"c. The use of excessive water continued until January 1969, but he became aware of consumption when he realized water on Okinawa is EXPENSIVE."

ironically water is valued only when it occurs to the occupier that it has "value" in terms of expense. the real cost of occupation comes to the people.

thanks i hate it! an older article (april 2024) from @okinawatimes.co.jp on PFAS contamination in kin, five sites of 14 having exceeded the "safe levels," including ukka ga, a sacred site in namisato where my family is from and many relatives still live

"UH professors who teach Hawaiian culture and history said the assault on so-called DEIA programs by the Trump administration is just the latest chapter in Hawaii’s long history of colonialism that they say Hawaiians will once again endure and overcome."
www.staradvertiser.com/2025/02/23/h...

a malaysian company planned to build a hotel on a former US military training ground in kin (which was relocated, NOT closed) but it withdrew due to cost of building. as kin looks to economically stimulate the town it raises the question of how should it do so?
www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/1...

"Marti Townsend, chair of the Red Hill CRI, said a Trump admin memo limiting external communications has affected talks over Red Hill. 'The island of Oʻahu's water supply is at risk, and the federal government isn't a trusted ally in finding a solution.'"
www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversa...

the article says that this is "the first agreement of its kind between a university and the Navy in Hawaii" and it sets an awful and thoughtless precedent by perpetuating the falsehood that the US military could mitigate the harm it actively creates.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/12/10/n...

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency $5,000 for failing to attend a community meeting last month regarding the Red Hill fuel spill crisis as required by a consent order."
www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...