Hawaiʻi is central to the Trump administration’s planned military buildup against China. That buildup is now unfolding alongside a proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget — even as costs of living rise and safety net programs face deep cuts. The collision of those pressures is bringing new scrutiny to what the military presence in Hawaiʻi actually costs, and who bears that burden.

To bring this analysis to policymakers a team of the authors of the ground breaking report, The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi will be in Washington DC. Join them for the public release of their report that lays out a comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi.

SPEAKERS:

• Jon Osorio, Dean of Native Hawaiian Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Davis Price, National Political Strategist for NDN Collective
• Neta Crawford, co-founder of the Costs of War Project at Brown, and
• David Vine, author of multiple books on military bases.

Moderator: Christine Ahn, Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies