Ibhalwe nguColonel Ann Wright, World BEYOND War, Ngo-Ephreli 16, i-2022
On NgoMashi 7, 2022 uNobhala Wezokuvikela u-Lloyd Austin wayala ukuthi kwehliswe amafutha futhi kuvalwe oneminyaka engu-80 ubudala evuza amathangi ejethi ejethi ayizigidi ezingama-250 e-Red Hill esiqhingini sase-O'ahu, e-Hawai'i. Lo myalo ufike ezinsukwini ezingama-95 ngemuva kokuvuza okuyinhlekelele kwamalitha angu-19,000 kaphethiloli wejethi komunye wemithombo yamanzi okuphuza esetshenziswa Umbutho Wamasosha Wasesosha wase-US. Amanzi okuphuza abantu abangaphezu kuka-93,000 3 ayengcolile, kuhlanganise namanzi emindeni eminingi yezempi nezakhamuzi ezihlala ezikhungweni zempi. Amakhulu aya ezindlini zezimo eziphuthumayo eyokwelashwa amaqubu, ikhanda, ukuhlanza, isifo sohudo nokuquleka. Amasosha abeke izinkulungwane zemindeni yamasosha emahhotela e-Waikiki resort isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinyanga ezi-XNUMX ngenkathi izakhamuzi zasala ukuze zithole ezazo izindawo zokuhlala. Kusho amasosha isivele isebenzise u-$1 billion kule nhlekelele futhi iCongress yaseMelika inikeze amasosha enye imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1, kepha akukho neyodwa eSifundazweni SaseHawaii ngomonakalo endaweni engaphansi komhlaba yesiqhingi.
Injabulo yokuqala yesimemezelo sikaNobhala Wezokuvikela ngesinqumo sokuncishiswa nokuvalwa kwamathangi sesigugile ezakhamuzini, izikhulu zedolobha nezikhulu zikahulumeni.
Imithombo emithathu yeDolobha lase-Honolulu zavalwa ukuze kuvinjelwe ukudweba i-jet fuel plume evela eRed Hill Umgodi wamanzi udlulela endaweni eyi-aquifer eyinhloko yesiqhingi ehlinzeka ngamanzi okuphuza kubantu abangu-400,000 e-O'ahu. IBhodi Lokuhlinzeka Ngamanzi kulesi siqhingi selivele lisikhiphile isicelo sokuncishiswa kwamanzi kuzo zonke izakhamuzi futhi laxwayisa ngokunikezwa amanzi ehlobo. Ukwengeza, uxwayise osomabhizinisi ukuthi izimvume zokwakha amaphrojekthi angu-17 asalindile zingase zenqatshwe uma inkinga yamanzi iqhubeka.
Okunye ukuputshuza sekwenzekile kusukela kumenyezelwe. Ngo-Ephreli 1, 2022 I-US Navy ithe amalitha angama-30 noma angama-50 kaphethiloli wejethi aputshukile, kuya ngokukhishwa kwezindaba. Ababukeli abaningi bayayiqapha le nombolo njengoba iNavy ibike ngokuvuza kwangaphambilini.
Imindeni yamasosha kanye nezakhamuzi ezibuyele ezindlini zayo ngemuva kokuthi amasosha egeze amapayipi amanzi isaqhubeka nokubika ubuhlungu bekhanda eliphuma kompompi abashaywayo kanye nokuqubuka kokugeza ngamanzi ashaywayo. Abaningi basebenzisa amanzi asebhodleleni ngezindleko zabo.
Ilungu elilodwa lezempi nomama elisebenzayo lidale uhlu lwezimpawu ezingama-31 ezisaphathwa ngamalungu omndeni ahlala ezindlini “ezichithiwe” ngamanzi angcolile kanye nabantu abavotelwayo eqenjini labasekeli le-Facebook.
Ngifaka izimpawu eziphezulu ezingu-20 kunhlolovo kanye nenani labantu abaphendulayo linikeza isikhumbuzo esijabulisayo salokho imindeni ebibhekene nakho ezinyangeni ezi-4 nesigamu ezedlule. Futhi ngithumela lokhu ngoba akukho neyodwa yezempi, i-ejensi yombuso noma yezwe eyake yashicilela noma iyiphi idatha noma izinhlolovo. Izimpawu zathunyelwa ngo-Ephreli 8 JBPHH Ikhasi le-Facebook lokungcoliswa kwamanzi ukungena. Ezinsukwini eziyi-7 ku-Facebook, lezi yizimpendulo kusukela ngo-Ephreli 15, 2022:
Ikhanda elibuhlungu 113,
Ukukhathala/ukuphelelwa amandla 102,
Ukukhathazeka, ingcindezi, ukuphazamiseka kwempilo yengqondo 91,
Izinkinga zenkumbulo noma zokunaka 73,
Ukucasuka kwesikhumba, ukuqubuka, ukusha 62,
Isiyezi/i-vertigo 55,
Ukukhwehlela 42,
Isicanucanu noma ukuhlanza 41,
Ubuhlungu beqolo 39,
Ukuqothuka kwezinwele/izinzipho 35,
Ukujuluka ebusuku 30,
Isifo sohudo 28,
Impilo yabesifazane/izinkinga zokuya esikhathini 25,
Ubuhlungu obudlulele bezindlebe, ukungezwa, i-tendinitis 24,
Izinhlungu zamalunga 22,
Izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo eliphezulu 19,
I-sinusitis, ikhala elinegazi 19,
Ubuhlungu besifuba 18,
Ukuphelelwa umoya 17,
Amalebhu angavamile 15,
Ubuhlungu besisu 15,
Ukuphazamiseka kokuhamba/ukukwazi ukuhamba 11,
Izifo ezingahleliwe 8,
Izinkinga zesinye 8,
Ukulahleka kwamazinyo nokugcwalisa 8
Umyalo kaNobhala Wezokuvikela wangoMashi 7 ngokwengxenye uthi: “Kungakadluli umhla zingama-31 kuNhlaba wezi-2022, uNobhala Wezempi Yasemanzini kanye noMqondisi, i-DLA izongihlinzeka ngohlelo lokusebenza olunezinyathelo ezibalulekile zokwehlisa amandla kulesi sikhungo. Uhlelo lokusebenza luzodinga lokho imisebenzi yokwehlisa uphethiloli iqala ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngemva kokuba indawo isithathwa njengephephile ukuhliswa futhi ihlose ukuqedwa kwalokho kwehlisa uphethiloli phakathi nezinyanga eziyi-12.”
Sekuphele izinsuku ezingama-39 uNobhala Wezokuvikela ekhiphe umyalo wokuthi amathangi kaphethiloli wendiza azovalwa.
Sekuyizinsuku ezingama-45 kuze kufike umnqamulajuqu wangoMeyi 31 woHLELO lokuthi angawaqeda kanjani amandla amathangi wethulwa kuNobhala Wezokuvikela.
Sekuyizinsuku eziyi-14 kwagcina ukuvuza uphethiloli wejethi eRed Hill.
Sekuyizinsuku eziyi-150 umbiko wokuvuza kwamalitha angama-2014 ka-27,000 ngoDisemba 2021 ku-Navy brass futhi iSifundazwe SaseHawaii, Ibhodi Lamanzi LeDolobha Lase-Honolulu, noma umphakathi wazisiwe ngalokho ekuqukethe.
I-Navy ayizange iwahoxise amacala ayo angomhla zi-2 kuFebhuwari, 2022 ezinkantolo zoMbuso nezeFederal ngokumelene nomyalo ophuthumayo weSifundazwe sase-Hawaii wangomhla zi-6 kuZibandlela wezi-2021 wokumisa ukusebenza futhi uqede amandla amathangi e-Red Hill.
Umyalelo ophuthumayo weSifundazwe sase-Hawaii wangomhla zi-6 kuZibandlela wezi-2021 wawudinga ukuthi Ibutho Lamasosha Amanzi liqashe usonkontileka ozimele, ogunyazwe uMnyango Wezempilo, ukuze ahlole indawo ye-Red Hill futhi atuse ukulungiswa nokuthuthukiswa kokukhipha amanzi ngokuphephile amathangi kaphethiloli angaphansi komhlaba.
NgoJanuwari 11, 2022, Umbutho Wezempi Wamanzi wavumela uMnyango Wezempilo ukuthi ubuyekeze inkontileka amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kokusayina futhi i-DOH yanquma ukuthi Umbutho Wamasosha Amanzi unokulawula okukhulu kakhulu ekuhloleni nasekusebenzeni. “Le nhlekelele ingaphezu nje kobunjiniyela—imayelana nokwethenjwa,” kusho iPhini likaMqondisi we-DOH Wezempilo Yezemvelo u-Kathleen Ho esikhishwe kwabezindaba. “Kubalulekile ukuthi umsebenzi wokwehlisa uphethiloli eRed Hill wenziwe ngokuphepha nokuthi usonkontileka ovela eceleni oqashwe ukuthi angamele lowo msebenzi uzosebenza ngendlela ezuzisa abantu nemvelo yase-Hawaii. Ngokusekelwe kwinkontileka, sinokukhathazeka okukhulu mayelana nomsebenzi we-SGH owenziwa ngokuzimela.”
Asazi ukuthi kuzothatha isikhathi esingakanani uMnyango Wezokuvikela ukuthi unqume ukuthi amathangi kaphethiloli eRed Hill “aphephile” ukuthi angachithiswa. NgoMeyi 31st umnqamulajuqu owokuthi uhlelo lokwehlisa uphethiloli alusiniki inkomba yokuthi kungathatha isikhathi esingakanani ngemuva kokuthi indawo “isithathwe njengephephile.”
Kodwa-ke, uSenator waseHawaii uMazie Hirono usinike inkomba yokuthi inqubo yokuvala shaqa izothatha isikhathi eside kunalokho iningi lethu elikhululekile ngakho. Uthole ukwaziswa kombutho wezempi phakathi nohambo lwakhe lokuya endaweni yokugcina uphethiloli eRed Hill mayelana nesimo sesikhungo saseRed Hill. Engqungqutheleni yekomidi leSenate Armed Services ngo-Ephreli 7, icala lokuqala uNobhala Wezokuvikela u-Austin afakaze ngalo kusukela ngomyalo wakhe wangoMashi 7 wokuvala iRed Hill, USenator uHirono uthe ku-Austin, “Ukuvalwa kweRed Hill kuzoba umsebenzi othatha iminyaka eminingi futhi onezigaba eziningi. Kuphoqelekile ukuthi kubhekisiswe kakhulu inqubo yokuchithwa kukaphethroli, ukuvalwa kwesikhungo kanye nokuhlanzwa kwendawo. Umzamo wonke uzodinga ukuhlela okubalulekile nezinsizakusebenza zeminyaka ezayo. ”
Ngenkathi ngaphambi kokuvuza okukhulu kwamalitha ayi-19,000 ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngoNovemba 2021, Umbutho Wamasosha Wasesosha wase-US wawumpompa uphethiloli e-Red Hill usuka ethangini likaphethiloli elalimi ePearl Harbor futhi umpompa uphethiloli ubuyela ekwehleni ePearl Harbor ukuze ugcwalise imikhumbi e-Hotel Pier ePearl Harbor, siyasola. ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuvikela ngeke ujahe ukuthulula uphethiloli emathangeni futhi uzosebenzisa ibinzana elithi “aphephile” njengendlela yokunciphisa inqubo.
Impela sifuna ukuthi inqubo yokwehlisa uphethiloli iphephe, kodwa ngokwazi kwethu, bekuhlezi kuphephile ukuhambisa uphethiloli uye phezulu emathangeni bese ubuyela phansi emikhunjini.
Uma le nqubo ibingaphephile esikhathini esidlule, umphakathi ufanele ukwazi ukuthi ike yathathwa nini “njengengaphephile.”
Okubalulekile wukuthi kumele siphushele ukuthi amathangi acishwe ugesi ngokushesha ngaphambi kokuvuza okuyinhlekelele.
Mayelana ne-AUTHOR
U-Ann Wright usebenze iminyaka engama-29 eButhweni Lezempi laseMelika/Ibutho lase-US futhi wathatha umhlalaphansi njengoColonel. Ubeyinxusa laseMelika iminyaka eyi-16 futhi wasebenza kumaNxusa aseMelika eNicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Afghanistan naseMongolia. Wasula ngoMashi 2002 ephikisana nempi yase-US e-Iraq. Ungumbhali wencwadi ethi Ukuphikisa: Amazwi Kanembeza” kanye nelungu le-Hawai'i Peace and Justice, i-O'ahu Water Protectors kanye namaVeterans For Peace.
