The Hawaiʻi Island County Council Policy Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Management voted 8 to 0 to pass the Pōhakuloa Resolution 234-25!

Resolution 234-25 states in part:

Be it resolved by the Council of the County of Hawaiʻi that it hereby urges the State of Hawaiʻi to ensure the health and safety of Hawaiʻi Island Residents by:

Requesting the U.S. military to immediately cease all bombing and desecration at PTA (Pōhakuloa). Rejecting land swaps and lease renewals unless stipulations are established to address comprehensive cleanup, restoration, and bioremediation at PTA: and

Conducting a full Ka Pa aka analysis of PTA to ensure the protection of Native Hawaiian cultural practices and resources.

Please reach out now, TODAY and give a huge MAHALO to:

Rebecca Villegas – Primary Sponsor of Res 234-25
rvillegas@hawaiicounty.gov

Council Chair Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba
holeka.inaba@hawaiicounty.gov

Jennifer “Jenn” Kagiwada
jennifer.kagiwada@hawaiicounty.gov

Dennis “Fresh” Onishi
dennis.onishi@hawaiicounty.gov

Ashley Kierkiewicz
ashley.kierkiewicz@hawaii.county.gov

Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder
matt.kanealii-kleinfelder@hawaiicounty.gov

Michelle Galimba
michelle.galimba@hawaiicounty.gov

James E. Hustace
james.hustace@hawaiicounty.gov

Councilmember Heather Kimball was excused/absent and thus did not vote or participate in this meeting. Please reach out to encourage her to also support this Resolution during the upcoming final Council vote. heather.kimball@hawaiicounty.gov

Sending out a huge mahalo also to each and every one of the many community organizations and approximately 400 people who offered testimony in support (versus the 2 testifiers in opposition).

There will be one more Hawaiʻi Council vote on September 3 – so please continue to remain vigilant, share the news with family and friends, and encourage them to show up one more time on September 3 in Hilo!

It’s interesting that no member of the Governor’s office and no representative of the U.S. Army attended this meeting of Hawaiʻi Island County Council Policy Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Management nor offered any testimony whatsoever on Pōhakuloa Resolution 234-25.

WUWT?

This of course is where I pivot —- Please read on…it’s important that you are fully informed.