HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.671 2024-2026From:
Isis Usborne
Sent:
Saturday, August 30, 2025 12:59 PM
To:
Council Testimony
Subject:
Support Res. 234-25
Aloha Council 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 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 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,
Isis "Izzy" Usborne
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J.D. Candidate, Class of 2026
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William S. Richardson School of Law
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University of Hawaii at Marion
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