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December 7 Battlefield May Be Destroyed! |
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Contact: Your Representatives & National Park Service, Washington, D.C. NOW! |
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Back To 1941--INDEX PAGE |
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BULL DOZERS DESTROYING EWA CULTURAL HISTORY! |
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Development plans jeopardize future of equestrian group-- The Navy has given the club until mid-2011 to remain on former Barbers Point land By William Cole--Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Sunday, August 1, 2010 PAGE TWO- CONTINUED The club said it appreciates the Navy's support of the program to this point, and it is hoping it can make arrangements to stay. Meanwhile, some members are looking at what they say are less ideal and more costly boarding options elsewhere. The club, which operates rent-free, said it is willing to pay the Navy to stay. It also wrote a letter to the Army asking whether its Morale, Welfare and Recreation program could oversee the stables. A smaller stable that is half the size and has a lengthy waiting list is run for military families at Wheeler Army Airfield. "As far as supporting the military, there really is a quality-of-life need here," Lyons said. Since Barbers Point Naval Air Station was closed in 1999, the Navy has been turning over or leasing the property to government and private entities. The military stables have hung on as an out-of-sight anachronism, benefiting people who board their horses there with affordable rates and wide-open spaces. The facility is tucked away behind Barbers Point Golf Course, a serene world apart from nearby urban sprawl. Sixty-foot kiawe trees provide shade and roosters crow at the stables, a mix of close-cropped grass, two riding arenas and former World War II aircraft revetments. The Navy said in an e-mail it "continues its efforts to be fiscally responsible and compliant with mandates to divest properties not required to support the Navy's mission, including many of our remaining properties associated with the former Naval Air Station Barbers Point." "It has been determined that the Navy does not have a requirement for the property currently utilized by the Barbers Point Riding Club, and will begin the process to dispose of the property once the site is vacated." CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE |
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SAVE December 7 EWA FIELD: Contact Your U.S. Senator or Representative: |
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SAVE December 7 EWA FIELD: Contact the U.S. National Park Service: Jon Jarvis, Director 1849 C Street, NW Washington D.C., 20240 |
