From: | Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:09:22 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] Protect Mukua--Full EIS Needed |
[This posting was sent by Kyle Kajihiro <keboi@aol.com>] October 21, 2000 Aloha Kakou Due to community outcry over the lack of adequate notification and public involvement, the Army extended its comment period on the Draft Environmental Assesment (EA) for Routine Training at Makua from October 23 to November 6, 2000. The Army initially refused to extend the deadline to allow more time for the public to review the document and prepare comments. URGENT ACTION REQUESTED BY MALAMA MAKUA: Please send comments to the Army calling for an end to military activities in Makua and a full clean up of the valley, and demanding that they do a full Environmental Impact Statement rather than an inadequate Environmental Assessment. (See the leaflet and sample letter below.) You may print out, sign the attached statement or draft your own letter and mail or fax it to the Army by November 6. Please fax a copy of your statement to AFSC Hawai'i at fax: 808-988-4876 or email to kkajihiro@afsc.org so that we have an idea how much support has been generated. Mahalo for your solidarity with Wai'anae residents who are working to protect their 'aina. I ku mau mau! Kyle Kajihiro AFSC Hawai'i 2426 O'ahu Avenue Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822 Ph: (808) 988-6266 Fx: (808) 988-4876 Email: kkajihiro@afsc.org ============= Protect Makua Stop the Bombing! KE ONE KANI O MAKUA - THE RESONATING SANDS OF MAKUA Makua is a wahi pana a sacred place. Makua means parents in Hawaiian. It is home to at least three known heiau (temples) and numerous ahu (shrines). The valley is rich with legends, burials, and sacred sites, including references to Makua in the important Pele and Hi'iaka legends. IMPACTS OF MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN MAKUA: • Bombs desecrate Mäkua and violate aloha 'aina. • Kanaka Maoli are denied access to traditional cultural resources in Makua. • Explosives and live munitions contaminate the land and water with unexploded bombs and toxic chemicals. This poses a serious danger to human health and safety. • Military training damages the native ecosystem and threatens nearly thirty endangered species, some of which only live in Makua. • The taking of Hawaiian crown and government lands violates the sovereignty of the Hawaiian nation, and the eviction of native tenants by the military violates their human rights. KEY COMMUNITY CONCERNS: 1. STOP THE BOMBING! End the desecration of Makua. 2. CLEAN UP the unexploded ordnance and toxic contamination and restore the native ecosystem. 3. RETURN THE LAND to the community for our social, economic and cultural development. 4. PROVIDE REDRESS to compensate the community for damages done. WHY WE NEED AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT: For many years, the community has asked for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). An EIS would provide information about the full range of impacts of military activities at Makua and would allow the public to participate in the process. Instead of an EIS, the Army chose to do a lesser study called an Environmental Assessment (EA). An EA for Makua is inadequate and unacceptable. [The Draft EA can be reviewed at the Wai'anae public library or by requesting a copy from the contact below.] WHAT YOU CAN DO: Tell the Army that their Environmental Assessment is not good enough and demand an Environmental Impact Statement with public participation. You may write your own testimony or sign on to the prepared statement. Deadline: Nov. 6, 2000. Send your comments to: Peter Yuh, NEPA Coordinator Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Hawai'i Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i 96857-5031 Phone: (808) 656-2878 x 1051; Fax: (808) 656-1039 For more information contact: Malama Makua Sparky Rodrigues at (808) 696-2823 or Fred Dodge at (808) 696-4677. =============================== PROTECT MAKUA STOP THE BOMBING! To: Mr. Peter Yuh, NEPA Coordinator Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Hawai'i Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i 96857-5031 Phone: (808) 656-2878 x 1051; Fax: (808) 656-1039 Re: Comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Routine Training at Makua Military Reservation, Hawai'i Makua is an important wahi pana a sacred place. I oppose the Army's plan to resume training at Makua and request that the Army: • Stop the bombing End military activities in Makua; • Clean up and restore the 'aina (that which feeds; the land); • Return the 'aina to the community for cultural use; and • Provide redress for the damages caused by military activities at Makua. The Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) is inadequate and unacceptable because it: • Restricts public involvement in the study; • Fails to address how past and future military activities in Makua seriously impact the natural, economic, social and cultural environment; • Withholds and disregards key information about hazardous contamination of the land, water and air and about traditional, customary and religious sites and practices. Therefore, I urge the Army to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement so that the community can participate in the process and have more complete information about the impacts of Army training at Makua. Please notify me about future developments and meetings. Mahalo for your attention to these concerns. Sincerely Signature: ______________________________________ Date: _______ Print Name: ____________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Email: ______________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find archived listserve messages on the CPEO website at http://www.cpeo.org/lists/index.html. If this email has been forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe, please send a message to: cpeo-military-subscribe@igc.topica.com ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics | |
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