HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.185 2024-2026From:
Annie Hart
Sent:
Saturday, August 16, 2025 9:50 PM
To:
Council Testimony
Subject:
Protect Pohakuloa
Aloha Committee Members,I strongly support this resolution. I also believe that the US Military needs to
additionally clean up the mess they've made. It's inexcusable to not clean up your mess. US Military
training at Pohakuloa 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 people of Hawai`i.Mahalo,
Annalise Hart
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