#Joint base pearl harbor
Conditional reactivation of Navy ʻAiea Hālawa Shaft to increase resilience of Navy water system
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has conditionally approved the reactivation of the Navy’s ʻAiea Hālawa Shaft as a water source for the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Public Water System.
Hirono secures reinstatement of benefits for COFA citizens, over $307M for Hawaiʻi in federal spending bill
In addition to containing the recently-renegotiated Compacts of Free Association, the package includes the text of Sen. Hirono’s Compact Impact Fairness Act to restore access to a range of federal benefits for COFA citizens who reside in the US, including nearly 20,000 in Hawaiʻi. The package, which passed in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.