The state of Hawaii delivered a major blow to the U.S. Army’s plans for keeping a massive piece of sacred land for military training. On May 9, 2025, the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources voted 5-2 to reject the Army’s environmental review for Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii’s Big Island. The Army wanted to keep using nearly 20,000 acres of state-owned land for another lease period. However, the land board said the military’s environmental impact statement was too incomplete to make an informed decision. Board chairperson Dawn Chang explained that the document “failed to provide sufficient information for … Continue reading Hawaii Rejects Army Plan for Pohakuloa After 1,000+ Wildfires and Missing Data on Endangered Species