Hawaii News Now:
The federal government plans to build a powerful radar in Hawaii to better defend against ballistic missile threats.
The Missile Defense Agency will hold public meetings this week about the three locations proposed for the Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii.
One site that will be evaluated in the environmental impact statement is on state land next to the U.S. Air Force’s Kaena Point Satellite Tracking Station. The other two locations are at the U.S. Army’s Kahuku Training Area.
The project is required by the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. “It can discriminate between a missile and any other kind of debris that may be falling, so as a result of that, we would have the best type of defense for the islands,” said U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii).
