HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.601 2024-2026From: Sara McCay
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 3:06 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Support Resolution 234-25
Scroll down for letter strongly supporting Resolution 2344-25.
Aloha Council Members,I strongly support this resolution.US Military training at
P6hakuloa 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
y° depleted uranium left in the soil, which can become airborne during exercises and has
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known health risks.Pbhakuloa 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„
Sara McCay, Waimea
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