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Pohakuloa Training Area Protests and Proponents

Protestors gathered on Kilauea Avenue to rally in the rain against the military use of Pohakuloa Training Area. At issue is the use of the land and the contamination of the land with depleted uranium.

Protestors gathered on Kilauea Avenue to rally in the rain against the military use of Pohakuloa Training Area. At issue is the use of the land and the contamination of the land with depleted uranium. (Photos by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com)

Col. Howard Killian talks about the identification and clean-up of radioactive material at Pohakuloa Training Area. Col. Killian talked about the difficulty in finding the spent munitions due to the low level of detectable radiation.

Col. Howard Killian talks about the identification and clean-up of radioactive material at Pohakuloa Training Area. Col. Killian talked about the difficulty in finding the spent munitions due to the low level of detectable radiation.

Lt. Col. Warline Richardson, right, commander of Pohakuloa Training Area, talks about work being done regarding the identification of radioactive material being found in the area. To the left is Col. Howard Killian who presented to the County Council on what is being done in the area.

Lt. Col. Warline Richardson, right, commander of Pohakuloa Training Area, talks about work being done regarding the identification of radioactive material being found in the area. To the left is Col. Howard Killian who presented to the County Council on what is being done in the area.

Col. Howard Killian talks about the identification and clean-up of radioactive material at Pohakuloa Training Area as protesters sit in the audience after making statements to the County Council.

Col. Howard Killian talks about the identification and clean-up of radioactive material at Pohakuloa Training Area as protesters sit in the audience after making statements to the County Council.

 

Unedited video of Col. Howard Killians presentation to the Hawaii County Council. Click on the image above to open the movie (note: movie is 74MB is size so a high speed connection is needed)

Unedited video of Col. Howard Killian's presentation to the Hawaii County Council. Click on the image above to open the movie (note: movie is 74MB is size so a high speed connection is needed)

 

 

The US Army website on Depleted Uranium: http://www.imcom.pac.army.mil/du/

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