{"id":50849,"date":"2025-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/05\/13\/army-hits-setback-as-hawaii-board-votes-to-reject-environmental-study\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:06:47","slug":"army-hits-setback-as-hawaii-board-votes-to-reject-environmental-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2025\/05\/13\/army-hits-setback-as-hawaii-board-votes-to-reject-environmental-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Army hits setback as Hawaii board votes to reject environmental study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HONOLULU \u2014 Hawaii\u2019s land board rejected the Army\u2019s environmental impact statement to retain land on the Big Island used for live-fire training, a vote some Native Hawaiian leaders say reflects a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-environment-and-nature-environment-navy-hawaii-afc7c9ba612ac94f4a69259fba69b101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-environment-and-nature-environment-navy-hawaii-afc7c9ba612ac94f4a69259fba69b101\">growing distrust of the U.S. military in the islands<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted Friday after members considered voluminous written testimony and listened to hours of oral comments, including from many in the Native Hawaiian community citing environmental destruction and cultural desecration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army calls the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-army-hualalai-hawaii-hilo-kailua-kona-e7788e20752a7ea7f2247b8a9e39b0f3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-army-hualalai-hawaii-hilo-kailua-kona-e7788e20752a7ea7f2247b8a9e39b0f3\">P\u014dhakuloa Training Area<\/a> the \u201cpremier\u201d combat training grounds in the Pacific theater for all U.S. ground forces, including the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2024\/06\/06\/space-force-telescope-proposal-on-hawaii-volcano-meets-maui-opposition\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24158113749506.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Space Force telescope proposal on Hawaii volcano meets Maui opposition<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Space Force and Air Force want to build a new facility on the top of Haleakala, Maui&#039;s highest peak, to track objects in space.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Board Chair Dawn Chang later called the vote \u201cone of the hardest decisions that I have had to make.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chang said the decision was based on the adequacy of the environmental review, and not about the merits of whether the Army should not conduct training in Hawaii. No decision has been made on the Army\u2019s longterm lease request. The Army\u2019s lease for 23,000 acres is set to expire in 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happens next is up to the Army, Chang said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army, noting that the environmental impact statement was created with community input, said in a statement it was observing a 30-day waiting period. After that, the Army will determine how much land it will seek to retain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vote was a \u201cpleasant surprise\u201d to activists who are concerned that military training in Hawaii harms island aquifers, sensitive wildlife and ancient Hawaiian burials, said Healani Sonoda-Pale, a Native Hawaiian activist. It was unexpected because of the military\u2019s economic stronghold on Hawaii, she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFriday\u2019s vote is a real shift,\u201d Sonoda-Pale told The Associated Press Monday. \u201cI think the shift here happened because of the Red Hill spill. The military lost a lot of trust and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/05\/08\/judge-awards-680k-to-hawaii-military-families-over-fuel-tainted-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/05\/08\/judge-awards-680k-to-hawaii-military-families-over-fuel-tainted-water\/\">jet fuel leaked into the Navy water system<\/a> serving 93,000 people on and around the Pearl Harbor base. It sickened thousands in military housing and heightened concerns about leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military eventually agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2022\/10\/25\/military-to-begin-draining-red-hill-storage-facility-pipelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2022\/10\/25\/military-to-begin-draining-red-hill-storage-facility-pipelines\/\">drain the tanks<\/a>, amid state orders and protests from Native Hawaiians and other Hawaii residents worried about the threat posed to Honolulu\u2019s water supply. The tanks sit above an aquifer supplying water to 400,000 people in urban Honolulu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cU.S. Army Hawai\u2018i understands and deeply respects the concerns expressed by community members, cultural practitioners, and environmental advocates regarding the Army\u2019s presence and activities at P\u014dhakuloa Training Area,\u201d Lt. Col. 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