Waiawa residents advised of possible contamination from National Guard’s site
Residents of Pearl City’s Waiawa Road area are demanding answers — and assistance — after learning that the National Guard and the state Department of Health are investigating the possibility that toxic chemicals from fire suppressant used years ago by firefighters at the Hawaii National Guard’s Waiawa Unit Training and Equipment Site may have seeped into their groundwater.
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Residents of Pearl City’s Waiawa Road area are demanding answers — and assistance — after learning that the National Guard and the state Department of Health are investigating the possibility that toxic chemicals from fire suppressant used years ago by firefighters at the Hawaii National Guard’s Waiawa Unit Training and Equipment Site may have seeped into their groundwater.
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Andre Perez asks questions during Friday's presentation about a past chemical release that took place on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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Susan Gorman-Chang asks questions during a presentation about a past chemical release that took place on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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Honolulu Board of Water Supply manager Ernie Lau, center, attends a presentation about a past chemical release that took place on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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U.S. Army National Guard Program Manager for Clean Up and Restoration Rob Halla, left, and U.S. Army National Guard Lt Col. Brian Hunsacker answer an activist’s questions about a past chemical release that took place on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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U.S. Army National Guard Lt Col. Brian Hunsacker gives a presentation about a chemical release on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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Residents attend a presentation about a past chemical release that took place on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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U.S. Army National Guard Program Manager for Clean Up and Restoration Rob Halla, U.S. Army National Guard Lt Col. Brian Hunsacker, and Hawaii Dept. of Health Voluntary Cleanup Program Specialist Sven Lindstrom give a presentation about a past chemical release that took place on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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People attend a presentation by officials of a past chemical release that took place on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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U.S. Army National Guard Lt Col. Brian Hunsacker answers questions about a chemical release on the Hawaii National Guard base in Pearl City.
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