Clik here to view.
Hearing Officer Calls For Closing Red Hill Fuel Facility To Avert ‘Imminent...
Calling the Navy’s water contamination crisis a “humanitarian and environmental disaster” that puts the public in imminent peril, a Hawaii health department hearing officer on Monday recommended...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘We Can Take On This Goliath’: Oahu Water Chief Ready To Fight Navy Over Red...
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply’s manager and chief engineer said on Tuesday that if the Navy refuses to drain its Red Hill fuel facility, the water utility is prepared to fight to protect the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guitars Bring Solace To Millions — And Cash To Hawaii’s Biggest Car Dealer
Over the past two years, the Covid-19 crisis produced well-documented boons for companies like the at-home fitness firm Peloton and Zoom Video Communications. But another company — this one based in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Navy Says Military Families Displaced By Water Crisis May Return Home Next Week
Navy officials told state lawmakers on Wednesday that families who were displaced from their homes because of the Navy’s water contamination crisis may start to return as early as next week, but the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Defiant Honolulu Mayor Defends His Approach To Omicron Surge
Two days before New Year’s Eve, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi defended his administration’s decision not to impose more restrictions despite record-breaking Covid-19 case counts and rising...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Navy Argues Health Department Lacks Power To Shut Down Red Hill
In response to a Hawaii health department order to drain the World War II-era fuel facility at the center of a water contamination crisis, the U.S. Navy is arguing that the state does not have the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Military Residents File Lawsuit Against Housing Companies Over Contaminated...
Military housing residents who were displaced from their homes by fuel contamination in the Navy’s water system filed a class-action lawsuit on Friday against their property managers. The lawsuit filed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Planning Costs Climb For New Oahu Jail As Debate Drags On Over Its Scope
Gov. David Ige is asking lawmakers to put up $15 million next year to design a new jail to replace the aging and inefficient Oahu Community Correctional Center, but a top prison official says that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wages For Many On Oahu Fail To Keep Pace With Soaring Prices
Take a stroll through Foodland’s Kahala Market, and you’ll see numerous signs of the times: $6.99 for a gallon of low-fat milk, $4.79 for a dozen large eggs and just under $10 for a loaf of Dave’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Honolulu Mayor’s Stance On Navy Water Crisis: No Comment
The Navy’s water contamination crisis has impacted nearly 100,000 Oahu residents and is a “humanitarian and environmental disaster” that puts the larger community in imminent peril, according to a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hawaii Health Department Affirms Order To Shut Down Red Hill Fuel Tanks
The Hawaii Department of Health is standing by its order to the Navy to drain the Red Hill fuel facility, where leaks allowed petroleum to contaminate the drinking water of nearly 100,000 people. DOH...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Noam Chomsky, Cornel West Call For Immediate Shutdown Of Red Hill,...
An international group of progressive activists, including American linguist Noam Chomsky and philosopher Cornel West, are calling for the immediate closure of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: Navy Must Drain Red Hill Fuel Facility
A day after the Hawaii Department of Health doubled down on its order to the Navy to empty its Red Hill fuel facility, Hawaii’s congressional delegation is advising the military to do as its told....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Honolulu Caps Capacity of Large Indoor Events To Slow Covid Spread
Just over a month after Hawaii health officials first discovered the presence of the omicron variant in Honolulu, the city is limiting the number of people who can attend large indoor events to try to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HART Board Member Resigns, Becomes HART’s New Finance Director
Another Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board member has resigned, this time to take a job as the local rail agency’s new finance director. In that role, Dean Hazama will earn a $170,000...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kauhi’s Guilty Plea Strengthens The Conspiracy Case Against Mike Miske
Another co-defendant in the federal racketeering case against former Honolulu businessman and alleged criminal gang leader Michael Miske Jr. has flipped and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Honolulu’s Republican Party Told To Move Fundraiser Off Army Base
Just days before it was scheduled to hold a fundraiser on Schofield Base this Saturday, the Honolulu County Republican Party was asked to move the event off the military facility. Party Chairman Brett...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marines Suspect Water Issues In Manana Were Caused By Bacteria, Not Fuel
Some residents in Manana, a small military housing community near Pearl City, have been concerned for weeks that their water could be contaminated by fuel, but the military has maintained it found no...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employees Challenge Hawaiian Airlines Vaccine Mandate
A group of Hawaiian Airlines employees has challenged the company’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, saying the company violated federal law by failing to accommodate their religious beliefs and medical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Miske’s Hawaii Kai Home Is For Sale, But He’s Unlikely To Get The Proceeds
A Hawaii Kai home owned by alleged racketeering kingpin Michael J. Miske Jr., was listed for sale on Dec. 10 and is now in escrow, real estate records show. The 2,448-square-foot home at 559 Kumukahi...
View Article