Gina Mangieri

A top Pentagon official says the Army will examine the nature of old bombs and mortars found within diving distance off the Waianae coast. KHON2's series "Buried at Sea" revealed thousands of tons of chemical weapons dumped off Hawaii's shores decades ago.

The Army said all dumping took place miles out to sea, but what about munitions just off the leeward side?

"Based on the information we have available to us, we believe they are conventional and not chemical munitions," said Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Addison Davis.

An Environmental Protection Agency report out this year points out dangers to humans, fish and the environment from both chemical and conventional weapons dumping in the ocean.

"It's probably premature to state whether or not there are additional locations for sea disposals off the coast of Hawaii at this point in time," said Davis, in Hawaii this week to update local officials about the status of his investigation in response to congressional inquiries about chemical weapons disposal at sea.