HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.159 2024-2026From: Keala Fung
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2025 9:53 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Support Res. 234-25
Aloha Committee Members,I STRONGLY support this resolution.US Military training at Pohakuloa has
already caused serious harm -burning nearly 20,00o 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.P6hakuloa is a wahi pana- a sacred place with deep cultural and ecological significance. When i
was living just a few miles down the road from Pohakuloa training area for 8 months, I could feel and hear
and sometimes see the bombs, live fire, and flares. This is absolutely unacceptable and a blasphemous
way to treat sacred spaces. 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 people of
Hawai`i.Mahalo,
Keala Fung
Honolulu, HI
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