PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Protect Pohakuloa APRIL 18, PTA DAY - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

• Protect Pohakuloa

APRIL 18, PTA DAY

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being invited on base. It should be noted that Pohakuloa is a hazardous toxic waste dump from more than 75 years of live-fire training of weapons by the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. More than 14 million live-rounds are fired annually at Pohakuloa. Depleted Uranium (DU) radiation rounds have been used at PTA.

Yes, radiation on Big Island A short video by Dr. Lorrin Pang, MD, retired Army Medical Corps about the dangers of inhaling small particles of DU oxide that can be carried long distances by the winds https://vimeo.com/19153948

Kaho'olawe

George Helm “Call me radical, for I refuse to remain idle.”

Please share this PSA widely, especially with parents who have school children that may be considering a visit to Pohakuloa. Hope to see you in protest at Pohakuloa on Thursday, April 18th.