Marine Corps Base Hawaii Receives Results from Pu’uloa Range Soil Sampling

KANEOHE BAY, HI, UNITED STATES

03.13.2024

Story by Maj. Jordan Fox 

Marine Corps Base Hawaii

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Today, the MCBH Environmental Compliance and Protection Division
received the laboratory results from soil samples collected from across the 3,000 feet of shoreline
perimeter of Pu’uloa Range Training Facility on Feb. 14-15, 2024.

These results will be reviewed and assessed in consultation with the Hawaii Department of Health,
the Navy Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command, and our interagency partners to holistically
characterize the data by identifying the concentrations and locations of munition constituents that
may be present at the facility.

The sampling was conducted and observed over a two-day period, where soil samples were collected,
cataloged, sifted, and packaged for transport to an Environmental Protection Agency certified,
on-island lab for processing.

The execution of the sampling and analysis plan at PRTF is the result of nearly a year’s worth of
ongoing communication and collaboration with State elected officials, interagency partners,
academia, and feedback from the Ewa Beach community.

PRTF is the only location in the State where approximately 7,000 Hawaii-based Marines can conduct
Annual Rifle Qualification. The facility also enables local and federal law enforcement agencies,
and other military personnel from across the Joint Force to conduct small-arms marksmanship
training and certification.
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• Date Taken: 03.13.2024
• Date Posted: 03.13.2024 21:55
• Story ID: 466145
• Location: KANEOHE BAY, HI, US
• Hometown: KANEOHE BAY, HI, US