.
The resolution says Europeans intentionally caused many American Indian
deaths and that early American settlers often treated Indians with
"cruelty and inhumanity."
It specifically mentions the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation in 1838
and the 1864 Sand Creek massacre in Colorado. It also refers to deaths due
to disease that were intensified by forced migrations, food deprivation
and enslavement by Europeans.
"Colleagues, this resolution is a recognition that up 120 million
indigenous people have died as a result of European migration to what is
now the United States of America," said sponsor Sen. Suzanne Williams,
D-Aurora, a Comanche Indian.
Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany, R-Colorado Springs, said the
resolution painted all Europeans with a broad brush.
Sen. Paula Sandoval, D-Denver, said the resolution wasn't meant to blame
all Europeans.
Members of a group of American Indians who came to the Capitol to watch
the vote said they wanted recognition of what happened to their ancestors.
"It's nothing personal to the people of today but we have to recognize the
past," said Theresa Gutierrez, who works with American Indian students at
the University of Colorado in Denver.
A resolution formally apologizing to American Indians for centuries of
government mistreatment was passed by the U.S. Senate in February but has
not cleared the House.
www.1851Treaty.com
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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 03:07:55 -0400
From: FeedBlitz <feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com>
Subject: Disappeared News - 2 new articles
"DISAPPEARED NEWS" - 2 NEW ARTICLES
1. Hawaii goes into reverse on homelessness--tune in and hear the gears
grind
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victory?
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state supreme court decision today, same sex marriage is now legal in
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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 08:45:43 +0000
From: Ana <uriohau@gmail.com>
Subject: [mana_wahine] Australia focus on customary land rights in the
region
A Pacific regional infrastructure facility worth $127 million (US$119
million) over four years has been budgeted for work on transport, water
and energy projects.
Wed, 14 May 2008
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA ---- Australia's aid budget aims to deal with
customary land rights and improving government services in the region,
Radio Australia reports.
A Pacific regional infrastructure facility worth $127 million (US$119
million) over four years has been budgeted for work on transport,
water and energy projects.
Over four years, Australia will spend $107 million (US$100.5 million)
on improving the work of government departments and public servants in
the Pacific.
On the sensitive issue of customary land rights, $54 million (US$50.7
million) would be spent over four years on a programme described as
protecting land rights.
The aim would be to promote economic development while reducing the
potential for conflict over land issues. Australia would support work
on planning, surveying and valuing land.
The budget shows the continuing growth of the Australian Federal
Police in the region, with $75 million (US$70.5 million) to be spent
over four years on policing in the South Pacific - particularly on
police help to PNG, Samoa and Nauru.
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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 01:49:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kekahuna Keaweiwi <kekahunakeaweiwi@yahoo.com>
To: hawaii.puc@hawaii.gov
Subject: [livingnation] Wailuku Water Distribution Company,
LLC Application for a PU License.
Aloha Ka Kou,
When will the decision to approve or deny Wailuku Water Distribution
Company's APPLICATION, Docket No. 2008-0025, for a Public Utility License
be made?
Thank you.
Foster Ampong
Kahului, Maui
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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 00:12:04 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
Subject: Congressional Wealth
You can enter any member of Congress to see how wealthy they may be
============
http://fortune535.sunlightprojects.org/lawmaker/453/
Hillary Clinton (NY-Sen)[IMAGE]
Avg. Net Worth in 2000
$-6,184,107 (Range: $-11,783,760 to $-584,455)
Avg. Net Worth in 2006
$30,691,004 (Range: $10,360,009 to $51,021,998)
Average Net Worth Growth Comparison (Lawmaker vs. Avg. American Family)
Lawmaker's Average Net Worth Average American Family's Net Worth
---------Barack Obama (IL-Sen)[IMAGE]
Avg. Net Worth in 2004
$328,442 (Range: $218,964 to $437,920)
Avg. Net Worth in 2006
$799,006 (Range: $456,012 to $1,142,000)
Average Net Worth Growth Comparison (Lawmaker vs. Avg. American Family)
John McCain (AZ-Sen)[IMAGE]
Avg. Net Worth in 1995
$8,879,759 (Range: $6,782,200 to $10,977,318)
Avg. Net Worth in 2006
$36,431,099 (Range: $27,817,187 to $45,045,011)
Average Net Worth Growth Comparison (Lawmaker vs. Avg. American Family)
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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 11:59:38 +0100 (BST)
From: Jo <gurneyernie@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [wildfirejo] Our Iraqi Circus friends
This is an article from the BBC about the theatre group, Happy Family,
that we worked with in Baghdad. You might remember that two of their
members were murdered in April 2006. They fled to Egypt and have been
struggling to start and maintain a children's centre there for Iraqi
refugee kids. This article is about them going to Syria to work with
refugee children there.
Jo
-----
Exiled Iraqi clowns cheer refugees
By Lina Sinjab
BBC News, Damascus
Rahman, Ali and Safi are members of Happy Family Clowns group, established
in 2004 to put smiles on the faces of Iraqi children.
A few months ago the group started receiving death threats warning them
against continuing their show, entitled A Child is as Scared as a Country.
But the clowns kept going, until two members of the troupe were murdered.
This was enough to drive the surviving three to leave Iraq.
"We don't know why they targeted us. We were entertaining children," says
Rahman.
Like many thousands of fearful Iraqis, Rahman and his fellow clowns left
their home and fled to Syria. Not knowing what awaited them in Syria,
they went to the UN refugee agency to register and ended up working with
the UNHCR to entertain refugee children.
Harmless victims
Despite all efforts to provide security in Iraq, large numbers of Iraqis
are still fleeing the country, with about 1,000 reportedly crossing into
Syria daily, where they join a population of more than one million.
The refugees are not allowed to work legally in Syria, and many families
whose money is used up face the difficult choice of living in poverty or
returning home with no guarantees of safety. "We are lucky to find a job
here, but we are stuck. We cannot leave, and we cannot even develop our
work," says Rahman.
"We want to continue our studies and live safely. I left everything
behind, my family and home."
The group hopes to be able to develop its repertoire, and maybe even
travel the world giving performances. "I miss Iraq but I cannot go back.
We are afraid we will be killed... That's our destiny," said Rahman.
It always seems hard to understand the seemingly ceaseless killing in Iraq
- even more so when the victims are as apparently harmless as a troupe of
clowns.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/7255664.stm
Published: 2008/02/21 09:42:25 GMT
© BBC MMVIII
www.wildfirejo.org.uk
www.wildfirejo.blogspot.comYahoo! Groups Links
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From: Lorenz R Gonschor
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 3:07 AM
Subject: Lorenz' thesis defence Friday May 23
Aloha kakou,
I will defend my thesis in Pacific Islands Studies on Friday, May 23 at
10 am in the Tokioka room, third floor of the Mauka wing of Moore Hall on
the UH campus. The title of the thesis is "Law as a Tool of Opression and
Emancipation: Institutional Histories and Perspectives of Political
Independence in Hawai'i, Tahiti Nui/French Polynesia and Rapa Nui". All
of you are welcome to attend if you are interested.
Lorenz
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:35 -1000
From: Viviane Lerner <vivlerner@gmail.com>
Subject: [demilnet_Hawaii] Reagan, strike group preparing to deploy
>>^ÓThis deployment reinforces the Navy^Òs Maritime Strategy of
limiting regional conflict with forward-deployed, decisive maritime
power and fostering cooperative relationships in order to prevent and
contain local disruptions before they impact the global system,^Ô Navy
officials said in a statement.<<
WAR=PEACE
========
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/05/navy_reagan_051208/
Reagan, strike group preparing to deploy
Staff report
Posted : Thursday May 15, 2008 16:39:21 EDT
SAN DIEGO ^× More than 7,000 sailors will leave home next week when
the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group deploys from San Diego for a
scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf regions.
The seven-ship naval force, led by Rear Adm. James Wisecup, commander
of Carrier Strike Group 7 in San Diego, will leave next Monday, Navy
officials announced.
^ÓThis deployment reinforces the Navy^Òs Maritime Strategy of limiting
regional conflict with forward-deployed, decisive maritime power and
fostering cooperative relationships in order to prevent and contain
local disruptions before they impact the global system,^Ô Navy
officials said in a statement.
Joining the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan on the deployment are the
cruiser Chancellorsville, destroyers Decatur, Gridley and Howard,
frigate Thach and fast combat support ship Rainier. Rainier, an
ammunition ship, will depart from its home port in Bremerton, Wash.
The strike group includes Destroyer Squadron 7 and Carrier Air Wing
14, which includes Strike Fighter Squadrons 22, 25, 113 and 115 from
Lemoore Naval Air Station, Calif.; Airborne Early Warning Squadron
113 from Point Mugu in Ventura County, Calif.; Tactical Electronic
Warfare Squadron 139 from Whidbey Island, Wash.; and Carrier
Logistics Support 30 and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4, both
from Naval Air Station North Island, Calif.
The Nimitz-class Reagan is commanded by Capt. Kenneth Norton. The
carrier deployed to the Persian Gulf during its maiden deployment in
2006 and last year was tapped for a surge deployment to the Western
Pacific to fill in for the Japan-based aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk
when it went into the shipyard for maintenance.
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From: Kat Brady
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: 5.17.08 Community Event; Letter & Petition from Women @ OCCC
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Aloha Justice Advocates!
Two important things today I hope that you can assist us with:
1. Tabling at Hawai`i People^Òs Fund BUILDING A MOVEMENT event this
Saturday, May 17th from 2:30 ^Ö 5 pm at the RICHARDS STREET YWCA on
the 2nd floor
2. Letter and Petition from our women at Otter Creek Correctional Center
in KY asking to remain there (very suspicious) ^Ö Attached
1. TABLING AT SATURDAY, MAY 17TH BUILDING A MOVEMENT EVENT
CAP will have a table at this Building a Movement for Social Change event
this Saturday from 2:30 ^Ö 5:00 PM at the Richards Street YWCA, across
from `Iolani Palace. I am creating handouts and display stuff to educate
the public on prison and reentry issues. It would be awesome if some folks
could come and help at the table. You can just show up or call my cell
phone: 927-1214 (on O`ahu).
2. LETTER & PETITION FROM OUR WOMEN IN OTTER CREEK, KY PRISON
Attached is a very disturbing letter and petition ostensibly from our
women in Kentucky. In all years, I have never received a letter written
this way, which makes me extremely suspicious. I have spoken to many
others who agree that this letter is highly unusual. Here are just a few
weird things:
1. Sarah Ah Mau^Òs death is called ^Ñunfortunate^Ò. WHAT? Sarah pleaded
for medical help and was threatened with lockdown if she continued to
ask
2. The suicide by the Warden^Òs Secretary, Carla J. Meade, who got
through security with a loaded 22 caliber gun was not mentioned
3. Many of the signees have written me letters about the conditions at
the prison
4. One of the signees was finally taken to the hospital in December 2005
because she was coughing up blood, had surgery and was denied a
follow up doctor^Òs visit
5. Has anyone ever heard of a petition coming out of a prison? HELL NO!
Any kind of organizing, like getting folks to sign a petition,
generally results in a prison shakedown
Please read the letter and look down the list of names. If you know any of
these women or their families, can you please ask what is going on at
Otter Creek and report back to me. If the women do indeed want to stay
there ^Ö that is fine with me. I want to make sure that this letter and
petition was indeed voluntary and not coerced (as most things in prison
are).
OK, gotta run...I^Òm having dinner with a judge from Aotearoa who heads
Parole there. I^Òve got plenty questions for him!
Mahalo for caring about our incarcerated people...they need you to
remember them.
Love,
Kat
Kat Brady, Coordinator
Community Alliance on Prisons
76 North King Street * Suite 203
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96817
phone: (808) 533-3454
cell: (808) 927-1214
[ Part 2, Application/MSWORD 44KB. ]
[ Part 3, Application/PDF 904KB. ]
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:47:17 -1000
From: Lc <palolo@hawaii.rr.com>
Logic
fran should have sent this all around. too funny...
----- Original Message ----- From: Fran Orian
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:26 AM
Two locals, Kaipo and Kamu, stay sitting at their favorite hang out,
drinking beer.
Kaipo turn to Kamu and say, "You know, I tired of going through life
without an education.
Tomorrow I tink I going go to the Community College and sign up for some
classes".
Kamu thinks it's a good idea and the two leave.
Next day come, Kaipo goes down to the college and meets the dean of
admissions,
who signs him up for the four basic classes: math, English, history, and
logic.
"Logic?" Kaipo says. "What dat?" The dean says, "I'll show you. Do you own
a weed eater?" "Yeah."
"Then logically because you own a weed eater, I think that you would have
a yard."
"That's true, I do have a yard."
"I'm not done," the dean says. "Because you have a yard, I think
logically that you would have a house."
"Yeah, I do have a house."
"And because you have a house, I think that you might logically have a
family?"
"I have a family."
"I'm not done yet. Because you have a family, then logically you must
have
a wife."
"Yeah, I do have a wife."
"And because you have a wife, then logically you must be a heterosexual."
"I am a heterosexual. Whoa, brah, that's amazing, you were able to find
out all of that because I get one weed eater?!"
Excited to take the class now, Kaipo shakes the dean's hand and leaves to
go meet Kamu at the bar. He tells his friend about his classes, how he is
signed up for math, English, history, and logic.
"Logic?" Kamu says, "What dat?"
Kaipo says, "I'll show you. Do you have a weed eater?"
"No."
"Then you mahu, brah."
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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 09:01:59 -1000
From: Lc <palolo@hawaii.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [kaleimailealii] Fw: Lorenz' thesis defence Friday May 23
member of our club--but don't know if he is current with his dues. you
may have met him at kekuni's house. he's a german grad student at u.h.
manoa, studied under keanu and niklaus schweizer, i believe. has been
doing fieldwork in tahiti and across the pasifik.
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