Marines complete shoreline testing near training facility, but decline to release data
Initially, the military said the results would take weeks.
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Initially, the military said the results would take weeks.
Two days of soil sampling got under way at Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach early Wednesday morning, three months after the military, state and community finalized a plan to address concerns regarding potential lead poisoning of the soil.
State Rep. Rose Martinez and U.S. Marine Corps officials said Wednesday that they have come to a “mutually agreeable consensus among all involved parties” regarding potential lead poisoning of soil around the Marines’ Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach.
Hawaii News Now was taken inside the Puuloa Rifle Range, where the military says it will be taking additional steps to address community concerns.