Honolulu, Hawaii – United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye is pleased to announce that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $9,467,466 contract to Dawson Group/ Environet Joint Venture, LLC, an 8(a)/Native Hawaiian Organization, to continue clean-up work at the Waikoloa Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) on the Island of Hawaii.  

This contract will continue the ongoing successful clearance and cleanup of unexploded ordnance from the 137,000-acre former World War II military training area in the Waikoloa Village-Waimea area of the Big Island. From 2002 to 2008, the Corps safely disposed of approximately 2,000 unexploded munitions, cleared over 8,000 acres and recycled over 250 tons of munition debris and other former military debris.  

Senator Inouye said “It is important that we continue and expand our efforts to clear ordnance from former military sites. This is our obligation. Additionally, I wish to commend the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for reaching out to qualified Hawaii companies to continue the clean-up effort. I have no doubt that they will undertake their tasks with professionalism and environmental and cultural sensitivity.”

 

 

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