Hawaii Public Radio:
Given the recent diplomatic thaw between the U.S. and North Korea, it’s easy to forget that those countries’ leaders were threatening mutual annihilation last year. As part of that escalation, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency began exploring the possibility of constructing a ground-based defensive radar in Hawaii.
All this week the U.S. Missile Defense Agency is holding public meetings in the communities near the proposed building sites. The first one was last night at Sunset Elementary School on the North Shore.
There are 3 potential sites being evaluated; one on Kaena Point and two in the mountains above Oahu’s North Shore. The MDA’s Deputy Director, Rear Admiral Jon Hill, is in Hawaii this week to speak with community members and hear their concerns.
