Joint Task Force Red Hill
Hawaii Congressional Leaders Deny Supporting Shutdown Of Red Hill Oversight Panel
An EPA official was captured on video characterizing the delegation’s stance, but the EPA now says that never happened.
Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hi
EPA To Disband Red Hill Oversight Group Amid Navy Complaints
The Navy wanted to control the agenda. Community members said no. Now the group is being cancelled.
U.S. Air Force
The Air Force Wants To Build 7 New Telescopes On Maui To Track Space Debris
The plans for the project on Haleakala’s summit drew significant opposition last week during public scoping meetings that are part of the environmental review process.
Judge In Red Hill Trial Takes On Question Of Compensation
Plaintiffs are seeking a combined sum of nearly $7 million for physical and mental harm related to Red Hill.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Families Testify In Red Hill Trial How Fuel Made Them Sick As Feds Express Doubt
Witnesses testified they became extremely ill after drinking the Navy’s contaminated water. Government attorneys countered their exposure was brief.
Red Hill Families Describe Litany Of Harms From Tainted Water In Lead-Up To Federal Trial
In the trial starting Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice will question whether they were exposed to jet fuel and, if so, whether it was enough to account for their illnesses.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Navy Declines To Identify Its Pearl Harbor Water Quality Experts
A spokesman cited unspecified privacy concerns when rejecting a Civil Beat request to reveal the names.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
The Days Of The Army Leasing Land In Hawaii For $1 Are Likely Over. But What’s Next?
The Board of Land and Natural Resources is trying to determine how the state should value thousands of acres long used for military training before leases expire.
U.S. Department of Defense
Not Just Red Hill: Hundreds Of Military Fuel Depots Threaten Environment And Public Health
A new federal report, ordered after the Red Hill crisis, uncovered oversight weaknesses at hundreds of the military’s fuel storage sites.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Working Group Will Address Lead Contamination At Marine Shooting Range
The Puuloa Range Training Facility has been a source of growing concern.