The Yosemite Trader sailed out to the Pacific bound for the Philippines — one of several locations the military has been using to redistribute the more than 104 million gallons of fuel that sat in tanks just 100 feet above a critical aquifer. Read more
The military task force draining the fuel from the Navy’s underground Red Hill fuel facility announced Friday that it had wrapped up the last of its major milestones for the year, completing “gravity defueling” operations. Read more
The cutter sailed more than 8,000 nautical miles over 36 days from Portsmouth, Va., to join the Coast Guard’s District 14, which is headquartered on Oahu and is the service’s largest area of operations. Read more
In a video released Wednesday, the military officer charged with defueling the Navy’s underground Red Hill fuel facility pledged that “every last drop will be removed.” Read more
This week in Honolulu a top U.S. official revealed that warships from the American, Japanese and South Korean navies were in position in November watching closely as the North Korean military launched its first spy satellite into space. Read more
Thomas Leatherman, superintendent of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, told attendees that “as each year passes we say goodbye to more and more of our friends who served here on Dec. 7, 1941.” Read more
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The USS Pearl Harbor stopped in its namesake port this weekend as it concluded a Pacific deployment — its last for awhile as the ship prepares for a round of repairs and upgrades. Read more
The military hasn’t fired a shot in the valley since 2004 as a result of a lawsuit brought against it by Earthjustice on behalf of local activist group Malama Makua. Read more
State Rep. Rose Martinez and U.S. Marine Corps officials said Wednesday that they have come to a “mutually agreeable consensus among all involved parties” regarding potential lead poisoning of soil around the Marines’ Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach. Read more
On Tuesday the Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative — or WAI — unveiled its final report, which calls for aquifer remediation and an integrated approach to resolving the water crisis. Read more
On Saturday some residents at beachfront properties sat in their backyards looking out at massive waves that will increase in power over the coming weeks. Read more
The base’s wastewater plant occupies 11.61 acres and processes household and industrial wastewater, providing service for up to 40,000 people. But the facility operations have always been a challenge. Read more
Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wrapped up a trip to Hawaii on Sunday with an appearance in Waikiki where he discussed tensions in the Pacific. Read more
The visit came as firefighters across the islands spent a week responding to fires on Maui, Oahu and Hawaii island at a time officials hoped that the rainy season would help quell the flames. Read more
Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to arrive in Honolulu today for a stop on his way back from the 2023 Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in San Francisco. Read more
The panel took place 100 days after the Aug. 8 fires that destroyed thousands of homes on Maui in the historic town of Lahaina and more than 20 in the Upcountry community of Kula. Read more
A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point crew has returned home to Oahu after responding to the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Lola in the island nation of Vanuatu. Read more
Originally set to take place on Oahu after holding a previous convention in Las Vegas, CNHA decided that in the aftermath of the deadly August fires that ravaged Maui and destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, the convention should move to the Valley Isle. Read more
Amid continuing hot weather, drought and strong tradewinds, firefighters across the islands are continuing to battle wildfires. Read more
Thousands of service members, military family members and local civilians in former military housing areas who were exposed reported a series of ailments from rashes, digestive issues and other medical problems. Read more
Oahu is the nerve center for U.S. military operations in the region and money has flooded in for defense contracts as training operations have ramped up in the islands. But it’s not just bombs and bullets. Read more
