HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.415 2024-2026From: Waileia Tupou
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2025 9:05 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'
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Mahalo, C-Zc
Waileia Tupou _ -c
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Undergraduate Student, Hawaiian Language and Ethnic Studies Departments o
UH Manoa Student Worker, ACCESS Engagement Outreach Coordinator & Community Liasion
wtupounaehawaii.edu waileia.tupouI@gmail.com
IMERAITI.,