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From: Robert Gregory
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Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 7:44 PM
To: Council Testimony
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Subject: Please consider my statement in your deliberations on no. 235-25
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Aloha.
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Reduce the scope and scale of military forces in and around Hawai'i, please.
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Seek to assure that there are no nuclear nor biochemical weapons stored in or transported through
Hawai'i.
Train and educate and support diplomats with conflict resolution skills.
Present accurate information to students and adults about the terrible impact of nuclear weapons used
in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Enhance cultural exchanges between nations that focus on peace, diplomacy and personal
responsibility.
Mahalo
Bob G
WHEREAS, on August 6 and 9,1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
were devastated by the first —and only use of atomic bombs during war— events whose
destruction and human suffering resonate as an enduring warning about the catastrophic impact
of nuclearwarfare; and
WHEREAS, the eightieth anniversaries of these bombings mark a solemn milestone and
a moment for collective remembrance of the lives lost, wounded, and forever altered; and
WHEREAS, this Council honors the memory of all victims and acknowledges the
intergenerational trauma endured by survivors and their families; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 449- 24, Draft 3, adopted by this body on March 20, 2024,
recognized the importance of peace, diplomacy, disarmament, and the importance of resolving
conflicts and disputes with Aloha; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 317- 23, adopted by this body on November 15, 2023,
authorized the Mayor to establish a Sister City relationship between the County of Hawaii and
Hatsukaichi, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI' I that the
County hereby solemnly acknowledges and commemorates the eightieth anniversaries of the
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by reaffirming its commitment to championing
peace, nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and the resolution of conflict through diplomacy
and mutual respect.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County pledges to continue to support public
education, cultural exchange, and community remembrance events in peacebuilding initiatives.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County urges citizens and institutions to reflect
on the lessons of 1945, recommit to tolerance, justice, and reconciliation, and reject the use and
proliferation of nuclearweapons.
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"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against
injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of
energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression
and resistance."
Robert F:.Kennedy
Capetown, June 6th 1966
Pacific still means peace,
bob gregory