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The funding will support water monitoring, filtration, restoration efforts and relief for residents, Hirono’s office said.

A wide-ranging bill passed by the U.S. House last week would extend medical coverage for veterans exposed to Agent Orange and nuclear testing decades ago.

The announcement marks the end of the military’s fight to keep open a WWII-era fuel facility that has threatened Oahu’s drinking water for years.

Initial reports of possible carcinogen BCCE in several samples taken from the zones were false positives, the DOH says.

A monitoring agreement signed in 2015 failed to prevent a catastrophe six years later.

Nearly three months into a water contamination crisis, thousands of military-affiliated families have found their daily lives drastically transformed.

Pearl City Peninsula residents can again use tap water, the state said, months after fuel leaks contaminated the Navy’s water supply.

City, state and federal leaders are pushing to shut down the World War II-era network of tanks and pipelines.

The helicopter was operated by a military contractor participating in a training operation.

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.