U.S. Navy

A former U.S. Navy captain who was caught up in a massive contracting scandal has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for taking nearly $91,000 in bribes. Retired Capt. David Haas was sentenced Thursday in San Diego.

About 1,100 gallons of toxic fire-suppression foam leaked at the facility Tuesday. The foam, known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam, is considered a “forever chemical” that does not break down naturally. HPR's Sabrina Boden reports.

On Monday, Navy officials announced a clinic to address long-term health issues possibly associated with jet-fuel exposure.

The first phase of defueling the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is removing about 1 million gallons of fuel currently sitting in the pipes. This process called unpacking is supposed to begin in the coming weeks.

In a July 22 letter to the Department of Defense, the state Department of Health rejected the Navy’s initial framework plans for defueling the Red Hill bulk storage facility. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

The state Department of Health has rejected the U.S. Navy’s defueling plan for the Red Hill fuel storage facility, saying the plan lacks detail. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

Back in full force after a downsized version in 2020, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael Boyle said these amphibious exercises are a way of connecting and training allied nations. But ongoing tension between the military and civilians exacerbated by the Red Hill water crisis looms over the event. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz talks about the Navy's decision to permanently shut down the Red Hill fuel storage facility; the Defense Department's press secretary discusses what will happen with Red Hill going forward; the great-granddaughter of the first Chinese woman to practice Western medicine in Hawaiʻi shares her legacy; and we talk to some of those who recently worked on a new mural that went up on the Wo Fat building

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz talks about the Navy's decision to permanently shut down the Red Hill fuel storage facility; the Defense Department's press secretary discusses what will happen with Red Hill going forward; the great-granddaughter of the first Chinese woman to practice Western medicine in Hawaiʻi shares her legacy; and we talk to some of those who recently worked on a new mural that went up on the Wo Fat building

We revisit the construction and early days of the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility through the stories of the two men who drafted the application to designate it as an engineering marvel and National Historic landmark.