HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.583 2024-2026From: Elle Legare
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2025 10:07 AM
To: Council Testimony
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/sacred 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.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,
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