WAI'ANAE — Wai'anae Coast residents are demanding that the military clean up thousands of tons of explosive and chemical munitions dumped off the Wai'anae Coast decades ago.

That message has been building momentum since the release last week of a study conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that concluded that about 2,000 rounds of ammunition, including .30-caliber rounds and three-foot artillery projectiles, pose no danger in the shallow and deep waters of the area known as Ordnance Reef off Poka'i Bay.

Since then, community leaders have expressed no confidence in the NOAA report and say they want a cleanup.

The Wai'anae Coast Neighborhood Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion stating emphatically that the community wants the Army to start removing munitions in less than a month.

"What we said was, 'We demand that the Army clean up the Wai'anae Coast reef, and shoreline and ocean starting June 1st, 2007,' " board chairwoman Patty Teruya said. "The community has made a strong statement. We're not asking. We're not waiting. And we're not pleading. We are demanding."