So as we're contemplating how to make the community whole and maintain that level of cooperation, there's some people who believe the Department of Defense just doesn't belong in the state of Hawaii. Those people will never be satisfied. There are Some people think that the Department of Defense should not give anything to the state of Hawaii. Those people will never be satisfied. But the middle wants a fair deal. And that fair deal would not include just increased army spending on army stuff, but rather a kind of compensation for the ability to use the lands at pta, PMRF, and elsewhere. (05:08–05:15)
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Asserts that there is a belief among some that the Department of Defense should not compensate Hawaii.
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