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US Navy plans use of LFAS in Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Mediterranean Oceans without proper public notifications or comments, danger to sea life expected |
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by Public Relations Officer, Kingdom of Hawai'i
Email: HIKingdomMedia (nospam) aol.com (unverified!) |
17 Dec 2005
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The US Navy is in the final stages of submitting public comments to the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pertaining to the use of Low Freqency
Sonar in the Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Oceans. The well
documented negative affects of this technology has been demonstrated in
the past in whale and dolphin beachings around the world, with some
washing up with visible damage to their ears (bleeding), disorientation,
often leading to death. Humans within the vicinity of this technology
have experienced well documented negative physical, psychological and
mental problems.
The King of Hawai'i has issued a summary of the "so called" public meeting
held in Honolulu recently, where some members of the community were
allowed to testify. The meeting was held in the back room of a poorly lit
hallway, through a maze of corridors on the University of Hawai'i campus,
where attendees had to pay $3.00 for parking. The only visible sign that
was posted directing people to the meeting was an 8 X 10 inch, handwritten
poster that was tacked up hastily in two darkened hallways, with one
indicating that persons should head down the hallway in BOTH directions in
order to access the meeting room. Further, environmental groups, and
other entities that are not only actively suing the US Navy to stop using
this technology, but others who have a clear interest in attending this
meeting were not notified of the meeting in advance so they could appear
to testify. As a result, many who did hear about the meeting were
informed via word of mouth the day before the meeting took place.
Additionally, the US Navy has already conducted testing of this technology
in the Hawaiian waters without public knowledge, and without an EIS in
place during the humpback whale mating season. The King of Hawai'i issued
a statement prohibiting the use of this technology within 200 miles of the
coast of the Hawaiian Island chain, in part due to the sacred ancestral
connection that Hawaiians have with not only land entities, but their ocean counterparts as well. Many Hawaiian families think of whales, dolphins,sharks, turtles, and other fish as a part of the ancient Hawaiian
cosmology and geneology that connects them to their ancient past.
About twenty members of the public attended the meeting, with eight
members of the audience in attendance on the US Navy's behalf. There was
at least one person in this Naval group who spent the entire meeting
glaring threateningly at whomever testified (and others in the audience)
who clearly expressed views not in line with what the US Navy was trying
to accomplish. We were told that this person was there to provide
security. Interested members of the Public should send their written
comments to the address listed below by December 27, 2005. |
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The US Navy is in the final stages of submitting public comments to the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pertaining to the use of Low Freqency
Sonar in the Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Oceans. The well
documented negative affects of this technology has been demonstrated in
the past in whale and dolphin beachings around the world, with some
washing up with visible damage to their ears (bleeding), disorientation,
often leading to death. Humans within the vicinity of this technology
have experienced well documented negative physical, psychological and
mental problems.
The King of Hawai'i has issued a summary of the "so called" public meeting
held in Honolulu recently, where some members of the community were
allowed to testify. The meeting was held in the back room of a poorly lit
hallway, through a maze of corridors on the University of Hawai'i campus,
where attendees had to pay $3.00 for parking. The only visible sign that
was posted directing people to the meeting was an 8 X 10 inch, handwritten
poster that was tacked up hastily in two darkened hallways, with one
indicating that persons should head down the hallway in BOTH directions in
order to access the meeting room. Further, environmental groups, and
other entities that are not only actively suing the US Navy to stop using
this technology, but others who have a clear interest in attending this
meeting were not notified of the meeting in advance so they could appear
to testify. As a result, many who did hear about the meeting were
informed via word of mouth the day before the meeting took place.
Additionally, the US Navy has already conducted testing of this technology
in the Hawaiian waters without public knowledge, and without an EIS in
place during the humpback whale mating season. The King of Hawai'i issued
a statement prohibiting the use of this technology within 200 miles of the
coast of the Hawaiian Island chain, in part due to the sacred ancestral
connection that Hawaiians have with not only land entities, but their ocean counterparts as well. Many Hawaiian families think of whales, dolphins,sharks, turtles, and other fish as a part of the ancient Hawaiian
cosmology and geneology that connects them to their ancient past.
About twenty members of the public attended the meeting, with eight
members of the audience in attendance on the US Navy's behalf. There was
at least one person in this Naval group who spent the entire meeting
glaring threateningly at whomever testified (and others in the audience)
who clearly expressed views not in line with what the US Navy was trying
to accomplish. We were told that this person was there to provide
security. Interested members of the Public should send their written
comments to the address listed below by December 27, 2005. |
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