HI HB2100

Proposes amending the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit destructive live-fire military training on public trust lands, including former crown and government lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom held in trust for native Hawaiians and the general public.

Defines "destructive live-fire military training" as discharge of large caliber munitions using standard, incendiary, high-explosive, or inert rounds from portable, crew-served, or vehicle-mounted weapons systems.

Cites military leases at Makua Valley, Kawailoa-Poamoho, Kahuku, Pohakuloa, and Waimea set to expire between 2028 and 2031, with lands remaining contaminated by unexploded ordnance and inaccessible to the public.

References the Hawaii Supreme Court ruling in Ching v. Case (2019) finding the State breached its constitutional public trust duties by failing to adequately monitor military use of leased lands.

Would place a ballot question before voters asking whether to amend the constitution to prohibit such training on public trust lands.