We have got to end the local mindset that whenever something breaks, our first step should be to make people pay more and to shut down everything.

If the water system can’t take on new users, it would be “catastrophic,” a construction industry lobbyist said.

The Navy has finished flushing contaminated fluid from all 9,715 homes affected by the fuel leaks.

Nearly 75% of Hawaii is experiencing moderate drought conditions, putting stress on wells already working to fill gaps left by the Red Hill water crisis.

The Pentagon reversed years of opposition to closing the fuel storage facility near Pearl Harbor amid political pressure from the community.

BWS is asking residents, businesses and government agencies to only use the water they need.

The funding will support water monitoring, filtration, restoration efforts and relief for residents, Hirono’s office said.

Residents who get the all-clear will have to leave their hotel rooms and return home.

The announcement marks the end of the military’s fight to keep open a WWII-era fuel facility that has threatened Oahu’s drinking water for years.

Initial reports of possible carcinogen BCCE in several samples taken from the zones were false positives, the DOH says.