HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 342 Draft 01 1980-1984County of Hawaii - State of Hawaii
Resolution
WHEREAS, Hawaii Senator Spark Matsunaga requested Secretary
of the Navy John Lehman to exclude Kahoolawe from the five -nation
RIMPAC exercises; and
WHEREAS, in the letter to Lehman, Matsunaga said use of
Kahoolawe as a bombing target as planned, may violate a legal
agreement between the Navy and the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana; and
WHEREAS, in the letter, Matsunaga said, "The consent agreement
signed by the Navy and the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana in December 1980
provides among other things that no target on Kahoolawe shall be
closer than 770 yards from an historic site and at least four targets
which will be used during the RIMPAC exercises are reportedly within
the 770 yards of significant historic sites"; and
WHEREAS, the 1953 Executive Order permitting the U. S. Navy to
use Kahoolawe for training nor the Navy's agreement with the state of
Hawaii to use Kahoolawe, does not address the question of use by
foreign armed forces in this training exercises.
WHEREAS, Matsunaga reminded that once an historic site is
destroyed it is gone forever.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it extends its support on the request made by Hawaii's
Senator Spark Matsunaga to Secretary of the Navy John Lehman to
exclude the foreign naval forces from engaging in bombing practice
on the island of Kahoolawe and to abide by the consent agreement
signed between the Navy and the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana in December
1980.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii
remit copies of this resolution to Secretary of the Navy, John Lehman,
U. S. Senator Spark Matsunaga, Judge Samuel King and to the Protect
Kahoolawe Ohana.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 21st day of April, 1982.
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
INTRODUCED BY:
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Ca IL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on
1 21, 1982
ATTEST:
COUNTY C RK ' WAIR SIDING OFFICER
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES1 NOES A/E
Dahlberg X
De Luz, III X
Domingo X
Hale I X I I I
Lai X
Schutte X
Chr. Yamashiro X
Reference:
M.B. No.
RESOLUTION NO. 342 82