HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.374 2024-2026From: Lilah Shapiro
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2025 10:39 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Support Resolution 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,
Lilah Shapiro
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