KEEP HAWAII’S HEROES
http://keephawaiisheroes.org
Save our bases and our communities
Please help by attending the following meetings:
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 6:30 p.m. at the Hale Koa Hotel
Wednesday, January 28,, 2015 6:30 p.m. at Leilehua High School
Share your stories with the Department of Defense. Tell what the military means to you, your family, your school, and your community.
Defense spending in Hawaii makes up around 18 percent of the state’s economy. A potential Army realignment initiative could be catastrophic for Hawaii. Such an option would result in a reduction of approximately 20,000 soldiers and civilians from Fort Shafter and Schofield Barracks along with another 30,000 of their family members. The communities on the west side of Oahu around Schofield Barracks would lost approximately 30 percent of their population, causing an annual economic loss to the state of about $1.35 billion.
As teachers, we know that cuts like this could put communities and families at risk. Army leadership will be in Hawaii on January 27 and January 28, 2015 to hear what communities surrounding military installations have to say. It is critical that community members show up to voice our opinions and share our stories.
Some of the schools that could be impacted include: Hale Kula Elementary, Helemano Elementary, Iliahi Elementary, Leilehua High, Solomon Elementary, Wahiawa Elementary, Wahiawa Middle, Wheeler Elementary, Wheeler Middle, Kipapa Elementary, Mililani High, Mililani Ike Elementary, Mililani Mauka Elementary, Mililani Middle, Mililani Uka Elementary, and Mililani Waena Elementary.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Teachers on Oahu are encouraged to participate in sign waving scheduled before the Department of Defense meeting at Leilehua High School in Wahiawa.
5:00 p.m. Meet in the Leilehua High School parking lot for assignments,
signs, and t-shirts. Volunteers will be shuttled to locations along
California Avenue.
5:15 –
6:15 p.m. Sign Waving
6:15 p.m. Bento dinner
6:30 p.m. Community listening session.
Contact:
Michele Lee
Office of Representative Marcus Oshiro
586-6700
More information is available at:
http://www.hsta.org/index.php/news/support-hawaiis-military
HSTA President Wil Okabe urges you to support Hawaii’s Heroes
http://vimeo.com/114840133
Please help by signing this online petition
https://www.change.org/p/u-s-army-environmental-command-save-schofield-barracks-and-fort-shafter-from-being-