About 300,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater were released into the sea from the Wastewater Treatment Plant at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

The case kicks off what is likely to be years of litigation over the public health crisis caused by the Navy on Oahu.

The Army wants an extension of a 65-year lease to operate a military training site on the Big Island, a proposition Hawaii state officials question.

The PACT act makes veterans who served in several countries as well as those who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll eligible for VA health care and benefits.

Inspectors from the Environmental Protection Agency found potential violations of federal and state safe drinking water rules.  

The public comment period ends Sept. 7.

The agreement will help protect the island’s waters from harmful runoff, the EPA said.

The Navy and Hawaii’s Department of Health stood by their findings that the water is now safe after last year’s contamination crisis.

The four largest drone ships are being used together this summer during a multi-nation naval exercise in the Pacific Ocean.

The Navy says officers who are removed from leadership posts may be reassigned to positions consistent with their training and experience.