HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.661 2024-2026From:
Jeanne Teleia
Sent:
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 12:32 AM
To:
Council Testimony
Subject:
Support Res. 234-25
Aloha Committee Members,
We learned enough from Makua and Ko'oholawe!!
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 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 Wna.Please support this resolution to protect the land,
water, and people of Hawai'i.
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