As if we don’t have enough stuff to worry about – the U.S. military and some of our political leaders are now telling us that jobs designing, manufacturing, and selling killing machines are good for our kids.

Imagine that – the bigger the war, the more weapons of destruction and death will be needed, and thus more local jobs created. The more people that are killed around the planet – the more money we will make.

The Feb. 16 Honolulu StarAdvertiser headline says it pretty clearly, “Military wants Hawaiʻi to be a hub for Pacific arms manufacturing” By Kevin Knodell.

It’s a well written piece and a MUST READ for all, especially those aligned with putting people, the planet and peaceful coexistence – ahead of money, war, and single-minded self interest.

Kahoʻolawe still retains the scars, 36 years after the bombing stopped.

Serious, systemic, and immediate health and environmental impacts at Red Hill, Makua, Pōhakuloa, and other locations throughout Hawaiʻi remain unresolved.

And “our leaders” think it’s a good idea to have our home become a “hub for Pacific arms manufacturing”?

I don’t think so.

Please. Take the time to read and share with friends.

Then – Take another few minutes and reach out to our U.S. Congressional delegation and Governor Green – and respectfully ask for their position on this issue and let them know yours.
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My thoughts, quoted in the story in response to the writers inquiry, were summarized as succinctly as I could at the moment –

“This is not who we are, nor is this what we want for our children,” said former Hawaiʻi Senate majority leader Gary Hooser as he quoted a controversial speech Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth’s delivered last year, telling his generals and admirals he wants them to fight without “stupid rules of engagement” and to “intimidate, demoralize, hunt and kill.”

Hooser said any partnerships with the military in Hawaiʻi “must be based on the foundational premise that the moral integrity of our community, and the health of our people and natural environment is not for sale or trade — not for jobs, not for funding of other projects, and certainly not for political favors.”

Please make the calls today and share your thoughts (professionally and courteously please) with those who either will make this obscene vision of the future happen and/or make it go away.

Governor Josh Green
(808) 586-0034

U.S. Congressional Delegation, Washington DC
Senator Mazie Hirono
(202) 224-6361

Senator Brian Schatz
(202) 224-3934

Representative Jill Tokuda
(202) 225-4906

Representative Ed Case
(202) 225-2726
For non subscribers- I cut and pasted the StarAdvertiser article here