• Kaua‘i’s role in expansionist policies • KIUC’s monopoly • The refund check Kaua‘i’s role in expansionist policies Residents of Manila took to the streets last week to protest re-introduction of U.S. military forces in the Philippines. “We are against
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Kaua‘i’s role in expansionist policies
Residents of Manila took to the streets last week to protest re-introduction of U.S. military forces in the Philippines.
“We are against any form of U.S. intervention which would only provoke China and North Korea. The U.S. is not here to defend peace, they are here to look after their own economic and political interest,” said a spokesperson.
In Fukenma Prefecture on Okinawa, the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station is acknowledged to be the most dangerous air base on earth for the thousands of nearby civilians.
On Guam, the Pentagon’s Environmental Impact Statement earned an “F,” confirming that the resources on that island, smaller than Kaua‘i, could never sustain a major naval base and thousands of U.S. troops.
And in South Korea, citizens continue to be jailed and abused for resisting bulldozing of their orchards, fishing grounds and homes to make way for an Aegis missile destroyer base.
On Jan. 5, President Obama said, “We’re turning the page on a decade of war” in the Middle East. Then he announced an expansion of the U.S. military presence in Asia, which he called a “critical region.”
Military expansion is a precondition to getting into another war, and Kaua‘i is playing a role in implementing Obama’s expansionist policies that are at the heart of western Pacific popular unrest.
At Pacific Missile Range, the largest missile range on earth, near Kekaha, a new complex is planned to implement conversion of the Aegis weapon system to land base mode. Presently, they are already deployed on 81 ships, with 25 more planned for.
Promoted to the American public as a defense shield protecting the U.S. and its allies from Iran and North Korea, they are instead being deployed in proximity to the borders of Russia and China. Both are calling it a dangerous provocation.
Unchallenged, this is an invitation to a ruinously expensive and dangerous arms race, this time with weapons-armed satellites in space.
Analysis of these events on Kaua‘i and in the Pacific Basin and strategies for Space for Peaceful Purposes will be presented at a forum at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Kapa‘a Public Library.
The free event will feature three board members from the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, traveling from their homes in Maine, Britain and California.
They will draw on shared backgrounds in nuclear disarmament, space physics and solutions to military dependency.
Kip Goodwin, Kapa‘a
KIUC’s monopoly
We have a monopoly. Now we do not even have a vote. Who is running this beautiful island?
KIUC seems to have a lot of power.
They rolled over us when the new CEO was elected, and we did not have a vote.
Then they started with the secret meetings about smart meters but did not inform the public or, excuse me, the members of the co-cop.
Now we are getting them no matter what we say or feel, and not an opt-out plan.
This is a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We have nowhere to go.
You install these meters and KIUC is doing an injustice to Kaua‘i. I believe it will stop people from visiting here and buying houses.
Everywhere these meters have been tried, people are getting sick, and they pay more for electricity.
They have been banned in many states.
You have to ask yourself why are they doing this? Money and greed. They can sell all of the information they get from the meters.
KIUC, I ask you to do a real vote this time.
Donna Perlman, Kapa‘a Homesteads
The refund check
Pass along this word of appreciation to the honest, hard working accounting staff for Kaua‘i Medical Clinic, a trustworthy lot in Honolulu, who keep the books straight for the many thousands of transactions here on Kaua‘i.
As expected, their crack team found an important error in my favor recently and saved the day.
The family rejoiced at supper. Included in their postal correspondence came a sturdy-stock two-page letter and professionally printed check for one cent via First Hawaiian Bank.
No doubt finding this error was akin to the proverbial needle in a haystack, considering the millions of dollars in receivables and expenditures.
Imagine the dedication, perseverance and attention to detail achieved at this highest level business acumen. A brilliant bit of accounting science, really.
I’m compelled to envision management engaging “an executive decision” to get my one penny refunded ASAP, as indicated by the competently scribed accompaniment.
Wise choice, too, considering the level of competition for my services.
Kudos again for the inspirational achievement and efficiency.
Last time I felt this good, I was rifling through my brand new KIUC calendar.
Rolf Bieber
Kapa‘a
