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At Honolulu's federal courthouse, military families have been detailing their lives and medical ailments since being exposed to jet fuel from the Navy's Red Hill storage facility in 2021. The federal government has already admitted responsibility for the leaks, but now it's arguing the contamination was not enough to get people sick. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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A trial for a mass environmental injury case began Monday, more than two years after the military's Red Hill facility poisoned thousands of people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor's drinking water. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke with people at the courthouse supporting the families.
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A federal court trial starts Monday for military families seeking damages against the federal government for exposure to fuel-contaminated water in 2021. Attorney Kristina Baehr is part of a team of lawyers representing 7,500 affected individuals in three federal cases.
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In early April, the state Department of Transportation informed tenants on and near the Army's Dillingham Airfield that they would likely no longer have access to water after July 5. The YMCA of Honolulu's Camp Erdman — a sleepaway camp for thousands of keiki — wants more time to figure out a solution. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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U.S. Army leases on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island expire in five years, and the Board of Land and Natural Resources is considering a land exchange as an alternative to new leases. This idea was met with overwhelming opposition at a recent BLNR meeting. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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Three men in their 40s were located on an atoll and had spelled out "HELP" using palm leaves. Although they had been stranded for a week, they reported being in good health.
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Those who may have been impacted by the fuel-contaminated drinking water at Red Hill in 2021 are encouraged to attend a webinar at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9. The Conversation talked to Col. (Dr.) John Oh, the chief of the Occupational and Environmental Health Division of the Defense Health Agency Public Health in Virginia, about the meeting and an upcoming independent registry.
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Swarming a problem. The Conversation takes a closer look at the military's efforts to understand why drinking water tests are of concern when the Navy's water is being filtered. What's causing the reports of sheen and other contaminants in military housing on Oʻahu?
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A federal judge has partially unsealed a fraud complaint filed against defense contractors working at the Red Hill fuel facility. The U.S. Justice Department has opted not to pursue the case. So what does it say about what may have led to the Red Hill fuel spill and contaminated drinking water? The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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The military has finished draining more than 104 million gallons of fuel from an underground fuel tank complex on Oʻahu that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021. The task force will hand over responsibility for the tanks on Thursday to Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill.