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The Board of Land and Natural Resources’ ongoing practice of issuing temporary permits to divert water from East Maui streams was upheld in a decision by the Hawaiʻi appeals court. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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The newly stood-up Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill appears to be off to a rough start. A community group maintains the Navy is trying to strong-arm a process agreed to under a work order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Navy said it would look to meetings in February and March, indicating it wants to restructure the gatherings to make them more productive.
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To mark a decade since 27,000 gallons of jet fuel leaked from an underground tank in the Navy's Red Hill facility, The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to representatives from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply and the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi. BWS Manager Ernest Lau said he doesn't want to take any chances with Honolulu's drinking water.
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Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi held a press conference with the Los Angeles-based advocacy group COMMUNITYx to support civilian families affected by Red Hill crisis. HPR's Sabrina Bodon spoke to residents who continue to feel the effects after the contamination.
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The Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi has taken the military to task over its handling of fuel spills at the Red Hill underground fuel storage facility over several decades. Executive Director Wayne Tanaka joined The Conversation to discuss the latest findings into a leak of aqueous film forming foam.
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Marti Townsend, the former head of the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and now with Earthjustice, recently attended a local screening of a documentary about PFAS contamination on Okinawa. She said there are parallels between Okinawa and Red Hill on Oʻahu.
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The Conversation spoke to Sierra Club Director Wayne Tanaka to reflect on what the community has gained and lost during this water crisis and the recent spill of toxic firefighting foam concentrate.
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The Sierra Club’s Wayne Tanaka explained why the groups chose to meet outside the Arizona Memorial, which is alongside the military’s Hotel Pier where leaked oil has also been found.
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The Defense Department says it will permanently shut down and defuel the Navy's Red Hill fuel tank facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water. Hawaiʻi's congressional delegation and local leaders praised the announcement but warned there is a lot of work ahead.
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The Sierra Club says the Navy is not in compliance with a key aspect of a state emergency order on the Red Hill fuel storage depot. As HPR’s Scott Kim reports, the Navy was required to submit documents to the state Department of Health last week on how it would safely defuel the facility.