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.
Following the massive leaks of jet fuel at the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in 2021, a $75-million offer to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to restart a major fresh water source for Oahu residents has been rejected. Read more
In the Navy’s response to the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on its drinking water system, Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett said, “My team has worked with the EPA and numerous stakeholders to sample and test these homes so all our residents can be assured their water remains safe and clean”. Read more
New Environment Protection Agency (EPA) findings confirm that the Navy has failed to adequately protect households on its own water system from continued exposure to toxic jet fuel from the underground Red Hill storage facility. Read more
Last November’s Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative (WAI) report, signed by state and city leaders, promises a long-term commitment to the water security of Oahu and future generations of island residents. Read more
As the defueling of the Red Hill fuel facility enters its final stages and the Navy prepares for a long cleanup and closure process, the U.S. military is looking at how it will support its vast Indo-Pacific operations without it. Read more
The Navy waterline serves 93,000 people, including service members, military families and local civilians living in former military housing areas. Read more
The Yosemite Trader sailed out to the Pacific bound for the Philippines — one of several locations the military has been using to redistribute the more than 104 million gallons of fuel that sat in tanks just 100 feet above a critical aquifer. Read more
In a video released Wednesday, the military officer charged with defueling the Navy’s underground Red Hill fuel facility pledged that “every last drop will be removed.” Read more
The Halawa Shaft, one of Oahu’s major sources of fresh drinking water, was permanently shut down following massive leaks of jet fuel at the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage in 2021. Read more
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The Navy’s plan to permanently shutter the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility will soon involve a different entity: the Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill. Read more
Two news stories breaking on Tuesday underscore, very concerningly, the uncertainty of chemical dangers that lurk below Hawaii’s picture-perfect environs. Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
