Jul 31 Wildfires grow in multiple states across the West By Associated Press Scientists say climate change has made the West warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 7:53 Inconsistent data masks the pandemic’s toll on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre, Leah Nagy As COVID-19 swept across the United States it became clear that the virus disproportionately affected certain racial and ethnic groups. But the outsized impact of the pandemic on one community -- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders -- has been largely… Continue watching
Mar 07 Pentagon to permanently shut down leaking Navy fuel tank facility in Hawaii By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Defense Department says it will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel. Continue reading
Jan 11 U.S. Navy to drain Hawaii tank system blamed for tainted water By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Officials say the U.S. Navy will comply with Hawaii's order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility blamed for contaminating the Navy's drinking water system. Continue reading
Dec 07 Navy halts use of fuel storage complex above Hawaii aquifer after reports of water contamination By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro traveled to Pearl Harbor and told reporters he was apologizing to everyone affected by what he called a “horrible, horrible tragedy.”… Continue reading
Sep 03 Hawaii health care workers decry lack of COVID mandates By Caleb Jones, Associated Press Health care workers in Hawaii say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling surge of coronavirus cases in the islands, and without effective policy changes the state's limited hospitals could face a grim crisis. Continue reading
Jun 04 Records show teen killed by Honolulu police shot in back of head By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Hospital records provided by a lawyer representing the family of a 16-year-old boy killed by Honolulu police show the teen arrived at an emergency room with gunshot wounds to the back of his head and to his shoulders. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: U.S. to buy 100 million more Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses In our new wrap Wednesday, the federal government is buying another 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID vaccine, doubling its current order. Also, the federal budget deficit has hit an all-time high, Texas marked the end of… Continue watching
Dec 21 Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island By Associated Press The eruption began late Sunday within the Halema'uma'u crater, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The volcano is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 8:12 In Hawaii, trying to revive tourism while keeping locals safe By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson Hawaii’s success in keeping COVID-19 in check is not just about its geography -- it's had some of the firmest restrictions, including a statewide mask mandate and, until recently, a 14-day quarantine rule for all arriving tourists. But those restrictions… Continue watching