HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.372 2024-2026Sent: Monday, August 18, 2025 7:59 AM
To: Cherie S; info@hapahi.org
Cc: Council Testimony
Subject: RE: Action Alert: Protect Pohakuloa- Urge Hawaii County Council to Support
Resolution 234-25
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From: Cherie•S
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2025 8:39 AM
To: info@hapahi.org; Council Remote Testimony <councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov>
Subject: Re: Action Alert: Protect Pohakuloa- Urge Hawai'i County Council to Support Resolution 234-25
Subject Line: Support Res. 234-25
Aloha Committee Members,
I strongly support this resolution.
US Military training at Pohakuloa has already caused serious harm -burning nearly 20,000 acres,
contaminating the land, and threatening endangered species. Beneath this area lies a major aquifer that
supplies fresh water to Hawai'i 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 Hawaii.
Mahalo,
[Ms. Cherie Severson]
[Calgary, Alberta, Canada]
Comm.
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