[CPEO-MEF] LANDS, NATIVE PEOPLE: Hawai'i military land leases

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

HAWAII LAND SHOWDOWN, OHA STORMS D.C. OVER MILITARY LEASES

By Mateo Castillo
Hoodline
April 21, 2022

With some of Hawaiʻi’s biggest military land leases edging toward expiration and a high-profile congressional hearing on Indo-Pacific security set for Wednesday, OHA Board Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele is in Washington, D.C., this week leading a delegation with a blunt message: Hawaiʻi’s public-trust lands and Native Hawaiian programs are not up for casual debate.

Kahele and his team are pressing federal and military leaders on what happens next to military-leased public-trust lands in Hawaiʻi and pushing back against proposed cuts to federal programs that serve Native Hawaiians. OHA officials say early, meaningful consultation and firm legal protections are essential to safeguard cultural sites, environmental health and the rights of Native Hawaiian beneficiaries.

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For the entire article, see
https://hoodline.com/2026/04/hawaii-land-showdown-oha-storms-d-c-over-military-leases/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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