Published by jalbertini on June 21st, 2024 in Climate Change, Hawaii Independence, Military, Pohakuloa, Public Events, Radiation, Social Justice, Take Action! | No Comments
Cancel RIMPAC Now & Forever! End the Genocide in Gaza!
Hilo Protest Sat. June 22nd from 10 AM till Noon on Kamehameha Ave. near the Hilo Farmers Market to Cancel RIMPAC and Stop the Genocide in Gaza!
Please come and pass the word. Two additional RIMPAC protests are planned. Saturday, July 6 from 10 AM till Noon at the Pohakuloa Main Gate, Saturday, July 20 from 10 AM till Noon fronting the Kamehameha Statue on Hilo Bayfront. Please pass the word! Mahalo.
There will be a Peace Organizing Meeting: Monday, June 24th from 6-8PM at the Kea’au Community Center, located behind the Kea’au Police Station and Health Clinic. Topics for discussion include upcoming RIMPAC protests, and stop the US/Israel Genocide in Gaza, monitoring for Depleted Uranium Radiation, lead, etc. coming off Pohakuloa, etc. Please pass the word and bring concerns for discussion. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Mahalo. For more info see www,malu-aina.org
Cancel RIMPAC War Games
NOW & FOREVER!
RIMPAC 2024 includes Israel
Send the message below To: All Hawai’i Federal, State, and County officials –
Speak Out Now!
RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) is the worldʻs largest international maritime exercise, held biannually since the early 1970s. Approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, 3 submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will participate in the RIMPAC 2024 exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 2, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. bigislandnow.com
Forces from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom and the United States will participate in RIMPAC 2024.
Specific military details for RIMPAC 2024 have not been released, but RIMPAC usually involves sinking of ships (and harm to marine life) by bombing and shelling in Hawaiian waters, onshore military beach assault landings, bombing, shelling, and troop training at the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii Island and possibly other areas, as well as human trafficking with military troops entering tourist areas.
Canceling the RIMPAC War Games Now & Forever will be a Peace Victory for All!
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If RIMPAC goes forward, extensive protests are planned. Presently protests are scheduled for Saturday, June 22 from 10 AM till Noon in Hilo on Kamehameha Ave near the Mo’oheau Bandstand, Saturday, July 6 from 10 AM till Noon at the Pohakuloa Main Gate, Saturday, July 20 from 10 AM till Noon fronting the Kamehameha Statue on Hilo Bayfront. Please pass the word! Mahalo.
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
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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
Published by jalbertini on June 21st, 2024 in Uncategorized | No Comments
There will be a Peace Organizing Meeting: Monday, June 24th from 6-8PM at the Kea’au Community Center, located behind the Kea’au Police Station and Health Clinic. Topics for discussion include upcoming RIMPAC protests, stopping the US/Israel Genocide in Gaza, and monitoring for Depleted Uranium Radiation, lead, etc. coming off Pohakuloa. Please pass the word and bring concerns for discussion. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Mahalo. For more info see www,malu-aina.org
RIMPAC protests planned for Hawaii Island — If RIMPAC goes forward, extensive protests are planned. Presently protests are scheduled for Saturday, June 22 from 10 AM till Noon in Hilo on Kamehameha Ave near the Mo’oheau Bandstand, Saturday, July 6 from 10 AM till Noon at the Pohakuloa Main Gate, Saturday, July 20 from 10 AM till Noon fronting the Kamehameha Statue on Hilo Bayfront. Please pass the word! Mahalo.
Published by jalbertini on June 18th, 2024 in Climate Change, Hawaii Independence, Military, Public Events, Radiation, Social Justice, Take Action!, Vigil leaflets | No Comments
The Sad 2024 US Empire
Debate
Both Biden and Trump Support US Military Corporate Global Domination disguised as campaigns for “freedom & democracy.” In truth, both are Big US Military Industrial Complex Supporters just like most Democrats and Republicans in Congress who vote Billions for weapons and wars against Russia, China, and Israel’s war against Palestine! Biden and Trump both support Israel’s war though Trump is more blatant – Trump urges Israel to “Finish Up” its Gaza offensive – ”You’ve got to finish the problem.”
In these very dangerous times, I am reminded of the prayer for peace by the late Trappist Monk Thomas Merton, who was an inspiration to many of us who stood against the US war in Vietnam, Merton said: “When I pray for peace, I pray not only that the enemies of my own country may cease to want war, but above all that my country will cease to do the things that make war inevitable.”
I pray that all of our eyes be opened to see the truth and take action for peace now! Future generations are counting on us to prevent extinction through climate disaster and nuclear war. In a hungry world, the priority is clear – Food, not Bombs!
Peace is a Victory for All! No More Weapons & Wars!
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.
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June 21, 2024, Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet – week 1186 – Fridays 3:30-5 PM downtown Post Office
Published by jalbertini on June 17th, 2024 in Climate Change, Hawaii Independence, Military, Pohakuloa, Public Events, Radiation, Social Justice, Take Action!, Uncategorized | No Comments
Only One Spot of Drought On Hawai’i Island Map — Guess Where? (See below)
The Big island Drought spot on the map below includes the 132,000 plus Military live-fire Pohakuloa Toxic Area (PTA). According to the military’s own Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in its attempt to renew the lease of 23,000 acres of State “CONSERVATION ZONE LAND — the highest protected land status —
“Military activity at PTA has started 892 wildfires since 1975.”
(link to the Pohakuloa EIS is here — https://home.army.mil/hawaii/ptaeis/project-home
Pohakuloa is a Lahaina firestorm in the making for Hawaii Island and the danger is increasing with climate change. The military says “many fire records prior to 2012 have been lost.” (p. 354) One year before the Lahaina fire, a fire started at PTA burned more than 17,700 acres, including more than 12,400 acres outside of PTA , destroying endangered native species. PTA has the highest concentration of endangered species of any US Army installation in the world.
It doesn’t take a genius to say STOP ALL BOMBING AND SHELLING. Shut down and clean up the toxic mess at PTA and restore and return the land to the Kanaka Maoli people. It’s a no brainer! NO NEW LEASE, LAND SWAP, ETC.
Jim Albertini
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
Learn more: Read the PTA Environmental Impact Statement here https://home.army.mil/hawaii/ptaeis/project-home to submit comments in writing by mail, email. Deadline is June 7, 2024. For more detailed testimony by Jim Albertini on the Pohakuloa EIS see https://malu-aina.org/?p=10069 Also See the 11-minute video — How the Army Got to Bomb Hawaii For $1 https://youtu.be/-nsn4Sxy8r8 Pohakuloa 14 min. video “Now that you Know, Do You Care?” https://vimeo.com/94598875 Also the video of Dr. Lorrin Pang, M.D., public health officer, retired 24 years in the Army Medical Corps, and listed in the Who’s Who (top 3%) of America’s Best Doctors explaining the health dangers of inhaling DU oxide dust particles https://vimeo.com/19153948. Also read – A Brief History Of US Military Poisoning Of Hawai’i – PopularResistance.Org
Only One Spot Of Drought On Hawaiʻi Island Map
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