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Showing posts with label Pohakuloa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pohakuloa. Show all posts
Friday, June 07, 2024
JUNE FREE HAWAII NEWS - MAUI SAYS NO TELESCOPES ON HALEAKALĀ
Why Are Mauiʻs Residents Saying “No” To Building Seven More Telescopes Atop Haleakalā? What Do Hawai`i Island Residents Think About Extending The US Armyʻs Lease For Pohakuloa Beyond 2029? Also Our Pacific Way Report On The 2024 Festival Of The Pacific Arts Held For The First Time In Hawaii, Why The Hawaiian Islands Have Never Been Specifically Named As Part Of The State Of Hawaii In Legal Documents & Another Fascinating Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o.
The June “Free Hawaii News” airing tonight at 6 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu and online at FreeHawaiiNews.com reports strong opposition to US military plans of building seven new telescopes atop Haleakalā.
“The people of Maui are united in saying ʻa`ole,ʻ or ʻnoʻ to seven new telescopes being built on the summit of Haleakalā,” says Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong. “Maui unanimously told the US military they donʻt want seven new telescopes at a recent public hearing and they also want the ones that are already up there taken down.”
We also cover the US militaryʻs push to extend their lease at Pohakuloa on Hawai`i Island beyond 2029 and local residentʻs virtually complete opposition to it.
Then our Pacific Way segment covers the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture which is being held for the first time in Hawai`i. “Ho`oulu Lāhui - Regenerating Oceania” will serve as the theme of FestPAC Hawai`i 2024, honoring traditions that FestPAC exists to perpetuate with an eye towards our future,” remarks Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu.
We also report on why the Hawaiian islands have never been specifically named as part of the state of Hawai`i and also our very popular Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o.
Free Hawaii News presents Hawaiian or kanaka maoli perspectives on a broad range of topics and issues affecting the Hawaiian Islands, the Pacific and the world. Brought to you by the Koani Foundation, Free Hawaii News airs every month on `Ōlelo Television on O`ahu, on all neighbor islands and on stations around the world. Check local listings for times.
Hinaleimoana Wong is a kumu hula, filmmaker, cultural activist, Hawaiian language speaker, preservationist and community leader. She has served as a member of the O`ahu Island Burial Council.
Leon Siu has for many years served as Foreign Minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He is active in that role at the United Nations in both New York City and Geneva, Switzerland. Besides being a diplomat, he is also an award-winning musician, composer and political analyst.
“Free Hawaii News” is online at FreeHawaiiNews.com, Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"INSULT - US MILITARY PAYS $1 PER YEAR FOR HAWAIIAN LANDS"
Whenʻs The Last Time You Paid $1 Per Year To Lease Land In Hawai`i?
The US Militaryʻs Been Doing It For Over 60 Years.
Now Those Leases Will Be Coming Up For Renewal Soon.
Watch This For Big Questions That Need Answers On Whatʻs Next.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"WHAT ARE THE TWO MAGIC WORDS?"
Has A Recent Hawai`i Court Case Changed Everything?
In An Historic Decision, A Judge Quoted Two Words Never Used Before.
Now It Looks Like An Important Legal Precedent Has Been Set.
Watch This To Discover What Those Two Words Are & Why They’re So Significant For The Future Of Hawaiians & Hawai’i’s Lands.
Then Share This Video Today With Your Family & Everyone You Know.
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"WHAT ARE THE TWO MAGIC WORDS?"
Has A Recent Hawai`i Court Case Changed Everything?
In An Historic Decision, A Judge Quoted Two Words Never Used Before.
Now It Looks Like An Important Legal Precedent Has Been Set.
Watch This To Discover What Those Two Words Are & Why They’re So Significant For The Future Of Hawaiians & Hawai’i’s Lands.
Then Share This Video Today With Your Family & Everyone You Know.
Thursday, April 05, 2018
HAS THE ILLEGAL US OCCUPATION OF HAWAI`I WORKED?
Honolulu Civil Beat - April 3, 2018
A Hawaii judge ruled Tuesday that the state has failed to enforce a lease requiring the U.S. military to clean up debris on the Army’s Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawai`i Island.
The ruling requires the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to make sure that the military is cleaning up the land, some of which is being used for live-fire training. Pohakuloa Training Area is made up of 100,000 acres, with about 80 percent owned by the military and the remaining 20 percent leased from the state.
Judge Gary Chang ruled in a case filed four years ago by the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation on behalf of two Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners, Clarence Ching and Mary Maxine Kahaulelio.
Chang wrote -
The military has a 65-year lease for nearly 23,000 acres of state land for a total price of $1. The lease began in 1964 and expires in 2029.
Despite the low price, the lease requires the military to “make every reasonable effort to … remove or deactivate all live or blank ammunition upon completion of a training exercise or prior to entry by the said public, whichever is sooner.”
Chang found that the the Army hadn’t regularly cleaned up the area, noting in his ruling that inspections found artillery shells and abandoned cars. He also criticized the state’s record keeping.
“DLNR has not met its informal goal of inspecting the Subject Lands once every two (2) years. Additionally, DLNR has also not provided adequate documentation of any inspection efforts so as to provide rudimentary transparency into the DLNR’s efforts to inspect the Subject Lands so that it can mālama `āina,” Chang wrote.
Chang is requiring the state to develop a written plan by the end of the year to take care of Pohakuloa that includes periodic on-site monitoring and inspection, including written inspection reports and recommendations. The plan also must include processes for dealing with violations and removing debris.
The ruling also says the state can’t extend, renew or change the military’s lease of the land “without first determining (in writing) that the terms of the existing lease have been satisfactorily fulfilled.”
Dan Dennison, spokesman for the DLNR, said in a press release that the attorney general is reviewing the court order to determine next steps and is considering the possibility of an appeal. He added that inspections of state land since 2014 have resulted in cleanups.
“We appreciate that this proceeding brought further focus to regular inspections and ongoing work with the Army to properly steward the leased lands,” said DLNR Chairwoman Suzanne Case. “This work has already been under way for several years.”
The public affairs office for the U.S. Army Garrison Pohakuloa did not reply to a request for comment late Tuesday afternoon. The Army was not a party to the lawsuit.
David Kimo Frankel, an attorney at the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, says the court ruling probably won’t impact military training on the area but he hopes it will improve state oversight.
“We hope that it will make the DLNR and the BLNR do their job,” Frankel said. “They should not simply cede to the demands of whatever the military wants.”
He said Chang’s repeated references to mālama `āina in his ruling is significant.
“This is the first time that we know of that the court has ever articulated that principle as part of the state’s trust duty,” Frankel said.
Military debris is a major problem in Hawaii and the broader Pacific. Federal taxpayers spent hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up Kahoolawe, but the island remains largely uninhabitable.
Honolulu Civil Beat - April 3, 2018
A Hawaii judge ruled Tuesday that the state has failed to enforce a lease requiring the U.S. military to clean up debris on the Army’s Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawai`i Island.
The ruling requires the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to make sure that the military is cleaning up the land, some of which is being used for live-fire training. Pohakuloa Training Area is made up of 100,000 acres, with about 80 percent owned by the military and the remaining 20 percent leased from the state.
Judge Gary Chang ruled in a case filed four years ago by the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation on behalf of two Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners, Clarence Ching and Mary Maxine Kahaulelio.
Chang wrote -
"Defendants have failed to preserve and protect the Subject Lands as required by their duties as a trustee of the public land trust. Defendants have failed to mālama `āina the Subject Lands under the Said Lease. These failures constitute a breach of Defendants’ trust duties that apply to the Subject Lands. This failure has harmed, impaired, diminished, or otherwise adversely affected Plaintiffs’ cultural interests in the Subject Lands."
The military has a 65-year lease for nearly 23,000 acres of state land for a total price of $1. The lease began in 1964 and expires in 2029.
Despite the low price, the lease requires the military to “make every reasonable effort to … remove or deactivate all live or blank ammunition upon completion of a training exercise or prior to entry by the said public, whichever is sooner.”
Chang found that the the Army hadn’t regularly cleaned up the area, noting in his ruling that inspections found artillery shells and abandoned cars. He also criticized the state’s record keeping.
“DLNR has not met its informal goal of inspecting the Subject Lands once every two (2) years. Additionally, DLNR has also not provided adequate documentation of any inspection efforts so as to provide rudimentary transparency into the DLNR’s efforts to inspect the Subject Lands so that it can mālama `āina,” Chang wrote.
Chang is requiring the state to develop a written plan by the end of the year to take care of Pohakuloa that includes periodic on-site monitoring and inspection, including written inspection reports and recommendations. The plan also must include processes for dealing with violations and removing debris.
The ruling also says the state can’t extend, renew or change the military’s lease of the land “without first determining (in writing) that the terms of the existing lease have been satisfactorily fulfilled.”
Dan Dennison, spokesman for the DLNR, said in a press release that the attorney general is reviewing the court order to determine next steps and is considering the possibility of an appeal. He added that inspections of state land since 2014 have resulted in cleanups.
“We appreciate that this proceeding brought further focus to regular inspections and ongoing work with the Army to properly steward the leased lands,” said DLNR Chairwoman Suzanne Case. “This work has already been under way for several years.”
The public affairs office for the U.S. Army Garrison Pohakuloa did not reply to a request for comment late Tuesday afternoon. The Army was not a party to the lawsuit.
David Kimo Frankel, an attorney at the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, says the court ruling probably won’t impact military training on the area but he hopes it will improve state oversight.
“We hope that it will make the DLNR and the BLNR do their job,” Frankel said. “They should not simply cede to the demands of whatever the military wants.”
He said Chang’s repeated references to mālama `āina in his ruling is significant.
“This is the first time that we know of that the court has ever articulated that principle as part of the state’s trust duty,” Frankel said.
Military debris is a major problem in Hawaii and the broader Pacific. Federal taxpayers spent hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up Kahoolawe, but the island remains largely uninhabitable.
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