Mālama Mākua takes Army to court over use of Mākua Military Reservation

Mālama Mākua has taken the US Army to federal court over use of Mākua Military Reservation. At issue is whether the Army failed to put "high priority" sites on list that allows Hawaiian cultural access and also failed to solicit necessary public input. The group had sued the Army in 2000 for violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, including the failure to complete an environmental impact statement. The suit was filed by Earthjustice.

Japanese American Citizen League honors volunteers who helped preserve Honouliuli internment site

The Japanese American Citizens League will present its Distinguished Service Award on July 12 to Betsy Young and Jane Kurahara in recognition of their efforts to preserve the Honouliuli internment camp site. Both are volunteers with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii.

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument on the road to World Heritage List

The U.S. Department of the Interior put
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument on the World Heritage Centre's tenative list, the first step in nominating a property to UNESCO World Heritage List. Placing the site on the tenative list allows the United States to nominate the monument by the end of January 2009. The formal nomination would be reviewed by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is a mixed cultural and natural nomination. ICOMOS reviews cultural sites, while IUCN evaluates natural sites. The World Heritage Committee would make a decision on the nomination, but not before summer 2010.