Re: josh

Aloha Josh,
You raise a good question. I'd like to bounce it off others. My gut tells
me to go for state funding and don't depend on the Army, though the Army
should be pressed for doing it's job to identify the extent of the mess and
provide for clean up to the fullest extent possible. People have raised the
question of testing of citizens for exposure. I would think that all of us
at the Saddle Rd. May 29th ceremony were exposed, given the readings coming
off Pohakuloa that day. I think the key thing right now is a call for an
immediate halt to all live fire training at all military ranges in Hawaii
due to the risk of spreading DU.
Perhaps you could again push for citizen oversign of the ongoing monitoring
process by the Army. Lorrin Pang, Ku Clarence Ching, an attorney, former
OHA trustee with chemistry background who worked in the nuclear regulatory
field at the Idaho national facility, plus a peace movement representative
would be good citizen monitors of the monitors.
Mahalo for your kokua.
Jim Albertini
Malu `Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action
P.O. Box AB
`Ola`a (Kurtistown), Hawaii 96760
Phone 808-966-7622
email ja@interpac.net
www.malu-aina.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Green" <joshuaboothgreen@yahoo.com>
To: "Jim Albertini" <ja@interpac.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 11:41 AM
Subject: josh

> Dear Jim,
>
> I am available to talk if you need... 937-0991...
> shall we go ahead with a full-court press for funding
> from the state or assume that the army will now have
> to increase it's efforts to resolve this critical
> issue?
>
> Josh
>
>
> --- Jim Albertini <ja@interpac.net> wrote:
>
> > Aloha Kakou,
> > Two press people have called to inform me that the
> > Army says they have confirmed the presence of DU at
> > Pohakuloa through aerial observation of the impact
> > area. News stories will be in the press tomorrow.
> > I was asked for a response.
> >
> > I made some brief points including that I wasn't
> > durprised in the least. To the Associated press
> > person I said that all live-fire training at PTA,
> > Schofield Barracks and other ranges in Hawaii should
> > be stopped since live-fire can result in the further
> > dispersal of DU. The confirmation through direct
> > observation rather than through Army records shows
> > poor Army record keeping to say the least.
> >
> > I also called for Dr. Pang to be part of further
> > Army DU monitoring. I also recommended Ku Ching, who
> > has nuclear background work, and someone from the
> > peace movement --all to insure transparency and the
> > confidence of the community in the process of
> > investigation.
> >
> > Let me know any ideas you have to possibly be
> > included in a press statement I want to issue
> > tonight.
> > Mahalo.
> >
> > Jim Albertini
> > Malu `Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action
> > P.O. Box AB
> > `Ola`a (Kurtistown), Hawaii 96760
> > Phone 808-966-7622
> > email ja@interpac.net
> > www.malu-aina.org
> >
> >
>
>
> Josh Green M.D.
> State Representative
> District 6, Kona