HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.419 2024-2026From:
Savannah Villarreal Wheeler
Sent:
Monday, August 18, 2025 3:50 AM
To:
Council Testimony
Subject:
Support Res. 234-25
Aloha Committee Members,
I am writing in strong support of resolution 234-25. 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 serious
concern about depleted uranium left in the soil, which can become airborne during exercises and
has detrimental risks to human health. Pohakuloa is a wahi pana- a sacred place with deep
cultural and ecological significance. Continued military use negates the area's conservation
status and the values of aloha %ina. Please support this resolution to protect the land, water, anc
people of Hawaii, as you have promised to do in the positions you hold.
Mahalo,
Savannah Villarreal Wheeler (of Kailua-Kona), M.A.
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