January 3-9
→ Governor John Waihee declared Honolulu a disaster area after the flooding and more than 20 inches of rain fell over New Years.Damage was estimated at 29 million dollars (Jan 3)
→ It was reported that 23 demolition companies, that were responsible for removing asbestos in the New York/New Jersey area, paid over $100,000 in bribes to an EPA inspector to ignore how they handled asbestos demolition (Jan 5)