Updated at 8:05 p.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2006
OHA complaint targets Strykers
Advertiser Staff
The state Office of Hawaiian Affairs filed a federal complaint against former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the Army today, charging them with noncompliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.In the past, OHA has said it would go to court if the Army failed to offer assurances that it would steer clear of sacred cultural sites on the future training range for the incoming Stryker brigade.
OHA's complaint said it was compelled to take action because "of cultural and environmental degradation of the lands comprising Schofield Barracks."
The complaint also claimed that the defendants have not complied with their own agreement of 2004 that was designed to protect cultural resources and ensure compliance with federal laws.
