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Up To 5 Billion Gallons Of Water Wasted By The Navy Since Red Hill Crisis

Up To 5 Billion Gallons Of Water Wasted By The Navy Since Red Hill Crisis

The Navy passed on an opportunity to divert filtered water from Red Hill to a useful purpose. 

$17 Million In Court Settlements Is Coming To Red Hill Families Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hi

$17 Million In Court Settlements Is Coming To Red Hill Families

The deals amount to roughly $27,000 per plaintiff. Some victims of the water contamination say that doesn’t go far enough.

FBI Director’s Hawai‘i Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ At A Pearl Harbor Memorial  AP Photo/Mengshin Lin

FBI Director’s Hawai‘i Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ At A Pearl Harbor Memorial 

With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona. A Navy spokesperson confirmed the outing but said the service wasn’t able to track down who initiated it.

Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership

A bill being considered by the Legislature would allow the state DOT to act as a military contractor to expedite federal projects for improvements to airports and roads.

Will Bailey: Hawaiʻi Could Feel The Consequences Of The Iran War Soon AP Photo/Vahid Salemi/2026

Will Bailey: Hawaiʻi Could Feel The Consequences Of The Iran War Soon

Loose talk about bombing Iran’s civilian infrastructure skips over the real cost of escalation — and Hawaiʻi is about to feel those consequences.

Is Haleakalā The Next Frontier For A Telescope Standoff? U.S. Air Force

Is Haleakalā The Next Frontier For A Telescope Standoff?

Plans for several new military telescopes atop the mountain are drawing strong opposition. But protests over other Maui telescope projects in recent years have failed to have the same impact as the anti-TMT movement on the Big Island.

Red Hill Victims Dealt A Blow In Their Fight Against The Navy David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Red Hill Victims Dealt A Blow In Their Fight Against The Navy

Plaintiffs said they didn’t know about fuel samples until it was too late. The judge declined their request to punish the government.

Hawaiʻi Soldiers Once Branded ‘Enemy Aliens’ Promoted Posthumously  AP

Hawaiʻi Soldiers Once Branded ‘Enemy Aliens’ Promoted Posthumously 

The Japanese American men were students at the University of Hawaiʻi and cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, on track to become Army officers, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 

Will Bailey: After Removal, What Comes Next For Venezuela AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Will Bailey: After Removal, What Comes Next For Venezuela

Power, restraint and the cost of governing without consent.

Former Tripler Army Doctor Charged With Secretly Filming Patients Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Former Tripler Army Doctor Charged With Secretly Filming Patients

The charges against Maj. Blaine McGraw stem from Texas cases, but at least 10 Hawaiʻi patients are also claiming misconduct.