HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.408 2024-2026From: Theresa Thompson 808-283-4942
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2025 1:31 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 20,000 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,
Theresa Thompson
Maui
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