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| John Keawe will be in concert on Wednesday at Kilauea Visitor Auditorium in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park at 7 p.m. See more below. Photo from John Keawe |
ENCOURAGING NATO TO GUARANTEE PROTECTION OF HAWAI'I, Guam and other U.S. Pacific territories, should they come under attack, will continue, according to Hawai'i Congressman Ed Case, who has been appealing to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Case reported on a letter received Monday from the State Department, which says that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is likely to help defend Hawai'i though Hawai'i is not specifically included in the NATO treaty with the U.S. and other member countries. The State Department letter says the NATO
The State Department letter does say that in the words of Secretary Blinken that "any attack on the United states or its territories, even if outside the geographic scope of Article 5, would almost certainly draw Allied reaction, including the consultation procedures under Article 5 of the Treaty. This includes Hawai'i, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other U.S. Indo-Pacific locations."
Case said, "It is encouraging to hear that the Department of State believes NATO allies would generally support our country if Hawai'i was attacked. While I appreciate the Department of State's response, it is clear more needs to be done on this issue. These assurances are helpful while we continue to pursue possible next steps, including communication directly with NATO and legislative action."
The State Department letter also highlighted the participation of Indo-Pacific Partners Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Republic of Korea in the recent NATO summit and acknowledged that security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific are increasingly interconnected, said the statement from Case.
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| John and Hope Keawe. Photo. by Julia Neal |
LISTEN TO HAWAIIAN MUSIC BY JOHN KEAWE, a kihoʻalu (slack-key) guitarist, composer and recording artist. The concert is at Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park this Wednesday, July 17 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The concert is free.
Keawe has earned Grammy and Nā Hōkū Hanohano music awards.
The evening is one in a series of Nā Leo Manu Heavenly Voices of Hawaiian Music concerts and presentations. Co-sponsored by Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association. Free, but park entrance fees apply.
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