The Marine Corps clean up of unexploded munitions in the Waikāne ahupuaʻa is now at a critical stage where decisions will be made about the extent of clean up. On January 12, 2012, the Marine Corps released its final draft of the Waikane Feasibility Study report. Comments on the proposed alternatives are being accepted until… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Waikane
Waikane and Hickam Restoration Advisory Boards Meetings
1. The Waikane Valley Restoration Advisory Board Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 21st, from 7:00-9:00 pm at Waiahole Elementary School. This is the RAB that advises on the clean up of the parcel of land that was owned by the Kamaka family until it was condemend by the Marine Corps due to the unexploded… Read more »
The struggle for ex-military lands from Puerto Rico to Hawai’i
In her article “Struggles for Ex-Base Lands in Puerto Rico” published in the Peace Review, Mills College professor and Puerto Rican activist/scholar Deborah Berman Santana writes: Community struggles against militarism do not end once they succeed in ending military occupation and closing down bases. In fact, such victories often signal the beginning of a potentially… Read more »
Military studies Waikane Valley bomb cleanup
The Honolulu Star Advertiser published an article about the progress of unexploded ordnance (UXO) cleanup in Waikane valley in Ko’olaupoko district of O’ahu. Waikane is a lush valley that is very significant in Hawaiian legend and history. The name refers to the waters of the great deity Kane. Sites in the valley are referred to… Read more »
Waikane Valley Restoration Advisory Board Meeting
Waikane valley was used by the military for live fire training during WWII until the 1970s. According to the lease, the military was supposed to clean up the unexploded ordnance and return the land in its original condition when they left. Instead, the Marine Corps condemned the land from the Kamaka Family. After many years… Read more »
Waikane Valley Restoration Advisory Board Meeting
Waikane Valley Restoration Advisory Board Meeting April 15, 2009 7:00 to 9:00 pm Wai’ahole Elementary School Public Meeting to discuss the Marine Corps clean up of unexploded munitions in the Kamaka family land in Waikane Valley. Background In the 1940s, the military leased nearly 1000 acres of land in Wai’ahole and Waikane Valleys for training… Read more »
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