HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.488 2024-2026From: Megan Deets
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 2:49 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Support Resolution 234-25
Aloha Council Members,I strongly support this resolution.US Military training at Pohakuloa has
already caused serious harm -burning nearly 2o,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,
Megan Deets
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