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Thousands of families in Hawaii are fighting for compensation from the U.S. Navy for what they call a poisoning of their water.

Thousands of families in Hawaii are fighting for compensation from the U.S. Navy for what they call a poisoning of their water.

Many families have moved on with their lives, but the Merancios, particularly their 11-year-old daughter, have suffered devastating health problems.

Some military families have worried there may have been other contamination in their water that was never identified, and suspect the fuel contamination began months before the November fuel spill at Red Hill.

Documents obtained by a Hawaii media outlet show that the fuel facility's main fire suppression system was not fully operational, which may have prevented contamination.

The Navy has a toxic command problem.

The state Department of Health has asked the Navy when it will make public the results of an investigation into fuel leaks at the Red Hill fuel depot. As HPR’s Scott Kim, DOH officials sent a letter after verbally requesting an update last week.

The hotel industry is once again providing emergency shelter, this time for families who need clean water.

On Wednesday, the plank owners of USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) ran aboard the Navy’s newest commissioned ship as music blared in the background. The guided-missile destroyer was commissioned Wednesday in Hawaii, a day after the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. The date was fitting, as the ship is named after the late […]

A reminder of the attack on Pearl Harbor sits in the office of Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. It is the ship’s bell from USS Vestal (AR-4), a repair ship that was at the naval station when the Japanese attacked 80 years ago. During the attacks, six sailors were trapped in a fire […]