HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.619 2024-2026From: --_ bowling-swishes-9a
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2025 9:22 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Support Res 234-25
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Aloha Council Members,
I strongly support this resolution. p t'
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.
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
`airia.
Please support this resolution to protect the land, water, and people of Hawaii.
Mahalo,
Kate O'Donnell
Comm.
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Ref. Date W-2025