Tag: Hawaii
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O‘ahu Water Protectors: Shut Down Red Hill
Every day, the Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks continue to threaten O‘ahu’s main water source. The future of our water is at risk. CLEAN WATER CAN’T WAIT. Full article PLUS links for info and action opportunities: oahuwaterprotectors.org
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Red Hill: Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi takes to the streets.
Thousands of people were poisoned by the US Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, yet over 100 million of gallons of fuel remain in the tanks— every day threatening the safety of Oʻahu’s drinking water supply and life as we know it. In November 2021, a fuel leak from the US Navy’s Red Hill…
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Race Underway To Glue Down The Lahaina Fire’s Toxic Ash Before Rains Wash It Into The Ocean
Photo: There’s growing concern over the potential for rain to wash pollutants from the Lahaina fire into the ocean. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023) Residents are also trying to safeguard Upcountry homes from the increased chance of dangerous mudslides With showers forecast over parts of Hawaii early next week, officials and environmentalists are scrambling to protect nearshore…
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Judge Blocks Red Hill Families’ Effort To Question Navy Admiral Under Oath
Legal precedent sets a high bar for deposing ‘high-level’ government officials. Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, will not have to answer to attorneys representing families impacted by the Red Hill contamination crisis. (U.S. Navy/2022) The four-star admiral who commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet when Navy fuel contaminated Oahu’s drinking water in 2021…
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Maui Residents Fight To Save Kihei’s Last Wetlands
County officials continue to approve new building permits close to shore despite rising seas. As the cars whiz by on Kihei’s main drag, Trinette Furtado stops the volunteers in front of a drainage ditch along the sidewalk. Wearing a shirt that reads “Ola i ka wai,” or water is life, the cultural adviser for Maui’s…
