Big Island littered with unexploded ordnance (Hawai'i)

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Mar/01/ln/ln01a.html

HILO, Hawai'i — Unexploded bombs and shells from long-ago military training exercises litter huge swaths of the Big Island, from Hilo and Ka'u to Waimea and North Kohala.

At least nine people have been killed or injured by old artillery rounds since the 1940s. The abandoned ordnance is a particular threat to children, who may find the objects and not recognize the dangers they pose.

[pacifictiger]

1. for those of us that

have lived on the island for a long time, this is old news - I've seen ordnance underwater too. That these areas are now being developed at an unbelievable rate is I suppose what makes it more relevant.

[The Sushi Bandit]

2. I cant belive that they say there isnt enough money!

to clear the bombs...i mean, look at our defense budget!

[emetzl]

3. really sad, but very important

thank you