HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.528 2024-2026Sent:
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Monday, September 1, 2025 5:22 AM
William Higa
Council Testimony
RE: Resolution 234-25
From: William Higa
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2025 8:59 AM
To: Council Remote Testimony<councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov>
Subject: Resolution 234-25
I support this resolution and ask you to adopt it. 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 Wahl 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.
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