{"id":29135,"date":"2019-09-22T09:36:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T16:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/?p=29135"},"modified":"2020-03-30T16:43:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:43:26","slug":"5g-drones-over-lanai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/community\/uas-co-lab\/uas-co-lab-blogs\/third-party\/5g-drones-over-lanai\/","title":{"rendered":"5G Drones Over Lanai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Insights: Cultural Destruction<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> <em>There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want<\/em><br \/><em>merely because you think it would be good for him.<\/em><br \/>ROBERT A. HEINLEIN, THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS<\/p>\n<p>We now face the unprecedented destruction of the Hawaiian culture and unlimited and unstoppable surveillance of people. Is anyone concerned? The people of Lanai are. If projects like this one are unstoppable, what <em>can <\/em>we do about them?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Giant 5G Drones in Maui Skies?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1XH6oeBvf48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Informational Insights: Unstoppable?<\/h2>\n<p>The following article was published by Take Back Your Power, a website built on the success of the award-winning documentary <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/takebackyourpower.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Take Back Your Power<\/a><\/strong><\/em> intended to educate people on the dangers of government control of emerging technologies. It was written by Dr. Debra Greene, &#8220;author, presenter, educator and practitioner who specializes in energy therapies and mind-body integration.&#8221; <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Massive football field sized drones flying in the stratosphere, beaming down toxic 5G radiation into the earth, into the ocean, into our homes, into our bodies. Sounds like something out of a science fiction nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>But if the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mauicounty.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/118348\/071719_-Item-D1_UD-19-01_Lanai-HAPS-Drone-Project_Final-Use-Determination.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sponsors of the HAWK30 program<\/a>, tech giant <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softbank.jp\/en\/corp\/\" target=\"_blank\">SoftBank of Japan<\/a>, defense contractor <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AeroVironment<\/a> of California and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, have their way that nightmare will become a reality this fall for some Hawai\u2019i residents and eventually for much of the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p>The HAWK30 program, proposed by the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/article.php?aId=8385\" target=\"_blank\">Research Corporation of the University of Hawai\u2019i<\/a> (RCUH), wants to use the Hawaiian island of L\u0101na\u2019i in Maui county as a launch pad for unmanned drones, HAPS (high altitude platform stations) flying at 65,000 to 80,000 feet carrying wireless communications relays and transmitting 5G signals into air, land and sea in a three-phase program.<\/p>\n<p>In the final phase of the surreal plan, tiny L\u0101na\u2019i island becomes a drone manufacturing plant,&nbsp;launch pad and mission control center to fly massive drones throughout the equatorial belt.<\/p>\n<p>According to their <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mauicounty.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/118348\/071719_-Item-D1_UD-19-01_Lanai-HAPS-Drone-Project_Final-Use-Determination\" target=\"_blank\">Use Determination Application<\/a>: \u201cThe purpose of the HAWK30 program is to develop new airborne overhead 5G communication, which would provide strong wireless service over a large area, including deep valleys, remote lands, and over the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hapsmobile.com\/en\/news\/press\/2019\/20190808_01\/\" target=\"_blank\">granted the project a COA2<\/a>, a Certificate of Authorization, permitting the drones to operate for up to two years in a 150 square mile airspace that includes the islands of L\u0101na\u2019i and Kaho\u2019olawe, as well as Molokini crater, which sees over 300,000 visitors from around the world each year. With its calm, crystal clear waters and hundreds of species of tropical fish the crescent shaped islet is a highly popular visitor spot.<\/p>\n<p>Radiation harm is a concern as one <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/investor.avinc.com\/static-files\/76504eed-dbd4-415f-8826-9692b81b0b81\" target=\"_blank\">HAWK30 drone broadcasts the equivalent of 1800 cell towers<\/a>, albeit at a much lower power level, however, power is irrelevant to health effects except for tissue heating. Thousands of peer reviewed research studies <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bioinitiative.org\/bibliography\/\" target=\"_blank\">document the non-thermal effects of wireless radiation<\/a> on humans and other living things. In <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=272210\" target=\"_blank\">some experiments<\/a> the lowest power levels caused the most leakage in the blood-brain barrier. An<em> inverse<\/em> relationship between power and health effects <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjXpYTfxYPkAhVUqJ4KHcF_AKYQFjAAegQIAxAC&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.fcc.gov%2Fels%2FGetAtt.html%3Fid%3D171428%26x%3D.&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Fiza10LXRAJsWwrsiDAU3\" target=\"_blank\">has even been shown<\/a>. Wireless technology is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/electromagnetichealth.org\/electromagnetic-health-blog\/153-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">not made safe by reducing the power<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Flying at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G-LGG-6yNDQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">70 miles per hour in the stratosphere<\/a>, the HAPS drone has a 260 foot wingspan and 10 propellers. It gains altitude after take off by flying in a huge spiral. The high altitude platform station can be used to carry a variety of payloads. According to SoftBank\u2019s concept video, their <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G-LGG-6yNDQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">HAPS operates as a cell site with coverage 124 miles in diameter<\/a>, blanketing the entire ground.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to irradiating all life forms within range, this type of massive flying wing has a bad safety record. Two high altitude drones have been built by AeroVironment and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/tech-talk\/telecom\/internet\/softbank-hopes-its-solar-internet-drone-will-soar-where-facebooks-and-googles-sank\" target=\"_blank\">they both fell from the sky and crashed<\/a>. In fact, the drone is so experimental that almost no regulations exist to govern it. Project officials appear ready to take full advantage of this, having <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mauicounty.gov\/ArchiveCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/26291\" target=\"_blank\">boasted about schooling the FAA and writing their own rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But a 1.5 ton HAWK30 falling from the stratosphere could have devastating effects. Only <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/wnjmkq\/will-a-falling-drone-crush-your-skull-we-did-the-math\" target=\"_blank\">2300 Newtons of force crush a human skull wearing a helmet<\/a>. Falling from a height of 70,000 feet, a 1.5 ton object would impact with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/flobi.html#c1%22\" target=\"_blank\">266,756,000 Newtons of force!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The drone would encounter air resistance, of course, but if this massive experimental aircraft, with its lithium batteries and propeller blades, comes crashing down it could kill and maim people, dolphins, whales and other creatures. Surprisingly, the drone\u2019s fly zone is in the middle of a Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary where whales come to give birth and frolic with their young.<\/p>\n<p>Trust has been an issue from the start with this secretive project. A 16,500 square foot drone hangar to house two drones was erected on agricultural land <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2019\/08\/giant-drones-over-lanai\/\" target=\"_blank\">without public notice and prior to a L\u0101na\u2019i Planning Commission meeting<\/a>, showing a lack of good faith.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mauicounty.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/118348\/071719_-Item-D1_UD-19-01_Lanai-HAPS-Drone-Project_Final-Use-Determination\" target=\"_blank\">Use Determination Application<\/a> the drone is repeatedly referred to as an \u201cairplane\u201d or \u201caircraft\u201d and an airstrip was created while, in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/library.municode.com\/hi\/county_of_maui\/codes\/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT19ZO_ARTIICOZOPR_CH19.30AAGDI\" target=\"_blank\">Maui County, airports are not allowed on agricultural land<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A longtime traditional Hawaiian practitioner is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mauinow.com\/2019\/08\/17\/hawaiian-practitioner-seeks-to-intervene-in-proposal-for-drone-landing-strip-on-lanai\/\" target=\"_blank\">intervening in the approval process<\/a> based on the potential violation, requesting protection of his native Hawaiian traditional practices that involve gathering plants and other items on the undeveloped land. Approving agricultural land for industrial use could set a precedent. It could also pave the way for construction of a second airport.<\/p>\n<p>Despite announcing as early as July 16 that, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2019\/08\/giant-drones-over-lanai\/\" target=\"_blank\">due to public outcry<\/a> 5G was removed from the project, and then <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mauinews.com\/news\/local-news\/2019\/07\/lanai-drone-project-to-continue-without-5g\/\" target=\"_blank\">changing their story in a press release<\/a>, as of this writing RCUH still has not amended their application to reflect this promise to the community.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the application is amended to remove 5G, applicants <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2019\/08\/giant-drones-over-lanai\/\" target=\"_blank\">have said 4G would be used instead<\/a>, as if beaming 4G wireless radiation into land and sea is safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bioinitiative.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It is not<\/a>. Further, even if removed from the application, 5G can be brought back at any time.<\/p>\n<p>RCUH has shown a lack of transparency by providing scant information about the elaborate project and pressuring for a rushed decision. Completely absent from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mauicounty.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/118348\/071719_-Item-D1_UD-19-01_Lanai-HAPS-Drone-Project_Final-Use-Determination\" target=\"_blank\">the application<\/a>, for example, is any mention of the specific frequency range of electromagnetic radiation the drone will transmit. Missing as well are a timeline for the project and a business plan.<\/p>\n<p>What lies between approval and rejection of the project is the nine member L\u0101na\u2019i Planning Commission, a body of volunteers, tasked with assessing the $120 million project to determine if 215 acres of former pineapple land should be used for the HAPS drones.<\/p>\n<p>To justify an agricultural use RCUH has promised watershed characterization and a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program for L\u0101na\u2019i youth. Wireless enabled probes, resembling PVC pipe bombs armed with sensors, would be inserted into the island\u2019s watershed and tracked by the drones, potentially irradiating the waters as they collect data nonstop.<\/p>\n<p>The 3100 residents of L\u0101na\u2019i may be hesitant to speak out against the project because it could be seen as indirectly backed by billionaire Larry Ellison who owns 98% of the island. The Oracle founder appears determined to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pacific\/news\/2017\/08\/06\/larry-ellison-says-his-15m-hawaii-project-can.html\" target=\"_blank\">bring his high tech world<\/a> to permanently change the culture of this small, rural island situated in the most remote landmass on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the drone proposal the Hawaiian islands have been the target of Google\u2019s huge high altitude helium balloon, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/telecom\/wireless\/loons-balloons-will-fly-over-kenya-in-first-commercial-telecom-tryout\" target=\"_blank\">LOON<\/a>, which also flies in the stratosphere and is designed to bring high speed internet to inaccessible areas and to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/04\/24\/alphabet-spinout-loon-grabs-125m-from-softbank\/\" target=\"_blank\">share connectivity with the HAPS<\/a>. The LOON transmits wireless radiation to the ground <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-44886803\" target=\"_blank\">extending signals over 3000 square miles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mysterious object, that the FAA had no knowledge of, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mauinow.com\/2019\/07\/31\/object-reported-in-sky-near-kihei\/\" target=\"_blank\">was spotted by Maui residents<\/a>, while the HBAL663 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flightradar24.com\/HBAL663\/217575b3\" target=\"_blank\">LOON was tracked online circling above Maui county<\/a> for about a week (7\/31\/19 to 8\/7\/19) at around 60,000 feet. The tennis court sized balloon passed right over the designated drone flight strip area on L\u0101na\u2019i, perhaps to collect weather and wireless communications data in preparation for the drone launch, since <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fiercewireless.com\/tech\/alphabet-s-loon-partners-softbank-s-hapsmobile-for-stratospheric-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\">the two projects are partnered<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Having tech giants Google and SoftBank with their global corporate ambitions at your doorstep would be overwhelming for even the most seasoned, savvy corporate executives. The L\u0101na\u2019i Planning Commission, whose members are volunteers, is ill equipped to deal with a complex project of this magnitude that has vast implications, far beyond the confines of the small island.<\/p>\n<p>Final plans are to turn L\u0101na\u2019i into a drone manufacturing plant and&nbsp;launch pad potentially flying <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/2019\/08\/11\/hawaii-news\/big-solar-wing-made-to-expand-cellphone-coverage-may-soar-above-lanai-in-november\/?HSA=4f17125d1a8109d458b17a01c998f91f742a8cfa&amp;fbclid=IwAR2r5CXtOlDgUG_aL_ENwfkg_4Bb-L5CNz7fCU_ss05L3ES1ZLNgZrYuM9E\" target=\"_blank\">thousands of massive drones<\/a> over much of the world\u2019s population <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G-LGG-6yNDQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">forming a&nbsp;5G mesh network for the Internet of Things (IoT)<\/a> while blanketing the earth in wireless radiation. <\/p>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/takebackyourpower.net\/5g-drones-in-hawaii-skies-pushback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/takebackyourpower.net\/5g-drones-in-hawaii-skies-pushback\/ (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/takebackyourpower.net\/5g-drones-in-hawaii-skies-pushback\/<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on TAKE BACK YOUR POWER: <a href=\"https:\/\/takebackyourpower.net\/5g-drones-in-hawaii-skies-pushback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Giant 5G Drones in Hawaii Skies? Pushback is Growing\u2026 (opens in a new tab)\">Giant 5G Drones in Hawaii Skies? Pushback is Growing\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possibilities for Consideration: Without Community Consideration<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>I wish that I could say I was optimistic about the human race. I love us all, but we are so stupid and shortsighted that I wonder if we can lift our eyes to the world about us long enough not to commit suicide.<br \/><\/em> ISAAC ASIMOV<\/p>\n<p>What is the price we pay for technological advancement and the convenience it brings? Is our health worth it? Is our humanity worth it? What if all we needed to do to get faster internet was destroy an indigenous culture? If the story presented in this blog concerns you, and you are the type of person who <em>does something<\/em> about problems, rather than just talk about them, contact us and discover how you can be part of global cultural empowerment with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awareComm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"socially responsible applications of technology, methodology, data science and human understanding (opens in a new tab)\">socially responsible applications of technology, methodology, data science and human understanding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment and examine\u2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As you reviewed the material above, what stood out to you?<\/li>\n<li>What is the potential impact, economically and\/or socially?<\/li>\n<li>What action is needed to stop or support this idea?<\/li>\n<li>You may want to consider whether you:\n<ul>\n<li>want to be <em>aware<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>should become <em>supportive<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>would want to be <em>active<\/em> in this topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add Your Insight<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. 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