HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced, the Hawai'i Department of Human Services (HDHS) has agreed to close all pollution-causing large-capacity cesspools (LCCs) that it owns and operates. EPA banned LCCs in 2005, under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. "State agencies have a responsibility to ensure that Hawai'i's communities and critical drinking wat  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii, Kenji M. Price, issued the following news release: Jon Estabilio, Jr., 45, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was charged by federal complaint with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, providing or possessing contraband in prison, and bribery of public officials. Estabilio has been remanded to federal custody pending further proceedings. U.S. Attorney Kenji M. Price for the District of Hawaii announced t  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs issued the following news release: U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech announced the release of $3,442,389 in fiscal year (FY) 2020 grant funding to suppress and control the brown tree snake (BTS), Boiga irregularis, primarily on Guam. Funds also support prevention, detection, and rapid response efforts in the Commonwealth of the Northern   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release: The U.S. Coast Guard, in partnership with U.S. Embassy Koror and with the support of the Department of the Interior, provided further aids-to-navigation infrastructure improvements in the waters of Koror, Palau in late May and early June. "The exceptional work of the U.S. Coast Guard here in Palau is both long-standing and greatly appreciated. Together with the Government   more