Protect Kaʻula Island from Military Testing
Kaʻula, the child of Wākea and Papa, has been used - abused - for far too long, with its sacred landscape now littered with unexploded ordinance and "inert" bombs resulting from decades of US Navy target practice.
Rather than focus on the cleanup and restoration of this island from its past and ongoing transgressions, the US Navy has just unveiled a draft environmental assessment proposing to increase its bombing of Kaʻula, among other military training activities, claiming that doing so will have "no significant impacts" to the environment.
The Navy’s EA dismisses the potential significant and irreparable environmental, cultural, and transgenerational impacts that would arise from its proposal to not just continue, but increase its bombardment of Kaʻula’s sacred and ecologically significant landscape.
Now is the time to stand together to defend the environmental, cultural, and moral integrity of the islands we are so incredibly privileged to call home. Use this form to submit comments to the US Navy by Monday, September 30 and encourage your friends and family to do the same. In the comment form, please feel free to include your own concerns and thoughts. For those concerned about impacts to native wildlife, including our native and endangered seabirds, here are a few talking points from local bird experts.
He Lei Aloha no Kaʻula: Protect Kaʻula Island from Military Testing
Join Kamāwaelualani, Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action, Earthjustice, and the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi for an urgent virtual discussion on the proposed increased target bombing of Kaʻula Island.
Contrary to the findings in their draft EA, this panel will discuss the significant impacts the Navy proposal may have on native wildlife, Native Hawaiian traditional and cultural practices, fishing, and the ʻāina of Kaʻula itself - and how the community can raise these concerns through the environmental review process.