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State health officials over the weekend flagged the additional detection of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in a Waialua drinking well. The compounds of these "forever chemicals" don’t break down easily and can be traced to materials used on plantations in the past and to firefighting foam used by the military.
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It was exactly 30 years ago today that the first women were assigned to combatant ships, changing naval policy forever. The USS Dwight Eisenhower made history in 1994 by including many firsts for women including having the very first female chaplain.
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A new dry dock at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is the most expensive construction project in Navy history. In preparation for the influx of supplies and workers, the Navy said it plans to avoid adding to congested Oʻahu roadways by busing in people from a parking lot at Aloha Stadium. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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Navy launches major construction project; Local publishing house celebrates 45 years; How can we make lūʻau more authentic?
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At a recent meeting between a Red Hill community group and military officials, a number of military wives shared their frustration about continuing to report intermittent sheens and chemical odors in housing on the Navy's water system. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to one woman who hoped for more proactive water testing.
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Convoy leaders will pull over when safe to do so to allow local traffic to pass them in an effort to reduce traffic congestion.
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Ron Cianfarani, the final Makapuʻu Lighthouse keeper back in the '70s, recently returned during a visit to Hawaiʻi. Coast Guard members gave him a special tour of the lighthouse to honor his service and his part in Hawaiʻi's lighthouse history. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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Heidi Nicholls is a postdoctoral fellow in sociology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She has been researching the working conditions during the construction of the Navy Red Hill fuel tanks in the early 1940s.
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Massive black granite walls stand inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 men and women who died or remain missing from the Vietnam War. The memorial is an iconic fixture in Washington, D.C., that many from Hawaiʻi won't ever have a chance to see. But that's changing this month. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports it's a rare opportunity on Hawaiʻi Island and Maui.
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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.