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Lawsuit Alleges Honolulu Police Shot, Killed Man With No Justification Screenshot/2021

Lawsuit Alleges Honolulu Police Shot, Killed Man With No Justification

Dana Brown’s family is suing the City and County of Honolulu for wrongful death after he was shot and killed by HPD in 2019.

State Orders Navy To Plan To Empty Fuel Tanks At Red Hill Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

State Orders Navy To Plan To Empty Fuel Tanks At Red Hill

Earlier on Monday, the Navy secretary said he had no immediate plans to defuel Red Hill.

Delay In Confirming Petroleum-Laced Water Exposes Need For Local Test Site Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Delay In Confirming Petroleum-Laced Water Exposes Need For Local Test Site

Test samples had to be sent to the mainland, leaving the community without answers for days.

In Kaimuki, Eclectic Businesses Are Rising From The Ashes Of The Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

In Kaimuki, Eclectic Businesses Are Rising From The Ashes Of The Pandemic

Many of the businesses combine more than one revenue stream — haircuts and drinks, for instance —聽 and they are embracing the neighborhood’s Main Street vibe.

Hawaii’s Leadership Calls For Suspension Of Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Facility Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii’s Leadership Calls For Suspension Of Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Facility

The statement by Gov. David Ige and the entire congressional delegation comes amid a water contamination crisis and calls to shut the facility down permanently.

Water Samples Damaged In Latest Setback To Honolulu’s Contamination Crisis Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Water Samples Damaged In Latest Setback To Honolulu’s Contamination Crisis

The Navy and the state Health Department are struggling to get details about the contamination of a water well serving Pearl Harbor.

The Search For The Next Honolulu Police Chief Is Still Bogged Down Jacob Geanous/Civil Beat/2021

The Search For The Next Honolulu Police Chief Is Still Bogged Down

The Honolulu Police Commission has gone weeks without providing any significant developments in the search for the department’s next chief. Commissioners are starting to question what is taking so long.

Navy Confirms Petroleum Was Detected In The Red Hill Well Screenshot: Facebook Live/2021

Navy Confirms Petroleum Was Detected In The Red Hill Well

The state Department of Health said it had just received the Navy’s test results and it stood by its recommendations on water usage.

Kahele Tells Navy That Red Hill Is ‘Crisis Of Astronomical Proportions’ Screenshot/2021

Kahele Tells Navy That Red Hill Is ‘Crisis Of Astronomical Proportions’

The Hawaii congressman pressed a top official with the U.S. Navy for answers during a House Armed Services Committee hearing.

Fearing Contamination, Honolulu Has Slowed Pumping At A Well Near Red Hill Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Fearing Contamination, Honolulu Has Slowed Pumping At A Well Near Red Hill

Civilian water customers get their water from the same aquifer as the military families who have complained of contaminated water.聽