Column: RIMPAC perpetuates cycle of violence

From June 24 to July 31, Hawaii will host the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise — scheduled to take place in the ocean, on land and in the air of Ko Hawai‘i Pae‘aina. The U.S. Pacific Fleet announced that “a multinational force of approximately 40 surface ships, five submarines, 140 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel” will descend upon our shores. RIMPAC and the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) in Honolulu serve to maintain U.S. military dominance across the expanse of seas stretching from the west coast of the Americas to Diego Garcia.

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