HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0377.682 2024-2026From: A Wassell
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Subject: Testimony in Support for Resolution 234-25 1 <
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Aloha County Council Members,'=,
My name is JJ Wassell and I strongly urge you to support Resolution 234-25`.'
US military training at Pohakuloa has already caused serious harm -burning nearly 20,000
acres, contaminating the land, and threatening endangered species as well as cultural
sites and resources. 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
'aina.
Please support this resolution to protect the land, water, and people of Hawai'i.
Mahalo,
JJ Wassell, Hilo, resident of the Big Island for 43 years.
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