KEKAHA — Department of Land and Natural Resources enforcement officers will be conducting live-fire range exercises between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hawai‘i Army National Guard Firing Range at Kekaha, a press release states. “The exercises are
KEKAHA — Department of Land and Natural Resources enforcement officers will be conducting live-fire range exercises between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hawai‘i Army National Guard Firing Range at Kekaha, a press release states.
“The exercises are conducted as part of our normal enforcement staff training,” said DLNR Chairperson Laura Thielen in the release.
The public is asked to refrain from entering the range area during the hours of this exercise.
For safety purposes, orange cones will be posted parallel to both sides of the range and a red flag will be raised from the highest point on the range.
Although normal live-fire precautions will be enforced, the public is asked to avoid the area on the exercise dates.
Kekaha firing range is located approximately one mile west of ‘Akialoa and Kaumuali‘i Highway, at Kekaha, west Kaua‘i.
The range has been in use for over 40 years, and is reserved for use by state law enforcement agencies and the Garden Island Pistol Club. It is maintained by the State National Guard.
For further information, contact Milton Ching at the DLNR-Enforcement Kaua‘i branch office at 274-3521.
