Army in Hawaii seeks publicâs input on renewing leases for Oahu training grounds
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A soldier with the 25th Infantry Division looks down the sight of an M240B machine gun during a joint artillery mission at Makua Military Reservation, Hawaii, Aug. 11, 2020. (Effie Mahugh/U.S. Army)
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii â The Army is taking the first steps to renew leases for roughly 6,300 acres of state land in Hawaii it considers essential to training soldiers and Marines on the islands.
The Army intends to prepare an environmental impact statement for the leases, which will expire in 2029, according to a news release Friday. It has held these leases since 1964.