Summer 2019 Golden Rule Arrives in Hawai’i! An Activist’s Voyage: I was always just a hippie who joined Crossing the Pacific on the the navy to dodge the draft. Golden Rule I lived with nuclear weapons for most of my career. I understand the unlimited destructive power of thermonuclear weapons. After the end of the Cold War in 1991, I started to question the role of nuclear weapons in US national security policy. By 1995, After sailing for twenty days across the after the fall of the Soviet Union, I was vast Pacific Ocean, the Golden Rule openly criticizing our government’s peace boat arrived back in Hawai’i, 61 failure to pursue years after her storied voyage to stop By Tom Rogers, First Mate from a position of strength. I retired as nuclear bomb tests in the Pacific. We start looking for land from 100 a Navy Captain in 1998. Veterans For Peace President Gerry miles out. Hawai’i is a big island with I found the Ground Zero Center for Condon and Col. Ann Wright were high mountains; we should be able to Nonviolent Action in 2003. Since then I among the cheering supporters as the see them over the horizon. It’s been 20 have been a nuclear weapons Golden Rule come through the channel days of water and sky. Each of us visits abolitionist. Nuclear weapons are evil. towards Wailoa Harbor in Hilo on the the bow pulpit and scans the horizon, We owe it to the children to rid the Big Island of Hawai’i. nothing but water and a layer of clouds. Look at the chart plotter, still 25 miles world of this threat to human life on Native Hawaiian Welcome out. It’s hard to miss the Big Island. The our planet. Now, with scientific horizon ahead is still nothing but water understanding of the effects of nuclear and clouds. Are these clouds different winter, we must accept that a major from the rest? We’ve been watching exchange of nuclear weapons will kill the movement of clouds for three billions. If I understand this and fail to weeks. These clouds aren’t moving. act, I am complicit. So I act. Finally, a narrow band of green While I was doing Ground Zero’s work between the water and the clouds. next to the Trident Submarine Base in Captain Milosz Kaczorowski, Check the chart. We’re 10 miles out… Bangor, Washington, Chuck DeWitt and First Mate Tom Rogers and crew OK, we’re here. his crew of Veterans For Peace members Chris Mayer and Tate Furr I started this voyage in 1966 when my volunteers and activists were restoring were welcomed by Native Hawaiian draft notice arrived. Friends were Golden Rule in Leroy Zerlang’s boatyard Elders Keoloha Piscotta and fighting and dying on the ground in in Humboldt Bay, California. In the Desmon Haumea at a press conference Vietnam. I took my notice to the navy summer of 2016 Golden Rule visited on August 2. It was a wonderful and recruiter and signed up. Later I the Pacific Northwest. I embarked as a crew member and helped sail Goldie moving occasion – several of us, volunteered for submarines, competed during the Portland Rose Festival including the Elders, were in tears. for a college program and earned a degree and a commission. I served in military parade of warships. We Helen Jaccard read a Resolution from four different nuclear submarines as a showed our VFP colors to thousands of the State Legislature welcoming watch officer, chief engineer, executive citizens, including many sailors on the the Golden Rule and Crew to officer, and finally commanding officer. navy warships. Later that summer in Hawaii. And so our 2019 Hawaii I’m not sure when I decided to make Puget Sound, I was privileged to sail Golden Rule on the Hood Canal in the adventure begins! the navy a career; they just kept making me offers I couldn’t refuse. But first waterborne nonviolent action

Page 1 against the Bangor Trident Base since We all learned to live and work 1200 miles with a similar sail the arrival of USS Ohio in 1982. together. Milosz configuration, making about 5 knots. made countless When and his Quaker It got warm. Tate repairs and crew sailed Golden Rule into the Pacific caught five fish. adjustments to the in 1958, they demonstrated their Helen asked if other rigging. He went up willingness to confront nuclear crew fished, and the masts several weapons in the most direct way they Milosz responded, times before leaving could imagine. They sailed to disrupt “We only have one San Diego and once while underway. atmospheric nuclear testing and raise rod so Tate is the public awareness to the immorality of There were setbacks, but everyone chief fishing officer. those horrible weapons. Sixty-one pulled together behind Milosz and we He does have three dedicated coaches years later I was honored to reenact finally headed west on July 11. giving him priceless advice.” their voyage. Our mission was to sail My personal low point came on day 3. Four sail boats from the TransPac race from California to Hawai’i across 2200 I was on night watch tethered in the passed Golden Rule early in the transit. nautical miles of open ocean. Apart cockpit. We were on a broad reach from some modern electronics and We stood three hour watches. Fifteen with 2 reefs in the mainsail. A large safety equipment, we sailed the same nautical miles per watch. One hundred wave crashed over the side, filled the way the original crew did, alone on a twenty nautical miles per day. Even cockpit and dislodged the wooden vast ocean. Golden Rule is a sixty year though Goldie never stopped pitching, grate from the deck. As I positioned old wooden gaff rigged ketch. She rolling and cork screwing, this was the myself to put the grate back in place a steers with a tiller. There is nothing time for reflection. We are this tiny second wave hit me in the chest, threw remotely comfortable about living on boat on a vast ocean, sailing for a me out of the cockpit, and I landed board. purpose. We know there are people against the hard case that protects our watching our track. Many send words life raft. My ribs were injured and one of encouragement over the satellite kidney was bruised. Milosz took my link. This voyage is important. watch. It was a time for discernment. Can I continue the voyage? Even if I can, We arrived in Hilo, Hawaii on July 31. how long will it take me to recover? In Milosz, Chris, Tate and I have gone our the space of a minute I went from separate ways. It was a privilege to sail I was the only returning member of the being an asset to a liability. It took 12 with those young men. I hope the next Goldie last crew. With a new engine and hours to decide whether to abort the crew is just as good. I know that upgraded exhaust system, we met on mission and return to San Diego. It was is seaworthy enough to continue the board for the first time on June 16. my call. I decided I could work through voyage, but she will need a the injury. It took about 2 weeks before professional captain and continuing Our captain, Milosz Kaczorowski (front), I was 100% again. maintenance to keep her that way. 30, is a professional sailor from Warsaw, Poland. (Back Row) Chris Before we passed halfway we finally Onward to the Marshalls, Guam, got the “fair winds and following seas” Okinawa, and finally a year Mayer, 58, is a retired computer th programmer. I’m first mate, 72. Tate that sailors wish for. from now for the 75 remembrance of the bombing! Furr, 19, is a college student. We After leaving San worked together for three weeks Diego, Milosz read Nuclear weapons, climate change and getting Golden Rule seaworthy again. “The Voyage of the rampant militarism continue to Milosz did a comprehensive inspection Golden Rule, An threaten human existence. How many from top to bottom, generating lists of Experiment with times must the cannonballs fly before work to be done. The crew worked Truth” by the first they’re forever banned? The answer tirelessly repairing, upgrading, and Golden Rule my friend is blowing in the wind… restowing Golden Rule. Chris installed a captain, Albert Tom Rogers is a retired navy Captain, a new 100 watt solar panel. Tate Bigelow. submarine commander, a nuclear installed new stainless steel lifelines. I He carefully studied the section on twin weapons activist, and first mate of the installed new water bladders and head sails and decided to try the Golden Rule. He lives in Poulsbo, WA upgraded the potable water system. concept at sea. We sailed for over with his bride, Chrissy. vvfpfpggooldldeennrurulelepprorojejecct@[email protected] Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project facebook.com/goldenrulepeaceboat Page 2 206--992--6364 PO Box 87, Samoa, CA 95567 vfpgoldenrule.org 206-992-6364 A Valiant Attempt Golden Rule and Phoenix together again

Kettenhoffen Marine, who made the sails, gave us a big discount on the sail On June 30 Jessica Reynolds Renshaw cradles and donated the graphics - visited the Golden Rule. Helen thank you Bob Kettenhoffen! Jaccard read the correspondence for Other upgrades included a gimbaled accepting the baton back from the Phoenix propane cooktop, anchor gear, leather to represent both boats on this After weeks of preparation, Ce Bee, chafing gear on the main mast, engine, voyage. Tom Rogers, Captain Dan Lappala and life lines, navigation lights at the top of Jamie Skinner left San Diego May 1, the mizzen mast, handheld VHF radios, Jessica and her family sailed the headed for Hawai’i. satellite internet and phones, personal into onto the same dock as Golden Rule in On May 3 they had to turn around locators (AIS) for each life jacket and a 1958. They took the baton and when Captain Dan discovered seawater solar system. finished the voyage to the Marshall in the engine oil. A faulty exhaust Celebrate this historic voyage Islands while the crew of the Golden system had allowed seawater to enter Rule were in jail. They represented the engine. Back in San Diego, PacWest with a generous donation both boats in 1958 in the attempt to Marine determined the engine was too The generous tax-deductible donations stop nuclear bomb tests. badly damaged to save and needed to of Golden Rule supporters made these be replaced. repairs and upgrades possible. Please Both boats sank in 2010, and although continue to keep the Golden Rule Veterans For Peace and and By the time we paid for the engine kit, sailing! You can donate at other old wooden boat lovers managed re-designed exhaust system, labor and vfpgoldenrule.org, send a check to VFP to restore Golden Rule, Phoenix of repair dock, the cost was nearly Golden Rule Project, PO Box 87, Samoa, Hiroshima remains at the bottom of $18,000! CA 95564, or call 206-992-6364 to the Mokolumne River (Sacramento Supporters contributed up to $1000 make a credit card donation. River Delta). The Reynolds family and each, including Helen Jaccard, Gerry the Phoenix's Board of Directors spent Condon, Chuck DeWitt, Nelson Camp, Bon Voyage and Welcome years trying to get the boat raised so Leroy Zerlang, Ann Wright, VFP Chapter Home to Hawai’i she could be restored, but she is too far 56 (Humboldt Bay), Peter Aronson, Jim Puna Kalama gone. With sadness, they had to give & Barb Truitt, Dave Robson, Jan Passion, Dawson visited up on the dream of the two boats Steve Morehouse and Maggie & Charlie San Diego and sailing together to the Herbelin. Thank you!!! welcomed us to and next year. "come Home" to The Phoenix Board of Directors Upgrades! Hawai’i. Puna is donated $11,000 to help the Golden For over a year volunteers and crew a Hawaiian elder, Rule and Jessica brought a nicely members worked to assure that keeper of mounted piece of the Phoenix for the Golden Rule is a vessel capable of safely knowledge and Golden Rule to carry. This time, crossing the Pacific ocean. hula instructor. Golden Rule will represent both boats After four years of use, Golden Rule’s in an effort to bring about global Puna came from Kaua’i bringing a beautiful sails were not only faded but nuclear disarmament and end the message of Welcome and Aloha to the falling apart. It cost almost $8,000 possibility of nuclear war. but the new sails are beautiful! Golden Rule and Project! Thank you for your generosity! vvfpfpggooldldeennrurulelepprorojejecct@[email protected] Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project facebook.com/goldenrulepeaceboat Page 3 206--992--6364 PO Box 87, Samoa, CA 95567 vfpgoldenrule.org 206-992-6364 Peace in the Pacific voyage Practitioner, one of two who filed the Telescope developers are not With tensions running high between suit against the State of Hawai’i. consulting Native Hawaiians about their sacred mountain and are breaking the U.S., North Korea, Russia and ; The state of Hawai’i must now plan to environmental laws and agreements. withdraw from arms control treaties; take better care of the land. and a new nuclear arms race, Golden This protest is about indigenous Special Ops Invasions - The US military Rule is in the Pacific to Challenge rights just as was the Standing Rock is planning Special Operations missions Nuclear Madness and Militarism! protest. Similar to Standing Rock, all over the Hawaiian islands! thousands are blocking the road in The goals of the voyage to Hawai’i, the According to West Hawai’i Today, nonviolent protest. Marshall Islands, Guam, Okinawa, training will occur in the near-shore Korea and Japan are to: waters, harbors, bays and land-based  Support the United Nations Treaty areas on Oahu, Hawai’i Island, Kauai, on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. Near Mauna Kea County park, for example, they  Support steps to avert the plan to conduct “special possibility of nuclear war; and reconnaissance role-playing scenarios”.  Raise awareness of the dangers of Using public land to practice military all nuclear activities and militarism to invasions all over the Hawaiian Islands Helen Jaccard, Gerry Condon and Ann Wright the environment and humanity. is unacceptable. presented a VFP flag and message of solidarity to the elders. Kaho’olawe - This tiny island, like so Challenging Nuclear Madness many others, was completely Pacific Missile Range - With the U.S. withdrawal of the Intermediate Nuclear and Militarism begins in destroyed, having been a U.S. bombing range from 1945 to 1990. Forces agreement, the United States Hawai’i! has started a new arms race. Hawai’i is a prime target for nuclear Protests starting in 1976 ultimately Intermediate-range missiles could be missiles coming from Asia. resulted in the island being returned to tested on Kaua’i as early as November. Hawaiians became very aware of this the people, and Native Hawaiians are China said it “will not stand idly by” if possibility with the false alarm of a slowly restoring the island. They have the U.S. deploys intermediate-range nuclear attack last year. The Hawaiian recently finished a watershed missiles in the Indo-Pacific region. islands are home to dozens of military restoration project. Volunteers Russian President Vladimir Putin said facilities, some of them huge. planted 20,000 drought-resistant native plants to reduce erosion and Russia would deploy new Pohakuloa - Changes are coming to this carefully moved 120,000 pounds of intermediate-range missiles only if the 22,971-acre live-fire training range. The rock by hand, taking care not to United States does, and called for Hawai’i Supreme Court ruled 5 - 0 on remove cultural artifacts. Unexploded urgent arms control talks. August 23 that the state hasn’t ordinance posed additional dangers. properly managed the ceded lands Hawaiian Island schedule leased to the US Army on the Big Depleted Uranium - The U.S. Army July 31 - Sept 9 Hilo (Big Island) tested uranium-based Davy Crockett Island of Hawai’i. The court ruled that Sept 11 - 29 Maui the state failed to prevent the area nuclear weapons at Pohakuloa Training Oct 1 - 8 Lana’i from “falling into ruin.” The Army did Area on Hawai’i Island and at Schofield Oct 10 - 17 Moloka’i not “make every reasonable effort Barracks on O’ahu, contaminating the Oct 20 - Nov 30 O’ahu environment with depleted uranium. to … remove or deactivate all live or Oct 20 - Nov 3 Honolulu blank ammunition upon completion of The use of DU weapons in military Nov 4 Pearl Harbor practice exposes military personnel and a training exercise” or to “remove or Nov 5 - 11 Wai’nae bury all trash, garbage or other waste the public to health risks. Nov 11-14 Hale’iwa materials” as the lease agreement Mauna Kea Telescope - Native Nov 15-18 Kane’ohe specifies. Hawaiians and allies are uprising Nov 20-30 Honolulu* against the thirty meter telescope Dec 1 - 12 Kaua’i “The Department of Land and Natural planned for the top of Mauna Kea on * haul-out, prepare for ocean crossing Resources failed to live up to this most the Big Island of Hawai'i, saying it is basic duty at Pohakuloa,” said Clarence If you know of a group that might like a “One too big, one too many.” Ching, a Native Hawaiian Cultural presentation, please contact us. vvfpfpggooldldeennrurulelepprorojejecct@[email protected] Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project facebook.com/goldenrulepeaceboat Page 4 206--992--6364 PO Box 87, Samoa, CA 95567 vfpgoldenrule.org 206-992-6364