HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.138 2024-2026From: Susan Douglas
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2025 10:45 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Support Res. 2354-25
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Aloha Committee Members,
I strongly support this resolution.US Military training at P6hakuloa has
already caused serious harm -burning nearly 20,000 acres, contaminating
the land, and threatening endangered species. Beneath this area lies a
major aquifer that supplies fresh water to Hawaii Island, and the military's
track record shows they are not equipped to protect it.
There is also serious concern about depleted uranium left in the soil, which
can become airborne during exercises and has known health
risks.Pohakuloa is a wahi pana- a sacred place with deep cultural and
ecological significance. Continued military use is incompatible with its
conservation status and the values of aloha `aina.
Please support this resolution to protect the land, water, and peopleRf
Hawaii.
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Warmest Mahalo and Aloha!
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Susan Douglas
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Writer & Healthy Life Coach
Kihei, Maui, HI 96753
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