Is there a remediation standard the Navy must comply with?
Under Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules, Section 11-280.1-65.3 (pdf), the Navy must remediate to the standards in Table 1 or propose a different standard for Hawai'i Department of Health's (DOH) approval. To date, the Navy has not proposed, and the DOH has not approved, a different remediation standard.
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