The Rim of the Pacific exercises involve more than 25,000 personnel from 29 countries and will continue until August.
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Native Hawaiians and others fight the US military’s use of land on Big Island for live-fire testing.
Amid North Korea-US tensions, Asia-Pacific communities hosting US bases see military presence as making them a target.
Environmental destruction caused by people is poised to become the “most massive human rights violation ever”.
Greenpeace’s executive director Kumi Naidoo argues that human rights and climate change can not be separated.
COFA Agreements provide US regional control in exchange for limited access to America.
![Tommy Esang Remengesau, President of Palau, addresses the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/201310113400570734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The US state, home to many biotech testing fields, becomes a focal point for antagonism to genetically modified food.
![Dr Vandana Shiva travelled from India to the US state of Hawaii to speak about GMO crops [Kai Markell/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20132515018341734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The expansion of the US military into Asia-Pacific is not just about power, but also about profit.
Opening a remote border region to development threatens to destroy Central Asian wilderness and culture.
Hawaii is centre stage for a meeting between the all-business APEC and international environmental conference Moana Nui.
