2 public meetings to be held on Red Hill defueling
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding two public meetings on its proposed settlement agreement with the military 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.
Editorial: More Red Hill missteps by Navy
In the latest disappointment by the Navy in addressing the Red Hill catastrophe, the deadline was missed for a report on what caused at least 1,300 gallons of toxic aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), used to extinguish fuel fires, to spill from a pipe at Red Hill on Nov. 29. Read more
Report on toxic Red Hill spill delayed
The military says it’s pushed the deadline to the end of this week for an officer to complete his investigation into what caused an estimated 1,300 gallons of toxic fire suppressant to spill from a pipe at Red Hill on Nov. 29, though won’t say when that report might be released to the public. Read more
VIDEO: David Henkin of Earthjustice and Wayne Tanaka of the Sierra Club join ‘Spotlight Hawaii’
David Henkin of Earthjustice and Wayne Tanaka of the Sierra Club joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show today and answered viewer questions. Read more
New Red Hill health clinic on Oahu off to a rocky start
Military families had been told by the Defense Health Agency Region Indo-Pacific that they could begin booking appointments Tuesday by calling the TRICARE Nurse Advice Line and that appointments would be scheduled starting Jan. 3. Read more
Column: Red Hill tanks: Turn liability into asset
In addition to creating new reservoirs for hundreds of millions of gallons of fresh drinking water, filling these tanks with fresh drinking water would assure they do not pose a risk to drinking water resources. Read more
Editorial: Tighten EPA order on Red Hill shutdown
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed order that formally requires the Navy to defuel and close the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility safely, and commits the Navy to “properly operate and maintain” its drinking water system serving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) to protect users’ health and safety. Read more
Navy says Red Hill cameras may not be operable for defueling
Hawaii Sierra Club Director Wayne Tanaka said he was confused as to why it would take the Navy so long to fix its video cameras. Read more
Red Hill report cites dangers of removing underground tanks
A cheaper and safer alternative would be to leave the tanks in the ground and not try to fill them in, according to the report. Read more
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Column: Amid community outrage, Navy must release toxic-foam video
As a retired U.S. Army colonel with 29 years of military service, I am very disappointed at the military’s continued lack of transparency on the 2021 jet fuel spills at Red Hill — and now, the lack of sensitivity on the recent spill of 1,300 gallons of a toxic firefighting foam Read more
Hawaii delegation demands federal probe into Red Hill leaks
On Nov. 29, about 1,300 gallons of concentrated aqueous film-forming foam, which is used to contain fuel fires, leaked from a pipeline at Red Hill. Read more
New health clinic to treat chronic conditions from Red Hill spill
Patients can begin scheduling appointments on Dec. 27. Read more
Editorial: Give public more info on Red Hill
Emotions are running high and many questions remain unanswered as the Department of Defense-ordered cleanup and closure of the Navy’s accident-plagued underground fuel facility at Red Hill continues. Read more
Community pushes for more answers on Red Hill spill
Water board members said they were disappointed that EPA and Health Department officials hadn’t allowed for more time to answer questions or listen to testimony from the community. Read more
Hundreds march following Red Hill foam spill incident
Hundreds of people marched from Keehi Lagoon Beach Park to the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii offices Saturday afternoon demanding the shutdown of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Read more
Column: Military will default to secrecy, as Red Hill shows
Many on Oahu have expressed the view that the U.S. Navy command is entirely incompetent in its response to last year’s fuel leak and the recent leak of firefighting foam containing highly concentrated carcinogenic PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances), commonly known as “forever chemicals.” Read more
Navy refuses to publicly release video of latest Red Hill spill
The Navy says it will turn over footage to environmental regulators, but releasing it publicly could compromise its investigation into the release of a toxic fire suppressant. Read more
Editorial: Red Hill needs better safeguards
It was supposed to be a routine procedure, testing sensors for the Navy’s Red Hill fire suppressant system, but something — even days later, the Navy stated it didn’t know exactly what — went wrong. Read more
Video footage exists of Red Hill fire suppressant spill, Navy says
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser had asked a top Navy official during a Wednesday news conference, two days after the spill, whether there was video footage and was told there was none. Read more
Navy says it still doesn’t know cause of latest Red Hill leak
The Navy continues to conduct cleanup operations at its Red Hill fuel facility where an estimated 1,100 gallons of concentrated fire suppressant containing hazardous chemicals was released into the ground. Read more
1,100 gallons of toxic foam spilled at Red Hill
About 1,100 gallons of toxic fire suppressant was spilled Tuesday at the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility, an incident that state Department of Health officials described as “egregious.” Read more
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