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RESOLUTION NO. 54 03
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE FORMATION OF A COMMITTEE OR ADVISORY
BOARD TO PROVIDE CITIZEN INPUT FOR THE POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA.
WHEREAS, Pohakuloa is a holy place to Hawaiians; a place of union between Mauna Kea and
Mauna Loa, the female and male figures of the world; not a place for pollution and destruction; and
WHEREAS, the Army has withheld truth from Hawaii Island residents in the past, secretly
testing germs and nerve gases in Waiakea Forest Reserve from 1964 to 1976, dumping contaminated test
materials into an earth crack near Volcano Highway and secretly testing chemical spray in a watershed
area between Stainback Highway and Saddle Road from 1966-1967; and
WHEREAS, in the former Waikoloa Maneuver Area, three deaths were caused by old ordnance
in 1945 and 1954, and four live grenades were found in 2002 at Waimea Middle School; and
WHEREAS, the Army has not protected the environment at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) --
allowing hoofed animals to roam freely; leaving wildfires burning for days in the 1980s and 1990s; and
failing to do proper environmental studies for a firing range in the 1980s; and
WHEREAS, the Army is proposing an expansion plan to add 23,000 acres to Pohakuloa Training
Area, improve the PTA runway there to bring in larger airplanes, and build a new tank trail to Kawaihae;
and
WHEREAS, the military already controls 110,000 acres, or 4%, of] lawai`i Island and 85,000
acres, or 22%, of O'ahu; and
WHEREAS, the Army stated it could look at meeting training needs without expansion, using
other locations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Hawaii supports formation of a
Technical Review Committee, Restoration Advisory Board, or other appropriate mechanism to provide
citizen input on activities at Pohakuloa Training Area.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk transmit copies of this resolution to The
Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, Defense
Secretary, Major General James Dubik, Commander of the 25`I' Infantry Division (light) and U.S Army
Hawaii, as well as The Honorable Daniel Inouye, The Honorable Daniel Akaka, The Honorable Neil
Abercrombie and The Honorable Ed Case.
Dated at . Hawai`i, this day of 2003
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RBSOLI ) I ION was by
The vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL, of the
County ofHawai'i on _
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER
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