HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.472 2024-2026From: Kanoe Case
Sent: Monday, September 1, 2025 8:38 PM o
To: Council Testimony rN �o
Subject: Support Resolution 234-25
Aloha Honorable County Council of Hawaii County, s�
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My name is Kano euluwehianuhea Case, and this is my written testimony in support ofVbe' solution
234-25. Haloa, my keiki kane, and I were featured on Hawaii Public Radio "the conversation' last
week Tuesday -sharing our love for Pohakuloa and we humbly ask you to do the same. Please
review our testimony on the Hawaii public radio website 20 minutes into the show to hear his
mana'o personally upon our testimony today 9/3/25.
On May 9th 2025, BLNR rejected the FEIS that was submitted to them by the U.S Army, Implying
that the U.S Army is not in compliance with the lease conditions set by the BLNR or in compliance
with the State of Hawaii Conservation zone regulations.
Due to this and ongoing concerns of our health and safety of the people of Hawaii who call our
MOku'O Keawe their Home, I strongly urge the Council to pass resolution 234-25 While we
continue the efforts of healing our'Aina, promote proper land and environmental stewardship in
Hawai'i and uphold the State Supreme Court ruling to Malama'Aina.
With respect to our people's pleas to deeply consider the health and safety of our communities as
a priority, I am in support of this resolutions requests demanding the U.S Military to
IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL BOMBING AND DESECRATION ACTIVITIES OCCURRING DAILY AT
PTA. I am in support of ANY AND ALL LAND SWAPS ON HAWAII ISLAND TO INCLUDE LAND
SWAPS INTERCHANGEABLY BETWEEN ALL HAWAI'I ISLANDS AND ALL LEASE RENEWALS TO
BE DENIED AND DISCONTINUED. I WOULD KINDLY SUGGEST THAT THE STIPULATIONS WHICH
ARE PROPOSED TO BE ESTABLISHED IN PART OF THIS RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE
COMPREHENSIVE CLEAN UP, RESTORATION AND BIO-REMEDIATION SHOULD BE SUPPORTED
AND ENNACTED IMMEDIATELY BY COUNTY AND STATE ENTITIES WHILE THE CURRENT
LEASE IS ACTIVE TO EXPEDITE RESTORATION AND HEALTH TO OUR PEOPLE,'AINA AND WAI.
THIS CANNOT WAIT.
Lastly, I AM IN SUPPORT OF an IMMEDIATE Full Pa'akai Analysis of PTA to ensure the protection
of our Native Hawaiian Health and the health of our extended communities island wide, the
efforts to secure our cultural practices, traditions, identity and rights as a native Hawaiian in our
homeland, contribute to understanding the balance we humans have in being responsible
stewards of our elemental beings who are also known as "natural resources", who dwell in
sacredness with function to our existence, to acknowledge and respect as well as honor and
protect our Iwi Kupuna who dwell in the occupied areas leased by the U.S Military located on the
PTA BASE. Our Pohakula needs to be returned to our people, let the healing commence. The
damage from years of disregard for our'Aina, waters and people needs to CEASE! Mahalo,
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