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Study confirms sewage leaks

By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald Sewage in Keaukaha is leaching into groundwater 10 times faster than previously believed, according to a study by University of Hawaii scientists. Over two years, researchers traced the movement of wastewater and sewage from Keaukaha cesspools and the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant to the nearby shoreline. While they were able to confirm that sewage is reaching Puhi Bay from cesspools and the WWTP – something that community membershave generally…Read more

DOGE granted access to US Medicare, Medicaid systems

By SRIPARNA ROY, CHRISTY SANTHOSH and AHMED ABOULENEINReuters WASHINGTON – Representatives of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services where they were granted access to agency systems and technology, CMS said on Wednesday. CMS oversees Medicare, the health insurance program for older and disabled Americans, and Medicaid, for lower-income enrollees. Together they provide coverage for over 140 million people in…Read more

First climate fee bills pass initial hearing

By DAN NAKASO Honolulu Star-Advertiser Gov. Josh Green’s bills to fund Hawaii’s climate change response by increasing the state’s hotel room tax and dedicating all of the interest from the $1.5 billion rainy day fund were unanimously passed out of a Housecommittee Tuesday, but with concerns that they need “a lot of work.” “There’s a lot of work to be done on this and the subsequent bill,” said state Rep. Nicole Lowen, who chairs the House Energy and Environmental Protection…Read more

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