[CPEO-MEF] Hilo, HI Stryker Brigade hearing

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Stryker foes say Hawaii to small to train unit

By Kevin Dayton
Honolulu Advertiser
September 26, 2007
	


HILO, Hawai'i - Representatives of the U.S. Army listened to a stream of 
criticism last night of the Army's proposal to permanently base a 
Stryker brigade combat team in Hawai'i.

Critics of the $1.5 billion Stryker project cited concerns about soil 
and water contamination, and especially the potential for contamination 
from depleted uranium in the wake of the military disclosure this year 
that depleted uranium was discovered at the Big Island's Pohakuloa 
Training Area.

Lindafaye Kroll of Protect Hawai'i and Kahu O Kahiko said the military 
has caused too much "toxic pollution" in Hawai'i, including the depleted 
uranium found at the training area and at Schofield Barracks on O'ahu.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070926/NEWS08/709260406/1001/NEWS08

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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