HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.582 2024-2026From:
Jenn Lee
Sent:
Friday, August 29, 2025 10:32 AM
To:
Council Testimony
Subject:
Support Res. 234-25
Aloha Committee Members,
I'm writing to let you know that I strongly support 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 Hawai'i Island, and the military's track record
shows they are not equipped to protect it - we've seen the harm that happened with Red
Hill on O'ahu. Water is life! 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
and we must preserve these sacred places and respect Native Hawaiian culture and the
'aina. 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. I urge you to do the right thing! �!3 C-)
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