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The Conversation

The Conversation; Military families housed in hotels; Reports of pool cleaning chemicals predate fuel fume complaints

By Catherine Cruz,
Lillian Tsang
Published December 9, 2021 at 2:55 PM HST
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U.S. Army soldiers assist with laundry services on Aliamanu Military Reserve, Dec. 4, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darbi Colson, 28th Public Affairs Detachment.)
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U.S. Army soldiers assist with laundry services on Aliamanu Military Reserve, Dec. 4, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darbi Colson, 28th Public Affairs Detachment.)
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Lillian Tsang is the senior producer of The Conversation. She has been part of the talk show team since it first aired in 2011. Contact her at ltsang@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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