Bonus Ep#1 - RIMPAC in the Hawaiian Kingdom

[Bonus EP#1] How does RIMPAC affect the Kingdom of Hawai’i?

Kawena, a kanaka maoli activist with the Cancel RIMPAC Coalition shares his view on RIMPAC and militarization of the Pacific. Kalani then discusses militarization in the CNMI, specifically regarding the bombing of Farallon de Medinilla, and mentions some of the steps she takes to support kanaka maoli in their fight to cancel RIMPAC.

Link to most of the full text of episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Saj6KXDa3qQpg0iFhCqQnNPDTfi-Dj5lDprbeZo50bA/

Citations:

1. Stephen H. Smith, Donald E. Marx. “De-facto marine protection from a Navy bombing range: Farallon De Medinilla, Mariana Archipelago, 1997 to 2012.” Marine Pollution Bulletin, 102:1 (2015), p 187-198, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.07.023. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X15004439)

2. DeLoughrey, Elizabeth. “Towards a Critical Ocean Studies for the Anthropocene.” Hydro-power: Charting the Global South. Regents of the University of Colorado. 57-1 (April 2019) DOI IO.1215/00138282-7309655 https://english.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeLoughrey-Towards-a-Critical-Ocean-Studies-for-the-Anthropocene-ELN-2019.pdf

Links to Resources:

• Cancel RIMPAC Coalition Youtube Channel: “A Collective Poem” : https://youtu.be/UGmMOiLXBoI

• Sign Cancel RIMPAC Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/for-people-land-air-sea-stop-rimpac-military-exercises

• Kawena’s Twitter page: https://twitter.com/Kue_Kawena

• D. Keali’i Mackenzie’s Twitter page: https://twitter.com/DMKealii

• Craig Santos-Perez’s Website: http://craigsantosperez.com/ & his books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Craig-Santos-Perez/e/B003F538QU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

• Honolulu Civil Beat’s OFFSHORE Podcast: https://www.offshorepodcast.org/

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