Activists and Veterans: DMZ Hawaii


The Star-Bulletin reports that "A group of Hawaiian activists, environmentalists and religious leaders is opposing the Army's proposal to base a Stryker combat brigade in Hawaii. About a dozen members of DMZ-Hawaii/Aloha Aina called on community members yesterday to voice their concerns during Army hearings this week and next."

"'We find that the military have not been good stewards of the land,' said kumu hula Victoria Holt-Takamine. 'We do not think that there is a need for the state to offer more pristine, valuable land for military training. ... Go and find somewhere else to take your Stryker brigade, and go and find someone else's land to abuse and ruin.'

And...

VETERANS SPEAK OUT: NO MILITARY BUILD UP!

Veterans speak out against the military expansion in Hawai'i.
Sparky Rodrigues, Navy, Vietnam, Malama Makua
Skippy Ioane, Army, Vietnam, Kings Landing
Fred Dodge, Army, Malama Makua
Steve Tayama, Air Force, Nation of Hawai'i

All on 'Olelo Channel 53 (also streaming on the Olelo.org website)

October 30, 2:00 pm
October 31, 6:30 pm
November 1, 8:00 pm
November 3, 3:00 pm

Sponsored by DMZ-Hawai'i / Aloha 'Aina and AFSC Hawai'i

And David Williams writes a letter in he Advertiser against the military's occupation of Pohakuloa on the Big Island. There is also a letter critical about the idea of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Kamehameha, and some letters on Bush's visit.


Posted: Tue - October 28, 2003 at 09:55 AM    
   
 
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