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Hawaii’s Congressmen Hope A New Bill Will Force The Navy To Close Red Hill
The Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility that contaminated military families’ drinking water could be shut down permanently if legislation introduced by Hawaii’s congressmen passes in the U.S. Congress. The...
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Red Hill’s Firefighting System Was Damaged Long Before Contamination Crisis
As the public waits for the results of the Navy’s investigation into its fuel contamination crisis in Hawaii, a Navy document shows that the fire suppression system at the center of the probe has been...
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First Military Families Cleared To Go Home After Drinking Water Is Deemed Safe
After weeks of displacement from their homes amid a water contamination crisis, the first group of military families will return to their Red Hill neighborhood in Honolulu with an assurance from the...
View ArticleAnother DPP Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes
A fourth defendant in the Honolulu permitting department bribery scandal has pleaded guilty to taking money in exchange for providing favorable treatment. Jason Dadez, a Department of Planning and...
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Hirono Defends Decision Not To Back Bill That Would Shut Down Red Hill
As Hawaii residents unite in their desire to permanently close the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility, Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono is standing by her decision not to support federal legislation that would do...
View ArticleHonolulu Settles Four Law Enforcement Lawsuits
The Honolulu City Council on Wednesday approved legal payouts totaling millions of dollars to settle lawsuits filed against the Honolulu Police Department and Prosecuting Attorney’s office. The largest...
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Kenneth Silva Appointed To Honolulu Police Commission
The Honolulu City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to appoint the city’s former fire chief, Kenneth Silva, as the newest member of the Honolulu Police Commission. Silva, who served as fire chief...
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Honolulu City Council Approves New Regulations On Red Hill Fuel Facility
A bill unanimously passed by the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday takes aim at the Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks and creates another mechanism to shut the troubled facility down. Bill 48, which Mayor...
View ArticleDOH Declares Drinking Water Safe For A Second Military Neighborhood
The Hawaii Department of Health gave residents of a second military neighborhood the all-clear to return to their homes, declaring Wednesday that water in the Pearl City Peninsula neighborhood is again...
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These Displaced Red Hill Families Are Tired Of Staying In A Waikiki Hotel
Six-year-old Ben Camp, an aspiring Spiderman, misses his bedroom. “Mine has a dinosaur bed,” he said. “It’s really comfortable.” The boy, whose father is on deployment with the Coast Guard, has instead...
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Regulators Were Watching The Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Facility. What Went Wrong?
After a catastrophic leak from the Red Hill fuel facility in 2014, the Navy agreed to work with state and federal regulators on an oversight plan that they hoped would help prevent a similar incident...
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More Problems Mount Along Honolulu Rail Track Crossings
Honolulu rail officials have identified yet another worrisome flaw in the track crossings along the transit line’s western half: The spaces between the rails at those checkpoints are too slim, leading...
View ArticleNavy Finds High Levels Of Petroleum, Lead, Other Compounds In Tap Water
The Navy released new water testing results on Friday night and Saturday afternoon that found high levels of contaminants in the water of an Oahu elementary school, a child development center, military...
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Honolulu Scores A Win Against Big Oil In Climate Change Lawsuit
A City and County of Honolulu effort to hold oil companies accountable for climate change impacts that threaten Oahu overcame a major legal obstacle this week. Hawaii Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey...
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Navy Already In Violation Of Red Hill Emergency Order, DOH Says
The U.S. Navy is already failing to comply with the state emergency order the Hawaii Department of Health issued following the fuel contamination of the military’s water source, DOH said in a press...
View ArticleProbable Carcinogen Was Erroneously Detected In Water Samples, Navy Says
The Navy said on Tuesday that a chemical used to make pesticides and paint varnish was incorrectly detected in water samples from the Navy’s water system and that the chemical was actually not present...
View ArticleHawaii’s Economy Is Rebounding Faster Than Expected
Hawaii’s economy is rebounding more quickly than expected, as growing visitor arrivals have helped drive a growing labor market and tax collections, state officials reported on Tuesday. In its...
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DOH Declares Water Is Safe At Ford Island, Hale Moku And Manana
Navy water system users in Ford Island, Hale Moku and Manana Housing can now safely use their water for all purposes including drinking, cooking and oral hygiene, according to the Hawaii Department of...
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Judge In Conspiracy Case OKs Deposition Of Terminally Ill Ex-Budget Director
Honolulu’s former budget director, who is terminally ill, will have to discuss his knowledge of former police chief Louis Kealoha’s severance agreement in a deposition, U.S. District Court Judge Leslie...
View ArticleHonolulu Climate Change Lawsuit Against Oil Companies Will Proceed, Judge Rules
A lawsuit filed by Honolulu and the Board of Water Supply against fossil fuel companies got the OK to proceed to trial after a ruling by Hawaii Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree on Monday. The...
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