Coalition’s letter to the federal and Hawaiʻi state governments charges United States’ militarism with the perpetuation of violence and oppression across the Pacific.

Pōhakuloa, like other important places across the Asia-Pacific region, is home to a military base with live fire training.

The regulatory agencies found serious flaws in sections of the Navy plan to investigate and remediate leaks in the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, and to protect and evaluate the safety of groundwater feeding into Honolulu’s main aquifer.

“We the undersigned firmly oppose the continued destruction of Hawaiʻi and all First Nations lands at the hands of governments, corporations and militaries which prioritize money over the health and well-being of people and the environment.”

A bill that would have given the state broader authority to preempt county ordinances it finds inconvenient, such as those restricting biotech, failed to find enough support to pass through the senate agriculture committee.