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Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
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Predatory Landlord Practices at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 2292 Views :: Military, Cost of Living
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... For most lessees, the increase is a $1,250 jump in rent per month. ...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |
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Pentagon Plans Transfer of Red Hill Back to Navy
By Selected News Articles @ 10:41 PM :: 1964 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Joint Task Force – Red Hill was in charge of defueling, while the Navy and the Department of Defense will take on the closure process ....
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Monday, November 6, 2023 |
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Guam activists urge Ninth Circuit to revive environmental claims against Air Force
By Court House News @ 1:06 PM :: 1897 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Represented by David Henkin of Earthjustice, Prutehi Litekyan argued there had to have been a deliberative process prior to the submission, and that decision-making process was a final agency action ....
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Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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HIEMA Rewrites 'Hazard Mitigation Plan'
By News Release @ 3:11 AM :: 1947 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Military
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... FEMA requires that states must have an approved hazard mitigation plan to qualify for numerous federal assistance and mitigation grants ....
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
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Hawaii couple found guilty of stealing identities of dead babies
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 PM :: 1572 Views :: Military
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... While initial media reports suggested the couple were Russian spies, that narrative melted away as the trial approached ....
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Friday, October 20, 2023 |
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HIEMA: Dozens of Sirens Inoperable
By News Release @ 7:20 AM :: 1882 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... destroyed by lightning, vandalism or drunk drivers ....
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Debris Removal: Corps of Engineers Contractors Purposefully Damage 100s of Properties to Make More Money
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 3054 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Military
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"... an intentional effort to capitalize on this tragedy by defrauding the government ...."
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Red Hill defueling underway
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 AM :: 1963 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... nearly two years after a spill into the area's water forced thousands from their residences ....
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Corps of Engineers Fake 'Toxic' Cleanup Money Spinner for CNHA, 8a Companies
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 3311 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Military
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... The announcement comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to initiate the next phase of the recovery ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: 'Cultural awareness' at forefront of Corps of Engineers Mission
By Selected News Articles @ 9:28 PM :: 2281 Views :: Maui County, Military, Religion
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... An estimated 400-700,000 tons of fire-damaged debris will be removed ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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Missile Defense Agency to Terminate Preparation of EIS for Homeland Defense Radar - Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 2204 Views :: Environment, Military
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... MDA plans to publish a Notice of Termination in the Federal Register (FR) to terminate the Notice of Intent published on June 1, 2018 ....
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 |
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DoH Approves Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 1849 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Leading up to this decision, DOH oversaw completion by JTF-RH, of 297 repairs and enhancements needed for repacking and defueling ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Guam activists urge Ninth Circuit to revive environmental claims against Air Force
By Court House News @ 1:45 PM :: 1927 Views :: Environment, Military
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... An anti-military group protested the Air Force's application for a permit to continue detonation of waste munitions ....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
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EPA Approves Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 2037 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Hundreds of Military Personnel Helping in Lahaina Fire Zone
By Selected News Articles @ 3:07 AM :: 2130 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... there are National Guard, Reserve and active duty personnel who make up the task force. Also included in the task force are Army civilian personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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DOD, FEMA Fully Engaged in Maui Recovery and Assistance Efforts
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 2022 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... DOD has 691 personnel in Maui who are engaged in planning, synchronizing and coordinating support to FEMA and the state of Hawaii. ...
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Red Hill: Hawaii Department of Health Conditionally Approves All 253 Repairs
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 2078 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... JTF-RH remains on track to commence gravity defueling by October 16, 2023 ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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DOD Personnel Working With Hawaii, FEMA Officials to Speed Relief to Maui
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 1457 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... Almost 700 DOD personnel and 140 Coast Guardsmen are part of the coordinated response to the Maui wildfires ....
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Monday, August 14, 2023 |
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Hawaiian 8a Racial Contracting Finished?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:07 PM :: 4423 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA
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... 8(a) application submissions temporarily suspended ....
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Thursday, August 10, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii National Guard Fights Fires, Biden Declares Disaster
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 2561 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... The National Guard has activated 134 troops — including 99 Army National Guard personnel and 35 Air National Guard personnel — to assist in the in the ongoing local and federal wildfire response efforts ....
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Monday, July 24, 2023 |
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Hawaii lawmakers ask for $4 million bill to study Red Hill effects
By Selected News Articles @ 7:40 PM :: 2660 Views :: Environment, Military
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... a bill creating the 20-year Red Hill Epidemiological Health Outcomes Study overseen by the U.S. Department of Health of Human Services ....
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Thursday, July 20, 2023 |
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Military operations on Guam spur endangered species challenge
By Court House News @ 2:11 PM :: 2258 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Camp Blaz is being outfitted to host thousands of U.S. Marines, a plan said to threaten more than a dozen species with extinction ....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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Red Hill defueling progresses
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 PM :: 1786 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Hawaii Department of Health gave conditional approval to U.S. Navy officials to defuel surge tanks next to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Red Hill Surge Tanks First to be Drained
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 1828 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Approximately 480,000 gallons of fuel are expected to be removed from the surge tanks. Defueling operations are expected to begin on July 17, 2023, and run through July 30, 2023....
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Friday, June 30, 2023 |
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Sister Park Arrangement Signed for Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 2174 Views :: Hawaii History, Military, Tourism, Obama
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... Former President Barack Obama, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, and Senator Hirono Promote Peace through Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Sister Park Arrangement ....
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Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
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Red Hill Repairs Finished, Awaiting DoH Validation and Approval Before Defueling
By Selected News Articles @ 6:45 PM :: 1348 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... All repairs to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, mandated by the Hawaii Department of Health, are complete, Joint Task Force – Red Hill announced in a Wednesday night news release ....
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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DoH conditionally approves Red Hill defueling plan
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 2408 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... setting the framework to begin defueling about 104 million gallons of fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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DoH Publishes Red Hill Exposure Assessment
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2539 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Health Care, Military
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... Report summarizes potential chemical exposure to residents from 2021 jet fuel exposure ....
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Thursday, June 22, 2023 |
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New XO at HI-EMA
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 2311 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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... Don Aweau most recently served with the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a senior advisor ....
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023 |
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Sailor Wins Right to Register Guns
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 3793 Views :: Military, Second Amendment
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... City and state to pay $130K to settle gun owner’s lawsuit ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Bipartisan Task Force Combats Chinese Influence in Indo-Pacific
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 2057 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... bipartisan task force to conduct oversight on issues facing the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States (FAS) in the Indo-Pacific region ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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Tripler Culture and Malpractice: Contrasting military medical centers and private hospitals
By Selected News Articles @ 10:50 PM :: 2686 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, has paid out over $108 million since 1997 due to malpractice settlements and verdicts ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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Red Hill 2023 Consent Order Published
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 2288 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Red Hill 2023 Consent Order between the EPA, Navy, and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) ....
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Sunday, May 28, 2023 |
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GET on Health Care
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2609 Views :: Health Care, Military, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... One of the bills in this past legislative session that fell to the cutting room floor when it probably shouldn’t have was Senate Bill 1035, which would have exempted medical services provided by health care providers if the services were paid for by Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE ....
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Friday, May 26, 2023 |
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The Number of Troops Hawaii Sent to Fight in WWII
By Selected News Articles @ 9:18 PM :: 2206 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... About 15,965 Americans residing in Hawaii enlisted to fight in World War II ....
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Monday, May 15, 2023 |
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Study Links Hawaii JROTC to positive education and career outcomes
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 2334 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... cadets who participated in all four years of the program are more likely to graduate, have higher rates of attendance and lower rates of suspension ....
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Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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Hawaii Officials Sign Unified Statement on Red Hill
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 2508 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The parties will convene over the next three to four months to develop a blueprint to achieve the shared goal of clean water for the future ....
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Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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SB1230: A one-finger salute at our military
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 2663 Views :: Military, Second Amendment
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... under this soon-to-be law, service members are going to be denied their basic fundamental right to bear arms for lawful purposes ....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 |
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DOD Implements New Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance Adjustment Process
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 2322 Views :: Military, Cost of Living
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... Many of the locations that we will see initially will be in areas such as Hawaii, Guam, Japan and other locations in the [U.S. Indo-Pacific Command] theater ....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 |
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Shakedown Schatz: Hawaii Deserves ‘Fairness’ On $1 Lease By U.S. Military Of 23,000 Acres
By Video @ 3:14 AM :: 2443 Views :: Military, OHA
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... Video: Brian Schatz: Hawaii Deserves ‘Fairness’ On $1 Lease By U.S. Military Of 23,000 Acres Of Land ....
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Friday, April 28, 2023 |
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EPA Inspector General Report on Red Hill Facility
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 2546 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"EPA Region 9 Must Continue Oversight Throughout the Decontamination and Closure of the Red Hill Facility"
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
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Red Hill closure reignites debate over Jones Act
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 AM :: 2578 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Military
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... Moving the fuel from Red Hill using international ships would cost $36 million, but $66 million using Jones Act tankers, Case said to Mayorkas in a letter ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Red Hill: Case Urges Waiver From Jones Act/Cargo Preference Requirements To Expedite Defueling
By Ed Case @ 5:16 PM :: 3016 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Jones Act, Military
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... He says waivers are needed to assure full, dependable and cost-effective availability of the ten oceangoing fuel tankers called for under Defense Department’s proposed defueling plan ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Kaneohe Marine Corps Project Funnels Millions to Sierra Club
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 2972 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Greenmail, Military
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... Marine Corps Base Hawaii have devoted “millions” to clearing out invasive mangrove species and partnered with environmental groups, such as the local Sierra Club chapter, to shovel out the aggressive plants ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Joint Task Force – Red Hill Begins Dewatering
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 2695 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Dewatering is expected to last through April 21 ....
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