HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Earlier this year, the Board of Water Supply filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy over the 2021 Red Hill fuel spill.

This follows the utility’s $1.2 billion claim aimed at recouping costs associated with the fuel leaks.

BWS manager and chief engineer Ernie Lau joins “Spotlight Now” with the latest.

Plus, negotiations continue with the state and military over land leases.

Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll previously told Gov. Josh Green he hoped to have a framework by the end of the year.

Dozens of Native Hawaiian organizations have warned against fast-tracking new agreements, calling it a “serious misstep.”

Native Hawaiian scholar Jon Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio, dean of the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, w

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