Public is invited to a meeting to discuss unexploded ordnance in the former Waikoloa Maneuver Area.
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Unexploded ordnance meeting today in Waikoloa
Members of the public are invited to a meeting today to learn about efforts to remove unexploded military ordnance from the former Waikoloa Maneuver Area.
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