From: | CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org> |
Date: | 2 Jan 2004 19:15:24 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | Marines fencing Waikane area |
Hawai'i THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER Marines fencing Waikane area By Will Hoover Posted on: Friday, January 2, 2004 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. "Construction of the fence is ongoing," said Maj. Chris Hughes of Marine Corps Base Hawai'i in Kane'ohe. He said that within the next two weeks crews will be transporting fencing materials via helicopter to Waikane Valley. The project is expected to take at least six months. "That's the hope," Hughes said. "It's going to be a heck of a job. The terrain is extremely challenging. We expect crews installing the fence to encounter delays. "It's going to be done in segments, and the high ground is going to be the last phase to be completed." 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. This article can be viewed at: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jan/02/ln/ln09a.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CPEO: A DECADE OF SUCCESS. Your generous support will ensure that our important work on military and environmental issues will continue. Please consider one of our donation options. Thank you. http://www.groundspring.org/donate/index.cfm?ID=2086-0|721-0 | |
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