Peace Organizing meeting set for Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at the Kea’au Community Center 6-8 PM
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023Please Pass the Word! Mahalo.
Peace organizing meeting set for Monday, Oct. 9th from 6-8 PM at the Kea’au
Community Center, located behind the Kea’au police station and health clinic.
Topics for discussion include: 1. invitation to the new commander of PTA, LTC Tim Alvarado to speak at a future meeting to respond to community questions. Proposed meeting dates Oct. 23rd or Nov. 13th. 2. Counter recruiting campaign proposal by Danny Li for local schools. 3. Endless and escalating US proxy war against Russia in Ukraine –Cluster bombs, Depleted Uranium (DU) weapons, F-15 fighters, etc. What’s next –NUCLEAR WAR? With Russia & China too?
Bring your points for discussion and questions for the new PTA commander. (See invitation &
questions sent to LTC Alvarado below.)
Meetings are regularly held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Zoom connection from 6:30- 7:15 PM.
Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9876901944… Meeting ID: 987 690 1944 Passcode: peace now Steve Paulmier in our group is the person who sets up zoom. His email is Paulmier <stephen.paulmier@verizon.net> and his phone 430-8866
Please pass the word and encourage others to join the meeting in person or via zoom. Send me an email at ja@malu-aina.org to request to receive our weekly posts. And please join our weekly Hilo peace vigils 3:30-5 PM at the downtown Hilo Post office/Federal Building. Mahalo.
Jim Albertini Malu ‘Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 Ola’a (Kurtistown) Hawai’i 96760
Phone 808-966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org Visit us on the web at www.malu-aina.org
An invitation to PTA Commander LTC Tim Alvarado to speak and answer questions at a public meeting
Oct. 1, 2023
Mailed to:
Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) Commander
LTC Tim Alvarado
PO Box 4607, Hilo HI 96720
also emailed to
— Jim Albertini Malu ‘Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 Ola’a (Kurtistown) Hawai’i 96760 Phone 808-966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org Visit us on the web at www.malu-aina.org
More on LTC Alvarado and PTA
Pohakuloa Toxic Area (PTA) — Commander
Says “We are stewards of the land.”
LTC Tim Alvarado, Pohakuloa Toxic Area Commander
Can you imagine — the commander of a 133,000-acre military base that has been bombed and shelled for 75 years with millions of live rounds fired annually (including Depleted Uranium radiation, lead, etc.) saying “WE ARE STEWARDS OF THE LAND.” https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/06/29/hawaii-news/we-are-stewards-of-the-land-alvarado-assumes-command-at-pta/
Even the State DLNR in testimony on the State lease renewal draft EIS of 23,000 acres of Hawaiian Crown & Government lands to the military on June 7, 2022 had harsh words. Both the Dept. of Land & Natural Resources and Office of Conservation & Coastal Lands listed a range of adverse military impacts to animals, archeological sites, and cultural resources. These agencies listed major data gaps. They expressed alarm at the number of dump sites, Perhaps most significant, they said “Military activity that involves maneuvers, ammunition, artillery and mortar systems, depleted uranium, explosives, firing points, hazardous material and waste seem inconsistent with the conservation district, according to the agency.”
“It appears that military training is in direct conflict of the Conservation District designation,” the agency wrote.
The State comments noted. the Army document lacks any provisions for restorative actions such as reforestation, or cleanup of unexploded munitions.
Jim Albertini Malu ‘Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action P.O.Box489 Ola’a (Kurtistown) Hawai’i 96760Phone 808-966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org Visit us on the web at www.malu-aina.org
