The cleanup of unexploded ordnance on the Big Island of Hawaii continues following the award of a $9.4 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The clean-up contract was awarded to the Hawaii based Dawson Group/Environet Joint Venture and includes work to remove ordnance from the 137,000-acre former World War II training area in the Waikoloa Village in Waimea. Since 2002 the corps has disposed of approximately 2,000 unexploded munitions, cleared more than 8,000 acres, and recycled more than 250 tons of munitions debris. Senator Daniel Inouye, who announced the award called the effort an obligation saying it is important to continue to clear ordnance from former military sites.
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