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Hawaii Health Dept Alarmed over MCBH Soil Contamination

Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Honolulu Civil Beat

by Anita Hofschneider

October 7, 2015

The state wants soil testing done, and it’s also asking a federal agency to help determine if there are health risks at the base in Kaneohe.

Residents at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe who are suing a developer over a possible connection between health problems and pesticide contamination got a big boost from the state Health Department last month.

The state wants the developer to test for soil contamination in anticipation of turning the matter over to the federal agency that assesses toxic waste sites.

Ohana Military Communities, a subsidiary of Forest City Enterprises Inc., took over housing on the base in 2006 and demolished some residences and constructed others over several years.

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