Pohakuloa Training Area

Waimea resident Ed Teixeira can see the glow in the sky from his Hawaiʻi Island home. The former vice director of the State Civil Defense, now known as the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, says public safety is paramount as people try and get as close as they can to view the lava flows.

The U.S. Army has held a lease on lands at Pōhakuloa on the Big Island for decades. Lt. Col. Kevin Cronin spoke to The Conversation about what’s on the table as the Army seeks to continue training there beyond 2029.

The public is encouraged to comment on the U.S. Army’s draft environmental impact statement regarding its proposed plans to continue training at Pōhakuloa on Hawaiʻi Island beyond 2029.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — The U.S. Army has requested public input for an upcoming environmental impact statement to retain a lease on Hawaii state land used…