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Hawaii lawmakers grill top Navy officials on Red Hill defueling

By Cindy Ellen Russell

July 19, 2022

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The House Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness and Senate Committee on Health held an informational briefing on Red Hill with the U.S. Navy at the state Capitol on Tuesday. Pictured are committee members, from left, Sen. Bennette E. Misalucha, Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair, Committee on Health, Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Chair, Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness, Rep. Linda Ichiyama, Rep. Sonny Ganaden and Rep. Jeanne Kapela.
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The meeting providded an update on the Navy's Defueling Plan and Investigative Report, which the Department of Health disapproved.
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Hawaii Department of Health Environmental Health Administration Deputy Director Kathleen Ho attended the meeting virtually. The DOH disapproved of the Navy's proposed plan.
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Sen. Donna Mercado Kim grills Rear Adm. Christopher Cavanaugh, Director, Maritime Headquarter USPACFLT, Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey, Commander, NAVFAC Pacific and Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii who attended the meeting virtually.
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Sen. Bennette E. Misalucha confers with Sen. Donna Mercado Kim as, left to right on screen, Rear Adm. Christopher Cavanaugh, Director, Maritime Headquarter USPACFLT, Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey, Commander, NAVFAC Pacific and Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii attend the meeting.
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Rep. Sonny Ganaden grilling U.S. Navy brass who attended the meeting virtually. Seated next to Ganaden is Rep. Linda Ichiyama.
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Pictured on screen is, from left to right, Rear Adm. Christopher Cavanaugh, Director, Maritime Headquarter USPACFLT, Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey, Commander, NAVFAC Pacific and Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii.
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The House Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness and Senate Committee on Health held an informational briefing on Red Hill with the U.S. Navy at the state Capitol on Tuesday. The meeting gave an update on its Defueling Plan and Investigative Report. Pictured are committee members, from left, Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair, Committee on Health, Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Chair, Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness, Rep. Linda Ichiyama, Rep. Sonny Ganaden and Rep. Jeanne Kapela.
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The House Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness and Senate Committee on Health held an Informational Briefing on Red Hill with the U.S. Navy at the state Capitol on Tuesday. The meeting gave an update on its Defueling Plan and Investigative Report. Pictured are committee members, from left, Sen. Bennette E. Misalucha, Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair, Committee on Health, Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Chair, Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness, Rep. Linda Ichiyama, Rep. Sonny Ganaden and Rep. Jeanne Kapela. On screen is (left to right) Rear Adm. Christopher Cavanaugh, Director, Maritime Headquarter USPACFLT, Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey, Commander, NAVFAC Pacific and Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii.

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