More 5G for Oahu! ACT NOW to stop it!

Published: Sun, 12/15/19

AT&T sent out notification (see attached) of a new 5G small cell installation on Oahu. Not so fast, we say! Thanks to a new court ruling, called the NEPA ruling, they need to do proper environmental review.

Time to contact relevant parties with NEPA info (see attached Press Release).

Please email each Council member, as well as Tami Pritchard who is listed in the AT&T letter and the HECO folks (emails listed below).


Include the Press Release (attached), the AT&T letter (attached) and links to the NEPA ruling https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Court-Opinion.pdf and to NRDC https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sharon-buccino/5g-coming-your-neighborhood


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Honorable Council Member _(fill in last name)____,

I am writing to call your attention a recent court ruling (please see the attached Press Release) that has immediate implications for small cell wireless telecommunications facilities applications. In particular I am referring to the AT&T project notice regarding pole #14, 2333 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu. Please see the attached notice.

The new ruling (here is the link: https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Court-Opinion.pdf) means that all small cell wireless telecommunications applications must undergo environmental review. For more information about legal obligations under the NEPA ruling, please see this: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sharon-buccino/5g-coming-your-neighborhood

I look forward to hearing back from you with assurance that you will abide by this legal ruling and conduct the required environmental analysis of this AT&T application, as well as other applications going forward.

Thank you.


Sincerely,


(Your Name)
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Here are Council Members and others email addresses. Just copy and paste each one individually with your email message.


***Remember to include the two attachments and link to the NEPA Ruling and NRDC pages!***


Email addresses:

Tami Pritchard. AT&T Project Manager TPRITCHARD@J5IP.com

HECO cbms@hawaiianelectric.com and info@hei.com

http://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/contactthemayor/request-for-general-message-form.html Mayor Kirk Caldwell

ianderson@honolulu.gov Council Chair

akobayashi@honolulu.gov Vice-Chair

kmpine@honolulu.gov Council member

htsuneyoshi@honolulu.gov Council member

tommy.waters@honolulu.gov Council member

cafukunaga@honolulu.gov Council member

jmanahan@honolulu.gov Council member

belefante@honolulu.gov Council member

rmenor@honolulu.gov Council member

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