Resolutions on Military clean up need testimony too
Jim Albertini
HCR 35 and HR 28 Urging military clean up
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My testimony below. You can send the same testimony for each
resolution
Aloha Legislators,
Our organization strongly supports HR 28 for military clean-up. On
Hawaii Island, we have documented 57 present and former military
sites involving hundreds of thousands of acres of military lands
in need of clean-up. It's not only the surface and subsurface
that needs clean up but the possible contamination of the
groundwater and nearshore waters from military toxins need to be
addressed as well. Military ordnance by the barge loads has been
dumped in Hilo bay and off Kawaihae. More than 2,000 fifty-five
gallon drums of nuclear waste from refueling nuclear submarines
(contaminated tools, clothing, etc) have been dumped off Oahu's
southern shores. This is all documented in a book I co-authored
entitled "The Dark Side of Paradise --Hawaii in a Nuclear World"
available in Hawaii libraries. In addition, there is the issue
of the winds transporting extremely hazardous Depleted Uranium
(DU) oxide particles long distances. DU oxide is created when DU
metal is burned from being hit with high explosives. It is
especially dangerous when inhaled. The military has officially
confirmed the DU metal spotting rounds have been used at Schofield
and Pohakuloa. Likely Makua too, and possibly Kaho'olawe and
other sites as well. The military always has plenty of money to
make its mess but too little to clean up its mess. Stop Military
Bombing of Hawaii and Clean up the mess.
Mahalo.
Jim Albertini for Malu Aina
Jim Albertini Malu 'Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 Ola'a (Kurtistown) Hawai'i 96760 Phone 808-966-7622 Email j...@malu-aina.org Visit us on the web at www.malu-aina.org