New Year’s Resolution –Dec. 27, 2024 Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet
New Year’s Resolution!
Do everything possible to reverse the path toward global destruction
through climate disaster and nuclear war!
Stand for Justice, Peace, and Aloha ‘Aina!
Commit to Kapu Aloha – Nonviolence in all that we do! Mahalo!
In 2025, let’s make the military clean up its Depleted Uranium nuclear radiation, and all toxic contamination at Pohakuloa and more than 100 other sites on all islands, Stop Bombing our island home, and return the land to the Hawaiian people.
Pohakuloa, known at PTA, is a 133,000 acre military training site in the center of Hawaii Island for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and foreign troops too. It has been bombed and shelled for more than 80 years. Millions of live-rounds are fired annually involving a wide range of weapon systems.
The area is zoned Conservation – the highest protected land status. Bombing and shelling is an incompatible land use. Pohakuloa is a dry, windy area, The military admits to starting 892 wildfires at Pohakuloa since 1975. One fire burned more than 17,000 acres off the base destroying endangered species’ habitat. Military toxins blow in the wind and smoke around our island. The military spends more than $3 million dollars annually hauling water to Pohakuloa, More than 10 years ago the military drilled 2 water wells on the base and hit water at shallow depths but is still not using the water. WHY? What military toxins are in those water wells. PTA sits at 6500 feet elevation above the aquifer of Hawaii Island. We all have become aware of Red Hill military jet fuel contaminating Oahu’s aquifer. Are military toxins polluting Big Island aquifers?
Watch Important Videos
14 minute video on Pohakuloa “Now that you know, do you care?” https://vimeo.com/94598875
11 min video “How the US Army got to bomb Hawaii for $1”
No New Leases of Hawaiian Lands to the military. No Land Swaps, etc.
1 . Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject violence & war as solutions. 3. Defend civil liberties. 4. Oppose all discrimination: anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, anti-Hawaiian,
anti-Black, anti-Asian, anti- Russian, anti-LGBTQ, etc. 5. Seek peace through peaceful means and work for justice in Hawai`i and around the world.
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 to receive our posts.
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Dec. 27, 2024, Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet – week 1213– Fridays 3:30-5 PM downtown Post Office
-- 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
Malu ‘Aina Annual Appeal
Aloha friends, December 2024
Once a year, during this Holy season, I write to ask for your help to sustain the work of Malu ‘Aina, an all-volunteer non-profit organization committed to justice, peace, and aloha ‘aina – a living planet for generations to come. Such work is more critical now than ever. There is so much suffering and death from war, injustice, and climate disasters. The danger of global nuclear war is increasing dramatically in Ukraine, the Middle East, and China.
2024 marks 45 years since the founding of Malu 'Aina. Some of you have been with us from the start. Others more recently. Please know, that we appreciate all of you for your solidarity and donations of support. You are our base. To maintain our independence and critical voice, we do not seek corporate or government funding. We started grassroots and want to stay grassroots.
We remain committed to the principle of non-violence, kapu aloha, as our guiding light. We believe deeply that the means we use must be in line with the end that we seek. We would like to transition to the next generation of leadership, but the going is tough, and will likely get tougher over the next 4 years. We hope the vision of Malu ‘Aina will be carried forward. Your ideas, and suggestions of next-generation leaders, both Volunteer Farm and Board members, are encouraged.
We continue to grow food at Malu ‘Aina to share with people in need but with limited volunteer farm volunteers. We have long served as an emergency food pantry. Each week we also write a new peace leaflet for widespread distribution and conduct a weekly peace vigil at the downtown Hilo Post Office/Federal Building. Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, will mark 1210 consecutive weekly peace leaflets, for a vigil that started the day after Sept. 11, 2001. You can read the new and past weekly leaflets and other posts on our website www.malu-aina.org. In addition, we continue our efforts to de-militarize Hawaii and the planet, support Hawaiian rights, a permanent Ceasefire in Gaza, Ukraine, etc., and negotiations for peace everywhere. The world needs a major shift in resources from warfare to healthcare, education, feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, and protecting the environment. Protecting the planet from nuclear war and further climate disasters are the two greatest challenges facing human civilization.
We have plenty of work to do. Both on the farm and in our other work, we could use more volunteer people power along with donations. Mahalo for your continued financial support and solidarity in this journey for justice, peace, and aloha ‘aina. You are a blessing and very much appreciated.
With gratitude and aloha,
Jim Albertini
Donations are tax deductible if checks are made to Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 ‘Ola’a (Kurtistown), Hawaii 96760
A Pay Pal account (Donate Button) is on our webpage www.malu-aina.org. To receive our weekly posts, please send me an email at ja@malu-aina.org with a request. You can also reach us by phone (808) 966-7622. Mahalo.
