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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Wade has been named the commander of Joint Task Force Red Hill, which will implement the defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility.
WASHINGTON — Hawaii Congressman Ed Case threw a shaka as he descended the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Friday after voting to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation that aims to reduce drug prices, tax wealthy corporations and inject hundreds of billions of dollars into the global fight against climate change.
The first public meetings in a campaign that seeks to breathe new life into the stalled Thirty Meter Telescope begin this week on Hawaii island.
When fuel spilled from the Navy's Red Hill facility in Hawaii and tainted the drinking water for thousands of military homes in Hawaii, it sickened families and forced thousands to evacuate. But did that fuel carry other harmful toxins into people's homes in the form of so-called forever chemicals?
If it did, the Navy is not saying.
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved $8.8 million in community project funding for several projects throughout Hawaiʻi’s second congressional district, including one on Kaua‘i, that will benefit underserved communities and provide much needed funding to deserving nonprofits.
Lawmakers took a step last week towards taking back the nation’s highest award for valor from Army troops who perpetrated one of the most infamous Native American massacres in U.S. history.
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Projects that cost tens of billions of dollars. That could be the price tag of hardening and updating Hawaii’s critical infrastructure to combat the impacts of climate change.
Hawaii is looking at projected sea level rises, changes in rain patterns, and severe storms.
A bill signed by President Joe Biden could pave the way for a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.
For several years, advocates have pushed for a national museum that honors and celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander history and culture. They say their history is a big part of America’s history.