Navy Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility

The military wants to reassure the public that any federal government shutdown will not impact the draining of the Navy Red Hill underground fuel tanks on Oʻahu. U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Michelle Link, deputy commander of Joint Task Force-Red Hill, spoke to The Conversation about the defueling plan.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply has proposed a series of water rate increases over the next four years as they eye the military's defueling of Red Hill, which is set to begin in October. Chief Engineer Ernie Lau spoke to The Conversation about the latest.

Island Energy Services has officially marked the completion of five additional above-ground fuel storage tanks at its facility in Kapolei. The company held a blessing Thursday afternoon for the storage tanks.

Island Energy Services CEO Jon Mauer talks about the company's plans to store Red Hill's fuel; UH Hilo psychology professor Chris Frueh details Firefighter Syndrome; Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Paula Dobbyn addresses the economic shocks experienced by Maui as a result of the fires; HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports from Maui on the status of Native Hawaiian healing from the devastation of the fires; Paula Rath talks to The Conversation about the creation of Palama Settlement

Navy repacking the pipelines ahead of defueling Red Hill underground storage tanks; Hawai'i's Republican Party campaigning begins; Windward Community College's Acting Conservatory; Big Island athlete wins CrossFit Games

Joint Task Force Red Hill began what it calls repacking the Red Hill pipelines on Monday, which is where they'll add fuel back into the lines to remove air. To get this done, the JTFRH completed 253 mandatory repairs needed to shut down the site. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has the story.

The military plans to begin defueling millions of gallons of fuel at its Red Hill facility in a little over two months. The Joint Task Force invited members of the House Special Committee on Red Hill to tour the area last week.

Lawmakers visit the Red Hill facility to check on the shutdown progress; the Outdoor Circle gives an update on fashion designer Dior's run-in with billboard laws; Hawaiʻi's American Ninja Warrior opens up about life as an athlete-celebrity; HPR's Cassie Ordonio discusses local rap group Boys of the Ocean and new film Growing Up Local

July 31 marks Sovereignty Restoration Day for the Hawaiian Kingdom. Also known as Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, the holiday recognizes the day King Kamehameha III restored the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom after a British officer illegally seized control of the government in the 1843 Paulet Affair.

HPR's Sabrina Bodon gives a rundown on Joint Task Force Red Hill's training for defueling; Celebrating Sovereignty Restoration Day in light of the Red Hill crisis; Hawaiʻi leaders gather in D.C. to support the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act