S.R. 188 Summary

• Urges the Board of Land and Natural Resources to deny approval of any new land dispositions or renewals of existing dispositions to the U.S. Military that would allow or facilitate military training activities on state-owned lands.

• Cites environmental and cultural degradation at military sites including Kahoolawe, Waikane, Makua, and Pohakuloa as violations of the constitutional principle requiring Hawaii to conserve and protect its natural resources.

• References the Navy's failure to fully clear unexploded ordnance from Kahoolawe and a federal court finding that the Army failed to make good faith efforts to develop and fund a cleanup plan for Makua.

• Notes that a state circuit court found portions of Pohakuloa state land heavily contaminated with explosive materials posing health and safety hazards.

• Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Hawaii's Congressional delegation.