HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.498 2024-2026From: Riley Everett
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2025 10:03 AM
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'i.
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