Today is last day to save Hawaii from war games with radioactive minitions

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TODAY'S THE LAST DAY TO SAVE HAWAIIAN PARADISE & THE PACIFIC!

 

 

Cathy Garger

 

 

The US Navy has stated its plans to wage increased military operations on

the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Ocean with increased " war games " and

military exercises in order to expand military capabilities.

 

Comments are due today, September 17, to oppose Alternative Actions

regarding a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Hawaii Range Complex.

These

Alternative Actions will have an adverse, damaging impact upon the Hawaiian

Islands – the Hawaiian people and all forms of marine mammals and sea life

including fragile and Endangered Species such as: humpback whales, green sea

turtles, Hawaiian monk seals, Hawaiian stilt a'eo, and laysan albatross in the

Pacific and on/around the Islands of: Kauai, Niihau, Kaula, Oahu, and Hawaii*

…

within a total area of 2.1 Million square nautical miles in the Pacific

Ocean.

 

Approximately 150 weapons projects of numerous varieties are proposed –

including radioactive materials (such as Depleted Uranium), electronic warfare,

mines, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, torpedoes, " weather rocket " , land

demolitions, " Explosive Ordnance Disposal " , anti-submarine warfare,

electronic combat, live-fire (real ordnance) exercises, high frequency,

" chemical

stimulant " weaponry, and newer " exotic " weaponry such as " Directed Energy "

(such

as lasers or particle beam weapons) and " Advanced Hypersonic Weapon " (AHW --

weighing less than 40,000 pounds and measuring less than 35 feet… envisioned

as a boost-glide weapon capable of attacking targets up to 6,000 kilometers

away in less than 35 minutes, according to defense officials.).1

 

There is a Draft Environmental Impact Statement with public comments due

today, September 17, that affects the Hawaiian Islands – the Hawaiian people

and

all forms of marine mammals and sea life including Endangered Species:

humpback whales, green sea turtles, Hawaiian monk seals, Hawaiian stilt a'eo,

and

laysan albatross in the Pacific and on/around the Islands of: Kauai, Niihau,

Kaula, Oahu, and Hawaii* … within 2.1 Million square nautical miles in the

Pacific Ocean.

 

Live fire exercises (non-inert, actual munitions) will be used. See list

beginning on page 2-17:

_www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/Docs/Vol1_Part4of11_ch2_HRC_DEIS_JULY07.pdf_

 

(http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/Docs/Vol1_Part4of11_ch2_HRC_DEIS_JULY07\

..pdf)

 

If all proceeds as planned according to the Hawaiian Range Complex

Alternative Actions,

(See Volume One: _http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/EIS.aspx _

(http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/EIS.aspx) )

damage caused to people living in Hawaii, to marine life - and the Pacific

Ocean itself - will be unfathomable! There are even many risks acknowledged in

this report that are deemed as acceptable, such as the destruction of

beaches, fish kills, and possible missile accidents that will affect humans,

marine

life and natural vegetation critical to ecological survival of all life

forms on the Hawaiian Islands and in the Pacific.

 

Today, Monday, September 17, 2007 is the last day to submit comments. If a

good number of people write today, perhaps this action could be prevented –

or

at least delayed. It only takes a few minutes to submit a public comment

online or send an email today stating the following:

 

There should be NO ACTION-ALTERNATIVE taken on the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement for the Hawaii Range Complex! State your reasons for opposing

the

two Alternatives which are certain to have detrimental impact upon the

Hawaiian people, the Pacific Ocean, and all life forms.

 

Common objections include objections to: the war military operations

buildup/testing program, the high use of energy, the approval process for these

actions, the cumulative impacts upon human and animal health, the

socio/economic

injustice to the native Hawaiian Islanders who live in this militarized

impacted area, radioactive and chemical hazards and problems associated with

storage and waste products, the permanency of radioactivity from Uranium

munitions

in the environment (U-238, for example, has a half-life of 4.5 Billion

years), destruction to natural, pristine areas and natural resources and

vegetation, the erosion of air quality and water quality of the sea, the

financial

taxpayers' burden of these military operations, impact on Hawaiian tourism and

desirability as a place to live, and the risks to health and safety of humans

and all impacted life forms.

 

Whether or not you live on the West Coast, remember that our air, our

wildlife, and our oceans are all interconnected in the ecological system we all

share. In other words, the damaging effects of these weapons and military " war

games exercises " are not merely a problem for Hawaiians and those living near

the Pacific Ocean alone!

 

*Affected areas on the Hawaiian Islands (not including the Pacific Ocean):

* Kauai, Niihau, Kaula, Pearl Harbor Oahu, Coast Guard Air Station Barbers

Point/Kalaeloa Airport Oahu, Marines Marine Corps Base Hawaii Oahu, Marine

Corps Training Area Bellows Oahu, Air Force Hickam Air Force Base Oahu, Army

Kahuku Training Area Oahu, Makua Military Reservation Oahu, Dillingham Military

Reservation Oahu, Wheeler Army Airfield Oahu, K-Pier, Kawaihae Hawaii,

Bradshaw Army Airfield Hawaii,

Pohakuloa Training Area Hawaii

 

To read the Hawaii Range Complex Environmental Impact Statement and learn

more: _http://www.govsupport.us/hrc_ (http://www.govsupport.us/hrc)

 

To write an email opposing the proposed Alternative Actions, address the

email to: _deis_hrc [at] govsupport.us_ (deis_hrc)

 

To submit your comments opposing the proposed Alternative Actions online:

_http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/publicComments.aspx_

(http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/publicComments.aspx)

 

There is more information below. Please take a few minutes to make your

feelings known [today!] about the proposed changes to military operations in

the

Hawaii Range Complex, and then pass this around quickly and widely – thank

you!

 

Cathy Garger

 

To learn more about the proposed Alternatives to the Hawaii Range Complex:

_http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/EIS.aspx_

(http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/EIS.aspx)

 

Monday is Public Comment Deadline for Draft EIS

By U.S. Pacific Fleet, Public Affairs, 9/14/2007 12:27:17 PM

 

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, is the deadline for public

comments on the Navy's Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) for the Hawaii Range Complex.

 

The draft impact statement studies the environmental impacts of Navy

training and research, testing, development and evaluation activities, which

have

been conducted for decades, around the Hawaiian Islands. The Navy considers the

Hawaii Range Complex a unique and vital area for training Sailors before

they deploy into harm's way.

 

Cmdr. Richard Martel is the executive officer of the cruiser USS Lake Erie,

which returned to Pearl Harbor from deployment on Sept. 4. He said, " The

training conducted – such as underway fuel replenishments, helicopter

qualifications, missile exercises and maneuvering tactics and active sonar for

undersea

warfare training -- in the Hawaiian waters operating area helped Lake Erie

Sailors conduct numerous missions while deployed in support of the global war

on terrorism.

 

" We are very fortunate to have been able to complete a successful deployment

and have everyone return safely from our deployment to the Western Pacific, "

Martel said. " The people of Hawaii, local and state representatives make the

training opportunities possible and the friends and families of all Sailors

are grateful. "

 

The draft statement and more information about the Hawaii Range Complex are

available online at _http://www.govsupport.us/hrc_

(http://www.govsupport.us/hrc) The Navy held a statewide series of public

hearings in August to gather

public comments about the draft. Written comments may be submitted by Sept.

17, 2007, via:

 

Mail to Public Affairs Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, P.O. Box

128. Kekaha, HI 96752

 

or _ deis_hrc [at] govsupport.us_ (deis_hrc)

 

The project Web site _http://www.govsupport.us/hrc_

(http://www.govsupport.us/hrc)

 

_www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?b9f6145b-320b-4e4b-9221-26466977d4f1_

(http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?b9f6145b-320b-4e4b-9221-26466977d4f1)

 

" War Declared On Hawaii "

_www.opednews.com/articles/genera_cathy_ga_070912_war_declared_on_hawa.htm _

(http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_cathy_ga_070912_war_declared_on_hawa.ht\

m)

 

" TGI Article 12 – The Navy's Pacific Plan "

_http://homepage.mac.com/juanwilson/islandbreath/_

(http://homepage.mac.com/juanwilson/islandbreath/)

 

" No Aloha for Sonar Plan Found at Maui Meeting "

_http://www.mauinews.com/news/2007/8/28/04sonar0828.html _

(http://www.mauinews.com/news/2007/8/28/04sonar0828.html)

 

Notes:

1. _http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,121633,00.html_

(http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,121633,00.html)

 

_http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/EI... _

(http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/EIS.aspx)

 

This article appears at:

_www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/09/17/18448024.php_

(http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/09/17/18448024.php)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Help the US become Radiation Free by 2033!

_www.radiation.org_ (http://www.radiation.org/)

 

Cathy Garger

_www.mytown.ca/garger_ (http://www.mytown.ca/garger)

 

 

 

 

 

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