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The Conversation spoke with Navy Cmdr. Benjamin Dunn from the environmental and remediation team of Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hill.
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The Navy finally released its report on a handful of homes that were reporting fuel contamination in their drinking water, specifically TPH, total petroleum hydrocarbons. Two military wives say they don't trust the findings, adding that if the 271-page report was supposed to make them feel better, it did not.
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A bill that would allow the state Commission on Water Resource Management to hire its own legal counsel is receiving pushback from the state’s largest law firm: the attorney general’s office. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi explains.
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Surfrider Foundation Hawaiʻi released its new Blue Water Task Force Water Quality Report this week. The Conversation talked with the foundation’s Hawaiʻi Regional Manager Lauren Blickley about the most polluted beaches in our state and other results of the 2023 report.
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The Hawaiʻi cut is part of over $50 billion in water investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Following the August fires in West Maui, a key issue remains the ongoing struggle for water rights. A proposal currently advancing in the Legislature aims to strengthen the state Water Code and safeguard the Commission on Water Resource Management from outside influence. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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Water departments on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island have advised customers to conserve water ahead of possible storm-related power outages this month. But what does the power grid have to do with the water that comes out of your faucet? HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote explains.
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The state Department of Health and the state Department of Education have been repairing water fixtures across the state after they tested for lead.
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The $100 per toilet rebate is an incentive to swap to low flow models that save water as well as money on monthly bills.
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Kaleo Manuel has been the Commission on Water Resource Management’s first deputy for four years. He was the first Native Hawaiian to hold the position. He was accused of restricting water access during the Maui fires and was subsequently reassigned. But after public backlash and a lawsuit, Manuel was reinstated to his position in October.