HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.657 2024-2026From: Mary Tam
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 7:55 AM
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Subject: Support Res. 234-25
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Aloha Council Members,
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I strongly support this resolution.
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U.S. Military training at P6hakuloa 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 freshwater 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.
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 keep it pono and support this resolution to protect the land, water, and people of Hawai'i.
Mahalo,
Mary Tam
Nu'uanu, Oahu
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