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Honolulu water agency sues US Navy over Red Hill fuel spill damage

The suit estimates it is costing $1.2 billion for the Board of Water Supply to clean up and protect Oʻahu’s drinking water wells.

By Marcel Honoré, Honolulu Civil Beat

3 months ago

Coast Guard, Navy save mother, child, cat, tortoise stranded at sea

The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy successfully rescued the passengers and pets of a sailboat adrift 925 miles off the Hawaii coast.

13 months ago

Hawaii gun permit ruling sides with ‘homesick’ Navy officer

Hawaii cannot deny a firearms permit simply because someone has sought counseling, a judge has ruled.

3 years ago

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam lifts lockdown following bomb threat; investigation ongoing

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is investigating a bomb threat that prompted the base to lock down for hours.

By Rachel S. Cohen and Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Navy sailor who shot himself in a Hawaii hotel was from New York

Lt. Cmdr. Russell Cruz was a Navy supply officer and a submarine warfare qualified officer.

4 years ago

Navy sailor who shot, killed himself at Hawaii resort identified

Russell Cruz, 40, of Kailua, Hawaii, died of a gunshot wound to the head, the medical examiner’s office said.

4 years ago