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Army Secretary Wants Deal On Hawaiʻi Training Lands By End Of 2025 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Army Secretary Wants Deal On Hawaiʻi Training Lands By End Of 2025

Gov. Josh Green raised the possibility that the feds could take state land if Hawaiʻi doesn’t find ways to compromise.

Hawaiʻi County Council Wants ‘Desecration’ To End At Military Training Area Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi County Council Wants ‘Desecration’ To End At Military Training Area

Its resolution also asks the state to reject any land lease renewal unless there is a “comprehensive cleanup” of the site.

Army Wants Faster Movement On Deal For Hawaiʻi Live-Fire Training Lands Spc. Abreanna Goodrich/U.S. Army via AP/2023

Army Wants Faster Movement On Deal For Hawaiʻi Live-Fire Training Lands

The Army secretary said he asked Gov. Josh Green’s office for a list within the next few weeks of things the military can do to help the community.

Investigator: Vocal Red Hill Whistleblower Faced Pushback For Speaking Out

Investigator: Vocal Red Hill Whistleblower Faced Pushback For Speaking Out

One of the military’s loudest critics amid the Red Hill fuel contamination fiasco said her boss tried to keep her quiet.

Hawaiʻi Needs New Tech To Clean Up Old Bombs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaiʻi Needs New Tech To Clean Up Old Bombs

Magnetic detection can only go so far in an island chain made of volcanic rock. Experts say other methods could be a game-changer.

Kirstin Downey: A Navy Plan To Develop Barbers  Point Will Erase History U.S. Navy photo

Kirstin Downey: A Navy Plan To Develop Barbers Point Will Erase History

Historians are hoping to keep the military from destroying historic buildings and other artifacts from the World War II battle site.

Congressional Delegation Wants Answers On Navy’s Plans For Kaʻula Bombing Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet

Congressional Delegation Wants Answers On Navy’s Plans For Kaʻula Bombing

The Navy has simply said it doesn’t expect any significant impacts, but the draft report doesn’t go into much detail.

Army Proposes Downsizing Its Training Grounds On Oʻahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Army Proposes Downsizing Its Training Grounds On Oʻahu

Leased lands the military proposes turning back over to the state have mostly been used for aviation training.

Is The Military In For A Wake-Up Call As Hawaiʻi Leases Near End? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Is The Military In For A Wake-Up Call As Hawaiʻi Leases Near End?

The state’s rejection of the U.S. Army’s environmental assessment of impacts of its training may foreshadow the future, one some Native Hawaiians say won’t be smooth sailing.