It’s a gorgeous afternoon, and I’m at a beach in Kihei. It’s warm and clear; the sun is blazing over a crystal blue ocean. But I’m not there to jump in the water–instead, I’m searching for a cave that will protect me and possibly my loved ones in the event of a nuclear attack. I’ve […]
Peace on Your Wings: A Musical with Movement at Iao United Church of Christ
You can see Peace on Your Wings: A Musical with Movement at the Iao United Church of Christ on Sunday, Aug. 6. The production is based on the true story of a 12-year old victim in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, exactly 72 years ago. Co-authored by Jenny Taira and Lauren Rubin, Taira will give a […]
President Obama goes to Hiroshima, Maui gets millions in defense funding
Today President Barack Obama made the first-ever presidential visit to Hiroshima, site of the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare. That Obama was the first president to ever visit the city–where a single American bomb killed about a hundred thousand people–betrays a great deal about how we still can’t cope with the fact that the U.S. […]