MARCH 9, 1982
ALOHA Kakou,
My name is Richard Kinney, Jr. I am a member of the many clubs and organizations. Today I speak as Executive Director of HPACH, Hawaiian Political Action Council of Hawaii.
The Council looks upon Kahoolawe as a Sacred Island. As sacred as any church, temple, shrine or any other place of worship. To me peronally, Kahoolawe is my heiau. My palce of worship.
The Council looks upon the "RIMPAC '82" exercises and any future military training operations that will use Kahoolawe or any other lands in Hawaii as bombing targets as an "Act of War" against the religious right of the Hawaiian people. A people, I remind all of you, that have served this nation proudly in all the branches of military services!
The Counicl also looks up all lands thru out the world as a sacred gift of GOD. To do damage to any land such as the damage thry have been done to Kahoolawe, needs to come to an immediate halt!
The Coundil recognizes the needs of the Navy, but cannot adccept the inviting of foreign nations to use Kahoolawe for their military training and at Americans' tax payers expense. Needless to say, that the Council is shooked at our country's invitation to any foreign nation to come to Hawaii to play their war games. This annual invitation by our country's Navy is an insult to the religious right of the Hawaiian people as American citizens! An insult that Hawaiians as proud Americans can no longer tolerate! The Council speaks greatly against the inviting of any foreign nation's armies and navies to use Hawaii's land, air and sea for their future military advantages.
So it is, we the Council members of the Hwaiian Poliitical Action Council of Hawaii, supports the ending of using Kahoolawe and any other lands in Hawaii as military bombing target sights. We support the present resolution that is before this committee.
ALOHA Pumehana, Richard Kinney, Jr.
NOTE: Speech made to Senator Ann Kobayashi's Committee on SR 38 Requesting That The Department of the Navy and RIMPAC Terminate the use of Kahoolawe as a Bombing Target.
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