Press Release
☷New barracks unveiled at Pohakuloa Training Area
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
Apr 28,2022
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Lance Sewake , chief of PTA’s Directorate of Public Works; Lt . Col . Kevin Cronin , commander of Pohakuloa Training Area; Lt . Col . Eric Marshall , commander of U . S . Army Corps of Engineers , Honolulu District; and Kimberly Nakasato , CEO of Nakasato Contracting LLC , untie the maile lei during a blessing ceremony at Pohakuloa Training Area , April 26 . Kahu Kimo Hoopai provides remarks during the blessing of the new barracks buildings at Pohakuloa Training Area , April 26 . Overhead view of the 20 new barracks spaces at Pohakuloa Training Area . HILO , Hawaii - - The U . S . Army unveiled 20 new barracks spaces yesterday for troops training at Pohakuloa Training Area . The $17 million project , which took two years to complete , replaces the WWII - era Quonset style buildings that housed service members who were training on Hawaii Island . “We are a team of teams here on Hawaii Island and PTA is proud to be on your team , " ' said Lt . Col . Kevin Cronin , commander of Pohakuloa Training Area . "This project was very much a team effort across the State of Hawaii and here on Hawaii Island . ” The cinder block buildings with standing seam roofs , modernized plumbing and electrical were all performed locally by Nakasato Contracting LLC , a woman - owned business based out of Kaneohe , and all sub - contractors came from Hawaii Island . The original Quonset style buildings were built in the 1950s by Soldiers; many of whom came from the Hawaii Army National Guard’s engineer units . “It’s humbling to think about the service and sacrifice of these troops , " Cronin said . Located between Mauna Loa , Mauna Kea , and Hualālai , PTA is the largest contiguous live - fire range and maneuver training area in Hawai‘i . Units from all U . S . military services , as well as allied militaries , and Hawaii County fire and emergency personnel train at PTA , because it offers realistic training opportunities not found elsewhere . In addition to being a prime training area for military forces in the Pacific region , PTA is a vanguard of environmental and cultural protection . PTA Natural and Cultural Resources staff include more than 30 professionals dedicated to preserving and protecting endangered and threatened plants and safeguarding cultural resources at PTA .
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