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Hawaii Veterans Say VA Bureaucracy Is Hampering Access To Health Care Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Veterans Say VA Bureaucracy Is Hampering Access To Health Care

The visiting Veterans Affairs secretary outlined plans for improvements, including hiring more nurses and expanding telehealth.

Lead Detected Near Military’s Ewa Beach Shooting Range, Surfrider Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Lead Detected Near Military’s Ewa Beach Shooting Range, Surfrider Says

The Marine Corps expressed skepticism about the findings. The state health department said it would investigate.

The Defueling Of The Red Hill Storage Facility Is In This Admiral’s Hands Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The Defueling Of The Red Hill Storage Facility Is In This Admiral’s Hands

The commander of a new task force aimed at safely removing fuel from the WWII-era facility promised accountability and transparency in dealing with the aftermath of last year’s leaks.

Danny De Gracia: The Navy Needs To Make Red Hill A Priority Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Danny De Gracia: The Navy Needs To Make Red Hill A Priority

The U.S. military has built megastructures under wartime conditions on short orders when enthusiasm and necessity were involved.

Navy Releases Another 1,000 Gallons Of Raw Sewage Into Pearl Harbor Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2022

Navy Releases Another 1,000 Gallons Of Raw Sewage Into Pearl Harbor

The leak comes as community members are increasingly critical of the military’s treatment of Hawaii’s environment.

Hawaii Fines Navy $8.7 Million For Sewage Leakage Near Pearl Harbor Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Fines Navy $8.7 Million For Sewage Leakage Near Pearl Harbor

The health department wants to prevent a “potential catastrophic failure” of the wastewater facility, an official said.

Russia Gives Citizenship To Ex-Hawaii NSA Contractor Edward Snowden AP File/2013

Russia Gives Citizenship To Ex-Hawaii NSA Contractor Edward Snowden

U.S. intelligence officials have accused him of putting U.S. personnel at risk and damaging national security. He currently faces charges in the United States that could result in decades in prison.

EPA Finds Navy Violated Environmental Rules At Red Hill, Hickam U.S. Pacific Fleet/2022

EPA Finds Navy Violated Environmental Rules At Red Hill, Hickam

The findings add to a long list of compliance and maintenance failures in the military’s fuel operations on Oahu.

Fugitive In Massive Navy Bribery Case Caught In Venezuela Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Fugitive In Massive Navy Bribery Case Caught In Venezuela

The defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” had ties to Hawaii.

Quicker Defueling Plan Would Drain Red Hill By July 2024 U.S. Pacific Fleet/2022

Quicker Defueling Plan Would Drain Red Hill By July 2024

The state health department rejected a previous version, saying it lacked specificity.