FOIA REQUEST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82M00345R000700040082-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 82
• Publication Date: November 21, 1977
• Content Type: LETTER

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 533-39.7
AREA CODE 808
OF
E. COOPER BROWN SUITE 209
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HONOLULU, HAWAII
96814
November 17, 1977
Dear Senators Inouye and Matsunaga,
Representatives Heftel and Akaka
Last week Mr. Glenn Davis, a'member of the
Kahoolawe Ohana, filed the enclosed Freedom. of
Information request. Your assistance in this
matter would be greatly appreciated, as under
the Act, certain information arguably not
available to his could be obtained through your
office.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
E. Cooper Br=own,on
behalf of Glenn Davis
Enclosure
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LAW OFFICES
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E. COOPER BROWN sums 2u9
404 PIIKOI STRLL?'I'
HONOLULU, HAWAII
96814
November. 7, 1977 CERTIFIED MA1 L
RETURN RECE 1 PT
Lt. Cmdr. Scott Stone
Commander, Third Fleet
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor, HI 96th
Judge Advocate Genera.,-
Navy Dept.
Washington, D.C. 20370
commander, DPA
U.S. Coast Guard, 14th Dist.
District Office
Honolulu, HI 96850
Commandant,(GA)
U.S."Coast Guard
400 7th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Public.Information Officer (FOIA Request)
Defense Investigative Service (D0102)
Washington, D.C.: 20314
C.I.A. Freedom--of Information Coordinator,
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington,.,D.C. 20505
Deputy Attorney General
Dept. of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
To each and every one of the above agencies:
This is a. request under. the Freedom of Information
Act, as amended (5 USC S552), and is to be treated as a direct
request to each and every of the above referenced addressees.
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On behalf of Glenn Kanemo Davis, I write to request
a copy of each and every record and/or document and/or infor-
mation listed below:
(1) Regulations, standards ani r statements of policy
controlling each and every one of the he ein designated agency's
decision(s) to grant or deny permission for persons to go to the
Island of Kahoolawe, County of Maui, State of 1-11awaii, Iron
February 20, 1953 until the present;
(2) Records, correspntidence and any and all other
documentation involving requests to go to the Island of Kahoo-
lawe, County of Maui, State of Hawaii, from February 20, 1953
until the present;
(3) Records, correspondence, tabulations and aiy
and all other documentation relating to the final disposition
of said requests -- actual denial, or granting of.permission
to go to the Island of Kahoolawe -- from February 20,.1953
until the present;
(4) All documentation relating to the use of the
Island of Kahoolawe by the Navy since 1941, including-but not
limited to:
(a) The frequency of use, the number of per-
sonnel, ships, aircraft and ordinance used on Kahoolawe, and
the specific dates and times thereof;
(b) The cost's involved in each and every
above-mentioned utilization;
(c) The efforts made by the United States Govern-
ment since February 20, 1953 to find an alternative to contin-
ued use of the Island of Kahoolawe;
(d) Reports, analyses and any and all other
documentation related to the necessity of continued use of
the Island of Kahoolawe by the Navy including but not limited
to all underlying data used as a basis for the decision that
continued use of the Island of Kahoolawe=has been necessary
from February 20, 1953 until the present by the Navy;
(e) All communications from the Executive De-
partment (Governor) of the State of Hawaii, the State of Hawaii,
and any department thereof, and any other political subdivi-
sion of the State of Hawaii or. its representatives to the
United States Government and/or any of the above-designated
agencies, and any and all communications from the U.S. Gov-
ernment to the State of Hawaii and its representatives as
above-referenced, regarding the Island of Kahoolawe, or the
continued use thereof by the U.S. Government and its agencies
,and departments, from 1953 to present.
(5). All reports of physical or mental examinations,
and of scientific tests or experiments, or copies thereof,
which are in the custody, possession or control of any of the
adressees herein, related to the use and disposition of the
Island of Kahoolawe, including but in no way limited to tests'
or experiments relating to the use of the Kahoolawe and the
continued need for such use from 1939 until the present;
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(6) Records.of any and all persons of civilian
status located and/or found upon the Island of Kahoolawe, County
of Maui, State of Hawaii, or located, found or discovered in
or about the surrounding waters of Kahoolawe,--from 1953 until
the present;
(7) The logs of all U.S. Coast Guard cutters that
have patrolled the waters in and around the Island of Kahoolawe
from 1953 until the present;.
(8) Any and all administrative staff manuals, instruc-
tions, and policy statements and, directives to staff of each
and every one of you which in any way-relates to the disposition
of individuals found upon the Island of Kahoolawe or its sur-
rounding waters and/or to individuals arrested for trespassing
in such areas, from 1953 to the present;
(9) Any and all administrative staff manuals, instruc-
tions, policy statements and directives to staff of each and
every one of the herein designated agencies which in any way
relates to Glenn Kanemo Davis, the Hawaii-based organization
known as the "Kahoolawe Ohana," and/or to any known member
of the "Kahoolawe Ohana.
As you know, the amended Act provides that if some
parts of a file are exempt from release that "reasonably
segregable" portions shall be provided. We therefore request
that, if you determine that some Ror'ti.ons of the requested
materials are exempt, you provide us immediately with a copy of
the remainder of the materials. We, of course, reserve the
rights to appeal any such decisions.
.If you.determine that some or all of the materials
are exempt from release, please advise us as to which exemption(s)
you believe covers the material which you are n,2t releasing.
We are prepared to pay reasonable costs for locating
the requested files and/or materials and reproducing them.-
However, the.amended Act permits you to reduce or waive the
fees if that "is in the public interest because'furnishing the
information can be considered as primarily benefitting the
public." We believe that this request plainly benefits that
category and ask you to waive any fees.
As provided for in the amended Act, we will expect
..to receive a reply within..ten (10) working days..
ward ooner Bi
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P.S. Enclosed are phone numbers 808-533-3987 and 808-537-
4022. where'we can be reached should you find it necessary to
contact us in order to expedite-this request.
cc. Senate Subcommittee on Admin. Practice Procedure
House Subcommittee on Gov't Information
Senators Inouye and Matsunaga
Representatives Heftel and Akaka
media.
A.C.L.U.
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