April 14, 2023 Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet
The Military’s Big Lie:
Pohakuloa is Safe!
The truth is the Military’s Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) is the largest toxic site on Hawaii Island. PTA is 133,000 acres in size, more than 4 times the size of Kaho’olawe, and as big as the island of Guam. PTA is located in the center of Hawaii Island at an elevation of 6500 feet. Strong winds frequently blow through Pohakuloa carrying military toxins, like Depleted Uranium radiation (DU) oxide particles, around the island. Inhaling DU alpha dust particles is the most dangerous form of radiation. This is according to Hawaii resident, Dr. Lorrin Pang, MD who spent 24 years in the Army Medical Corps and has been listed among America’s Best Doctors. See Dr. Pang’s 17-minute video on DU dangers here – https://vimeo.com/19153948 Dr. Pang explains especially vulnerable are young children and pregnant women. Just like from Red Hill military contaminated water on Oahu, at Camp Lejeune, etc., etc.
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, the military is inviting school children and the general public to an “Experience Pohakuloa Day” from 9 AM till 1 PM on the base at Pohakuloa. You might have seen the Public Relations fluff article in the West Hawaii Today and the Hawaii Tribune-Herald on Monday, April 10 – “Public Invited to Army’s PTA Day,” where the Big Lie was repeated that Pohakuloa is Safe.
Don’t be bamboozled! Pohakuloa is not safe. It is a toxic site with many contaminants from more than 75 years of military bombing and shelling. Call your local schools to voice safety concerns. Protest “Experience Pohakuloa Day” Thursday, April 20 from 8:30 AM to 1 PM at the PTA Main Gate. Car pools leave Hilo –Saddle Rd & Komohana at 7:30 AM. Call your elected government officials at the county, state, and federal levels and urge them to speak out against this sham. A comprehensive, independent study needs to be done to determine the full extent of the toxic contamination at PTA and what is coming off the base. The military needs to be told to clean up its mess. Cancel the State lease of 23,000 acres of Hawaiian land to PTA for a total of $1 dollar for 65 years. Rescind the Presidential and Governor’s executive orders that seized more than 84,000 acres of land at PTA for zero cost. Please spread the word to ohana and friends, We are all in this together. Let’s stand in solidarity.. Mahalo.
Aloha ‘Aina! Protect Hawai’i Keiki!
Bombing the ‘Aina is one of the worst forms of desecration imaginable!
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April 14, 2023, Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet – week 1124– Fridays 3:30-5 PM downtown Post Office
