Aloha Hawai`i!

      RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) is the world’s largest warfare exercise held every two years hosted by the U.S. Pacific Fleet Command in and around the waters of Hawai`i. RIMPAC 2014 isscheduled for June 26 till August 1. Twenty-two nations, 49 surface ships, 6 submarines, more than 200 aircraft (including killer drones) and 25,000 personnel will participate. Military units from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the People’s Republic of China, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Tonga, the United Kingdom and the United States will participate.

      During RIMPAC countries conduct live-fire exercises that include surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, surface-to-surface missiles, laser-guided bombs, and rounds of naval gunfire from surface combatant warships. Fighter Jets, helicopters, bombers, and drones fly air sorties. Ground forces do amphibious landings, etc.  In all, different training events are scheduled in all Hawaiian operations area, encompassing Kāneʻohe Bay, Bellows Air Force Station, the Pacific Missile Range Facility, and the Pohakuloa Training Area.

      In short, RIMPAC is an attack on the air, land and sea environment of Hawai`i — it’s people, plants and animals.  It desecrates and contaminates what we hold sacred and sustains our life.  We want it stopped!  Now!  Ku’e!

  Free Hawai`i & the World from the Curse of Militarism!

1. Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject war as a solution. 3. Defend civil liberties. 4. Oppose all discrimination, anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, anti-Hawaiian, etc.
5. Seek peace through justice in Hawai`i and around the world.
Contact: Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 Kurtistown, Hawai`i 96760.
Phone (808) 966-7622. Email:ja@malu-aina.org  http://www.malu-aina.org

Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet (July 11, 2014 – 668th week) – Friday 3:30-5PM downtown Post Office

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