Big Island Stryker protests; Kaho'olawe cleanup pau
Protests on the Big Island against the Army's
proposed Stryker brigade are covered in a Star-Bulletin article
and an Advertiser story.
The Hilo Hawaii Tribune Herald reports
on Thursday's Hilo meeting that with a crowd of nearly 200, "Nearly all of those
who responded were opposed." And West
Hawaii Today reports:
"The Hawaiians came out in force Thursday night to oppose the proposed expansion
of Pohakuloa Training Area. By press time, three people had testified in support
of the Army's proposal to expand the 109,000-acre Pohakuloa Training Area by at
least 23,000 acres compared to numerous who testified in opposition,
predominantly Native
Hawaiians."Meanwhile, a Star-Bulletin
story
and an Advertiser story
report that the Navy is ending its cleanup efforts on Kaho'olawe, saying it's
work is fulfilled, despite the fact that "only 70 percent of the former bombing
range will be cleared of unexploded
ordnance."As Steve Tayama pointed
out recently, in the Stryker proposal the military is now asking for
almost exactly the same amount of lands used to bomb and train on Kaho'olawe.
Oh, the irony...
Posted: Fri - November 7, 2003 at 11:00 AM