Stop RIMPAC Bombing of Hawaii sign on statement

For public release.  If you would like to add your name, please email Donna
Grabow by  June 18, 2018   Donna Grabow <meridianwoman@yahoo.com

  Stop RIMPAC Bombing of Hawaii!

For public release.  If you would like to add your name, please email Donna Grabow by  June 18, 2018   Donna Grabow <meridianwoman@yahoo.com> 

  Stop RIMPAC Bombing of Hawaii!

     From June 27 until Aug.2, 2018 Some 26 nations (including Israel for the first time), 47 surface ships, five submarines, 18 national land forces, and more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are expected to participate in the biennial RIMPAC war games that includes bombing and shelling the 133,000-acre military Pohakuloa Training Area in the middle of Hawaii island. 

     Hawaii Island is undergoing tremendous trauma from Kilauea Volcano lava flows. Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes, farms, and businesses.  We do not need to add to the trauma by RIMPAC  bombing of our island home.  We ask that the bombing be stopped immediately. 

     Mayor Harry Kim has said due to the Kilauea eruption “needs are greater than we’ve ever seen.” If the military wants to truly protect the people of Hawaii island, forgo RIMPAC 2018 and use the money for housing and other lava relief efforts.