I am always open to discuss issues with my fellow Hawaii residents.
However having Ms. Wilcox sound like an attorney using a "Red Herring" argument about the military  exploiting the Monument is pure rhetoric; leaving the area unprotected will not dissuade any military abuse the argument is unscrupulous and illogical.
Secondly; Peter you did not write this article; this was professionally written and scripted by a public relations team under the hire of lobbies. You just signed it.