HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.417 2024-2026From: Isabela Ure
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2025 10:24 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. You cannot let another Redhill
happen.
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,
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Isabela Ure
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Halawa, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai'i
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