HI HB1916

Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit all live-fire military training exercises on Hawaii's public trust lands, including exercises using live ammunition, rockets, bombs, explosives, and other ordnance

Addresses military-leased lands in Makua Valley, Kawailoa-Poamoho, Kahuku, Pohakuloa, and Waimea, with current leases expiring between 2027 and 2030

Cites ongoing environmental damage from military training including wildfires, soil and water contamination, unexploded ordnance, habitat destruction, and desecration of sacred cultural sites and ancestral remains

References the 2019 Hawaii Supreme Court decision in Ching v. Case, which found the State breached constitutional duties by failing to properly monitor military-leased public trust lands

Would place the amendment question on the ballot for voters to decide whether to add the prohibition to Article XI of the Hawaii State Constitution