Marines fencing ruined Waikane area
The
Advertiser
reports
that "The Marines have begun the task of erecting an $800,000 security fence
that will enclose 187 acres in Waikane Valley, land that was used for decades
for target practice and training, a military spokesman
said.""Art Machado, chairman of the
Kahalu'u Neighborhood Board, said area residents feel strongly that the military
should clean up Waikane Valley, not merely fence it off. Machado said military
officials explained to the board at a meeting in November that the valley is too
dangerous to use for training and that it would be too expensive to clean
up."Ruin this land, fence it off, and
go ruin some
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Posted: Fri - January 2, 2004 at 09:18 AM