Editorial: DoD has duty to fix years of fuel leaks
Two news stories breaking on Tuesday underscore, very concerningly, the uncertainty of chemical dangers that lurk below Hawaii’s picture-perfect environs. Read more
Red Hill Water Crisis
Fuel from the Red Hill fuel facility leaked into the Red Hill water well, contaminating the Navy’s Oahu water system. Get the latest updates about cleanup.
Red Hill working group’s final report calls for aquifer remediation
On Tuesday the Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative — or WAI — unveiled its final report, which calls for aquifer remediation and an integrated approach to resolving the water crisis. Read more
Honolulu Board of Water Supply adopts rate hike of over 50%
Increased rates will occur each year thereafter, until fiscal year 2029, and remain in effect until superseded, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply says. Read more
Water Board to vote on rate hike of over 50%
A more than 50% water rate hike for a majority of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply’s customers is set for a vote today. Read more
Editorial: Navy must pay for Red Hill mess
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) has made the obvious and necessary decision to seek compensation from the U.S. Navy for its gross incompetence in managing the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Read more
Editorial: Safety still first in Red Hill transition
Underestimate but overdeliver — that’s a good thing, especially if it pertains to the defueling of the massive tanks at the problematic Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Read more
$1.2B claim filed over Red Hill leaks
On Oct. 28, BWS said, it filed its claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act over massive leaks of jet fuel that occurred at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in 2021. Read more
Service members sue government over Red Hill water crisis
Thousands of service members, military family members and local civilians in former military housing areas who were exposed reported a series of ailments from rashes, digestive issues and other medical problems. Read more
Over 62M gallons of fuel removed from Red Hill
The military has removed 62,466,890 gallons of fuel from the Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility as of 2 p.m. Friday, according to a news release. Read more
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As Red Hill defueling progresses, military briefs Hawaii lawmakers on plans and commitments
Emptying underground Navy fuel storage tanks at Red Hill crossed a midway point Wednesday, and several state lawmakers received a briefing from military officials Thursday about the job and future cleanup work. Read more
Over 16 million gallons of fuel drained from Red Hill
In its first week of draining the massive fuel tanks at the Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the military task force responsible for defueling said it had safely removed 16,299,594 gallons from the facility as of 2 p.m. Friday. Read more
Red Hill defueling operation officially underway
On Monday morning Joint Task Force Red Hill, the military organization responsible for draining the tanks at the Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, officially began the defueling process. Read more
Editorial: Safety critical to Red Hill defueling
The historic, permanent draining of the military’s World War II-era fuel tanks at Red Hill is set to begin this morning — a perilous but vital operation that must succeed for the good, health and safety of Oahu’s people and environment. Read more
Leaders gather for blessing for Red Hill defueling
The ceremony, led by prominent Hawaiian cultural practitioner Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu and clergyman Kahu Kordell Kekoa, sought to show solidarity and hope that the complicated operation — which is set to conclude by late January — proceeds safely and smoothly. Read more
Operations to remove fuel at Red Hill begin Monday
On that day, defueling 104 million gallons of aviation and marine fuel contained inside the once secret, underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is expected to commence. Read more
Safety worries persist before Red Hill defueling begins Monday
As the military prepares to drain the Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, concerns about safety persist. Read more
Commercial tanker pulls into Pearl Harbor for Red Hill defueling
The first fuel tanker that the military will use to drain the Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility arrived at Pearl Harbor early Wednesday morning. Read more
Hawaii Health Department approves Red Hill defueling plan
The state Department of Health announced Tuesday that it has conditionally approved the military’s plan to defuel the main tanks of the Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility beginning Monday. Read more
Navy to monitor Oahu air quality during Red Hill defueling
As the military prepares to defuel the underground Red Hill fuel storage facility, the Navy is setting up air monitoring stations across Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and several housing areas affected by the 2021 contaminated water crisis. Read more
EPA approves Navy’s Red Hill defueling plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it has approved the military’s plan to defuel the Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, set to begin Oct. 16. Read more
Editorial: More accounting for Red Hill spills
Two years after fuel from the Navy’s Red Hill storage facility contaminated the drinking water of 93,000 Oahu residents, naval officers connected to the disaster are being held to account — finally, and just barely. Read more
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