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Saturday, October 29, 2022 |
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Former JROTC Instructor Receives 168 Months in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Student
By News Release @ 5:03 AM :: 1988 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Military
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... United States District Judge Jill A. Otake today sentenced Victor Aguilar, 66, of Kauai, Hawaii to 168 months of imprisonment ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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Red Hill Fuel to Stay at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 AM :: 1781 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Draining the pipelines, which have approximately 1.16 million gallons of fuel split between them, is the first step in completely defueling Red Hill ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Red Hill Pipeline Defueling Rescheduled After Water Main Repairs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:03 AM :: 2684 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Navy was supposed to start unpacking fuel from three pipelines Monday, but the Friday water main break affected the systems that would be used for removing the fuel ....
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Friday, October 7, 2022 |
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DoH Approves First Phase of Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 1588 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Removing existing fuel from the Red Hill pipelines will allow the Navy to begin critical repairs to facilitate safe defueling ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Red Hill Defueling Could Take from Four Months to 30 Days, Says New Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 1531 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The DoD could begin defueling pipelines as early as this month and remove all the fuel by the end of July 2024, according to the public plan ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Russian Hackers Target Hawaii State Computers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 2082 Views :: World News, Hawaii State Government, Military
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... In a Telegram post Wednesday, Killnet, a notorious "hacktivist" group posted a list of several governmental websites it would be targeting in the coming days ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Secretary of Defense Visits Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Meets With Hawaii State Officials and Families
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 1742 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Secretary also met with Hawaii state officials, as well as with several families impacted by the Red Hill fuel release, to listen to their concerns and to discuss the defueling effort ....
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 |
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Department of Defense Submits Additional Supplement to the Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 1634 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... As work continues, DoD will provide regular updates of the schedule at least monthly or when significant changes are necessary ....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 |
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Coast Guard Busts Illegal Fireworks Shipments at Honolulu Harbor
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 2316 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Military
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... 13,449 pounds of unpermitted fireworks with an estimated street value of 2.7 million dollars ....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 |
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Biden Hosts Pacific Islands Summit In Washington
By Ed Case @ 4:32 PM :: 1630 Views :: World News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Rep Ed Case says Hawai‘i will play an increasingly pivotal role in advancing the aims of the Summit ....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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DOH issues $8.7 million fine, orders Navy to make critical repairs to Pearl Harbor wastewater treatment plan
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 1449 Views :: Environment, Military
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... at the NAVFAC Hawaii Wastewater Treatment Plant near Pearl Harbor, numerous operation and maintenance issues led to repeated discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage ....
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Saturday, September 24, 2022 |
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EPA: Navy Red Hill, Hickam 'Not in Compliance'
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 1572 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam SPCC Inspection Report .... BPHH Underground Storage Tank Report ....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022 |
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Rear Admiral to Oversee Red Hill Defueling
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 1766 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Rear Adm. John Wade as the Commander of the Joint Task Force of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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McDermott pledges congressional action to stabilize Hawaii Housing costs
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:08 PM :: 1442 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Military, Republican Party, Cost of Living
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... compel the DOD via statue to build all the base housing they need (approximately 40k units) for their servicemembers’ families on base in Hawaii ....
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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Updated Navy Red Hill Plan Released
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 1886 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... New Red Hill plan projects earlier defueling date ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Military families sue US over water contaminated by Navy jet fuel
By Court House News @ 4:28 PM :: 1568 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... The Navy’s “toxic secrets” contributed to severe health issues for military families in Hawaii who were forced to drink tainted water and denied appropriate medical care, according to the lawsuit ....
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Friday, August 26, 2022 |
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Aiona, McDermott urge water treatment system for Red Hill
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 1:19 PM :: 1823 Views :: Environment, Military, Republican Party
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... Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation has only gotten money for remediation and not prospective preventive measures like water treatment facilities ....
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Monday, August 22, 2022 |
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Alleged Russian spies in Hawaii to remain in federal custody until September trial
By Court House News @ 11:47 PM :: 1564 Views :: Military
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... A judge denied the couple’s appeal for release, citing flight risk related to one defendant’s military history ....
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Friday, August 19, 2022 |
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Chinese Navy intel ship spied on RIMPAC
By Selected News Articles @ 12:39 PM :: 1345 Views :: Military
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...Chinese intelligence monitoring of the RIMPAC exercises appears increasingly routine....
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Friday, August 12, 2022 |
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EPA: Kaneohe Marine Base to Upgrade Stormwater Runoff Controls
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 1358 Views :: Environment, Military
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... EPA announced a Federal Facility Compliance Agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to make improvements related to stormwater discharges at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii ....
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Thursday, August 11, 2022 |
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Navy, UH, DoH Agree to Use EPA-Certified Water Testing Protocols
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1490 Views :: Environment, Military
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... to ensure water testing is based on EPA-certified methods ....
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022 |
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Accused Russian spies in Hawaii are set for trial
By Court House News @ 9:01 PM :: 1700 Views :: Military
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... “That’s what they’re calling me” ....
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022 |
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UH dashboard provides public, officials with Red Hill water crisis data
By News Release @ 7:56 AM :: 1974 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, Military
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... The method can be used to flag samples with trace concentrations of dissolved contaminants, as low as 10 parts per billion diesel fuel ....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022 |
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DoH Disapproves Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 1644 Views :: Environment, Military
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...This determination is consistent with the DOD’s own assessment that “it will not receive DOH approval of this defueling plan until it is able to provide this supplemental information.”....
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022 |
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Russian Spies at Barber's Point for 28 years?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:17 PM :: 2322 Views :: Military
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... prosecutors introduced photos of the two spies wearing KGB uniforms ....
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022 |
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Army Conducts Review of Facility Use by Political Entities
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 1887 Views :: Ethics, Military, Politicians
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... District 21 incumbent state Sen. Maile Shimabukuro, District 44 incumbent state Rep. Cedric Gates and District 44 challenger Darius Kila ....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022 |
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Kiribati 'cooking something with China' - former Kiribati president
By Selected News Articles @ 9:06 PM :: 1849 Views :: World News, Military
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... a deal directly with the Chinese about the Phoenix Islands ....
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Monday, July 11, 2022 |
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What the US Military Spends in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 AM :: 1593 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... On a per capita basis, defense spending in Hawaii is equal to about $5,506 per person, the third most among states ....
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Friday, July 1, 2022 |
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Full Text: DoD Releases Revised Red Hill Report
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1904 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Department of Defense (DoD) today released its plan to safely defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility by the end of calendar year 2024 ....
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 |
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Ukraine Needs Robot Dogs to Clear Mines -- Will HPD Donate?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 AM :: 1800 Views :: Honolulu County, Military, Police
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... it has become increasingly common for deminers to use robots in the field to increase their productivity and mitigate the risk of blowing themselves up ....
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Wednesday, June 15, 2022 |
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Congress Moving $2.2B for Red Hill
By Ed Case @ 2:48 PM :: 1785 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... to Further Remediate, Defuel and Close Red Hill and Move the Fuel to More Strategic Locations Elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific ....
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Thursday, June 9, 2022 |
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Hawai‘i Youth Challenge Academy Graduates 83 Students
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 1377 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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... the program’s first graduating class in Hawai‘i to graduate with a 100% post-program employment rate, and official accreditation status ....
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Saturday, May 28, 2022 |
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Navy Contractor: Piping Repairs Key to any Red Hill Solution
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 1670 Views :: Environment, Development, Military
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... It just so happens that these repairs are also the repairs needs to continue using the facility. What a coincidence! ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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DoH Survey: 87% in Red Hill Impact Area Report Symptoms
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 1780 Views :: Environment, Health Care, Military
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... Eighty-seven percent of over 2,000 survey participants reported at least one new or worsening health symptom following exposure to JP-5 jet fuel in the Navy water system. Thirty-seven percent sought medical care and 17 people reported being hospitalized overnight ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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Team Hickam delivers first baby formula flight
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 1251 Views :: Military
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... 78,000 pounds of baby formula arrived in Indianapolis aboard a Hickam-based C-17 Globemaster III flying from Ramstein Air Base, Germany ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Red Hill: Navy waives right to contested case hearing
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 1652 Views :: Environment, Military
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... “The Navy’s decision means that work to defuel and close the Red Hill facility can begin without further delay,” said Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director of Environmental Health ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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DoH: Navy Must Present Red Hill Shutdown Plan by November
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 1372 Views :: Environment, Military
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... The Navy must provide DOH with its independent contractor’s assessment on facility operations by May 15, a plan and implementation schedule to defuel by June 30, and a plan for closure of the facility by November 1 ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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Red Hill fuel cleanup could require more tax dollars than allocated
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 PM :: 2156 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Military
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... More than $1 billion is being poured into the defueling and cleanup efforts connected to the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii, but one lawmaker said more money is needed ....
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Saturday, April 9, 2022 |
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Army invites public comments on draft EIS for Pōhakuloa Training Area
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 2008 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Military
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... Draft EIS 60-day public comment period April 8 through June 7, 2022 ....
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Friday, April 8, 2022 |
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New Monitoring Wells to be Installed at Red Hill
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 1905 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... “These wells will add to our existing knowledge of the hydrogeology of the area and provide for long term monitoring of our water resources” ....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022 |
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Red Hill Captain Relieved--Rear Admiral Takes Over
By News Release @ 5:32 AM :: 1930 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... following a series of leadership and oversight failures at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Friday, April 1, 2022 |
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Red Hill Closure Fake?
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 7:06 PM :: 2133 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"... Red Hill is not going to be shut down anytime soon or in the foreseeable future ...."
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Monday, March 28, 2022 |
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DoD to Spend $1B on Red Hill
By Selected News Articles @ 6:51 PM :: 1790 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Case’s Appropriations Committee will review the request as part of the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request ....
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Friday, March 18, 2022 |
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DoH Declares Navy Water Safe in All Residential Areas
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 5707 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The health advisory for all 19 zones and Manana Housing has been amended and water in these zones is safe to drink ....
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022 |
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McDermott: DoD Red Hill Closure Memo 'a vague non-binding promise'
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:15 PM :: 2396 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Austin was forced to give Schatz something and Schatz secured a vague promise out into the future that is non-binding with no funds for closure. Conversely, the Omnibus spending Bill is quite detailed in what it funds, and funds for Decommissioning are missing ....
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022 |
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Hawaii National Guard Completes Two-Year COVID Mission
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 1759 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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... The HING JTF has been on orders assisting the state since April 6, 2020 ....
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Monday, March 14, 2022 |
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Let’s Not Die on Red Hill
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:13 PM :: 1980 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... the government has reacted in a typical knee-jerk fashion ....
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
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Senate Approves More Millions for Red Hill
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 2071 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... $150 Million In New Federal Funding To Defuel, Permanently Close Red Hill, Clean Up Water ....
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Monday, March 7, 2022 |
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DoD to Permanently Close Red Hill
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 1926 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"...After close consultation with senior civilian and military leaders, I have decided to defuel and permanently close the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility in Hawaii...."
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