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Another DPP Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Another DPP Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes

There are still two more defendants awaiting trial.

First Military Families Cleared To Go Home After Drinking Water Is Deemed Safe Courtesy: Department of Health/2022

First Military Families Cleared To Go Home After Drinking Water Is Deemed Safe

Residents of a small area near the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility may resume using their water for all purposes, effective immediately, the DOH said.

Red Hill’s Firefighting System Was Damaged Long Before Contamination Crisis U.S. Navy/2021

Red Hill’s Firefighting System Was Damaged Long Before Contamination Crisis

The system would deploy water automatically in case of a fire at the Navy’s fuel facility, but firefighting foam would have to be turned on manually, a spokeswoman said.

Hawaii’s Congressmen Hope A New Bill Will Force The Navy To Close Red Hill Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Congressmen Hope A New Bill Will Force The Navy To Close Red Hill

For years, Hawaii’s congressional delegation was not in favor of decommissioning the Red Hill fuel facility. That changed when fuel hit people’s faucets.

Marine Corps Discharged High Levels Of Fecal Bacteria Into Kailua Bay Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Marine Corps Discharged High Levels Of Fecal Bacteria Into Kailua Bay

It’s not the first time the Marine Corps has released wastewater into Kailua Bay in violation of its permit.

River of Life Will Open Several Free Meal Centers After Moving From Chinatown Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

River of Life Will Open Several Free Meal Centers After Moving From Chinatown

The Christian mission said it does not have exact locations for the new food hubs yet but is exploring different possibilities.

Red Hill Security Cameras Were Disconnected Before Fuel Leaks, Kahele Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Red Hill Security Cameras Were Disconnected Before Fuel Leaks, Kahele Says

Security footage of the leaks that contaminated military families’ drinking water “doesn’t exist,” the congressman said.

Bills To Shut Down Red Hill Fuel Facility Move Forward At Hawaii Legislature Courtesy: State Senate/2022

Bills To Shut Down Red Hill Fuel Facility Move Forward At Hawaii Legislature

As the federal government fights the state’s shutdown order in court, city and state lawmakers are making moves to close the facility through legislation.

Indictment Puts Spotlight On One Of The Most Connected Men In Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Indictment Puts Spotlight On One Of The Most Connected Men In Honolulu

Max Sword, a former tourism industry lobbyist, is one of three former city officials facing federal conspiracy charges.

Schatz Secures $100 Million To Defuel Red Hill Facility Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Schatz Secures $100 Million To Defuel Red Hill Facility

It’s the first round of federal funding for the removal of fuel at the World War II-era fuel farm.