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~uraty of Hawaii
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~o~' Char9l.~r~lr~rad ist~ricirao~ ar~d Membar~ o$ tha ~onnrn8ttee:
~'hi~ torry is in ~ ~~o~rt o$ R®soioti®n ~ 5501 in ~ppos6tipn to the l~nited State
~p~n~ Q$ the h9avy'~ p~opo d ~ ywent s~r~~iilara~ $ 'f~ S~r1r
~yst~~ tro~noy aoti~a sonar (S ~1~~SS i.i~A). ~ia~asa votb in pport ®t e
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Est year i ~itt~r~led the thy Natior~at P~rir~ Service hearings ir? S~oraols~~u
m+rh~s~ it way paa o~~' at:~reat har~ra, math, i~ oa to i~a,
esp~iaily whales and doiphesa~, by tha oae of ~ t~iastir~g sonar sy;r~~~
°~~tir~aor~y also ir~dsoated that tip tl4avy has other passive pr~rarr~ that pro~llde the
ir~® " Sa~rthar ir~vaiidatir~ the use of so pervasf~ely da~agd th a~ any #
~ proar~. ciear~y, the ti$i~ end etsvironntai ~rnrrru are $y
tarsaa~arne~€~~ &rt them ®p ` on to S9~i~"t~SS sonar program se o$
e ~t~nal seo~ and tho hazards i< pra~rr~ to tha world's
~e ais.
~ pp~# the f~8.1t6®si ~4rir1. ~thioa$IjO, p1'1lBSt oG~aS~ Ci'~a S,
~ art o~ #helr t~tion.
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