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The Board of Land and Natural Resources is trying to determine how the state should value thousands of acres long used for military training before leases expire.
The military has officially committed to never resuming live-fire training at Makua Valley, one of its most controversial training grounds in Hawaii.
The military hasn’t fired a shot in the valley since 2004 as a result of a lawsuit brought against it. The military has officially committed to never resuming live-fire training at Makua Valley, one of its most controversial training grounds in Hawaii.
The military hasn’t fired a shot in the valley since 2004 as a result of a lawsuit brought against it by Earthjustice on behalf of local activist group Malama Makua.
The valley is one of the most controversial of the military’s training grounds in the islands, and holds particular significance for Hawaiian cultural practitioners. In Hawaiian, “makua” means “parent,” and the valley is considered the place where human life was first created, according to oral tradition.