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US Military's Attempt to Retain Strategic Land for Training Runs Into Native Hawaiian Opposition

Soldiers conduct a convoy escort team during Operation PIKO.

HONOLULU (AP) — A high-altitude plateau on the Big Island is the only place in Hawaii where thousands of ground forces can practice firing live munitions. It’s also a place many Native Hawaiians consider the spiritual heart of the island. The U.S. military wants to keep training at this spot, called Pohakuloa, so it’s ready […]