HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.375 2024-2026From: thea shapiro
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2025 9:14 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Support 234-25
Aloha Committee Members,
I hope you are doing well. I strongly support resolution 234-25 and I hope you will too. 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 Hawaii.
Mahalo,
Thea Shapiro
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